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Today, the European Commission will present its new trade strategy. The reorganization is necessary because the challenges it faces have become more diverse. The guidelines are not least important about China, the EU's largest trading partner – while Beijing is a possible partner on some points, ideas are far apart on others.
Von Amelie Richter
Starting next year, car manufacturers will no longer have to operate joint ventures in China. But the web of international Chinese joint ventures does not seem to unravel. On the contrary: New ones are still added. China.Table explains the network.
Von Christiane Kuehl
The Chinese film industry got off to a dream start in the Spring Festival with in-house productions. Thanks to the earlier reopenings after the Covid pandemic, China succeeded in surpassing the USA as the world's largest cinema market for the first time last year. At the same time, the People's Republic is becoming increasingly independent of US productions.
Von Redaktion Table
Young Chinese do not have enough children. This is a consequence of the one-child policy. Economically, the low birth rate has consequences: The working population threatens to shrink massively soon. And the state pension fund could run out of money by 2035.
Von Redaktion Table
China's pharmaceutical companies are leaving no stone unturned to prove themselves to the world as a powerful vaccine supplier in the pandemic. China.Table provides an overview of the key parameters of the four Chinese active ingredients and compares them with their Western competitors.
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The People's Republic has to justify aircraft shipments to Myanmar and alleged assistance in setting up IT surveillance systems. The accusation: support for the military coup. Yet many foreign observers believe China would rather cooperate with the democratically elected government.
Von Marcel Grzanna