Global institutions such as the IMF, the WTO, and the World Bank are increasingly shaped by the rivalry between China and the US. For Beijing, they are bulwarks of the West. China, therefore, wants to counteract by creating its own organizations. The Bulgarian IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has apparently been caught in the crossfire.
By Frank Sieren
Programmers will soon be more important in the automotive industry than engine developers. This is becoming a problem for German manufacturers, as it already becomes apparent in China. And they are also lagging in the field of e-mobility.
By Redaktion Table
Technical standards are increasingly becoming the focus of politics. This is also – but not only – due to China. Till Hoppe asked Wolfgang Niedziella, President-designate of the European standardization organization CENELEC, how the standardization institutions intend to deal with the current challenges of geopolitics, digitalization and the Green Deal.
By Till Hoppe
With LinkedIn, the last remaining major American social media platform, has bowed to the pressure of Chinese censorship. LinkedIn still wants to remain in China with a pure job portal. However, even before its launch this year, this project is not considered promising. And so the Chinese are now using LinkedIn in the same way as they have been using Google or Facebook for a long time: via officially forbidden but tolerated VPN channels.
By Frank Sieren
As a seasoned diplomat, Kishore Mahbubani knows international politics like no other. His Asian perspective challenges Western thought patterns – especially about the conflict between China and the US. In an interview with China.Table, he argues for seeing the world as it is: America is behaving hypocritically, while Xi Jinping enjoys high approval ratings back home. Michael Radunski spoke with Mahbubani.
By Michael Radunski
The leaders of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP have agreed to continue their talks, and today the FDP's federal executive board is expected to approve the exploratory paper. The Europe.Table editorial team analyzed what the explorers have already agreed on regarding Europe, the Green Deal and digitization.
By Redaktion Table
Representatives of the Federal Environment Agency, academia, trade unions and German business are calling on the incoming German government to focus its political program entirely on climate change and digitalization. The unusual alliance is not alone in its demands for reform – but it may carry special weight.
By Falk Steiner
With its toolbox, the European Commission has shown the EU states how they can manage the current energy crisis in the short term. But long-term measures are also being examined to prevent future price shocks. One possibility: collective gas procurement and storage. But there is great disagreement about the impact and benefits of collective gas contracts.
By Lukas Knigge
Relations between the EU and the UK remain on a knife edge. That worries the economy. And doubts about the government's fidelity to the treaty in London continue to grow. Will the sausage war turn into a full-blown trade war after all?
By Eric Bonse
A new science group of the World Health Organization wants to uncover the origin of the Covid pandemic. German virologist Christian Drosten may be among them. The lab theory is not officially the focus of interest – it is more about genetics and intermediate hosts. Nevertheless, those responsible are hoping to gain new insights. Is China opening up to sample collection?
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