The chances of a permanent TikTok ban in the USA were probably never really that high. What many don’t know: ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has influential Western shareholders. 60 percent of the company is owned by large institutional investors, including KKR, BlackRock and General Atlantic. It was always unlikely that they would allow […]
From now on, the China-Europe Express route will connect the cities of Ningbo and Wilhelmshaven – the first container ship is expected to arrive at JadeWeserPort today. This will shorten the route from China to Europe from 40 to 26 days, as the container ships will no longer make (time-consuming) stopovers.The parties involved plan to […]
China installed over 350 gigawatts of new solar and wind capacity last year, once again breaking all records. The country is actually on the right track when it comes to climate action.But what will become of the coal producers? To give them a second mainstay, the central government and provinces are promoting the use of […]
Only one week to go until the Year of the Snake begins! With 元宵节, the Lantern Festival, the spring festival ends after 15 days. The lanterns symbolize the hope for a good start to the new year. In Hai’an, Jiangsu, production is therefore in full swing: here, a worker sets up red lanterns to dry.
At his inauguration, the new US President Donald Trump announced that he would impose tariffs and taxes on other countries. “We are establishing the external revenue service to collect all tariffs, duties and revenues,” he said in his inauguration speech. “It will be massive amounts of money pouring into our treasury, coming from foreign source.”A […]
China.Table is celebrating its anniversary: We have produced 1,000 issues since the beginning of 2021. We are happy that you have stayed loyal to us, and we promise you: We certainly won’t run out of topics any time soon. China.Table was founded to create a briefing that takes a differentiated, in-depth look at China every […]
German companies in China want politicians to put more emphasis on the partnership with the People’s Republic. This was revealed by the latest AHK business climate survey. The German government, on the other hand, tends to stress the risks. What do China experts think? And what are their proposals for a future China strategy? Mikko […]
On the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, all eyes are on the USA today. China has sent positive signals in recent days, and there was even a phone call between Trump and Xi – the first since 2021. The new US president has already announced that he will visit China within his first 100 days […]
China’s battery market grew strongly in 2024. The total capacity reached 548.4 GWh, an increase of 41.5 percent compared to the previous year. This was reported by Car News China magazine, referring to figures shared on the personal WeChat account of Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).BYD continued to defend […]
Shortly before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president, the US and China show a strong willingness to cooperate. According to a media report, US President-elect Donald Trump intends to travel to China within his first 100 days in office. This was reported by the Washington Post, citing people familiar with the matter.On Friday, […]