When it comes to China, the current debate in Germany currently revolves around the country’s overdependence on the People’s Republic. No wonder this results in a relatively negative perception of China. But dependencies can also have positive effects: They bind partners to one another – as long as they are mutual.Our author Frank Sieren follows […]
At the G7 summit in Japan, starting today, the Ukraine war will undoubtedly be an important topic. Its global consequences are far too far-reaching, after all. But when Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomes his G7 colleagues from Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada and the United States in Hiroshima today, two other concerns will […]
The German mechanical engineering sector has been one of the cornerstones of the German economy for years. But German companies in China are currently increasingly pessimistic. This is the result of the latest survey by the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA), available to China.Table in advance. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk has taken a closer look.There are […]
The mere numbers are impressive: Within a few months, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has already met her Chinese counterpart for the third time. After her talks in China less than four weeks ago, Qin Gang traveled to Berlin on Tuesday. One might almost think the two of them are just getting along.But the opposite seems […]
“You can feel the nervousness among German companies”: Under the guise of “national security,” China’s authorities are increasingly taking action against foreign companies that ask them too many questions. What exactly is behind the action is unclear. But one thing the affected companies have in common. More. The woman living the “Chinese dream”: She was […]
China’s investments in Europe are decreasing. In 2022, the volume was down 22 percent year-on-year, according to a recent study by the Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) and the Rhodium Group. Compared to 2016, it even declined by 83 percent.But China’s investments in the EU and the UK have not only slowed down; they […]
For more than a year, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been requesting a meeting with Xi Jinping. Now it has finally happened. How surprising was Xi’s telephone call with Zelenskiy?Not particularly surprising. The call had been planned for a long time, and the Chinese side recently said publicly that there would be such a call […]
Michael Roth had nothing good to say about the joint China trip of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron. “I felt like played for a fool. That was disastrous,” said the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Bundestag in Berlin on Tuesday. The topic was China […]
Huge dependencies, clouded business climate, and even decoupling in individual sectors: German-Chinese economic relations are currently viewed in a downright negative light. But there was no sign of shock or even fear among German entrepreneurs in the first part of the “China Strategy 2023” event in Berlin on Tuesday. On the contrary: More than 30 […]
Never before have countries spent so much money on weapons, defense and ammunition as they did in 2022. According to the peace research institute Sipri in Stockholm on Monday, a total of 2.24 trillion US dollars has been invested in armies worldwide in the past year – a sad record. For many Europeans, the main […]
