In politics and business, there is much talk about de-risking in dealing with China. However, apparently, little has been done. According to the German Institute for Economic Research (IW), German companies are not doing enough to reduce their one-sided dependencies on China. „De-risking has started, but we must not be under any illusions: too little is happening, even though time is of the essence,“ said IW trade expert Juergen Matthes on Wednesday, according to the AFP news agency. Many companies are even increasing their imports from the People’s Republic instead of reducing them.