Business representatives frequently accuse the Chinese government of unfairly supporting its domestic companies. And indeed, there are some high-profile cases. But China's subsidies in the field of research and development hardly have any positive effects. The framework conditions for innovation also leave much to be desired. But Beijing is taking great efforts to make its economy more innovative.
By Nico Beckert
The agreement is in place, now the party congresses or, in the case of the Greens, the members still have to approve it. The presentation of the coalition agreement and its contents already gives an idea of how the coalition is to function. As yet unresolved personnel issues point to internal disagreement.
By Falk Steiner
Taxonomy, supply chain law, trade agreements: Brussels is waiting for Berlin to show it the way on a number of sustainability issues. These primarily focus on one topic.
By Till Hoppe
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner — this was not an enticing prospect for the leaders in Paris and Rome. But the coalition agreement leaves room for reforms to the Stability Pact and the banking union.
By Till Hoppe
The coalition partners want to strengthen the EU externally and internally — and are even talking about a "federal state". They have also agreed on von der Leyen's personnel.
By Eric Bonse
The future German government wants to bring forward the phase-out of coal to 2030. In the same year, 80 percent of the electricity demand is to be covered by renewable energies. The traffic light coalition agreement of the contains ambitious climate protection targets, but in many cases fails to provide answers to the question of implementation.
By Timo Landenberger
Over the next four years, the new German government intends to massively drive forward the decarbonization of the mobility sector. Infrastructures are to be expanded and emissions are to be priced without competitiveness suffering. This will primarily affect road traffic.
By Lukas Knigge
The German Olympic Sports Confederation claims to be "informed" about the case of the missing tennis player, but is clearly against a boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing. The German Ski Association, on the other hand, does not have the time to deal with the issue in depth. So far, only the tennis world is threatening to draw consequences in response to Beijing's crisis management, while an athletes' association is even calling for the expulsion of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
By Marcel Grzanna
For over thirty years, Rudolf Scharping has been committed to cooperation with China. In today's interview, he talks about the present challenges for international companies in China. In an age of logistics problems and governmental interference, mutual exchange was more important than ever at this year's 8th German-Chinese business summit. Scharping is convinced that China will not decouple itself from the rest of the world. The interview was conducted by Ning Wang and Finn Mayer-Kuckuk.
By Redaktion Table
The digital chapter is right at the beginning of the coalition agreement — a signal. Many of the plans have points of contact in Brussels, but conflicts are already emerging.
By Falk Steiner
