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Trade and Investment

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Trade and Investment

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

Alexander Brown
Max J. Zenglein
Comment
Jun 04, 2025

China in 25: AI chips, national security and Chinese investments in Europe

Podcast
May 23, 2025
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Chinese investment rebounds despite growing frictions - Chinese FDI in Europe: 2024 Update

Agatha Kratz
Max J. Zenglein
Andreas Mischer
Gregor Sebastian
Armand Meyer
Report
May 21, 2025

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

Podcast
May 02, 2025
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China's economy improves as it braces for external shock

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Economic Indicators
Apr 25, 2025

The China-US trade war and implications for the EU, with Jacob Gunter

Podcast
Apr 24, 2025

US tariffs and the consequences for China (ZDFheute)

Max J. Zenglein
External publication
Apr 10, 2025
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MERICS China Essentials Special Issue: The US-China trade war

MERICS China Essentials
Apr 10, 2025
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Beyond overcapacity: Chinese-style modernization and the clash of economic models

Jacob Gunter
Alexander Brown
François Chimits
Antonia Hmaidi
Abigaël Vasselier
Max J. Zenglein
Report
Apr 01, 2025
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Staying united is the best way for the EU to reduce its trade vulnerabilities on China

François Chimits
Comment
Mar 19, 2025

China’s economy in 2025, with Max Zenglein

Podcast
Jan 23, 2025
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China’s record trade surplus + Anti-corruption campaign + De-risking

MERICS China Essentials
Jan 16, 2025
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German carmakers are placing a risky bet on China

Alexander Brown
Andreas Mischer
Comment
Dec 10, 2024

China is dominating exports, but lacking in global integration, with François Chimits

Podcast
Dec 06, 2024

Fighting local government debt, with Victor Shih and Max Zenglein

Podcast
Nov 29, 2024
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China’s surging overcapacities are pressuring many developing countries too

Jacob Gunter
Claus Soong
China Global Competition Tracker
Nov 27, 2024
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New MERICS index: how internationally integrated is China's economy?

François Chimits
Report
Nov 21, 2024
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China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Alexander Brown
Economic Indicators
Oct 23, 2024
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Growing asymmetry: Mapping the import dependencies in EU and US trade with China

François Chimits
Report
Oct 01, 2024
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Economic momentum falters over Q2

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Alexander Brown
Economic Indicators
Jul 19, 2024
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China’s guerrilla strategy in a fragmenting global economy

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Report
Jun 18, 2024

New MERICS & Rhodium Group report: Hungary emerges as main destination of Chinese investment in Europe

Press release
Jun 06, 2024

Online MERICS Event: Chinese investments in Europe hit decade low

Video
Jun 06, 2024
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Dwindling investments become more concentrated - Chinese FDI in Europe: 2023 Update

Agatha Kratz
Max J. Zenglein
Alexander Brown
Gregor Sebastian
Armand Meyer
Report
Jun 06, 2024

China steps up investments in Hungary, with Alexander Brown and Gregor Sebastian

Podcast
Jun 06, 2024
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HuotariMikko

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

China’s foreign policy; China-Europe relations; global (economic) governance and competition

MaxZenglein

Max J. Zenglein

Chief Economist

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

Jacob Gunter

Jacob Gunter

Head of Program

China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation

AlexanderBrown

Alexander Brown

Senior Analyst (on parental leave)

Industrial policy; foreign economic policy

Andreas Mischer

Andreas Mischer

Analyst

Foreign investment; industrial policy and Chinese automotive industry

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MERICS Briefing: How dangerous is the Evergrande crisis for China's economy and the world?

Sep. 24, 2021
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Chinese FDI in the European Union: the implications for European business and policymaking

Jun. 30, 2021
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