Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi had aligned his country with China. With his death, Beijing has lost a strong supporter in Tehran. China is shocked by the accident – yet remains tough otherwise.
By Michael Radunski
Taiwan's new President, William Lai Ching-te, and his deputy, Hsiao Bi-khim, have been sworn in. In his inaugural speech, the new head of state called for the preservation of the status quo and invited Beijing to engage in dialogue as equals.
By David Demes
The USA will soon impose tariffs on double-sided solar modules from China, which have been exempt so far. In this way, Biden wants to protect domestic manufacturers even better. However, this leaves him with a dilemma between the energy transition and market protection.
By Christiane Kuehl
Taiwan and Germany have founded a dialogue platform for civil society exchange. The dialogue will not primarily focus on relations with China – but on the perception of Taiwan.
By Felix Lee
Between January and March, the Siemens Group fell short of analysts' expectations – for the first time in a long time. The reason for this is poor figures in the digital division – due to weak demand and competition in China.
By Redaktion Table
Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today, we examine why opinion polls in China fail to identify citizens' true thoughts on political and social issues.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called on car manufacturers to source a quarter of their chips from local manufacturers by 2025. Other components are also to be sourced domestically.
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The United States has blacklisted another 26 Chinese textile companies on suspicion of forced labor and banned the import of their products. The companies source cotton from the province of Xinjiang.
By Felix Lee
So far, the federal government has not been able to decide on purchasing the network operator Tennet. On Thursday, the company announced that it would seek other sources of financing. In the interview, COO Tim Meyerjürgens explains what he considers crucial for access to the capital market and why too many offshore wind farms are being planned in the North Sea.
By Manuel Berkel
