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Shanghai Lockdown
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Stringent Covid controls take their toll on GDP growth

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2022

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Gregor Sebastian
Alexander Brown
Tracker
Jul 22, 2022

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Trade and Investment

Light at the end of the tunnel after a weak Q4

Max J. Zenglein, François Chimits, Gregor Sebastian, Alexander Brown
Tracker
Jan 26, 2023
Consumption During The Spring Festival Holiday

Japan’s Chinese lesson – diversifying only production is not enough

Aya Adachi
Koki Shigenoi
Short analysis
Nov 07, 2022

Economy improves in Q3 but faces mounting risks

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2022

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Gregor Sebastian
Alexander Brown
Tracker
Oct 31, 2022

How China utilizes economic pressure, with Aya Adachi and Alexander Brown

Podcast
Sep 23, 2022

Fasten your seatbelts: How to manage China’s economic coercion

Aya Adachi
Alexander Brown
Max J. Zenglein
Report
Aug 25, 2022

Beijing’s revealing silence on Japan's economic security legislation

Aya Adachi
Short analysis
Jul 12, 2022

China’s economic woes prompt return of bad habits

François Chimits
Short analysis
Jun 28, 2022

"Made in China" electric vehicles could turn Sino-EU trade on its head

Gregor Sebastian
François Chimits
Short analysis
May 30, 2022

Chinese FDI in Europe: 2021 Update

Investments remain on downward trajectory – Focus on venture capital

Agatha Kratz
Max J. Zenglein
Gregor Sebastian
Mark Witzke
Report
Apr 27, 2022
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China's economy in 2023, with Max J. Zenglein

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Feb 03, 2023

Transatlantic approaches to outbound investment screening (CSIS)

Francesca Ghiretti
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Jan 17, 2023

German government stops sale of chip factory to Chinese-owned buyer

Antonia Hmaidi
Press release
Nov 10, 2022

Chinese FDI in Europe in 2021, with Gregor Sebastian

Podcast
Apr 29, 2022

Battered in Russia, companies need to be more transparent about risks in China

Max J. Zenglein
Opinion
Mar 30, 2022

Consolidating China's electric car sector: From three hundred to a few

Gregor Sebastian
Short analysis
Nov 12, 2021

Grandstanding or sincere? China’s move to join the CPTPP

Aya Adachi
Opinion
Oct 27, 2021

Victor Shih on Evergrande

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Oct 26, 2021

Victor Shih on the Evergrande crisis

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MERICS Members Event: Light at the tunnel after weak Q4

Jan. 27, 2023
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