What can you tell us about the Private Sector Promotion Law (民营经济促进法), which will come into force on May 20?Sebastian Windieck: The law aims to strengthen the private sector and further eliminate the discrimination that still exists compared to state-owned companies. This has been a demand of the Chinese private sector and foreign chambers of […]
Auto Shanghai seemed more relaxed this year. There are fewer extravagant stands. What could be the reason for this?Overall, it seems as if the trade fair has become calmer and more mature. But that is only one side of the story. There has been a lot of talk recently in China about companies having to […]
Auto Shanghai 2025 has opened its doors. It is an anniversary: The trade fair has been around for 40 years. Since Wednesday, the majority of manufacturers have been presenting themselves in a much less funky and extravagant way than last year in Beijing. Some have even presented their new models a few days before the […]
Shanghai is getting ready: The first premieres have already been unveiled on the eve of the world’s largest car show, Auto Shanghai 2025. From Wednesday to May 2, the trade fair will showcase more than 100 cars from 70 Chinese and international brands. Just two years ago, international visitors experienced a collective moment of speechlessness […]
In the ongoing diplomatic exchange of blows between the United States and China over access to Tibet, Beijing announced visa restrictions on US officials on Monday. The measure targets American personnel who have “behaved badly” on Tibet-related issues, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced.The move follows similar sanctions imposed by the US two weeks ago, when […]
95 percent of young people use artificial intelligence in all areas of their daily lives, both in their jobs and at university. This is the result of a survey of 3,000 young Chinese people conducted by the Chinese platform Soul. It’s not just about being more productive – emotional needs are also being satisfied by […]
Lukas Sam has been Director of Buying at Aldi China in Shanghai since March 2025. He previously held various management positions in global purchasing and business coordination at Aldi Süd Holding and Hofer KG. Sam moved from Salzburg to Shanghai for his new position.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Before the trade war escalated, Chinese exporters significantly increased their exports worldwide. According to the customs authority in Beijing on Monday, exports of goods grew by 12.4 percent in March year-on-year. Economists surveyed by Reuters news agency had only anticipated an increase of 4.4 percent.For several months now, anticipatory effects caused by the tariff conflict […]
The British government passed emergency legislation on Saturday to ensure control of Chinese-owned British Steel. The Chinese Jingye Group had acquired British Steel from the British government in 2020 after the company became insolvent. The investor now wanted to shut down the blast furnaces and import steel for further processing, as the operation was no […]
The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable the stockpiling of deep-sea metals to counter China’s dominance in battery minerals and rare earth supply chains, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.Under the plans, the stockpile would “create large quantities ready and available on US territory to be […]