China's first passenger aircraft completed its maiden commercial flight on Sunday. Beijing originally wanted to compete with Airbus and Boeing with the C919. However, construction was repeatedly postponed due to numerous hurdles. The "Made in China" aircraft remains dependent on foreign technology.
By Fabian Peltsch
Almost 500 German SMEs have settled in the industrial zone of Taicang, north of Shanghai. However, this entrepreneurial success story is now overshadowed by political tensions. A local visit between half-timbered houses and fountains.
By Redaktion Table
In the spring of 1989, US photographer Jeff Widener was in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. When the protests escalated, he took a photo that went around the world: It shows a man courageously standing up to a tank. Interviewed by Fabian Peltsch, Widener tells us how he experienced the protests and why he initially believed his famous "Tank Man" photo to be a failure.
By Redaktion Table
The EU wants to prevent highly subsidized state-owned companies, for example from China, from buying up competitors or snatching up public contracts. But Europe's industry is now up in arms over the implementation of the new rules – it fears that the reporting obligations will get out of hand. The Commission will likely amend the regulations now.
By Till Hoppe
