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New MERICS index: how internationally integrated is China's economy?

François Chimits

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Industrial Policy and Technology

US-China competition could lead to sub-par quantum tech standards

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

Peng Chengzhi (2nd L) and his colleagues talk about their research in front of the Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, in Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023.

Profile: Shanghai AI Lab: Driving both AI safety and development

Comment

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Policymakers take first steps to curb overinvestment in solar manufacturing

Alexander Brown

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

Export control breach reveals China’s continuing struggle to produce high-end semiconductors

Wendy Chang

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

China’s long view on quantum tech has the US and EU playing catch-up

Antonia Hmaidi

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Dec 13, 2024

Impatient for tech breakthroughs, the Communist Party is pushing aside private initiatives

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

New materials big data system + New energy storage industry + Smart factories

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Dec 04, 2024

Network data regulations + Smart manufacturing + Biologics

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Nov 06, 2024

China’s new space science plan + BRICS Summit + Steel exports

MERICS Briefs

Oct 25, 2024

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2024

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Oct 23, 2024

EU-China EV row + China’s stock market rally wilts + Labeling of AI-generated content

MERICS Briefs

Oct 10, 2024

“Manufacturing Champions” + Equipment renewal + Mobile Internet of Things

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Oct 02, 2024

Chinese LLMs + Weight-loss drugs + Chinese telcos build AI models

MERICS China Tech Observatory Newsletter

Antonia Hmaidi

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Rebecca Arcesati

Wendy Chang

Sep 26, 2024

R&D support + Financing innovative SMEs + Government procurement

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

MERICS Briefs

Sep 04, 2024

US-China AI competition + Deng Xiaoping's 120th birthday + South China Sea

MERICS Briefs

Aug 29, 2024

Keeping value chains at home

How China controls foreign access to technology and what it means for Europe

Rebecca Arcesati

François Chimits

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Aug 08, 2024

Economic momentum falters over Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2024

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Jul 19, 2024

“Little Giants” program + Corporate sustainability standards + Fair competition reviews

Jacob Gunter

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS Briefs

Jul 03, 2024

To stand up to US pressure, Europe needs better intelligence on China’s innovation system

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Jun 06, 2024

Healthcare procurement + Bidding and tendering + Data exports

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS Briefs

Jun 05, 2024

Between two economic traps: Did China peak in 2021?

External publication

May 31, 2024

Innovation in China: Domestic efforts and global integration

External publication

May 30, 2024

Scientific espionage + Real estate sector + Taiwan

MERICS Briefs

May 30, 2024

China’s evolving semiconductor strategy

External publication

May 29, 2024

The data quagmire for German carmakers in China

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

May 06, 2024

China’s AI development model in an era of technological deglobalization

Rebecca Arcesati

Report

May 02, 2024

China’s endless frontier: “Organized Scientific Research” and the quest for technological self-reliance

External publication

Apr 30, 2024

The accelerator state: Small firms join the fray of China’s techno-industrial drive

Alexander Brown

Report

Apr 29, 2024

China’s economy leaves a mixed picture in Q1

MERICS Economic Indicators Q1/2024

Max J. Zenglein

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Tracker

Apr 24, 2024

Where China stands in the global race for talent

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Apr 23, 2024

Cross-border data flows + "Low altitude economy" + Foreign investment

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Jacob Gunter

MERICS Briefs

Apr 11, 2024

Huawei is quietly dominating China’s semiconductor supply chain

Antonia Hmaidi

Report

Apr 09, 2024

Chinese assessments of AI: Risks and mitigation strategies (CSIS)

Rebecca Arcesati

External publication

Apr 02, 2024

Data security + Industrial Internet labelling + High-tech healthcare

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

MERICS Briefs

Mar 06, 2024

Whole-of-nation innovation: Does China’s socialist system give it an edge in science and technology?

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Mar 05, 2024

De-risking is not new to China, so why the surprise at the EU’s new policy?

Francesca Ghiretti

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

De-risking green tech in China: From dependence to dominance

Nis Grünberg

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains

Antonia Hmaidi

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

Export controls: China’s long game to defend its tech advantage

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Mar 04, 2024

How a new phase of government intervention is transforming China’s industrial economy

External publication

Feb 26, 2024

New roadmap for future industries + Data as a factor of production + Auto chips

Alexander Brown

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

MERICS Briefs

Feb 07, 2024

The world’s factory strikes back

Max J. Zenglein

Report

Feb 02, 2024

China’s economy ends the year on a weak footing

MERICS Economic Indicators Q4/2023

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Jan 24, 2024

Humanoid robots + China's charm offensive towards foreign firms + 5G

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

MERICS Briefs

Dec 06, 2023

China’s data management: Putting the party state in charge

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Report

Dec 05, 2023

Investigating state support for China’s medical technology companies

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Jacob Gunter

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Nov 20, 2023

AI entanglements: Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration

Rebecca Arcesati

Wendy Chang

Antonia Hmaidi

Kai von Carnap

Report

Nov 16, 2023

The sky is the limit: China's rise as a transportation superpower challenges the EU

Max J. Zenglein

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Oct 26, 2023

National strategic integration: How China is building its strategic power

External publication

Oct 26, 2023

China’s economy shows first signs of stabilizing

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2023

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Oct 25, 2023

China's competition-based research model + Tax benefits for chips and machinery + Metaverse

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Antonia Hmaidi

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS Briefs

Oct 04, 2023

Why Europe can’t ignore Biden’s new plan for US investment in China

Rebecca Arcesati

Francesca Ghiretti

Comment

Sep 29, 2023

Electric Shock: Interpreting China’s electric vehicle export boom

A report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Ilaria Mazzocco

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Sep 15, 2023

Accelerator state: How China fosters "Little Giant" companies

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Aug 03, 2023

Watts the plan, Europe – Chinese battery investments on or off?

Gregor Sebastian

Comment

Jul 31, 2023

The post-Covid recovery disappoints in Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2023

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Gregor Sebastian

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Jul 20, 2023

EV infrastructure roll out + Manufacturing sector + Talent shortages

Alexander Brown

Wendy Chang

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS Briefs

Jul 05, 2023

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China’s AI future in a quest for geopolitical, computing and electric power

Rebecca Arcesati

Comment

Dec 18, 2024

18 Humanoid Robot Vanguard Matrix are being displayed at the entrance of WAIC, World Artificial Intelligence Conference at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, on July 5, 2024, during the first public viewing day (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto).

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New MERICS index: how internationally integrated is China's economy?

US-China competition could lead to sub-par quantum tech standards

Profile: Shanghai AI Lab: Driving both AI safety and development

Policymakers take first steps to curb overinvestment in solar manufacturing

Export control breach reveals China’s continuing struggle to produce high-end semiconductors

China’s long view on quantum tech has the US and EU playing catch-up

Impatient for tech breakthroughs, the Communist Party is pushing aside private initiatives

New materials big data system + New energy storage industry + Smart factories

Network data regulations + Smart manufacturing + Biologics

China’s new space science plan + BRICS Summit + Steel exports

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2024

EU-China EV row + China’s stock market rally wilts + Labeling of AI-generated content

“Manufacturing Champions” + Equipment renewal + Mobile Internet of Things

Chinese LLMs + Weight-loss drugs + Chinese telcos build AI models

MERICS China Tech Observatory Newsletter

R&D support + Financing innovative SMEs + Government procurement

US-China AI competition + Deng Xiaoping's 120th birthday + South China Sea

Keeping value chains at home

How China controls foreign access to technology and what it means for Europe

Economic momentum falters over Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2024

“Little Giants” program + Corporate sustainability standards + Fair competition reviews

To stand up to US pressure, Europe needs better intelligence on China’s innovation system

Healthcare procurement + Bidding and tendering + Data exports

Between two economic traps: Did China peak in 2021?

Innovation in China: Domestic efforts and global integration

Scientific espionage + Real estate sector + Taiwan

China’s evolving semiconductor strategy

The data quagmire for German carmakers in China

China’s AI development model in an era of technological deglobalization

China’s endless frontier: “Organized Scientific Research” and the quest for technological self-reliance

The accelerator state: Small firms join the fray of China’s techno-industrial drive

China’s economy leaves a mixed picture in Q1

MERICS Economic Indicators Q1/2024

Where China stands in the global race for talent

Cross-border data flows + "Low altitude economy" + Foreign investment

Huawei is quietly dominating China’s semiconductor supply chain

Chinese assessments of AI: Risks and mitigation strategies (CSIS)

Data security + Industrial Internet labelling + High-tech healthcare

Whole-of-nation innovation: Does China’s socialist system give it an edge in science and technology?

De-risking is not new to China, so why the surprise at the EU’s new policy?

De-risking green tech in China: From dependence to dominance

China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains

Export controls: China’s long game to defend its tech advantage

How a new phase of government intervention is transforming China’s industrial economy

New roadmap for future industries + Data as a factor of production + Auto chips

The world’s factory strikes back

China’s economy ends the year on a weak footing

MERICS Economic Indicators Q4/2023

Humanoid robots + China's charm offensive towards foreign firms + 5G

China’s data management: Putting the party state in charge

Investigating state support for China’s medical technology companies

AI entanglements: Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration

The sky is the limit: China's rise as a transportation superpower challenges the EU

National strategic integration: How China is building its strategic power

China’s economy shows first signs of stabilizing

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2023

China's competition-based research model + Tax benefits for chips and machinery + Metaverse

Why Europe can’t ignore Biden’s new plan for US investment in China

Electric Shock: Interpreting China’s electric vehicle export boom

A report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Accelerator state: How China fosters "Little Giant" companies

Watts the plan, Europe – Chinese battery investments on or off?

The post-Covid recovery disappoints in Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2023

EV infrastructure roll out + Manufacturing sector + Talent shortages

China’s AI future in a quest for geopolitical, computing and electric power

Lessons from East Asia: Kick-off Event

Course Correction: China’s Shifting Approach to Economic Globalization

Rebecca Arcesati

Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau

Max J. Zenglein

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Andreas Mischer

Antonia Hmaidi

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