China Tech Observatory
The next few years will be decisive for keeping Germany and Europe attractive as a place for innovation amid technological competition with China. With the China Tech Observatory (CTO), MERICS will contribute to a deeper understanding of China’s plans, progress, and frontrunners in future technologies. We want to provide stakeholders in research, politics, and business with an indispensable basis for decisions in areas of innovation where cooperation with China still makes sense and good European responses to technological competition with China are needed.
The CTO will conduct a long-term study of China’s development in six critical technology areas and their impact on Germany and Europe: Artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, green technologies, internet and communication technologies, biotechnology and quantum technology.
The findings of the China Tech Observatory will be posted on a regularly updated platform on the MERICS website with graphics, brief analyses and content on the key topics. A regular newsletter will provide information on current developments.
