MERICS China Podcast

„China in 25“ – in maximal 25 Minuten sprechen Mikko Huotari, Bernhard Bartsch und Claudia Wessling über aktuelle Entwicklungen in China.  In dieser Folge geht es um die Eskalation zwischen dem Iran und Israel und wie Chinas Reaktionen darauf einzuschätzen sind, um die Forschungsinvestitionen des chinesischen Telekom Riesen Huawei sowie um die EU-chinesischen Beziehungen.  Mehr über die Themen in dieser Ausgabe erfahren Sie hier: * Iran-China- Beziehungen + China senkt Zölle für afrikanische Länder + Roboter für die Altenpflege | Merics China Essentials [https://merics.org/de/merics-briefs/iran-china-beziehungen-china-senkt-zoelle-fuer-afrikanische-laender-roboter-fuer-die]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is widening its influence over private companies. Since Xi Jinping took office as party and state leader, the CCP has increased its control over the private economy by guiding capital, controlling shares and engaging in corporate governance.  In this episode, Kasper Ingeman Beck, Postdoc at the Copenhagen Business School, and Nis Grünberg, Lead Analyst at MERICS, join Johannes Heller-John to discuss the role of the CCP in the private sector and what it means for decision makers in Europe. ---- This podcast is part of the project “Dealing with a Resurgent China” (DWARC) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101061700. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Chinese outbound foreign direct investment in the EU and UK rose for the first time in 2024 after seven consecutive years of decline. In this episode we look at what has changed, where the money is going, and what is happening in the particularly important sector of electric vehicles. Armand Meyer, Senior Research Analyst with Rhodium Group’s China Data Services team, and Andreas Mischer, Analyst with the Economics team at MERICS, are co-authors of a recent report on Chinese FDI in Europe [https://merics.org/en/report/chinese-investment-rebounds-despite-growing-frictions-chinese-fdi-europe-2024-update], published by Rhodium Group and MERICS. They share its results with Johannes Heller-John.

The Labor government in the UK launched an audit of the country’s relations with China in 2024. The results are set to be released in June. In this episode of the MERICS China Podcast, Charles Parton joins Johannes Heller-John to talk about the UK’s China Audit and the importance of science and technology in the China context. Charles Parton is a member of the UK think tank Council on Geostrategy, the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (RUSI), and a Senior Associate Fellow at MERICS.  Read more about the topics covered in this episode here: * Publications of Charles Parton at the Council on Geostrategy [https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/author/charles-parton/] * Publications of the Coalition on Secure Technology [https://cim-coalition.co.uk/reports/]

„China in 25“ – in maximal 25 Minuten sprechen Mikko Huotari [https://merics.org/de/team/mikko-huotari], Bernhard Bartsch [https://merics.org/de/team/bernhard-bartsch] und Claudia Wessling [https://merics.org/de/team/claudia-wessling] über aktuelle Entwicklungen in China.  In dieser Folge geht es um eine neue Eskalation zwischen den USA und China im Bereich Hochleistungschips und Künstliche Intelligenz, um Chinas Sicherheits- und Rüstungspolitik sowie um Chinas erstmals seit Jahren wieder gestiegene Investitionen in Europa. Die Diskussion dreht sich um eine zentrale Beobachtung: Ob Technologie-, Sicherheits- oder Investitionspolitik, die strategischen Grundlagen für aktuelle Entwicklungen wurden von Beijing mit langem Atem vor mehr als einem Jahrzehnt angelegt, in Initiativen wie „Made in China 2025“ oder der „Neuen Seidenstraße“, in Xi Jinpings kontinuierlicher Ausweitung des Sicherheitsbegriffs sowie gezielten Investitionen in Chinas militärische Fähigkeiten.  Mehr über die Themen in dieser Ausgabe erfahren Sie hier: * Studie von MERICS und Rhodium Group: Chinese investment rebounds despite growing frictions - Chinese FDI in Europe: 2024 Update [https://merics.org/de/report/chinese-investment-rebounds-despite-growing-frictions-chinese-fdi-europe-2024-update] * MERICS China Essentials: Weißbuch zur Nationalen Sicherheit + China und Lateinamerika + US-China-Beziehungen [https://merics.org/de/merics-briefs/weissbuch-zur-nationalen-sicherheit-china-und-lateinamerika-us-china-beziehungen]