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Under strong NATO and EU pressure, Germany is decreasing its dependence on gas imported from Russia. This controversial relationship, which gave the Kremlin a financial boost, may be coming to an end, but there is another threat on the horizon: dependence on China. Berlin reiterates that severing economic ties with Moscow must mean accelerating investments […]

In recent days, the EU member states have agreed to implement a plan to accelerate their own production of semiconductors. The 43 billion euro agreement shows that Europe intends to follow in the footsteps of America. It will thus take the first concrete step in the fight against chip shortages and becoming independent of imports […]

Changes in the zero-Covid policy will not offer relief to the Chinese and global economies. With Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power, China will maintain a strict epidemic policy, while the rest of the world strives to adjust to living with the coronavirus, writes Jacek Perzyński, a contributor to BiznesAlert.pl.

China’s COSCO has expressed interest in acquiring a 35 percent stake in the port of Hamburg. Due to national security issues six ministries vetoed this option. Germany’s intelligence services shared the concerns. However, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz advocated the sale of this share package to the Chinese – writes Aleksandra Fedorska, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.

The technological war between China and the United States continues, and in the first half of October we saw another move on the chessboard. It was made by the Americans, who want to strictly control the export of semiconductors to China – writes Jędrzej Stachura, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.

During his latest tour Roger Waters, who back in the day was Pink Floyd’s lead, has been displaying a sign before every show saying “If you’re here because you like Pink Floyd but you can’t stand Roger Waters’ politics, f**k off to the bar.” Judging by his statements about the war in Ukraine or the […]

Currently, the Middle Kingdom is facing the most intense and longest heat wave, which has been going on for nearly 70 days, making it the longest in more than six decades. In July alone, the heatwave caused economic losses estimated at CNY 2.73 billion (USD 400 million) and affected 5.5 million people from the Sichuan […]

Xi Jinping has repeatedly made it clear that his most important strategic goal is to connect the lands on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The problem is that already during the Korean War Americans designated Taiwan as their indispensable aircraft carrier. Economically, strategically, technologically and prestigiously, this is an extremely fat prize from the […]

The past year has been marked by a technology war in Asia, where China and Taiwan are at loggerheads. The latter is aware of its position in the world and does everything to strengthen it. Enter the European Union, which has finally seen the spectre of an impending threat – writes Jędrzej Stachura, editor at […]

At this year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, China and the United States agreed to strengthen cooperation on climate policy. The two biggest CO2 emitters, which compete on many fronts, have in part found common ground and presented a joint plan. However, it included a point that the Chinese decided to reject – writes Jędrzej […]