The Chinese shipping company Cosco wants to buy a stake in the Port of Hamburg. Economically, it would mean a powerful alliance between the world's fourth-largest shipping company and Europe's third-largest port. But experts warn about potential ulterior motives from Beijing.
By Michael Radunski
Youth unemployment rate in China has more than doubled since the outbreak of the pandemic. One in five young Chinese is unable to find work. As the economic outlook remains grim under zero-Covid, no quick improvement is in sight – and the risk of social unrest rises.
By Redaktion Table
There has never been so little direct interaction between China and the world in recent decades. The former SPD chairman and German Minister of Defense warns that Russia's attack on Ukraine will exacerbate this estrangement. He believes, however, that German and Chinese economies and societies are dependent on each other. And the question of peace, as a global challenge, cannot be resolved without China.
By Experts Table.Briefings