Industrial Policy and Technology

Research and Insights

high-performance neural signal recording and stimulation chip is pictured at the exhibition hall of "Xitou Qizhnao Smart Energy Science Innovation Center" in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

Manufacturing metrology + Brain-machine tech + Tackling talent shortages

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS China Industries

Aug 28, 2025

China’s rise in biotechnology, with Alexander Brown and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Podcast

Aug 18, 2025

China strebt nach Dominanz bei KI – mit Folgen für den Rest der Welt (Münchner Merkur)

Antonia Hmaidi

External publication

Aug 05, 2025

China’s rise to global tech leadership, with James Kynge

Podcast

Aug 01, 2025

The Evolution of "Made in China 2025" (The Diplomat)

Andreas Mischer

External publication

Aug 01, 2025

How China uses persuasive technologies for social control (7am Podcast)

Daria Impiombato

External publication

Jul 29, 2025

Chinese citizens look at home appliances. The Chinese government introduced trade-in programs on costlier household purchases like washing machines and fridges to lift consumption in Q2 2025.

Solid GDP growth in Q2 masks China’s challenges

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

Economic Indicators

Jul 23, 2025

China’s drive toward self-reliance in artificial intelligence: from chips to large language models

Wendy Chang

Rebecca Arcesati

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Jul 22, 2025

China aims for self-reliance in AI, with Wendy Chang and Antonia Hmaidi

Podcast

Jul 22, 2025

Robot toys are seen in Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu, China

The trade-offs of innovating in China in times of global technology rivalry

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Jacob Gunter

Report

Jun 24, 2025

China in 25: China and the Israel-Iran war + Basic research + EU-China summit

Podcast

Jun 20, 2025

How China’s biotech is changing global ecosystems (Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission)

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

External publication

Jun 05, 2025

Workers assemble industrial robots at a robot manufacturer in Nanjing city in east China's Jiangsu province.

Beyond Made in China 2025 – China’s dream of broad-based industrial greatness

Alexander Brown

Max J. Zenglein

Comment

Jun 04, 2025

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Lead Analyst

Technology; digital policy; artificial intelligence

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Head of Program

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

Senior Analyst

Geopolitics of technology; semiconductors; data science; hacking

Wendy Chang

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 Roundtable: AI Entanglements - Assessing the Tradeoffs of European-Chinese Collaboration

Sep. 27, 2023

Berlin

International symposium with Federal Minister for Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger

Sep. 05, 2023

Berlin

Industrial Policy and Technology

Manufacturing metrology + Brain-machine tech + Tackling talent shortages

China’s rise in biotechnology, with Alexander Brown and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

China strebt nach Dominanz bei KI – mit Folgen für den Rest der Welt (Münchner Merkur)

China’s rise to global tech leadership, with James Kynge

The Evolution of "Made in China 2025" (The Diplomat)

How China uses persuasive technologies for social control (7am Podcast)

Solid GDP growth in Q2 masks China’s challenges

China’s drive toward self-reliance in artificial intelligence: from chips to large language models

China aims for self-reliance in AI, with Wendy Chang and Antonia Hmaidi

The trade-offs of innovating in China in times of global technology rivalry

China in 25: China and the Israel-Iran war + Basic research + EU-China summit

How China’s biotech is changing global ecosystems (Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission)

Beyond Made in China 2025 – China’s dream of broad-based industrial greatness

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Andreas Mischer

Antonia Hmaidi

Wendy Chang

Altynay Junusova

MERICS Roundtable: AI Entanglements - Assessing the Tradeoffs of European-Chinese Collaboration

International symposium with Federal Minister for Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger

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Manufacturing metrology + Brain-machine tech + Tackling talent shortages