China's coal phase-out has so far been little more than lip service. The country builds and plans a large number of fossil-fuel power plants and invests in corresponding projects worldwide. Even worse, foreign investors continue to pour money into China's coal industry projects. German financial firms are among them.
Von Redaktion Table
China's population is growing as slowly as in times of the 1950s famine. This poses immense challenges for the economy and the social system. Sales growth of products for younger people is likely to gradually decrease. And the rise to global power will become much more difficult.
Von Felix Lee
China wants to build a powerful chip industry. In the automotive sector, a chip alliance is supposed to network the entire supply chain. The first partnerships are already in place. Automotive expert Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer expects Chinese semiconductor companies to become global market leaders in five years. In an interview with China.Table he explains why.
Von Christiane Kuehl
China's new digital renminbi by itself will not help the currency to challenge the US dollar's global dominance. Its true significance instead lies in its potential to shift the competitive balance of power between the country's technology giants and traditional banks.
Von Redaktion Table