The Ruhr area is not only the former heartland of industry in Germany, but still the largest urban agglomeration and now theregion with the highest density of universities. Yet, after decades of deep structural change leading away from coal and steel, the regionis still marked by ongoing...

The number of foreigners living in China is very low in international comparison and has further declined recently. While the strict COVID-19-related travel restrictions played a major role in this decline, there are indications that the decline started in part before the pandemic and may well...

Die zunehmende Verschärfung des Wirtschafts- und Technologiekonflikts mit den USA trifftdie Wirtschaft der Volksrepublik China in einer Zeit, in der sie zugleich mit großen internenHerausforderungen zu kämpfen hat. In dieser Situation würden harte Vergeltungsmaßnahmender chinesischen...

China uses subsidies extensively to take a leading role in the global markets of green-tech products such as battery electric vehicles and wind turbines. Against the background of the current EU investigations into Chinese subsidies in these sectors, this article takes a careful look at the...