In the second of a series of articles about China’s role in shaping the future of the internet, Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau says global technology standards could be a thing of the past. There is a risk the next mobile internet standard, 6G, won’t be one that spans the world. The US and a growing number of governments want to avoid a repeat of the globally applicable 5G, which saw Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE solidify a large share of the global market before major cybersecurity ...| Merics
Despite its title, the new Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law goes far beyond countering sanctions imposed by other states. It allows for countermeasures against a wide range of actors and actions that China perceives as harming its interests. This brings new risks for political representatives, businesses, NGOs, research institutions and scholars alike, say Helena Legarda and Katja Drinhausen. The new Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL) passed by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s...| Merics
Since its founding in 2013, the Mercator Institute for China Studies has become one of Europe's most important institutions for questions about today’s China.| merics.org