Just ahead of the deadline for the suspension of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, China’s leadership is pushing for constructive relations with Japan and South Korea. The East Asian neighbors, in turn, are keeping their options open – especially through regional trade agreements.
Von Leonardo Pape
Chinese AI frontrunner DeepSeek, after its meteoric rise in January, is now struggling to make the next technological leap. One key reason: US export controls are taking their toll. Developers are grappling with hardware shortages and a lack of viable alternatives.
Von Jörn Petring
Under the weight of geopolitical crises, an escalating US tariff policy and growing doubts about the stability of the dollar-based system, the very foundations of global trade are beginning to falter. For Europe and Asia in particular – whose prosperity depends on open markets and rules-based cooperation – a new wave of economic uncertainty is drawing dangerously close.
Von Shang-Jin Wei
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has spoken out clearly against the establishment of a Chinese military base in the Pacific region. Despite infrastructure cooperation with China, he emphasized that relations with Australia, New Zealand and the United States must not be compromised.
Von Julia Fiedler
The Communist Party journal Qiushi has issued a rare warning about the consequences of an intense price war in several key industries. In the article, the Party levels unusually direct criticism at local authorities.
Von Julia Fiedler
The new EU climate target of a 90 percent reduction in emissions by 2040 is ambitious, but according to voices in Brussels, it is more flexible than before. The industry will receive aid for exports and also wants to use foreign credits in the ETS.
Von Lukas Knigge
The Green Group in the European Parliament only wants to approve the Multiannual Financial Framework if it continues to include sustainability goals and a strong social pillar.
Von Janos Allenbach-Ammann
The EU Commission has presented a delegated act on the Digital Services Act. It regulates access to the internal data of VLOPs. Both access and the purpose of the research are subject to conditions.
Von Corinna Visser
