The Chinese semiconductor manufacturer Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) is investing around seven and a half billion euros in a new site near Shanghai. This is the company’s response to global supply bottlenecks, which are also causing assembly lines in German industry to come to a standstill. The project partner is the Lingang Free Trade […]
Sebastian Klumpp has changed responsibilities at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart. Previously he was appointed Market Manager for Taiwan, now he is in charge of China. He has already gained experience as Business Development Manager Greater China and Program Manager Office China.In August, Sascha Ambrock became senior project manager for fuel cells at Bosch’s Wuxi site in […]
Confusion surrounds the Chinese subsidiary of the UK’s major semiconductor services provider ARM: The company is denying reports stating that China-CEO Allen Wu has gone independent with the company’s intellectual property. It is true that the parent company and the China subsidiary have been clashing for some time now. ARM wanted to fire its China […]
Chinese soldiers carry coffins to a transport plane at South Korea’s Incheon Airport. They contain remains of Chinese army personnel who died in the Korean War. Mao Zedong had sent the “People’s Volunteer Army” 人民志愿军 to the neighboring country in 1950 as unofficial units to fight the US alongside North Korea. Unofficially, because he did […]
Next Monday, the International Motor Show (IAA) kicks off in Munich. This venerable event dating back to 1897 faces a crucial problem today: car shows actually only work in China. This is what industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer tells us in his interview with China.Table. In China, visitors are still genuinely interested in new vehicles. And […]
The manipulation of our rather simple human brains by artificial intelligence is currently the big topic among futurologists and regulators. Now China is setting new standards as part of its data protection offensive. A new draft law provides for an enormous strengthening of citizens’ rights against manipulative algorithms. However, as always, the provisions only apply […]
The relationship between the individual and the judicial system is an essential dimension in every society. Lawyer Matthias Schroeder provides inside knowledge on the situation in China. He was born in Beijing and this is where he practices law today. Schroeder sees a system that most Chinese citizens find perfectly adequate. While the law firm […]
Apparently, China wants to give preference to a self-developed mRNA vaccine instead of approving the German product from BioNTech. The Wall Street Journal quotes informed circles as saying that the approval procedure for the BioNTech preparation is currently deliberately delayed. The reason is concern about confidence in homegrown vaccines. Accelerated approval of the state-of-the-art ingredient […]
Head of state Xi Jinping is worried about the economic targets for the current year and hints at new economic stimulus measures. This is reported by news agency dpa citing an article in the party’s own “People’s Newspaper”. The central bank could loosen monetary policy again and give out fresh loans. New infrastructure projects are […]
Networking specialist Huawei has apparently received permission in the US to order American-made car chips. The approval by President Joe Biden’s administration is seen as a sign that it could soften sanctions against the Chinese company. Specifically, the order is for semiconductor elements for sensors used in self-driving cars, the Chinese People’s Daily and Reuters […]