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Jörn Petring

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 09: A tourist drinks bottled ice water while visiting Tiantan Temple of Heaven Park during a hot summer day on July 9, 2023 in Beijing, China. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Copyright: xVCGx 111444702103

Extreme heat every five years

China is set to experience even more extreme temperatures than the United States and Europe in the future, according to a warning from international climate scientists. The region around Beijing could be particularly hard hit.

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BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 09: A tourist drinks bottled ice water while visiting Tiantan Temple of Heaven Park during a hot summer day on July 9, 2023 in Beijing, China. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Copyright: xVCGx 111444702103

Alle fünf Jahre Extremhitze

China wird nach einer Warnung internationaler Klimaforscher künftig noch häufiger Opfer extremer Temperaturen als die USA und Europa. Besonders hart könnte es die Region um Peking treffen.

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Luckin Coffee China

Luckin Coffee überholt Starbucks 

Vor drei Jahren sorgte Luckin mit geschönten Geschäftszahlen für einen Riesenskandal. Das Unternehmen musste sich sogar von der New Yorker Börse zurückziehen. Jetzt hat es plötzlich Starbucks in China überholt. Ein gravierender Unterschied im Geschäftsmodell brachte Luckin während Corona nach vorn.

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Luckin Coffee China

Luckin Coffee overtakes Starbucks

Three years ago, Luckin caused a massive scandal with falsified business figures. The company was even forced to delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Now it has suddenly overtaken Starbucks in China. A major difference in its business model put Luckin in the lead during the Covid pandemic.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 06: People take photos during the launching ceremony of China s first domestically-built large cruise ship Adora Magic City at a shipyard of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd on June 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. The cruise ship, measuring 323.6 meters in length and 37.2 meters in width with a gross tonnage of 135,500 tonnes, can accommodate a total of 5,246 passengers. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xChinaxNewsxServicex 111439964928

Chinas erstes Kreuzfahrtschiff in See gestochen 

Ausgestattet mit Luxushotel und Wasserpark soll die „Adora Magic City“ chinesische Passagiere begeistern. Die europäischen Branchenführer nehmen es gelassen. Ihre Erwartungen in China wurden ohnehin schon vor Jahren enttäuscht.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 06: People take photos during the launching ceremony of China s first domestically-built large cruise ship Adora Magic City at a shipyard of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd on June 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. The cruise ship, measuring 323.6 meters in length and 37.2 meters in width with a gross tonnage of 135,500 tonnes, can accommodate a total of 5,246 passengers. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xChinaxNewsxServicex 111439964928

China's first cruise ship set sail

Featuring a luxury hotel and water park, the "Adora Magic City" is designed to captivate Chinese passengers. Europe's industry leaders remain composed. Their expectations from China were already disappointed years ago.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19: A Xpeng sign hangs over the company s booth during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai on April 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xVCGx 111432829638

Xpeng: VW receives Chinese help

Volkswagen is sneered at for relying on Chinese help in its race to catch up on the electric mobility market. But its new partner Xpeng could prove to be the right choice. The company has precisely the technology VW needs. And vice versa, it could also benefit from the market power of the Germans.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19: A Xpeng sign hangs over the company s booth during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai on April 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xVCGx 111432829638

Xpeng: Unterstützung aus China für VW 

Volkswagen wird dafür belächelt, bei seiner Aufholjagd in der Elektromobilität auf chinesische Hilfe zu setzen. Doch der neue Partner Xpeng könnte sich als die richtige Wahl erweisen. Der Konzern verfügt über genau die Technologie, die VW braucht. Und könnte umgekehrt auch von der Marktmacht der Wolfsburger profitieren.

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MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT s hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems. Shanghai Shanghai China PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xCFOTOx originalFilename: cfoto-miduboot230713_npTGb.jpg

Tech billionaires outdo each other with AI investments

The first responses of Baidu and other Chinese tech companies to ChatGPT were hardly convincing. Thanks to massive investments, the gap seems to be closing. China's IT companies have fully entered the race. But the shortage of US chips remains a significant problem.

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MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT s hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems. Shanghai Shanghai China PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xCFOTOx originalFilename: cfoto-miduboot230713_npTGb.jpg

Tech-Milliardäre überbieten sich mit KI-Investitionen

Baidu und andere chinesische Tech-Unternehmen konnten mit ihren ersten Antworten auf ChatGPT kaum überzeugen. Dank massiver Investitionen scheint die Lücke kleiner zu werden. Chinas IT-Firmen sind voll in das Wettrennen eingestiegen. Ein großes Problem bleibt aber der Mangel an Chips aus den USA.

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