Shanghai

Gold rush: The dynamics of China’s herd mentality

Chinese investors are piling into virtual gold, bars and coins even as jewelry sales slump. Major banks are urging restraint.

By Jörn Petring

Goldrausch: Dynamik des chinesischen Herdentriebs

Chinesische Anleger strömen in virtuelles Gold, Barren und Münzen, während der Schmuckabsatz einbricht. Große Banken mahnen zur Besonnenheit.

By Jörn Petring

Trade war: Xi will visit financial metropolis Shanghai.

China's President Xi Jinping will visit the financial metropolis of Shanghai this week. In light of the trade war with the US, the trip is intended to highlight technological progress and economic security.

By Katrin Klein

Xi returns to the Shanghai region

In an unprecedented move, Xi Jinping is demanding leadership in global economic competition from the Shanghai region. He is suddenly strengthening the role of the Yangtze River region deep into the inland. The economic crisis forces him to rethink.

By Redaktion Table

Capital controls relaxed for Shanghai

By Redaktion Table

Shanghai – China's trump card

Deng Xiaoping, China's state and party leader from 1979 to 1997, was the only Chinese leader to admit mistakes publicly. Xi Jinping has never done so. But shortly before the Third Plenum, where the leadership sets the future course, it would be imperative to do so. It is the only way to pull the economy out of the pit of stagnation.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Li Qiang: A premier Xi trusts in

The office of premier has significantly lost meaning under Xi. Could this change with the departure of Li Keqiang? His successor is a confidant of the president – but not a mere "yes man".

By Jörn Petring

EU Chamber: Hopes for a fresh start in Shanghai

The EU Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai is hoping for a fresh start in 2022 that could bolster European companies across the country.

By Christiane Kuehl

Ralph Koppitz – expat lawyer back in Germany

By Redaktion Table

Eyewitness in Shanghai: 'Everything happened spontaneously'

A resident of Wulumuqi Road recounts his impressions of the protest night in Shanghai to China.Table.

By Fabian Peltsch