Editorial 10/30/2023

Despite critical debate about excessive dependence, German companies once again invest heavily in the People’s Republic, de-risking or not. That is not the only thing to be concerned about, says economist and China expert Juergen Matthes from the German Economic Institute in Cologne in an interview with Amelie Richter. „We see that companies increasingly want to serve the Chinese market with local production – and not with exports from Germany.“ And in the end, that means more Chinese jobs and fewer German ones.