Competition from the Far East: China-shock 2.0 meets Germany’s industry
July 2026, 5:00 a.m. BASF has built a huge plant in China - the konzern does not want to do without the market © Deng Hua/Xinhua/dpa First came...
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Now the People's Republic is becoming a rival in more and more industries - in cars, machinery and chemicals. After China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, cheap products from the People's Republic came onto world markets on a large scale. In 2025, around 2.3 percent of all newly registered cars came from Chinese brands; in the first half of 2026, it was already 3.7 percent.
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Now the People's Republic is becoming a rival in more and more industries - in cars, machinery and chemicals.
according to Handelsblatt +2After China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, cheap products from the People's Republic came onto world markets on a large scale.
according to Der Tagesspiegel +1In 2025, around 2.3 percent of all newly registered cars came from Chinese brands; in the first half of 2026, it was already 3.7 percent.
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