China’s economy is currently dominated by two major issues: the power shortage and the crisis surrounding the stumbling real estate giant Evergrande. After we looked at the power crisis in yesterday’s issue, we now turn to the latest on Evergrande. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk analyzes Beijing’s search for ways to tackle the problems at Evergrande without severely […]
Japanese automaker Honda Motor plans the launch of a new electric vehicle brand in China in 2022. The new brand, called “e:N Series”, will launch ten models over the next five years with joint venture partners Guangzhou Auto (GAC) and Dongfeng Motor, according to Honda, Reuters reported on Wednesday. From 2030 on, Honda plans to […]
The first Chinese freighter to arrive and moor at Hamburg’s Tollerort terminal in 1982 was called Fenhe 01. It was 170 meters long, had a capacity of about 1,200 standard containers (TEU) and two shipboard cranes. By today’s standards, the ship is a raft: Tollerort now also handles even the largest container ships, with a […]
Chinese headlines currently speak of energy rationing, production stops, and power outages. These problems are part of the energy transition launched by Beijing, which apparently still experiences some hitches. Together with Chinese scientists, Experts of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have been working to find ways how carbon neutrality can be achieved by 2060.The horrendous […]
In the summer of 2005, political China began to take an interest in the German chancellor candidate. At the time, Angela Merkel was an unknown quantity in Beijing. She had been to China once in 1997 as minister of the environment under then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl but had left no lasting impression. So the question in […]
After announcing the controversial Aukus alliance with Australia and the UK, US President Joe Biden is now pushing ahead with another security alliance for the Indo-Pacific without EU participation. At the White House on Friday, Biden met in person for the first time with the heads of government of the so-called Quad countries. Accordingly, the […]
Die britische Regierung will offenbar den chinesischen Staatskonzern CGN aus dem geplanten Neubau eines Atomkraftwerks in Sizewell im ostenglischen Suffolk herausdrängen. Möglicherweise werde die Regierung bereits im Oktober bekannt geben, dass sie sich zusammen mit dem französischen Atomkonzern EDF an dem Bau des Reaktors Sizewell C beteilige, berichtet die britische Zeitung The Guardian. Damit würde […]
It’s done; a long election night is behind us – with the expected close result. Now the wait for the formation of a new government begins. It will be weeks or even months before we know the fundamentals of Germany’s new foreign and China policy. Even the so-called heavyweight round on election night did not […]
China has protested the course of the US destroyer USS Benfold into waters surrounding the Beijing-controlled Mischief Reef in the South China Sea. The voyage is said to happen without Beijing’s consent. The Chinese military’s Southern Command has therefore organized “air and naval forces to track, monitor and expel” the destroyer, the South China Morning […]
Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors is planning to enter the German market with electric models. The company is currently presenting a model from its electric subsidiary Ora and a vehicle from its premium brand Wey at the IAA Mobility in Munich, which should be available to order by the end of the year. The Ora […]