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Christiane Kühl

Christiane Kühl Published: April 18th, 2023

Solar debacle as a reminder for the heat pump industry

Will history repeat itself? After solar systems, another product of the energy transition is coming into focus: heat pumps. German and European manufacturers are internationally competitive and are growing rapidly. But the EU is registering a significant increase in competing products from China. And many components already come from the People’s Republic as it is. […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 18th, 2023

Heat pumps: The next dependence on China

Will history repeat itself? After solar systems, another product of the energy transition is coming into focus: heat pumps. German and European manufacturers are internationally competitive and are growing rapidly. But the EU is registering a significant increase in competing products from China. And many components already come from the People’s Republic as it is. […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 12th, 2023

Editorial 12.4.2023

The statements made by French President Macron regarding the Taiwan issue continue to be a controversial topic in Europe. The government in Paris defends Macron’s words, while critics accuse him of naivety, vanity, or ignorance of Taiwan’s precarious situation. Whether intentional or not, Macron has sparked a debate about a unified China policy for the […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 12th, 2023

Situation in the Taiwan Strait remains tense

The situation remained tense the day after the official end of China’s major naval maneuver around Taiwan. “Currently, eight ships are still operating in waters around Taiwan,” the Ministry of Defense in Taipei announced Tuesday morning. Later, another ship was discovered. In total, nine of the twelve People’s Liberation Army warships involved in the maneuver […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 29th, 2023

Editorial 29.03.2023

It was a return with a bang. Just one day after company founder Jack Ma reappeared on the Chinese scene for the first time in months, tech company Alibaba announced its split. It will divide itself into six separate subsidiaries, sorted by business area. They will all be allowed to operate independently, attract investors and […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 22nd, 2023

Stark-Watzinger in Taiwan: Visit with a political touch

Official trips to Taiwan are always highly political. German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) also has to realize this. Although the Minister described her visit to the democratically governed island, which began on Monday, as a purely “professional visit”, China sees the first visit by a member of the German government since 1997 as an […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 16th, 2023

China: more climate expertise in new Politburo

China formed a new government around Premier Li Qiang, who was appointed over the weekend. The generational change that began at the Communist Party Congress in October 2022 has thus been completed. For the time being, however, the personnel appointments made at the National People’s Congress do not shed any light on future climate policy. […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 10th, 2023

Editorial 10.3.2023

The National People’s Congress is drawing to a close – and with it the important appointments for the new government. State and party leader Xi Jinping will get his much-coveted third term as president. It is almost as certain that Li Qiang, who previously headed the CP in Shanghai, will become the new premier on […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 7th, 2023

The steep path to becoming a top winter sports nation

It is a rare success story for China’s winter athletes. In mid-February, Ying Qing won the first-ever medal for China at a bobsleigh world championship. The former track and field athlete won bronze in the mono bobsleigh at the world championships in Latvia. The medal is a rare legacy of China’s grand efforts in Olympic […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 1st, 2023

Editorial 1.3.2023

China is the world’s largest emitter of harmful greenhouse gasses. So the news that the country is currently building dozens of new coal-fired power plants is a cause for concern. However, the massive addition of new power plants does not necessarily mean a turn away from climate action and a rapid increase in Chinese emissions, […]