Industrial Policy and Technology

Trade and Investment

New MERICS index: how internationally integrated is China's economy?

François Chimits

Report

Nov 21, 2024

Research

Industrial Policy and Technology

Network data regulations + Smart manufacturing + Biologics

Alexander Brown, Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Nov 06, 2024

A worker makes lace products on a production line at a smart textile production workshop in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, Sept 20, 2024.

China’s new space science plan + BRICS Summit + Steel exports

MERICS Briefs

Oct 25, 2024

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2024

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Oct 23, 2024

EU-China EV row + China’s stock market rally wilts + Labeling of AI-generated content

MERICS Briefs

Oct 10, 2024

“Manufacturing Champions” + Equipment renewal + Mobile Internet of Things

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Oct 02, 2024

Chinese LLMs + Weight-loss drugs + Chinese telcos build AI models

MERICS China Tech Observatory Newsletter

Antonia Hmaidi

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Rebecca Arcesati

Wendy Chang

Sep 26, 2024

R&D support + Financing innovative SMEs + Government procurement

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Sep 04, 2024

US-China AI competition + Deng Xiaoping's 120th birthday + South China Sea

MERICS Briefs

Aug 29, 2024

Keeping value chains at home

How China controls foreign access to technology and what it means for Europe

Rebecca Arcesati

François Chimits

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Aug 08, 2024

Economic momentum falters over Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2024

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Jul 19, 2024

“Little Giants” program + Corporate sustainability standards + Fair competition reviews

Jacob Gunter

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS Briefs

Jul 03, 2024

To stand up to US pressure, Europe needs better intelligence on China’s innovation system

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Jun 06, 2024

Healthcare procurement + Bidding and tendering + Data exports

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS Briefs

Jun 05, 2024

Between two economic traps: Did China peak in 2021?

External publication

May 31, 2024

Innovation in China: Domestic efforts and global integration

External publication

May 30, 2024

Scientific espionage + Real estate sector + Taiwan

MERICS Briefs

May 30, 2024

China’s evolving semiconductor strategy

External publication

May 29, 2024

The data quagmire for German carmakers in China

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

May 06, 2024

China’s AI development model in an era of technological deglobalization

Rebecca Arcesati

Report

May 02, 2024

China’s endless frontier: “Organized Scientific Research” and the quest for technological self-reliance

External publication

Apr 30, 2024

The accelerator state: Small firms join the fray of China’s techno-industrial drive

Alexander Brown

Report

Apr 29, 2024

China’s economy leaves a mixed picture in Q1

MERICS Economic Indicators Q1/2024

Max J. Zenglein

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Tracker

Apr 24, 2024

Where China stands in the global race for talent

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Apr 23, 2024

Cross-border data flows + "Low altitude economy" + Foreign investment

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Jacob Gunter

MERICS Briefs

Apr 11, 2024

Huawei is quietly dominating China’s semiconductor supply chain

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Apr 09, 2024

Chinese assessments of AI: Risks and mitigation strategies (CSIS)

Rebecca Arcesati

External publication

Apr 02, 2024

Data security + Industrial Internet labelling + High-tech healthcare

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

MERICS Briefs

Mar 06, 2024

Whole-of-nation innovation: Does China’s socialist system give it an edge in science and technology?

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Mar 05, 2024

De-risking is not new to China, so why the surprise at the EU’s new policy?

Francesca Ghiretti

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

De-risking green tech in China: From dependence to dominance

Nis Grünberg

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

Export controls: China’s long game to defend its tech advantage

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

How a new phase of government intervention is transforming China’s industrial economy

External publication

Feb 26, 2024

New roadmap for future industries + Data as a factor of production + Auto chips

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

MERICS Briefs

Feb 07, 2024

The world’s factory strikes back

Max J. Zenglein

Report

Feb 02, 2024

China’s economy ends the year on a weak footing

MERICS Economic Indicators Q4/2023

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Jan 24, 2024

Humanoid robots + China's charm offensive towards foreign firms + 5G

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS Briefs

Dec 06, 2023

China’s data management: Putting the party state in charge

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Dec 05, 2023

Investigating state support for China’s medical technology companies

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Jacob Gunter

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Nov 20, 2023

AI entanglements: Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration

Rebecca Arcesati

Wendy Chang

Antonia Hmaidi

Kai von Carnap

Report

Nov 16, 2023

The sky is the limit: China's rise as a transportation superpower challenges the EU

Max J. Zenglein

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Oct 26, 2023

Insights

Industrial Policy and Technology

Europe’s economic security agenda needs far better techno-industrial intelligence

Rebecca Arcesati, Tobias Gehrke

Comment

Oct 28, 2024

A man works in a workshop of a graphite company in Jixi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 24, 2023.

Agriculture – China’s forgotten climate threat

Paula Kuls

Comment

Feb 09, 2021

Joint project by SNV and MERICS: power-mapping the semiconductor value chain

Press release

Feb 04, 2021

Would China Invade Taiwan for TSMC? (The Diplomat)

John Lee

External publication

Dec 15, 2020

European carmakers fuel Chinese innovation

Gregor Sebastian

Comment

Dec 11, 2020

How far along is „Made in China 2025“? (Investment Plattform China/Deutschland)

Anna Holzmann

Oct 27, 2020

Germany could be more confident towards China (Deutsche Welle: Tacheles)

Mikko Huotari

Oct 14, 2020

Jan-Peter Kleinhans: “This is the unfolding of a technology rivalry”

Interview

Sep 24, 2020

European companies could benefit from China's new infrastructure program (Wirtschaftswoche)

Caroline Meinhardt

Jun 16, 2020

Events

EU-China

Geopolitics

Industrial Policy and Technology

European China Policy: Track 1.5 Workshop 2022

Nov. 16, 2022

Paris

Climate and Environment

Industrial Policy and Technology

China’s green hydrogen sector

Jun. 30, 2022

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Lead Analyst

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Head of Program

Max J. Zenglein

Chief Economist

Alexander Brown

Senior Analyst

Jacob Gunter

Lead Analyst

Andreas Mischer

Associate Analyst

Antonia Hmaidi

Senior Analyst

Wendy Chang

Analyst

Industrial Policy and Technology

New MERICS index: how internationally integrated is China's economy?

Network data regulations + Smart manufacturing + Biologics

China’s new space science plan + BRICS Summit + Steel exports

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2024

EU-China EV row + China’s stock market rally wilts + Labeling of AI-generated content

“Manufacturing Champions” + Equipment renewal + Mobile Internet of Things

Chinese LLMs + Weight-loss drugs + Chinese telcos build AI models

MERICS China Tech Observatory Newsletter

R&D support + Financing innovative SMEs + Government procurement

US-China AI competition + Deng Xiaoping's 120th birthday + South China Sea

Keeping value chains at home

How China controls foreign access to technology and what it means for Europe

Economic momentum falters over Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2024

“Little Giants” program + Corporate sustainability standards + Fair competition reviews

To stand up to US pressure, Europe needs better intelligence on China’s innovation system

Healthcare procurement + Bidding and tendering + Data exports

Between two economic traps: Did China peak in 2021?

Innovation in China: Domestic efforts and global integration

Scientific espionage + Real estate sector + Taiwan

China’s evolving semiconductor strategy

The data quagmire for German carmakers in China

China’s AI development model in an era of technological deglobalization

China’s endless frontier: “Organized Scientific Research” and the quest for technological self-reliance

The accelerator state: Small firms join the fray of China’s techno-industrial drive

China’s economy leaves a mixed picture in Q1

MERICS Economic Indicators Q1/2024

Where China stands in the global race for talent

Cross-border data flows + "Low altitude economy" + Foreign investment

Huawei is quietly dominating China’s semiconductor supply chain

Chinese assessments of AI: Risks and mitigation strategies (CSIS)

Data security + Industrial Internet labelling + High-tech healthcare

Whole-of-nation innovation: Does China’s socialist system give it an edge in science and technology?

De-risking is not new to China, so why the surprise at the EU’s new policy?

De-risking green tech in China: From dependence to dominance

China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains

Export controls: China’s long game to defend its tech advantage

How a new phase of government intervention is transforming China’s industrial economy

New roadmap for future industries + Data as a factor of production + Auto chips

The world’s factory strikes back

China’s economy ends the year on a weak footing

MERICS Economic Indicators Q4/2023

Humanoid robots + China's charm offensive towards foreign firms + 5G

China’s data management: Putting the party state in charge

Investigating state support for China’s medical technology companies

AI entanglements: Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration

The sky is the limit: China's rise as a transportation superpower challenges the EU

Europe’s economic security agenda needs far better techno-industrial intelligence

Agriculture – China’s forgotten climate threat

Joint project by SNV and MERICS: power-mapping the semiconductor value chain

Would China Invade Taiwan for TSMC? (The Diplomat)

European carmakers fuel Chinese innovation

How far along is „Made in China 2025“? (Investment Plattform China/Deutschland)

Germany could be more confident towards China (Deutsche Welle: Tacheles)

Jan-Peter Kleinhans: “This is the unfolding of a technology rivalry”

European companies could benefit from China's new infrastructure program (Wirtschaftswoche)

European China Policy: Track 1.5 Workshop 2022

China’s green hydrogen sector

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Max J. Zenglein

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Andreas Mischer

Antonia Hmaidi

Wendy Chang

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