There is a lot of talk about China expertise. And yet, it is striking that both the German government and private foundations are scaling back their China programs. How does this fit together?Naturally, building up China expertise requires financial resources. At first glance, this does not seem to fit together well. The German government’s China […]
We’re sending you a special edition today regarding the passing of Li Keqiang. We pay tribute to the former Premier in an obituary with observations from his colleagues from his study days to the present. Fabian Peltsch summarizes the reactions in the media and social media for you. And Christiane Kuehl describes his rivalry with […]
In China, the death of former top politicians traditionally causes nervousness in the government district of Beijing. This is because, as recent history shows, expressions of mourning by many Chinese often serve as an outlet to express their displeasure with political conditions. Such was the case in 1976, when then Premier Zhou Enlai died. Or […]
For his current exhibition “Know Thyself,” Ai Weiwei has reconstructed well-known works of art history out of Lego bricks and placed them in irritatingly different contexts. In an interview with Fabian Peltsch, the world-renowned conceptual artist, as usual, is not sparing with his criticism – be it of Berlin or of the political systems of […]
The German government coalition explicitly included strengthening of China competence in its coalition agreement. “We want to significantly expand our expertise in Asia and China,” it says on page 24. The government’s China strategy, which it presented to the public in July, even dedicates an entire chapter to “Coordinating policy and building expertise on China.” […]
Money beats values. This is also true in tennis. Although the former Chinese Wimbledon doubles champion, Peng Shuai remains absent, the WTA has returned to China with its tournaments. It is simply no longer willing to forego the huge revenues in the world’s biggest sports market because of Peng Shuai’s fate. The WTA’s caving in […]
China remains by far the world’s largest CO2 emitter. Nevertheless, even after the current meeting in Bonn, which concerns the UN’s Green Climate Fund, the world’s second-largest economy will continue to abstain from international climate financing. The reason is that the People’s Republic still regards itself as a developing country.The leadership’s concern is not just […]
The reactions from Beijing were not long in coming. The anti-subsidy investigations by the EU Commission into EVs from China would have negative consequences for economic and trade relations between China and the EU, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned. It said the EU was concerned with “protecting its own industry” under the guise of […]
The reactions from Beijing followed quickly. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned that the EU Commission’s investigation of the Chinese EV market would have negative consequences for the economy and impact trade relations between China and the EU as a whole. It said it was “highly concerned” and “strongly dissatisfied” with the European Union’s plans. […]
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seems to have the best interests of the German automotive industry in mind. She wants to examine the extent to which China’s subsidy policy unfairly favors Chinese EV manufacturers due to alleged distortions of competition. After all, the native of Lower Saxony, whose father once served on the […]