For years, there have been calls for reciprocity in German-Chinese economic relations. Time and again, German companies have complained about unequal treatment by Chinese authorities. The head of foreign trade at the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Volker Treier, also calls for a level playing field. This time, however, his appeal is addressed […]
After cutting costs in Germany, Mercedes-Benz also plans layoffs in China. According to an insider, 10 to 15 percent of jobs are to be cut in sales and finance. Similar measures are also planned for IT services and the legal department over the course of the year, a person familiar with the matter told the […]
Konrad Adenauer was 38 years old when the German colony of Qingdao was returned to China. During his lifetime, the Chinese Empire became the People’s Republic. When Adenauer became the first German Chancellor in 1949, did relations with China play a role for Germany?After World War II, during his time as the first German Chancellor, […]
How will Germany approach China in the future? This question will be of great importance to the next German government. In the constantly escalating geopolitical landscape, shaping political and economic relations with Beijing is like walking a tightrope. And so the China debate is polarized like few other political arenas.We want to present the debate […]
The German government has no overview of new hires of specialist staff with China expertise. This is the result of its response to a minor question from the CDU parliamentary group on the implementation of the China strategy, which Table.Briefings first reported on last week.“Since the adoption of the China strategy, the federal ministries and […]
Shortly before the federal elections in Germany, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group submitted a minor interpellation regarding the country’s China strategy. The list from January 17 is extremely extensive with 68 questions. Table.Briefings has now been able to exclusively analyze the 37-page answers from the German government. We have chosen a few of the many topics […]
One and a half years after its publication, the German government’s evaluation of the implementation of its China strategy is disappointing. This is revealed in a government response to a minor interpellation with 68 questions from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, which Table.Briefings has obtained exclusively. On 37 pages, much remains unclear, even […]
Differing values, geopolitical competition, and the race for tech dominance: There are many obstacles to global AI governance that creates a framework for the ethical, security, and legal challenges posed by the technology. At the AI Action Summit in Paris earlier this week, 60 countries signed a final declaration calling for the initiation of a […]
After a construction period of seven months, the Tesla Shanghai Megafactory will start series production next Tuesday, reports Car News China. Test production has been running since the end of 2024. In contrast to the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory, the Megafactory will produce energy storage batteries, so-called megapacks. The factory is Tesla’s first energy storage project […]