It would be naïve to believe that Chinese state security does not try to recruit informants in or from the environment of German parliaments. The perception of Chinese espionage may so far have been largely limited to economic snooping. But the case of AfD politician Maximilian Krah sheds light on possible political targets of Chinese […]
What benefits Germany more: Publicly lecturing a country like China – or pursuing its own interests in the smartest possible way without outright upsetting the other side? In an interview with China.Table, Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, criticizes Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s value-oriented foreign policy for lacking direction. […]
Construction of machines at the new plant of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC in Kumamoto, Japan, will begin before the end of October. This is reported by Digitimes Asia. This means that production could even start before schedule next year. The construction time would then have taken a good two years.The new chip factory is being […]
While German exports are declining overall, exports to China have at least increased slightly. Goods deliveries to the People’s Republic rose by 1.2 percent in August to 8.4 billion euros. Germany’s exports had fallen by the same percentage in parallel. The mood in the export industry is currently worse than at any time in more […]
You are the Minister of Economic Affairs in a very strong automotive region. What do you think of the EU’s plan to consider protective tariffs on Chinese EV dumping prices?The issue is that subsidies have flowed into a certain industry, leading to a distortion of competition. The result is that their products could be offered […]
The US technology company Apple is giving in to pressure from China and restricting access to applications in its app store in the People’s Republic. This is reported by the South China Morning Post. In recent days, the American company had still attempted to avert stricter app censorship.Previously, iPhone owners in China could download and […]
Ursula von der Leyen has set the course as President, now, the Commission must deliver and flesh out de-risking. Amelie Richter reports from Strasbourg on a series of initiatives. Officials have presented a list of technologies that Europe wishes to protect in particular. Incidentally, they are suspiciously similar to the lists of key technologies that […]
China’s reluctance to make new investments along the New Silk Road (Belt and Road Initiative, BRI) is apparently growing. According to the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei, China recently rejected Pakistan’s request for billions of dollars in new investment. The newspaper had insight into minutes of meetings between Pakistani and Chinese government representatives.Pakistan reportedly requested new […]
Chinese investors as a horror for the workforce – this distorted image is outdated. Works councils and trade unions experience the same joys and hardships with Chinese owners as with domestic owners, writes Christian Domke Seidel. He extensively asked around among employee representatives of companies under Chinese ownership. One finding is that American investors have […]
Two high-ranking politicians get down to business this weekend: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Vice Premier He Lifeng will hold a new round of financial talks on Sunday. The meeting was overdue: The previous round took place before the pandemic. The senior counterpart for Lindner also signals that China forgives his party’s visits to […]