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Economy: Analysts skeptical despite possible interest rate cuts.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs are lowering their expectations for the Chinese economy despite the central bank's possible interest rate cuts.

By Marcel Grzanna

Deflation: Consumer prices in China continue to fall.

Consumer prices in China have fallen slightly again. The trade war could now lead to a further drop in prices. Experts expect greater deflationary pressure because of a greater price war within China.

By Leonardo Pape

Foreign policy: Xi calls for stronger ties with neighboring countries.

China's Communist Party leadership says its relations with neighboring countries are "better than ever in modern times".

By Leonardo Pape

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Documents: Current China studies

By Leonardo Pape

Auto industry: Volkswagen reports sales decline in China.

Volkswagen sold fewer vehicles in China during the first three months of the year. The company is especially feeling the pressure from domestic competitors in the electric vehicle (EV) segment. Meanwhile, the overall Chinese auto market has continued to grow.

By Leonardo Pape

Study: Green Deal implementation in Estonia and Sweden has gaps.

The Stockholm Environment Institute's EU Green Policy Tracker aims to create more transparency about the implementation of European climate policy in the member states. The initial study on Sweden and Estonia already reveals gaps.

By Lukas Knigge

Microplastics: Higher threshold solves deadlock in plastic pellet trilogue.

Until recently, the EU Commission and the German government had blocked a trilogue agreement on the prevention of microplastic pollution. Easier rules for small companies finally broke the deadlock.

By Lukas Knigge

False statements about Germany: How US President Trump glosses over coal power.

US President Donald Trump has ushered in a coal revival for his country – and wrongly cited Germany as a positive example. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to heavily subsidize coal as an energy source. Ministries and authorities are instructed to repeal all measures diverting the country from coal production.

By Lukas Bayer

Climate levy for ships: US withdraws from IMO negotiations with threats.

Shortly before the IMO negotiations concerning climate protection measures in global shipping were supposed to be concluded, the US disrupted the talks. It withdrew and threatened retaliation against all countries that did not comply.

By Alexandra Endres