Foreigners who want to feel at home in China need social contacts. This is even more true for their partners who are not working if they do not want to slip into the "Beijing Blues". Family networks that help ease homesickness have established themselves throughout the city. But not everyone is comfortable meeting new people.
By Marcel Grzanna
The FDP politician Alexander Graf Lambsdorff is demanding a higher priority for China in the foreign policy strategy of the future German government. Brussels also concerns him on a particular issue: the CAI investment agreement. He calls for a renegotiation of the deal between the European Union and Beijing. China.Table's questions were answered in writing. For more interviews with top German politicians ahead of the 2021 federal election, click here.
By Amelie Richter
Chinese tech company Baidu is going into mass production with its new "Kunlun" AI chip. It's the first 7-nanometer chip made in China. This push is part of a larger trend. More and more tech giants want to design their own semiconductors. China also wants to make itself less dependent on US technology.
By Frank Sieren