Another former employee of the Chinese securities regulator CSRC has disappeared. According to the business magazine Caixin, he is being investigated for corruption.
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Is the Chinese market indispensable? The company Transsion from Shenzhen proves otherwise. It has consciously chosen not to sell its smartphones in its home country and is now achieving significant success in the global south.
By Jörn Petring
As the first Chinese city, Shenzhen has passed a law on living wills. It gives terminally ill patients more choice for a dignified death. The new regulation is a huge step. It also triggers a public debate about assisted dying.
By Ning Wang
The segment of waterproof sports cameras, so-called action cams, is a highly competitive one. It is one of the last bastions of American camera brands. Chinese drone and camera manufacturer DJI has become the toughest competitor of US company GoPro here. This shows that more and more US companies are on the retreat against the technically sophisticated Chinese competition.
By Frank Sieren
A big step for the opening of China's financial markets: Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to issue a bond to international investors. Until now, borrowing by Chinese municipalities has been an internal affair. Foreign participation could bring a new professionalism to local government financing. But it also ties the global financial market more closely to China – for better or worse.
By Frank Sieren
