Tag: Cosco
Habeck wants to stop Chinese takeover of Dortmund chip factory
Berlin, Munich The federal government still wants to stop the sale of the Dortmund company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has…
Ampel wants to stop Chinese takeover of chip factory after all
Berlin The federal government still wants to stop the sale of the Dortmund company Elmos’ chip factory to a Chinese investor. The company announced this in an ad hoc announcement…
How the traffic light wants to shield the critical infrastructure
Container Terminal Tollerort The entry of the Chinese state-owned company Cosco at a container terminal in the port of Hamburg caused a dispute in the traffic light coalition. (Photo: dpa)…
How the traffic light wants to shield the critical infrastructure
Container Terminal Tollerort The entry of the Chinese state-owned company Cosco at a container terminal in the port of Hamburg caused a dispute in the traffic light coalition. (Photo: dpa)…
Five graphs showing Germany’s dependence on China
flags Germany and China: The differences are big. (Photo: Imago Images) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is on a state visit to Beijing this Friday. There is a lot at…
Baerbock announces coordinated G7 winter aid for Ukraine
Muenster Hostess Annalena Baerbock chose the venue with ulterior motives: the “Peace of Westphalia” to end the 30-year war was signed in the historic Peace Hall of the town hall…
What the economy hopes for from Scholz-Reise
Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to China is a delicate mission. Experts and politicians had criticized the timing of the visit in particular, and Brussels and Paris were…
The miscalculations of Olaf Scholz
Sometimes it’s the little scenes that can be as revealing as they are revealing. When the Chancellor was asked at the most recent EU summit why he was traveling to…
Das ist Klingbeils Strategie gegen Huawei & Co.
Scholz reist am Donnerstag nach Peking und trifft am Freitag erstmals persönlich Chinas Partei- und Staatschef Xi Jinping. An der Reise hatte es Kritik gegeben, weil sie unmittelbar nach der…
Shipping companies earn billions as crisis winners
Hapag-Lloyd container ship The German shipping company is heading for a net profit of 18 billion euros this year. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) Berlin With a net profit of 18 billion…
Shipping companies earn billions as crisis winners
Hapag-Lloyd container ship The German shipping company is heading for a net profit of 18 billion euros this year. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) Berlin With a net profit of 18 billion…
SPD economic wing for comprehensive protection against unwanted takeovers
Kuka The robot manufacturer has been majority-owned by the Chinese Midea Group since 2016. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Before the first visit to China by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) this…
China’s unknown influence on the German economy
These are tense times when Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz will set off for China this Thursday together with a business delegation. Experts are observing President Xi Jinping’s claim to power,…
Baerbock criticizes cabinet decision on Chinese shipping company
Annalena Bärbock The Green politician reminded that a new course towards China had been agreed in the coalition agreement. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock criticizes the Federal Cabinet’s…
“Lex China” – coalition wants to make it more difficult for Beijing to exert influence in Germany
Berlin The traffic light coalition wants to significantly tighten the legal requirements for foreign investments in sensitive technology areas and critical infrastructures. The precautions are intended in particular to limit…
Cosco controls Greece’s largest port
Cosco container ship The Chinese logistics group Cosco holds two-thirds of the shares in the port of Piraeus. (Photo: LightRocket/Getty Images) Athens Work was suspended almost everywhere in Greece on…
Union brings temporary ban on China investments into play
Berlin The domestic policy spokesman for the Union faction in the Bundestag, Alexander Throm (CDU), has spoken out in favor of a temporary ban on Chinese companies investing in German…
The faltering world power USA: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, a few weeks ago I had a lengthy conversation with Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels. He told me about the growing concerns…
China deals in the focus of the secret service committee of the Bundestag
Berlin China’s ambitions to expand its influence in Europe through investments in sensitive technology areas and critical infrastructure are to be discussed in the Bundestag’s parliamentary control body responsible for…
Federal government plans approval for China purchase of chip production
Olaf Scholz (left), Robert Habeck While the Federal Chancellor has so far continued to show a more pro-China policy, the Economics Minister is critical – but probably not complaining in…