Chinese shipping company Cosco Shipping is taking a 35 percent stake in a Hamburg container terminal. The Hanseatic city welcomes this investment as a strengthening of Hamburg's role as a transport hub. For the terminal operator HHLA, the investment means planning security and the possibility of a strategic partnership.
By Christiane Kuehl
The Greens and the FDP are revealing little after their first bilateral talks in terms of content. But the schedule for further talks is set – except for those with the CDU/CSU. The assessment teams for the Greens and the Reds have also been determined, while they have been outlined for the FDP – and are only clear about functions for the CDU and CSU.
By Falk Steiner
Companies are under increasing pressure: data protection regulators are taking more frequent and more coordinated action against companies that transfer data to the US. These companies are caught in a dilemma between US and EU law. Now, in the third attempt, a legally secure basis will be established. The TTC provides political support for this issue.
By Falk Steiner
AUKUS and the bounced submarine deal notwithstanding, the EU-US Trade and Technology Council got underway in Pittsburgh. The talks focused on the chip industry, export controls, investment controls and artificial intelligence. Experts doubt how far Brussels and Washington can actually move toward each other in the new forum for talks.
By Redaktion Table
One of China's most complicated insolvency cases enters the next round: The HNA Group from Hainan in southern China is split into four independently managed business units. HNA is the parent company of the renowned Hainan Airlines, the only airline that services direct routes from Beijing to Berlin. The tourism company definitely still has a future – if it operates more frugally and efficiently in the future.
By Frank Sieren
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has drafted a carbon neutrality roadmap for China. According to the plan, solar energy will become the number one energy source by 2045, and coal consumption has to be cut back to one-fifth by 2060. Greater efficiency and a massive expansion of renewable energies are needed. There is even implementation of technologies that do not exist yet. This all costs a lot of money. But the IEA believes that China is capable of making the transition even faster.
By Christiane Kuehl
Salt also melts under enough heat – and is then suitable as a carrier for nuclear fuel. China sees this as an alternative technology for future nuclear reactors. The breakthrough of liquid salt reactors is anything but certain. But it does have some amazing advantages.
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For Jean Pisani-Ferry, the decisive factor is not whether Germany will be governed by a traffic light or a Jamaica coalition. In an interview with Tanja Kuchenbecker, the renowned economist says it is more important who occupies the key government posts. Pisani-Ferry is a senior fellow at the think tank Bruegel and was an advisor to President Emmanuel Macron.
By Till Hoppe
The FDP and the Greens, the two coalition partners-to-be, plan to meet today, Wednesday. According to the plan of the election winners in the Willy Brandt House, the traffic light coalition will meet later this week for the first time. Meanwhile, there is rising pressure on Armin Laschet in the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.
By Falk Steiner
China is striving to become the leader in innovation and high-tech in decades to come. In our interview, Almuth Wietholtz-Eisert from the Leibniz Association describes the implications for German scientists and researchers. International cooperation partners must not close their eyes to the fact that research in China often serves military, economic or repressive purposes of the CCP. Wietholtz-Eisert warns against forced technology transfers and targeted cyberattacks. The interview was conducted by Michael Radunski.
By Michael Radunski
