The just-concluded 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China revealed that, for President Xi Jinping, foregone economic growth is a necessary price to pay for national security. And it is clear from who will surround him at the top of the Party in the coming years where he believes the main threat to China lies.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Singles' Day, the world's biggest shopping festival, has lost much of its luster. For Internet giants like Alibaba and JD.com, this is additional bad news. After all, they are already struggling with serious problems.
By Redaktion Table
In the already tense relationship between Brussels and Beijing, another incident is causing a stir: A recorded speech by EU Council President Charles Michel will not be broadcasted at the opening of the Import Expo in Shanghai. Michel is scheduled to meet Xi Jinping in Bali next week.
By Amelie Richter
The planned investment of COSCO in the “Tollerort” Terminal of Hamburg’s port has raised a multi-faceted discussion about Chinese investments in European infrastructure. One of the points of debate is the question of reciprocal opportunities for foreign investors to invest in Chinese terminal operation. Currently, at least 34 port terminals in China have one or more non-mainland investors.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from the People's Republic who wish to remain anonymous. Our column today looks at how Chinese China's international celebrities are. If you cross out those who are not from the PRC, Lang Lang and Jack Ma are quite alone on the list. And then there is Jackie Chan.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The example of the C919 medium-haul aircraft shows how much China still depends on Western supplies. And because the aircraft's production depends on Western governments' goodwill, Beijing can only protect it poorly from competition from Airbus and Boeing, even on its own market.
By Redaktion Table
