Your contact for new licenses
History teaches: Countries with strong growth threaten the establishment, and the danger of war increases. China's economic and geostrategic interests threaten the US in particular today. Europe must find its role as a mediator.
By Nico Beckert
The market value of EV maker Nio grew by more than 1000 percent in 2020. A sedan with a solid-state battery, a novel battery swap concept and the development of a community are expected to boost sales further. The company plans to enter the European market in the second half of 2021.
By Redaktion Table
The New Silk Road leads to new debts for developing and emerging countries. But there is no Chinese master plan behind it. China is also taking high financial and reputational risks.
By Nico Beckert
One year after the WHO declared a "health emergency of international concern" over the Covid outbreak in Wuhan, China.Table compiles positions on China's crisis management: How do the Chinese assess the situation? What political, economic and human rights consequences do EU parliamentarians, economists, political scientists and human rights activists see?
By Redaktion Table
Chinese tourists were ridiculed in many places in Europe. Now that they are staying away because of Covid, the tourism industry is suffering. In Switzerland and Berlin, the number of overnight stays by guests from the Far East fell by up to 98 percent last year compared to the same period in the previous year. In China, there are strict quarantine rules for returning travelers.
By Felix Lee
If Germany and Europe do not assert themselves between the US and China we will not only lose our "European way of life", but also more and more room for maneuver to provide China with a powerful counterweight. Norway could be a role model with its active foreign policy.
By Ning Wang