The e-CNY is no longer a dream of the future. The pilot phase has been running for months, and now the central bank has paid 200 e-CNY to each 50,000 Chinese. Beijing also wants to compete with large payment providers. After all, the data from digital payment transactions are in high demand.
Von Ning Wang
China is becoming more important as a weapons supplier, is gaining influence among individual NATO member states, and is becoming a severe threat in the high-tech sector. China will not be at the top of the agenda at the NATO defense minister meeting. However, Secretary General Stoltenberg and defense experts agree: The Alliance needs a China strategy.
Von Amelie Richter
Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer wants to send a frigate of the German Navy to the Far East for maneuvers this summer. But the mission is controversial. Supporters see it as a clear signal against China's sprawling territorial claims, but critics fear an exaggerated provocation.
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For the first time, autonomous cabs can be used in everyday life in China entirely without a driver. The Chinese start-up AutoX has recently been allowed to use them in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. But it also has a license for the USA. This makes AutoX faster than Google subsidiary Waymo. Beijing is promoting the technology massively.
Von Frank Sieren
Der Bedarf an Flugzeugen in China ist enorm. Bislang dominieren Airbus und Boeing den Markt. Nun will der staatliche Hersteller Comac strategisch in das Geschäft einsteigen. Die Auslieferung der ersten Mittelstrecken-Maschine C919 plant Comac in diesem Jahr. Gemeinsam mit Russland will China auch einen Flieger für die Langstrecke herstellen.
Von Redaktion Table
