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China’s overcapacities, with Max J. Zenglein and Jacob Gunter

Podcast

May 02, 2025

A billboard advertising U.S. beef at a supermarket in Beijing

China's economy improves as it braces for external shock

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Economic Indicators

Apr 25, 2025

Workers make medical infusion sets for export at a workshop in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China

Lab leader, market ascender: China's rise in biotechnology

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Apr 24, 2025

An illustration shows the Deepseek APP download page displayed on a smartphone.

DeepSeek’s success masks China’s weakening innovation model

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Apr 07, 2025

A staff member works at the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data at Guizhou University.

Greater secrecy in science and tech makes China’s progress harder to decipher

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Mar 20, 2025

Google New York headquarters in New York City

Google antitrust probe puts Beijing’s software “nationalism” in the spotlight

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Mar 20, 2025

Busy production line of Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.

China advancing in drug discovery but needs foreign firms to get drugs to market

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Mar 20, 2025

Guo Guangcan 郭光灿, one of China’s pioneers in quantum computing

Comment

Mar 20, 2025

Despite Huawei’s progress, Nvidia continues to dominate AI chips market in China

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Mar 20, 2025

Workers debug smart mobile charging piles at Nantong Guoxuan New Energy Technology Co., LTD., located in Nantong High-tech Zone, East China's Jiangsu provincr

Beijing pushes for more efficiency in new energy sector

Wendy Chang

Comment

Mar 20, 2025

A staff member works in the data room of a supercomputing center in Gui'an New Area, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 29, 2024.

Data policy push + SME financing + Green hydrogen

Andreas Mischer

MERICS China Industries

Mar 12, 2025

Mikko Huotari on China and the new Silicon Valley of the car industry (F.A.Z. Podcast)

External publication

Feb 19, 2025

US swings boldly to block China’s AI progress, with fallout for other countries

Wendy Chang

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Feb 18, 2025

DeepSeek and the upcoming AI Action Summit, with Rebecca Arcesati

Podcast

Feb 07, 2025

A logistics center in Pilot Free Trade Zone in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province

China's GDP expands in Q4 but new growth drivers are needed in 2025

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Max J. Zenglein

Economic Indicators

Jan 23, 2025

China’s economy in 2025, with Max Zenglein

Podcast

Jan 23, 2025

China and the race for quantum leadership, with Antonia Hmaidi and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Podcast

Jan 10, 2025

18 Humanoid Robot Vanguard Matrix are being displayed at the entrance of WAIC, World Artificial Intelligence Conference at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, on July 5, 2024, during the first public viewing day (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto).

China’s AI future in a quest for geopolitical, computing and electric power

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Dec 18, 2024

his combined photo shows China launching the world's first quantum satellite on top of a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 16, 2016.

China’s long view on quantum tech has the US and EU playing catch-up

Antonia Hmaidi

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Dec 14, 2024

Peng Chengzhi (2nd L) and his colleagues talk about their research in front of the Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, in Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023.

US-China competition could lead to sub-par quantum tech standards

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

Construction workers install photovoltaic modules on the roof of Tongwei Electric Haian Co., LTD in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, November 19, 2024.

Policymakers take first steps to curb overinvestment in solar manufacturing

Alexander Brown

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

A worker is producing semiconductor products at a semiconductor manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou, East China's Shandong province, June 4, 2024

Export control breach reveals China’s continuing struggle to produce high-end semiconductors

Wendy Chang

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

Profile: Shanghai AI Lab: Driving both AI safety and development

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

actory flags of famous Chinese enterprises flutter in the wind under the blue sky in front of the square of the permanent site of the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, China, May 14, 2024.

Impatient for tech breakthroughs, the Communist Party is pushing aside private initiatives

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

A worker produces new materials for high-end special-shaped anti-counterfeiting bottle caps at a workshop of Sihong Economic Development Zone in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, November 13, 2024.

New materials big data system + New energy storage industry + Smart factories

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS China Industries

Dec 04, 2024

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

François Chimits

Report

Nov 21, 2024

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

Network data regulations + Smart manufacturing + Biologics

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS China Industries

Nov 06, 2024

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

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

Rebecca Arcesati

Tobias Gehrke

Comment

Oct 28, 2024

Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket being transferred to the launch area.

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

MERICS China Essentials

Oct 25, 2024

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Economic Indicators

Oct 23, 2024

Car carriers load cars for export at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 2024.

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

MERICS China Essentials

Oct 10, 2024

Workers at a liquid crystal display manufacturer work at Shanting Economic Development Zone in east China's Shandong province

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

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS China Industries

Oct 02, 2024

China’s drive for self-sufficiency in critical technologies, with Antonia Hmaidi

Podcast

Oct 02, 2024

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

Antonia Hmaidi

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Rebecca Arcesati

Wendy Chang

Sep 26, 2024

MERICS starts the China Tech Observatory

Press release

Sep 26, 2024

Builders, along with hundreds of engineering vehicles and ladders, push forward the construction of key projects at Huawei's Qingpu R&D Center in Shanghai, China, April 12, 2023.

R&D support + Financing innovative SMEs + Government procurement

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS China Industries

Sep 04, 2024

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

MERICS China Essentials

Aug 29, 2024

Composite photo taken on Dec. 10, 2016 shows a quantum communication ground station in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Anhui leads in China's quantum research and policies

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Aug 12, 2024

Container terminal in Taicang Port area of Suzhou Port, China

Keeping value chains at home

Rebecca Arcesati

François Chimits

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Aug 08, 2024

Xiaomi SU7 at a Xiaomi car showroom in Beijing, China, May 2024.

China’s EVs are AI-on-wheels, while European cars are still trying to get smart

Wendy Chang

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Aug 01, 2024

Economic momentum falters over Q2

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Economic Indicators

Jul 19, 2024

Xiaomi is unveiling the new SU7, an entirely electric car, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 8, 2024. T

Europe needs swift action in regulating data-gathering smart cars

Wendy Chang

Comment

Jul 08, 2024

Smart robots operate at a workshop of Ronma Solar in Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2024. Factories across China have gradually resumed operations as the country's most celebrated holiday Spring Festival ends.

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

Jacob Gunter

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS China Industries

Jul 03, 2024

This composite photo taken on Dec. 9, 2016 shows a satellite-to-earth link established between quantum satellite "Micius" and the quantum teleportation experiment platform in Ali, Tibet Autonomous Region.

Europe must end its quantum technology research with China

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Jun 25, 2024

Workers process chips at a workshop of an optoelectronic technology company in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, May 11, 2024.

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

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Jun 06, 2024

Drug production line at the production workshop of a pharmaceutical company in Meishan city, Sichuan province, China

Healthcare procurement + Bidding and tendering + Data exports

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS China Industries

Jun 05, 2024

Workers make elevator parts at a fully automated SMT production line in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, April 12, 2023.

Between two economic traps: Did China peak in 2021?

External publication

May 31, 2024

orkers work at an automated production workshop of Huihua Electronics Co LTD in Zixing Economic Development Zone, central China's Hunan province, Feb. 14, 2023.

Innovation in China: Domestic efforts and global integration

External publication

May 30, 2024

Scientific espionage + Real estate sector + Taiwan

MERICS China Essentials

May 30, 2024

China’s evolving semiconductor strategy

External publication

May 29, 2024

A worker makes and tests semiconductor power device chip products at a workshop of a microelectronics company in Binhai New Area, Hai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu Province, March 23, 2023.

Gradual US export restrictions are helping China to work around the problems they create

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

May 29, 2024

Xiaomi founder Lei Jun shows off the colours of the SU7, a sporty four-door sedan, with matching Xiaomi smartphones in Beijing, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

The data quagmire for German carmakers in China

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

May 06, 2024

erial photo taken on Feb. 27, 2023 shows the Zhejiang Cloud Computing Data Center in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.

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

Rebecca Arcesati

Report

May 02, 2024

A researcher watches the results of protein analysis on a fully automated single-cell proteome analysis platform at the Hangzhou International Science and Innovation Center Laboratory of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 7, 2024.

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

External publication

Apr 30, 2024

The Unitree Go2, a dog-inspired quadruped robot designed by the Chinese robotics company, is being showcased at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on April 3, 2024.

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

Alexander Brown

Report

Apr 29, 2024

Ships carry out container loading and unloading operations at the Dapukou container Terminal at Zhoushan Port, Zhejiang province, China, April 9, 2024.

Toward South Korean-German cooperation in economic security

Max J. Zenglein

Comment

Apr 26, 2024

A ship is loaded with vehicles for export in a port in Yantai in east China's Shandong province.

China’s economy leaves a mixed picture in Q1

Max J. Zenglein

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Economic Indicators

Apr 24, 2024

Where China stands in the global race for talent

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Apr 23, 2024

A Baidu user visits the homepage of "ERNIE Bot".

China keeps generative AI on simmer

Wendy Chang

Comment

Apr 17, 2024

A robot inspects servers at the China Telecom (National) Digital Qinghai Green Big Data Center, China's the first zero-carbon data center in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, 19 March, 2024.

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

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Jacob Gunter

MERICS China Industries

Apr 11, 2024

Workers make liquid crystal displays and modules on the production line at a semiconductor production workshop in China

Huawei is quietly dominating China’s semiconductor supply chain

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Apr 09, 2024

The Communist Party’s steering of China’s science, technology, and innovation system: Aspirations and reality

External publication

Apr 05, 2024

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

Rebecca Arcesati

External publication

Apr 02, 2024

A worker is producing semiconductor products.

(Re)Centralization: How China is balancing central and local power in science, technology, and innovation

External publication

Mar 25, 2024

Skyscrapers are seen along the coast of Shenzhen, Guangdong province.

Guangdong’s new R&D institutes: China’s regional tool for innovation and technology transfer

External publication

Mar 21, 2024

Science and technology at the NPC, with Barry Naughton and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Podcast

Mar 19, 2024

A view of the integrated control and intelligent decision-making platform of Xichang Steel & Vanadium, a national key vanadium steel and steel enterprise located in Xichang City, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Data security + Industrial Internet labelling + High-tech healthcare

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

MERICS China Industries

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

Wind turbines rotate as the sun rises in Zhengji village, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, October 25, 2023.

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

Nis Grünberg

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

A worker produces semiconductors at a workshop of a semiconductor manufacturer in Binzhou, East China's Shandong Province, Jan 9, 2022.

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

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

Trade and investment: EU responses show China’s own de-risking is backfiring

François Chimits

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

A worker at a photovoltaic company works on a production line in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China, December 15, 2023.

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

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an exhibition on Shanghai's sci-tech innovations.

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

External publication

Feb 26, 2024

The rise of China’s high-tech SMEs, with Alexander Brown and François Chimits

Podcast

Feb 09, 2024

A robot assisted by power personnel makes a snowy inspection of a substation in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China, December 18, 2023.

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

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

MERICS China Industries

Feb 07, 2024

Robots work on a vehicle assembly line in east China's Shandong province

The world’s factory strikes back

Max J. Zenglein

Report

Feb 02, 2024

The flags of China and the USA are being displayed on a smartphone, with an NVIDIA chip visible in the background.

Tech “choke-points” – the long-term side-effects for China and the US

Antonia Hmaidi

Wendy Chang

Comment

Feb 01, 2024

China’s economy ends the year on a weak footing

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Economic Indicators

Jan 24, 2024

People work in BYD electric cars factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, 14 November 2023.

China’s “Little Giants” turn up the heat on Europe's Hidden Champions

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

Comment

Jan 11, 2024

Export controls: China’s long game to defend its tech chokepoints (CHOICE)

Rebecca Arcesati

External publication

Dec 14, 2023

Humanoid robots perform a dance during the 2023 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, August 18, 2023.

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

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS China Industries

Dec 06, 2023

A photo taken during a press tour shows employees working at the Jabil factory producing PCBs (printed circuit boards) and other electronic components, in Wuxi, China, 21 February 2023.

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

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Dec 05, 2023

How China fosters high-tech SMEs (Manager Magazin)

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

External publication

Nov 24, 2023

China's economic governance (CSIS Pekingology Podcast)

Max J. Zenglein

External publication

Nov 24, 2023

Production of medical consumables in a purification workshop of a medical technology enterprise in Binzhou, East China's Shandong province

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

A track-laying train performs ballastless track-laying

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

Max J. Zenglein

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Oct 26, 2023

National strategic integration: How China is building its strategic power

External publication

Oct 26, 2023

China’s economy shows first signs of stabilizing

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Economic Indicators

Oct 25, 2023

China’s economic trajectory, with Bert Hofman and Jacob Gunter

Podcast

Oct 12, 2023

A worker wearing a mask and protective clothing makes chips in a dust-free workshop at a semiconductor company in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China.

China's competition-based research model + Tax benefits for chips and machinery + Metaverse

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS China Industries

Oct 04, 2023

China’s drive for innovation, with Tai Ming Cheung

Podcast

Sep 29, 2023

Semiconductor products on display at the 2023 World Semiconductor Congress in Nanjing, China

Why Europe can’t ignore Biden’s new plan for US investment in China

Rebecca Arcesati

Francesca Ghiretti

Comment

Sep 29, 2023

A general view inside a pharmacy in Beijing, China.

China’s healthcare anti-corruption campaign could hurt, not help European companies

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Sep 19, 2023

Launch event of the SUV Denza N7 model by Chinese automaker BYD in Beijing, July 3, 2023.

Electric Shock: Interpreting China’s electric vehicle export boom

Ilaria Mazzocco

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Sep 15, 2023

China’s EV export boom, with Ilaria Mazzocco and Gregor Sebastian

Podcast

Sep 15, 2023

230905_Bettina Stark-Watzinger Keynote Speech

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

Video

Sep 06, 2023

A worker produces semiconductors at a workshop of a semiconductor manufacturer in Binzhou, East China's Shandong Province.

China faces an uphill climb while the West needs to make unpopular choices

Antonia Hmaidi

Jacob Gunter

Comment

Aug 15, 2023

Accelerator state: How China fosters "Little Giant" companies

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Aug 03, 2023

Visitors watch CATL launch its power battery automatic replacement technology at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai, China.

Watts the plan, Europe – Chinese battery investments on or off?

Gregor Sebastian

Comment

Jul 31, 2023

The post-Covid recovery disappoints in Q2

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

Alexander Brown

Economic Indicators

Jul 20, 2023

China’s advances in rail, sea and air transportation, with Alexander Brown and Gregor Sebastian

Podcast

Jul 07, 2023

A new energy electric vehicle charging pile is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 31, 2022.

EV infrastructure roll out + Manufacturing sector + Talent shortages

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS China Industries

Jul 05, 2023

A 5G intelligent inspection robot works with operation and maintenance personnel to inspect power supply equipment at dingyuan Station of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway in Chuzhou, East China's Anhui Province, Jan. 17, 2022.

5G applications in the energy sector + Provincial protectionism + Support for high-tech SMEs

Alexander Brown

Kai von Carnap

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS China Industries

Jun 07, 2023

The MIT China Strategy, with Michael Laha and Taylor Fravel

Podcast

Jun 02, 2023

Transatlantic tech cooperation vis-à-vis China, with Rebecca Arcesati and Hosuk Lee-Makiyama

Podcast

May 05, 2023

Chinese workers check a seamless forging piece at a forging workshop of CITIC Heavy Industries Company in Luoyang city, central China's Henan province

Forging and foundry industries + AI + Aligning university majors with strategic goals

Alexander Brown

Gregor Sebastian

Kai von Carnap

MERICS China Industries

May 03, 2023

Baidu CEO Robin Li introduces the functions of Ernie Bot during an event in Beijing, Thursday, March 16, 2023.

China outpaces Europe in regulating generative AI – on CCP terms

Rebecca Arcesati

Wendy Chang

Comment

May 02, 2023

People sit in an EV car standing on display at the BYD company booth, during the second press day of the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, in Shanghai, China, 19 April 2023.

Shanghai auto show + Chinese ambassador on Ukraine + European tech firms in China

MERICS China Essentials

Apr 27, 2023

Job fair in Yantai University, March 2023

Navigating the path to recovery and growth

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

Alexander Brown

Economic Indicators

Apr 25, 2023

China's innovation system and the localization dilemma

Jacob Gunter

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Apr 21, 2023

Workers work on a module testing production line in Hebei province, China

Industrial system of testing equipment + Little Giants in niche markets + strategy for digital development

Alexander Brown

Kai von Carnap

Antonia Hmaidi

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS China Industries

Apr 05, 2023

Visitors view interactive programmable robots at the China (Nanjing) International Software Products and Information Services Trade Expo 2022 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 23, 2022.

Robotics sector + "Complete industrial chain" + Industrial internet

Alexander Brown

Gregor Sebastian

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS China Industries

Mar 01, 2023

Digital data binary coding transmission effect. transferring of big data future technologies. 3D illustration

Fragmenting network protocols – China and the end of the web as we know it

Antonia Hmaidi

Kai von Carnap

Comment

Feb 24, 2023

Fragmenting data governance – Europe needs a strategy to live with China

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Feb 23, 2023

An employee of China Mobile Communications Group checks a 5G base station tower

Fragmenting technology – 6G mobile could divide the world

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Feb 22, 2023

The Chinese flag is seen on a portable mobile device in this photo illustration

Fragmenting the internet – beyond and within the Great Firewall

Kai von Carnap

Comment

Feb 21, 2023

China’s hunger for our data should set alarm bells ringing (The Times of London)

Charles Parton

External publication

Feb 20, 2023

Technical workers produce and examine a mobile phone camera module at a dust-free workshop in Hefei, Anhui Province, China.

Controlling the innovation chain

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Michael Laha

Report

Feb 02, 2023

Data market + Foreign talent + Bio-based materials

Rebecca Arcesati

Alexander Brown

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS China Industries

Feb 01, 2023

Cellular IoT modules – Supply chain security (OODA Loop)

Charles Parton

External publication

Jan 25, 2023

The APP DIDI interface is displayed on a mobile phone.

End of tech crackdown + Covid policy + Diplomatic repackaging

MERICS China Essentials

Jan 19, 2023

Alexander Brown on how industrial policy adds momentum to China’s push into hydrogen

Alexander Brown

Video

Jan 17, 2023

A Comac C919, a narrow-body twinjet airliner developed by Chinese aerospace manufacturer Comac.

Beijing takes aim at Airbus and Boeing’s dominance

Gregor Sebastian

Max J. Zenglein

Comment

Jan 17, 2023

The innovation chain in China, with Michael Laha

Podcast

Dec 09, 2022

A worker produces photovoltaic cells at an energy Company's cell production workshop in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province

Technology as a factor of production + Battery supply chain + SMEs

Rebecca Arcesati

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS China Industries

Dec 07, 2022

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

Max J. Zenglein

Chief Economist

China’s macroeconomic development; international trade and investment; economic reforms

Alexander Brown

Senior Analyst (on parental leave)

Industrial policy; foreign economic policy

Jacob Gunter

Head of Program Economy and Industry

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