After several attempts by Chinese carmakers, serious competitors now enter the European market. In addition to the Tesla competitor Nio, it is primarily the technology-heavy provider Lynk Co, a sister company of Volvo. It wants to score points with young customers through digital subscription models for mobility.
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The Middle Kingdom is playing its trump cards in space travel. That's what many headlines say. China's taikonauts (after the word taikong 太空 for outer space) are on the verge of moving into their own celestial palace (Tiangong 天宫) in space in 2022, just before US astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have to vacate their outdated International Space Station (ISS). China's Fairy (Zhang'e 嫦娥) returned to the moon, where she has her cute Jade Rabbit (Yutu 玉兔) exploring the far side as a rover. Starting mid-May, Fire God (Zhu Rong 祝融) will help explore Mars as the second rover. The People's Republic, a latecomer to space, is reshuffling its space cards with traditional folklore – loosely based on Confucius: "The superior man can determine the terms and turn his words into deeds."
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The crisis between Australia and China has come to a head. It's about geostrategic interests, influence, punitive tariffs, and the promising 5G technology. The former harmonious relationship has turned into an open rivalry. It is a conflict whose course Europe should watch closely because it all started with similar disagreements as the EU currently has with Beijing.
Von Michael Radunski
Self-driving cars are getting closer – and one of the earliest mass applications could be autonomous trucks. Although fully automated freight transport remains a pipe dream, for the time being, China is rapidly pushing ahead with development here. Initial tests are already underway, and the findings are quite promising. We took a closer look at the company Inceptio, which is already pushing its technology onto the roads. Its technology is expected to be installed in thousands of trucks in as little as three years.
Von Frank Sieren
EU Trade Commissioner Dombrovskis makes it clear: The CAI investment agreement between the EU and China is not dead – but there are significant hurdles. According to EU parliamentarians, it could take years to dismantle them. However, while the CAI is stuck, there is a lot of work going on in other areas. Brussels wants to better protect European companies from unfair competition from state-subsidized companies and make their own supply chains more independent. That, too, is aimed at China.
Von Amelie Richter
