Hui Zhang, the Europe head of Nio, has a big goal: From his office in Munich, he wants to conquer Germany’s garages. Not an easy task for a largely unknown EV brand from China, considering that Germany, the land of cars, is known for being a particularly challenging market. Moreover, customers are expected to be […]
Germany’s car manufacturers again need to be strong when looking to China. Mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi plans to launch its SU7 saloon in early 2024. Who cares about panel gaps when the new car looks good, has 663 HP, and presumably also a long range – at an absolutely competitive price? Although the vehicle data […]
Crowds lined the streets leading to Babaoshan Cemetery as a funeral procession led Li Keqiang to his final rest yesterday. Frank Sieren describes how the CCP leadership and companions paid their respects. The mourning for Li found many different ways of expression in the last couple of days, from mountains of flowers outside his old […]
What does Chengdu in Sichuan have in common with Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa? According to Alexander Demissie, it’s the spicy food, the warmth of the people and the mild weather. He should know, as he has lived in both cities. Demissie was born in Addis Ababa. When he was ten years old, his family moved […]
Leapmotor is still largely unknown in Europe, but the car company is now set to serve as a strong shoulder for the Stellantis Group. After Volkswagen, which will cooperate with XPeng in China, Stellantis is also joining forces with a Chinese car manufacturer. At a press conference immediately after the announcement, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares […]
The brutal images from China were difficult to comprehend for 17-year-old Bjorn Alpermann. In the summer of 1989, he watched on TV how the Beijing government crushed peaceful student protests in Tiananmen Square. In this politically highly charged period, marked by the struggle for democracy – in Eastern Europe as well as in China – […]
Until he turned 32, Sebastian Hahn’s career path was straightforward: After studying business economics at Humboldt University in Berlin, he worked as a project manager in the logistics sector. It was challenging and exciting, but after each completed project, he had to start from scratch again. Over time, Sebastian Hahn began to feel that he […]
In the 1990s, legal studies in Germany were quite conservative. Law student Bjoern Ahl sometimes felt like an outsider in this world. He had a keen interest in China and Chinese law, a subject that few around him shared. “Back then, when I tried to discuss Chinese law with the professors at my university in […]
Dusty old government propaganda is a thing of the past – China’s leadership is pouring resources into self-marketing. And it has set itself the goal of controlling public discourse outside the country and improving its own image. After all, China’s image has significantly declined in the last few years. In a survey of 24 countries, […]
Dusty old government propaganda is a thing of the past – China’s leadership is pouring resources into self-marketing. And it has set itself the goal of controlling public discourse outside the country and improving its own image. After all, China’s image has significantly declined in the last few years. In a survey of 24 countries, […]