No other nation is gaining as dramatically as China in the annual Forbes billionaire rankings. Last year, the number of new billionaires in the People’s Republic rose by 202 to 626. Some of the newcomers to the ranking have made their fortunes with unusual business ideas. A toy manufacturer is represented, as well as a liquor producer and two suppliers of e-cigarettes.
Von Redaktion Table
Hydrogen engines have the potential to turn the car industry around in times of climate change. China initially wants to establish the technology primarily in commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses because the tanks can be better accommodated in large vehicles. China is already the world's largest producer of hydrogen, with an annual production of 20 million tons. Much of this is not yet green hydrogen.
Von Frank Sieren
Parag Khanna war außenpolitischer Berater in der ersten Präsidentschaftskampagne von Barack Obama. Der Politikwissenschaftler ist Gründer des Strategieberatungsunternehmens FutureMap. Im Gespräch mit China.Table sagt er, Europas Sanktionen gegen China seien unwirksam und lediglich eine Selbstbefriedigung des Westens. Um die Lage in China langfristig zu beeinflussen, müsse der Westen präsent bleiben.
Von Michael Radunski
