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Statt mit dem Auto ist man in Shenzhen vielleicht bald mit dem Flugtaxi unterwegs.

Shenzhen becomes city of autonomous driving

The southern Chinese tech metropolis of Shenzhen wants to open up all its main roads to self-driving cars. This would make the mega-city the first city in the world to permit the new technology on such a large scale. The corresponding draft laws are already at a final stage.

By Frank Sieren

Eu-China-Gipfel

China and EU maintain distance

The high-level meeting between EU leaders and China's president did not yield any new progress. Beijing continues to refer to the Ukraine war as a regional crisis, while Brussels warns against undermining sanctions against Russia.

By Amelie Richter

Shanghai Flughafen Expats China

'A perfectly shielded society'

For years, China was seen by foreign residents as a land of unlimited opportunity. But that is in the past now. A tough zero-covid strategy, growing nationalism, totalitarian tendencies and higher taxes are causing more and more expats to leave the People's Republic.

By Marcel Grzanna