Trade and Investment

Industrial Policy and Technology

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

François Chimits

Report

Nov 21, 2024

Research

Industrial Policy and Technology

Trade and Investment

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

Max J. Zenglein, François Chimits, Alexander Brown

Tracker

Oct 23, 2024

Growing asymmetry: Mapping the import dependencies in EU and US trade with China

François Chimits

Report

Oct 01, 2024

Economic momentum falters over Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2024

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Alexander Brown

Tracker

Jul 19, 2024

China’s guerrilla strategy in a fragmenting global economy

Max J. Zenglein

François Chimits

Report

Jun 18, 2024

Economic insecurity + Xinjiang + Wang Yi in Europe

MERICS Briefs

Feb 15, 2024

Economic drivers of diversification

Aya Adachi

Comment

Jan 17, 2024

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

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

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

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

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

Aya Adachi

Comment

Jul 12, 2022

China’s economic woes prompt return of bad habits

François Chimits

Comment

Jun 28, 2022

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

Gregor Sebastian

François Chimits

Comment

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

China’s participation in RCEP has implications for Europe

Aya Adachi

Comment

Jan 04, 2022

China in the WTO – 20 happy years and (at least) one unfulfilled promise

Jacob Gunter

Comment

Dec 08, 2021

Course correction: China’s shifting approach to economic globalization

Alexander Brown

Jacob Gunter

Max J. Zenglein

Report

Oct 19, 2021

Chasing the ghost of transatlantic cooperation to level the playing field with China: time for action

François Chimits

Report

Oct 19, 2021

Intellectual property rights + Energy consumption + Transport sector

Alexander Brown

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS Briefs

Oct 05, 2021

Reality check: How welcome are foreign investors in China?

Jacob Gunter

Comment

Sep 03, 2021

Levelling the playing field in maritime shipping

Jacob Gunter

Comment

Aug 18, 2021

MOFCOM five-year plan + Circular economy + Support for SMEs

Alexander Brown

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS Briefs

Aug 03, 2021

China’s rule and standard-setting ambitions for global trade

Implications for EU trade policy

Matt Ferchen

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Barbara Pongratz

Report

Jul 29, 2021

Chinese crackdown sends shudders through tech sector

MERICS Briefs

Jul 08, 2021

Chinese FDI in Europe: 2020 Update

Investment falls to 10-year low in an economically and politically challenging year

Agatha Kratz

Max J. Zenglein

Gregor Sebastian

Report

Jun 16, 2021

China gains the advantage in the post-Covid era as its economic recovery broadens

Max J. Zenglein

Tracker

Apr 22, 2021

Insights

Trade and Investment

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

Podcast

Jun 06, 2024

Max Zenglein: "The Hong Kong financial center was irreparably damaged"

Podcast

Aug 23, 2019

Merics Experts 87 - Max Zenglein Finanzplatz Hongkong.MP3

Agatha Kratz and Mikko Huotari: EU moves to closer scrutiny of Chinese FDI

Podcast

Mar 06, 2019

Merics Experts 72 - Mikko Huotari and Agatha Kratz.MP3

Events

Trade and Investment

MERICS Members Event: Can China’s leadership prop up economic growth?

Apr. 29, 2022

Members only

Trade and Investment

Geopolitics

Economic and social impact of engagement with Taiwan and China

Apr. 28, 2022

Experts on Trade and Investment

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

Max J. Zenglein

Chief Economist

Jacob Gunter

Lead Analyst

Alexander Brown

Senior Analyst

François Chimits

Senior Economist (Brussels office)

Andreas Mischer

Associate Analyst

Trade and Investment

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

China’s economy shows faint signs of stabilization over Q3

Growing asymmetry: Mapping the import dependencies in EU and US trade with China

Economic momentum falters over Q2

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2024

China’s guerrilla strategy in a fragmenting global economy

Economic insecurity + Xinjiang + Wang Yi in Europe

Economic drivers of diversification

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

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

Report by Rhodium Group and MERICS

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

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

Profits of German investors in China – an empirical survey

A report by Bertelsmann Stiftung, IW, MERICS and BDI

Light at the end of the tunnel after a weak Q4

MERICS Economic Indicators Q4/2022

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

Economy improves in Q3 but faces mounting risks

MERICS Economic Indicators Q3/2022

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

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

Stringent Covid controls take their toll on GDP growth

MERICS Economic Indicators Q2/2022

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

China’s economic woes prompt return of bad habits

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

Chinese FDI in Europe: 2021 Update

Investments remain on downward trajectory – Focus on venture capital

China’s participation in RCEP has implications for Europe

China in the WTO – 20 happy years and (at least) one unfulfilled promise

Course correction: China’s shifting approach to economic globalization

Chasing the ghost of transatlantic cooperation to level the playing field with China: time for action

Intellectual property rights + Energy consumption + Transport sector

Reality check: How welcome are foreign investors in China?

Levelling the playing field in maritime shipping

MOFCOM five-year plan + Circular economy + Support for SMEs

China’s rule and standard-setting ambitions for global trade

Implications for EU trade policy

Chinese crackdown sends shudders through tech sector

Chinese FDI in Europe: 2020 Update

Investment falls to 10-year low in an economically and politically challenging year

China gains the advantage in the post-Covid era as its economic recovery broadens

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

Max Zenglein: "The Hong Kong financial center was irreparably damaged"

Agatha Kratz and Mikko Huotari: EU moves to closer scrutiny of Chinese FDI

MERICS Members Event: Can China’s leadership prop up economic growth?

Economic and social impact of engagement with Taiwan and China

Mikko Huotari

Max J. Zenglein

Jacob Gunter

Alexander Brown

François Chimits

Andreas Mischer

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