10.06.2021_Edi

The sum of $170 billion played a geopolitical role in two different events worldwide. That’s how much money the US Senate wants to spend to upgrade the research and technology sector to compete against China. This comes, not coincidentally, just days before the G7 summit. US President Joe Biden wants to ally against China, as Felix Lee analyses. State and party leader Xi Jinping counters in a congratulatory letter at the start of the China-Central and Eastern Europe Expo: $170 billion is the value of imported goods from participating European countries over the next five years, he promises. Let’s see how the investments pay off.

The circumstances for EV drivers range from annoying to adventurous when they want to charge their batteries. Although it all starts very promisingly: China has installed two-thirds of the world’s public charging points for EVs in recent years. The country is moving strictly along the path of progress and has set ambitious goals for itself. But even the self-proclaimed home of electromobility suffers from the pitfalls of everyday life, reports Nico Beckert. Many of the charging stations are defective – or they only provide electricity after long phone calls with the operator.