Li Mingjiang is one of the leading experts on Sino-American relations. In an interview with China.Table, he expresses pessimism: the relationship between both superpowers will not relax in the coming years. Li sees many ways in which both sides could ease tensions. But the US is currently overestimating its influence on China. After all, the CCP rules with a high degree of legitimacy. Marcel Grzanna spoke with Li Mingjiang.
By Marcel Grzanna
China's Congress has passed the first national data protection law. Beijing has not only recognized the urgency to dry up the black market that has grown around consumer data. The government also wants to clarify the hitherto open questions surrounding dominance in the business with data. Will the authorities prevail against the tech corporations?
By Ning Wang
China's head of state Xi Jinping has proclaimed the fight against inequality. Forty years after Deng Xiaoping's liberal reforms, he sets a new course for the party: against the wealthy, for new opportunities for advancement. In this way, he wants to save the "Chinese dream."
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Millions of migrant workers have flocked to China's major cities in recent decades, contributing to their boom. Now a reverse migration of labor is taking place: workers are returning to the countryside. High living costs in the cities and new jobs in the digital economy allow them to no longer be bound to one place are reasons for this change. Apple is also feeling the effects of this shift.
By Frank Sieren
The EU is facing a difficult debate on reforming budget rules. It could begin at the most inopportune time: after the federal election, during coalition negotiations. Concerns are growing in Berlin: A push by Emmanuel Macron on the Stability Pact could complicate the formation of a government in Germany.
By Till Hoppe
A theocratic nation as Economic Partner of the Silk Road Initiative? Even pragmatic China finds it difficult to deal with the Taliban in practice. True, the intention was to make the best of the situation, but a Taliban emirate does not provide the necessary environment for safe investment. This is also evident by the failure of existing projects.
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China has bought into ByteDance, the publisher of the video app TikTok – with now presumably far-reaching veto power. The debate over the influence of the Chinese leadership over the popular app is now likely to flare up again.
By Redaktion Table
Following the latest publications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there is disagreement about what the findings say about the EU climate package: Is the level of ambition sufficient or not? That depends, above all, on the perspective.
By Lukas Knigge
Their app stores put Google and Apple under pressure in Europe and the USA. The accusation: too much control. The companies justify themselves, saying that this is necessary for security reasons. But experts doubt this argument.
By Falk Steiner
The Covid pandemic has permanently changed Chinese consumers' shopping habits. But China's core problem remains: Domestic consumption is not sufficient to reliably support the economy. Even the high growth rates recorded by the retail sector over the recent months are not much of help.
By Marcel Grzanna
