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published: 20.10.2025

Shockwaves Made in China

Beijing’s brute-force push in technology and industry is doing more than triggering a second “China shock”. It is operating like a vortex, submerging global markets with overproduction and pulling under Europe’s industrial competitiveness.

MERICS Executive Director Mikko Huotari and Head of Program Economics and Industry Jacob Gunter share their insights in a recent op-ed for IP Quarterly.