-centred multilateral trade order is visibly eroding. Protectionism is on the rise around the globe. World trade is growing only marginally …-Pacific region beyond China would offer the German and European economies significant opportunities to tap new sources of raw …

cooperation between the four partner countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in tackling urgent challenges in … the rise of China and the associated challenge to US hegemony in the region that brings together the four partners. In …

The de facto politically independent Taiwan is coming under increasing pressure from the People’s Republic of China …. Germany is committed to a one-China policy, which rules out any diplo­matic recognition of Taiwan. Nevertheless, there is … scope to expand and intensify relations below this threshold and thus counter China’s policy of intimidating and isolating …

one hand, this diversification aims to reduce economic dependence on China, and on the other - in the context of systemic …

, discussions in Australia, Japan, and South Korea reveal a greater sense of confidence in Washington's commitments. The fear that … contain China's rise - a goal that requires reliable allies across the Pacific. At the same time, US allies want to maintain …

, especially in Iran. China's interests in the Middle East increasingly collide with those of the US, which has brought about a … in the region. Relations with Iran offer China various possibilities for balancing US influence. A decisive factor for … China's Iran policy are its regulatory ideas aiming to establish equality of influence between the major global powers in a …

’s common integrated electricity grid. China is gaining considerable influence in the electricity sector, setting standards and … EU, China, Russia and - across the Black Sea - Iran and Turkey are competing in these zones to influence the …