Tag: Jürgen Matthes
Possible EU tariffs on electric cars are fueling fears of a trade war with China
Beijing, Brussels, Berlin Ursula von der Leyen has sparked concerns in Germany about a trade conflict with China. The EU Commission President had announced that she would take action against…
China setzt deutsche Wirtschaft in Europa unter Druck
Autoherstellung in Zwickau Chinesische Autohersteller exportieren immer mehr Fahrzeuge in die EU. (Foto: IMAGO/Kirchner-Media) Berlin Deutsche Unternehmen geraten durch die Exporte chinesischer Konkurrenten ausgerechnet auf dem europäischen Heimatmarkt immer stärker unter…
So versucht China, an deutsche Technologien kommen
Technologie in Deutschland Während im Jahr 2014 noch 1,27 Milliarden Euro für Lizenzgebühren von China nach Deutschland flossen, beliefen sich im Jahr 2022 die Gebühreneinnahmen bereits auf rund vier Milliarden…
Where the greatest dependencies on China are
Volkswagen in China Vehicle builders work in a workshop on a production line from SAIC Volkswagen in Shanghai. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany’s dependence on imports from China has increased further.…
How big can the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Agreement get?
Dusseldorf, Tokyo, Bangkok More than half a billion people and almost a sixth of global economic output: This is how large the free trade alliance CPTPP will be when Great…
Where the greatest dependencies on China are
Volkswagen in China Vehicle builders work in a workshop on a production line from SAIC Volkswagen in Shanghai. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For months now, the federal government has been warning…
Why the EU is not able to decouple from China
Chinese President Xi Jinping at a video summit with EU officials The European countries are trying to make themselves independent of the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Finally growing up: Six…
Industrialization: German dependence on China
Container port in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu Province The German electronics industry in particular is dependent on deliveries from the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Large companies such as…
Little leeway for politics – The federal government is faced with a dilemma
Berlin It was an urgent warning that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently issued. “Free trade must not triumph over freedom, and commercial considerations must not take precedence over the…
China is facing the Covid chaos
Medical staff in front of a hospital in Beijing China expects a drastic increase in corona numbers. The hospitals are facing a new endurance test. (Photo: dpa) Berlin China has…
How China forces us to do things we don’t want to do
The federal government is currently writing its China strategy and is anything but unanimous. This is also due to the fact that China’s state capitalism calls our basic market principles…
Controversy over EU debt rules intensifies
Brussels The EU Commission’s proposal for a reform of European debt rules has met with strong resistance. The economic policy spokesman for the EPP group in the European Parliament, Markus…
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…
German dependence on China is “going in the wrong direction at an enormous pace”
FAW Volkswagen factory in China According to an IW study, the German economy is much more dependent on China than vice versa. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the first half of…
ECB announces rate hike: is the next euro crisis imminent?
Flocks of birds over Rome Italy will elect a new parliament early next year. (Photo: imago/Italy Photo Press) Rome, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Athens After its council meeting on Thursday, the…
Struggle for the Maastricht reform: War overshadows debt debate
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance is advising his EU colleagues on reforming the debt rules. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Actually, the meeting of the European finance ministers on Friday…
Globalization at the end? Five facts prove the opposite
Berlin For months, companies have been suffering from a lack of material, whether microchips, raw materials or fuel. Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) called the bottlenecks onto the scene. With…
China’s response to Omicron threatens international trade
Berlin, Beijing An opaque fence several meters high, barbed wire, security forces, a police car – when you see the Kunlun Hotel in the heart of Beijing, you might think…
China’s response to Omicron threatens international trade
Berlin, Beijing An opaque fence several meters high, barbed wire, security forces, a police car – when you see the Kunlun Hotel in the heart of Beijing, you might think…
The world’s largest free trade zone is launched
Zhoushan port in China The leadership in Beijing wants to position itself as a counterweight to the USA in global trade. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf, Beijing, Tokyo,…