Industrial Policy and Technology

Research and Insights

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2025 - Citizens shopping at a farmers' market in Nanjing, China's Jiangsu Province on November 9, 2025.

Party and State

Trade and Investment

China's economy in Q2: Domestic woes dampen growth as imbalances intensify

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

China Economic Indicators

Jul 23, 2026

Customers dine inside a two-storey restaurant complex housing a KFC outlet on the ground floor and other restaurants on the upper floor in Beijing, China, July 12, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Beijing is failing to meet the challenge of weak domestic demand

Esther Goreichy

Sophia Pradels

China Economic Indicators

Jul 23, 2026

Robots make cars at the China International Industrial Expo in Shanghai

Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

Bernhard Bartsch

Claudia Wessling

Rebecca Arcesati

Alexander Davey

Aurelio Insisa

Report

Jun 30, 2026

Executive Summary: Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

Claudia Wessling

Bernhard Bartsch

Report

Jun 30, 2026

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Head of Program (Co-lead)

Technology; digital policy; artificial intelligence

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Lead Analyst

Strategic emerging industries; Research collaboration; Tech transfer

Alexander Brown

Senior Analyst

Industrial policy; foreign economic policy

Jacob Gunter

Head of Program

China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation

Andreas Mischer

Analyst

Foreign investment; industrial policy and Chinese automotive industry

Antonia Hmaidi

Head of Program (Co-lead)

Geopolitics of technology; semiconductors; data science; hacking

Wendy Chang

Senior Analyst

China's tech companies, digital ecosystem and emerging technologies including AI

Altynay Junusova

Analyst

Space technology; quantum; critical minerals; dual-use technology

Events

MERICS Members Briefing – China's Economic Indicators: What is Beijing actually doing to boost consumption?

Jul. 24, 2026

Members only

MERICS Closed-door Workshop: China’s Advancements in New Semiconductor Technologies and Their Implications for Europe

Jun. 30, 2026

Berlin

Industrial Policy and Technology

Research and Insights

China's economy in Q2: Domestic woes dampen growth as imbalances intensify

Beijing is failing to meet the challenge of weak domestic demand

Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

Executive Summary: Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Andreas Mischer

Antonia Hmaidi

Wendy Chang

Altynay Junusova

Events

MERICS Members Briefing – China's Economic Indicators: What is Beijing actually doing to boost consumption?

MERICS Closed-door Workshop: China’s Advancements in New Semiconductor Technologies and Their Implications for Europe

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