Although China's trade is declining, the People's Republic still achieved by far the highest trade surplus in the first half of the year. The United States, on the other hand, has the highest deficit. At the same time, trade is increasingly being denominated in the Chinese yuan.
By Frank Sieren
Doris Fischer, an economist specializing in China, describes the risks the German economy has to face – and the problems in reducing them. Despite the call for de-risking, companies and politicians struggle to change course effectively. But it is also clear that companies do not need the government to identify risks. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk conducted the interview.
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