Is China luring other emerging markets into a "debt trap"? China's particular form of foreign aid invites misunderstanding. A thorough analysis of openly available data by researchers provides a much more nuanced picture.
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The EU Commission can't quite get its supply chain law off the ground. The Brussels-based authority missed the October deadline for the presentation of its so-called Due Diligence Law. One reason: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to use the supply chain law to enforce a ban on imports of products from forced labor. This could also affect some Chinese imports.
Von Charlotte Wirth
Everyone is discussing the trend of “decoupling” between China and the Western world. Indeed, especially in the realms of technology and data governance, increasing separation between the two spheres is clearly evident. However, on capital markets things seem to be moving in the opposite direction: cross-border portfolio investments into and out of China are growing fast, despite some recent setbacks.
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“Decoupling” ist in aller Munde. Die fortschreitende Trennung zwischen China auf der einen sowie Europa und den USA auf der anderen Seite wird in vielen Bereichen sichtbar. Insbesondere in der Technologieentwicklung oder bei Data Governance sind wachsende Gräben nicht zu übersehen. Doch Chinas Kapitalmärkte scheinen eine andere Geschichte zu schreiben: Internationale Portfolio-Investitionen, nach China hinein und aus China heraus, wachsen schnell – trotz gelegentlicher Schocks.
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