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Ships are again piling up at ports

The lockdowns in China affect already struggling international goods traffic. A huge ship jam is forming off Shanghai, while ports in the west suffer from a flood of containers. At a webinar hosted by AHK Hong Kong, experts discussed the implications of this.

By Christiane Kuehl

Lack of trust in the social credit system

Two years after its gradual introduction, the social credit system for companies in China continues to pose a long list of concerns and inconsistencies for German companies. This was the verdict of an event on Thursday morning in the Global China Conversations series of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).

By Marcel Grzanna

Three years later: Germany prevents acquisition of Heyer Medical

The German government has prohibited the takeover of a German manufacturer of respiratory equipment by the Beijing-based company Aeonmed. The problem: The merger has already been completed and filled with life for the past three years. The Chinese side has already invested heavily and pushed new projects.

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China Stahlproduktion Recycling Schrott

Fighting climate change with scrap metal

China is the world's largest steel producer. The sector is one of the biggest climate offenders in the People's Republic. To achieve its climate goals, China focuses on recycling steel scrap.

By Ning Wang