Per Edberg has been Head of Engineering China at Volvo Cars since March 2025. Previously, he headed Volvo Proving Grounds and was Head of Vehicle Engineering in Shanghai for six years. Edberg is based in Gothenburg and Shanghai. Martin Catarata has been Project Lead / Lead Researcher Geopolitics at Sinolytics since March 2025. The political […]
The world’s major growth engines are about to run in reverse. The policies and uncertainties of US President Donald Trump’s second administration have hit a sluggish global economy with a transformational exogenous shock. Risks are especially worrisome in both the United States and China, which have collectively accounted for a little more than 40 percent […]
At Friday’s first EU-Central Asia summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the European Union and five Central Asian countries agreed to develop a strategic partnership. The existing partnerships with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were highlighted, while new deals with Uzbekistan will follow this year and with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan next year. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]
Yang Chen has been Service Robotics Local Product Line Manager China at the Swiss robotics and automation technology group ABB since March 2025. With over 15 years of experience at Volkswagen China, Yang is an expert in production planning. He studied mechanical engineering at Tongji University and completed an EMBA at the City University of […]
The decision on the forced sale of TikTok to a US bidder is expected to be made before the weekend, US Vice President JD Vance said. “It’ll come out before the deadline,” Vance said in an interview with Fox News. “I think that we’re in a good place. We’re going to keep on working at […]
As expected, the European Parliament has postponed the application of the regulations on sustainability reporting (CSRD) and the European Supply Chain Directive (CSDDD). The vote was brought about in an urgent procedure. MEPs had spoken out in favor of this two days earlier. The decision on Thursday was made with a clear majority of 531 […]
Moyang Liu has been the Business Development & Marketing Manager at China Mobile International in Frankfurt since January 2025. Prior to that, he worked as a Business Operations Manager there. With experience at Huawei, Tesla, and the Hong Kong government, he has extensive expertise in China. He studied Economics and Marketing in Beijing, Paderborn, and […]
US President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 34 percent on imports from China. Imports from Taiwan will face a 32 percent tariff, he said on Wednesday in Washington. The total amount of surcharges and other measures from other countries was calculated, and for the new “reciprocal” tariffs, this figure was halved, Trump explained during a […]
In the study “Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire” published in March by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the authors examine developments in China’s shipbuilding industry. Over the past two decades, China has secured its leading position in commercial shipbuilding through strategic industrial policies. At the same time, China has used its […]