Dependencies and de-risking involve risks to the competitiveness of the EU economy, supply chain security in the event of crises and conflicts, as well as risks arising from the products themselves. Cleantech adds another aspect: The risk to climate action resulting from possible political responses to the other three risks.This is why a precise risk […]
Heavy rain events are also increasing in China. Shanghai expected a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday. The port city has issued a warning as the storm, accompanied by heavy thunderstorms, is approaching from the south. There, in the coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, heavy rainfall caused severe flooding last week. And yet, some people in […]
The Chinese lunar probe Chang’e 6 has returned to Earth carrying rock and soil samples from the largely unexplored far side of the moon. According to the official Xinhua news agency, the landing module carrying the probe landed on flat grassland in Inner Mongolia on Tuesday after a 53-day journey. It is the first time […]
They could serve as de-risking paragons: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have been working on minimizing their China risks for years. After all, they all share the experience of how China exploits economic dependencies to build up political pressure in the event of a conflict. A new study by Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) has […]
The European Union has added 19 Chinese companies to its existing sanctions list as part of a new package of measures against Russia. These include two important players in the Chinese satellite industry. According to news agency reports, the two companies, Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGST) and Beijing Yunze Technology, allegedly sold satellites worth millions […]
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) wants to monitor the capacity utilization of solar factories and their expansion plans. According to Bloomberg, Li Chuangjun, Director of the Administration’s Renewable Energy Department, made the announcement. Li said that the NEA wanted to improve conditions in the solar market. Capacity expansions will be controlled in a targeted manner […]
While Germany debates whether the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) should be suspended, the law and the European Supply Chain Directive (CSDDD), which will not come into force for another two years, are already having a noticeable impact. The European solar industry, which is heavily dependent on China, is already switching to compliant purchasing strategies. […]
After a dry spell, China’s aluminum production is on the rise again. According to Bloomberg, this is due to heavy rainfall, which has refilled the reservoirs behind the country’s hydropower plants. In May, hydroelectric power generation was 38.6 percent higher than in the same month last year. Large parts of the energy-intensive industry run on […]
Companies that buy from China have long been in the process of adapting their supply chains to the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG). Even Economy Minister Habeck’s proposal to suspend the law for two years did not change that. One of the sectors that is particularly affected by the new regulations is the solar industry. […]
The debate surrounding the EU’s announced punitive tariffs on Chinese EV imports now also concerns German companies in China. In a snap survey available to Table Briefings in advance, they have spoken out against the punitive tariffs. They do not see China’s current subsidies as unfair practices, as Joern Petring explains. After all, tax breaks […]