Bernhard Weber first came to China in the early 1980s as a student at Shandong University. “At that time, it was a country with practically no cars. A city like Shanghai probably had hardly more than 500 passenger cars,” Weber recounts, to illustrate the rapid development. In the meantime, the 62-year-old is the managing director […]
Reading Eberhard Sandschneider’s Opinion on China.Table, I had a sense of déjà vu. In an article for “Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte” in 2012 – at that time still director of the German Council on Foreign Relations – he had expressed very similar criticism of a values-driven German foreign policy. For transparency, I should mention that […]
China is often described as a country of contrasts. In the giant empire, there is a field of tension between tradition andmodernity, city and country, old and young, rich and poor. And yet the Chinese manage to unite seemingly contradictory things into a great whole. In China, opposites are perceived not only as diametrically opposed […]
Petra Sigmund was already reading books from Asia and China with enthusiasm during her school years. “In the period after the Cultural Revolution in China, so-called scar literature came to Germany, Heavy Wings by Zhang Jie, for example,” says the 54-year-old, recounting her first encounters with the country. Petra Sigmund now heads the Asia and […]
In China, EV startups are a dime a dozen. Therefore, not every company that announces its intention to launch a new e-brand is worth a closer look. Some make the breakthrough to market maturity, others fall by the wayside, but one name you’re sure to read more often in the future is “Zeekr”.With this new […]
The calamity was inevitable. The Biden administration’s China policy, which is now clearly visible, is also forcing the Europeans to think more about their China policy. So far, however, only a willingness to be aggressive in line with American expectations is apparent. This has little to do with a success-oriented and constructive policy. In Germany […]
Ferdinand Rudolph-Bartels could spend his free time playing golf or tennis. But instead, the 55-year-old has found another hobby. Together with non-profit companies, he helps start-ups from Germany gain a foothold in the Chinese market. “I myself gained my experience in West German big industries, which invested a lot in China. In the 2000s, I […]
The Beijing municipal government has issued general information for foreign citizens who wish to be vaccinated. Shanghai had already issued a similar notice on Tuesday last week. Guangzhou is expected to follow suit soon. The only requirement listed is to be over 18 years old. The vaccination is voluntary. According to the Foreign Office, the […]
A supply chain law burdens the wrong people if it makes European companies liable for human rights violations or violations of minimum environmental or social standards by their foreign suppliers. Thanks to the international division of labor, local companies have access to a huge and complex network of suppliers. If they were now subjected to […]
The election of Joe Biden as the new US president has raised many hopes in Europe and, above all, in Germany. Perhaps too many, because despite shared values, it is the different global interests that are causing Europe and the US to drift in different directions. It would be good if both sides were clear […]
