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Trade and Investment

Profits of German investors in China – an empirical survey

A report by Bertelsmann Stiftung, IW, MERICS and BDI

Max J. Zenglein
Gregor Sebastian
Report
Apr 20, 2023

Research

Trade and Investment

Report by MERICS and Rhodium Group: Battery investments are now the mainstay of Chinese FDI in Europe

Press release
May 09, 2023

EV battery investments cushion drop to decade low: Chinese FDI in Europe 2022 Update

Report by Rhodium Group and MERICS

Agatha Kratz
Max J. Zenglein
Gregor Sebastian
Mark Witzke
Report
May 09, 2023

The e-CNY will not help the yuan displace the dollar any time soon

François Chimits
Comment
May 05, 2023

The digital yuan struggles to find Chinese shoppers willing to spend it

Kai von Carnap
Comment
May 05, 2023

Light at the end of the tunnel after a weak Q4

MERICS Economic Indicators Q4/2022

Max J. Zenglein
François Chimits
Gregor Sebastian
Alexander Brown
Tracker
Jan 26, 2023

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

Aya Adachi
Koki Shigenoi
Comment
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
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Chinese investment in Europe hits decade low, with Agatha Kratz and Gregor Sebastian

Podcast
May 12, 2023

China's economy in 2023, with Max J. Zenglein

Podcast
Feb 03, 2023

Transatlantic approaches to outbound investment screening (CSIS)

Francesca Ghiretti
External publication
Jan 17, 2023

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

Antonia Hmaidi
Press release
Nov 10, 2022

China: Hope for the best but prepare for the worst (Politico)

Max J. Zenglein
External publication
Sep 08, 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
Comment
Mar 30, 2022

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

Gregor Sebastian
Comment
Nov 12, 2021

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

Aya Adachi
Comment
Oct 27, 2021
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MERICS Members Event: China's Economic Resurgence: Navigating the Path to Recovery and Growth

Apr. 26, 2023
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MERICS Members Event: Light at the tunnel after weak Q4

Jan. 27, 2023
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