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Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 28th, 2021

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Anngret Schulte in den Bäumen has taken over responsibility for Group investments in China at BMW in Munich. She previously held a management position in customer service.Frank Ueltzhöffer was appointed vice president of engineering at Bosch in Suzhou. He previously was Senior Director Global Electronics and Drive at sister company BSH in neighboring Nanjing.Ilaria Mazzocco […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 28th, 2021

Dessert 28.09.2021

China went wine-producing. And the result looks really tasty. In the province of Hebei, which surrounds Beijing, this vintner is preparing for the harvest. China’s vintners are already cultivating 855,000 hectares with vines. By now, the country is even surpassing France with 850,000 hectares. It is only behind Spain with 960,000 hectares.

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 27th, 2021

After the election: Germany’s China policy before the turnaround?

Foreign and trade policy played only a minor role in the recent election campaign. But the relationship with the EU, the US and China will have a concrete impact on the lives of German citizens in the coming years. Through questions of competitiveness and market access, trade policy influences the business of medium-sized and large […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 24th, 2021

Editorial 24.09.2021

We at China.Table have spent a lot of time discussing China with German politicians over the past few weeks. We have already published six interviews as a result of this dialogue. Today, two days before the federal election, we present two additional conversations.Hans-Peter Friedrich of the CSU reaffirms the CDU/CSU‘s commitment to clear values but […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 24th, 2021

‘Peter Altmaier’s pseudo-industrial policy is not bringing us forward’

Disclaimer: This interview has been translated into English and is not considered an official translation by any party involved in the interview.The FDP presents itself as the party of choice for entrepreneurs and business leaders. At the same time, it takes a particularly hard line on China, our most important trading partner. How does that […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 23rd, 2021

EU Chamber concerned over autarky trend

The EU Chamber of Commerce in China fears a decline in the internationality of the Chinese market. As a result of this trend, its economy could lose dynamism and innovative strength: “The corresponding loss of competition on the market will also affect China’s ambitions to become a leader in high-tech industries,” writes Chamber President Jörg […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 21st, 2021

Will the Land Silk Road beat the container ship?

Der Mangel an Container-Kapazitäten belastet weiterhin den Welthandel (China.Table berichtete). Grund sind vor allem Engpässe in den Häfen. Chinesische Staatsmedien propagieren in den vergangenen Monaten die vermeintliche Lösung in Gestalt der Land-Seidenstraße und schüren gezielt die Hoffnung, dass die immer besser ausgebauten Schienenverbindungen für Güterzüge zwischen China und Europa zur Entlastung der Seestrecken beitragen könnten. […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 20th, 2021

General Li Zuocheng – a contact for delicate matters

General Li Zuocheng 李作成 (68) had actually only gone public with one relatively harmless activity in the whole of 2021. In March, he took a spade and watering can to a tree-planting activity near Beijing. He planted pine trees, magnolias, and begonias as part of the government’s gigantic greening program (China.Table reported).Whenever people like Li […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 17th, 2021

Dessert 17.09.2021

A Long March 7 rocket stands ready at the Wenchang Spaceport on the Island of Hainan. It is to carry an unmanned Tianzhou cargo spacecraft into orbit, where it will dock with the Tiangong space station. This is the second cargo mission to Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace”). Meanwhile, in space, the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft has detached […]

Finn Mayer-Kuckuk Published: September 17th, 2021

IfW Kiel: Green Party and FDP more critical of China than CDU and SPD

Government involvement by the FDP or the Green Party after the federal elections could lead Germany on a more China-critical course. This is the result of a current evaluation of the election programs by the economic research institute IfW Kiel, the results of which will be published on Friday. According to the study, the FDP […]