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Green hydrogen from Inner Mongolia

China is the world's largest producer of hydrogen. But green hydrogen is still rare, and European companies are spearheading it. That is now set to change. With sun, wind and a lot of money, Beijing wants to turn Inner Mongolia into a hub for green hydrogen.

By Frank Sieren

Green stocks are this year's big winner

When it comes to China's stock markets, there is often talk of a bloodbath. However, it was mainly Chinese internet companies that went downhill while producers of solar cells, wind power and electric cars are experiencing a boom.

By Redaktion Table

The problems surrounding China's sponge cities

The number of floods in China is rising. Although the country wants to transform more than two-thirds of its cities into so-called "sponge cities" by 2030 and even internationally, the recent floods in Zhengzhou expose the plan's weaknesses.

By Ning Wang

Nils Schmid

"Merkel's China policy is outdated"

Nils Schmid is concerned: China poses a serious challenge, he says, because it is taking place in an area in which Germany and the West have hitherto considered themselves unrivaled. Angela Merkel's China policy will not get us very far, the SPD foreign policy expert warns. The behavior of the German economy is also not a credit to the country. It is high time for a new German China policy. This interview was conducted by Michael Radunski. Here can find more interviews with top representatives of German politics ahead of the 2021 federal elections.

By Michael Radunski