Industrial Policy and Technology

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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025.

EU-China

US-China

Trump-Xi trade truce gives Europe one last chance to finally de-risk from China

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Nov 07, 2025

Unitree Robotics and Tiangong humanoid robots compete in the 100m final at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China August 17, 2025

For China, "involution" is a blessing as well as a curse

Yanmei Xie

Comment

Nov 05, 2025

Interior of the SKYWORTH Y with a view of the large flat screen on the dashboard

Europe’s vehicle-data gap: How under-regulation gives Chinese carmakers an edge

Wendy Chang

Comment

Oct 29, 2025

Avoiding a race to the bottom: How the EU can counter Chinese export controls

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Oct 29, 2025

Wafer (Halbleiterscheiben) werden am 16.06.2017 in einem Gelbraum eines Wafer fabs (Halbleiterwerk) von Bosch in Reutlingen (Baden-Württemberg) auf mögliche Fehler kontrolliert

MERICS Forum: How can the EU navigate China’s rare earths export controls

Comment

Oct 24, 2025

People shop at Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

China’s economic policy holds line as growth weakens

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

Economic Indicators

Oct 24, 2025

Deep dive: China's export controls (Geoeconomic Competition podcast)

Rebecca Arcesati

External publication

Oct 24, 2025

Shockwaves Made in China (IP Quarterly)

Mikko Huotari

Jacob Gunter

External publication

Oct 20, 2025

Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010.

Rare-earths export controls + Nexperia + Fourth Plenum

MERICS China Essentials

Oct 16, 2025

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 6, 2010, workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Baiyunebo mining district

What you now need to know about China’s expansion of REE export controls

Jacob Gunter

Altynay Junusova

Interview

Oct 15, 2025

The double-edged sword of semiconductor export controls: Electronic design automation (CSIS)

Altynay Junusova

External publication

Oct 06, 2025

A general view shows a handshake between a human and a humanoid robot at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the opening day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2025.

China’s “AI+” drive aims for integration across sectors: a wake-up call for Europe

Wendy Chang

Comment

Oct 02, 2025

An excavator loads trucks with rare earth at a mine in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Simao city, southwest Chinas Yunnan province, 18 March 2008.

MERICS Data Insight: Critical minerals

Altynay Junusova

Comment

Oct 01, 2025

China’s rare-earths export controls hit EU rearmament – but open a strategic window

Niklas Hintermayer

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Oct 01, 2025

Beijing’s rare-earths export licensing system: delays by design?

Rebecca Arcesati

Altynay Junusova

Comment

Oct 01, 2025

China’s multi-purpose export controls raise pressure on Europe to derisk

Rebecca Arcesati

Jacob Gunter

Comment

Oct 01, 2025

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

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

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

European China Policy: Track 1.5 Workshop 2022

Nov. 16, 2022

Paris

China’s green hydrogen sector

Jun. 30, 2022

Industrial Policy and Technology

Research and Insights

Trump-Xi trade truce gives Europe one last chance to finally de-risk from China

For China, "involution" is a blessing as well as a curse

Europe’s vehicle-data gap: How under-regulation gives Chinese carmakers an edge

Avoiding a race to the bottom: How the EU can counter Chinese export controls

MERICS Forum: How can the EU navigate China’s rare earths export controls

China’s economic policy holds line as growth weakens

Deep dive: China's export controls (Geoeconomic Competition podcast)

Shockwaves Made in China (IP Quarterly)

Rare-earths export controls + Nexperia + Fourth Plenum

What you now need to know about China’s expansion of REE export controls

The double-edged sword of semiconductor export controls: Electronic design automation (CSIS)

China’s “AI+” drive aims for integration across sectors: a wake-up call for Europe

MERICS Data Insight: Critical minerals

China’s rare-earths export controls hit EU rearmament – but open a strategic window

Beijing’s rare-earths export licensing system: delays by design?

China’s multi-purpose export controls raise pressure on Europe to derisk

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)

Experts on Industrial Policy and Technology

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Andreas Mischer

Antonia Hmaidi

Wendy Chang

Altynay Junusova

Events

European China Policy: Track 1.5 Workshop 2022

China’s green hydrogen sector

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