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At the 20th Party Congress, China's President Xi Jinping expressed his strong focus on national security as the central objective of policymaking. Therefore, it is expected that national security issues will increasingly take precedence over growth in the country's future economic policy. This is also likely to affect foreign companies.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under domestic political pressure over his approval of the Cosco deal in Hamburg. On a visit to Beijing, on the other hand, he has considerable room for maneuver. Here, his support for Cosco will actually be to his advantage. After all, in the run-up to the G20 summit, Scholz is dependent on cooperation with Beijing to make progress on major issues such as climate protection and ending the war in Ukraine.
By Frank Sieren
Chinese acquisitions of German companies need to be handled far more restrictively in the future. After all, China exploits all international relations for its greatest benefit. So if the German chancellor is already traveling to China at this time, the talks must also address global political issues beyond trade matters.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The EU Commission wants to address gaps in knowledge about China. To this end, Europe's most renowned scientists and think tanks are developing new ways of dealing with the Far East in several projects. The China competence initiative will begin in November.
By Amelie Richter