The Chinese government continues not to take a clear position on the Ukraine war. However, on Sunday, critical voices toward Russia picked up in various Chinese statements. “Present situation in Russia-Ukraine is something China doesn’t want to see,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in telephone calls with his European counterparts. “The safety of ordinary people’s […]
The single most powerful sanction Western countries could impose on Russia would be to cut it off from SWIFT. On Thursday, neither the EU nor the US could bring themselves to take this step. However, at a special summit, EU countries agreed to expand sanctions against Russia’s financial sector, which would cut off Russian banks […]
China’s officials again made unclear and contradictory statements about the situation in Ukraine on Wednesday. Although Russia is already creating facts with troop deployments, the government in Beijing again called on all parties to engage in “dialogue” and “restraint.” China will not join sanctions against Russia by Western countries, Japan and Australia, a foreign office […]
Under the name “Polestar 0,” the joint venture of the same name between Swedish automaker Volvo and its Chinese parent company Geely is planning a production-ready passenger car with net zero emissions. The project was already launched back in April 2021. Now, Polestar has announced its first cooperation partners. They include German supplier ZF, Swedish […]
Today’s edition of China.Table focuses on our live event China Strategy 2022 on Tuesday, which hosted various experts and market practitioners. Our three features present the key discussion topics of the event:geopolitics and the Ukraine crisis,market and Brands, andregulation and decoupling.Among others, you will find assessments by Reinhard Bütikofer, Member of the European Parliament, Wolfgang […]
Volkswagen apparently plans to equip its cars with technology from the IT group Huawei on a grand scale. There may even be plans to acquire Huawei’s Intelligent Automotive Solution. VW wants to spend billions on this, reports the German Manager Magazin. Behind the scenes, China.Table has learned that there are indeed negotiations about possible cooperation. […]
The review of planned company acquisitions in Germany is having an increasingly deterring effect on Chinese investors. That is the summary of an online discussion event held by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) entitled “How do investment reviews affect (Chinese) direct investments?” on Thursday.Even though the German Federal Ministry of Economics has […]
The four rapid successive amendments to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance between 2020 and 2021 have greatly expanded government investment auditing in the Federal Republic of Germany. The examination of the acquisition of domestic companies by foreign buyers by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) is intended to prevent security threats. […]
Hydrogen could play a greater role in China’s future power supply than previously assumed. This is the result of a recent report by the oil company Shell. China’s media picked up the study on the occasion of hydrogen utilization at the Olympics. According to the experts, hydrogen plays a major role in areas where electricity […]
Carmaker Audi will be able to greatly expand its EV production capabilities in China in the coming years. Authorities granted the VW subsidiary and its state-owned Chinese partner FAW approval for a roughly $3 billion factory in Changchun in northeastern China. Construction is expected to begin in April, and the plant, with an annual capacity […]