Paris for new years frasier. Our 2 part series the 3rd reich dog starts nov 12th on g. W. Just how resilient is china from the trade routes with the u. S. To the coronavirus can damage chinas economy seems to weather all storms we talked to 2 experts to find out more about china strength and slow. Also coming up a Major Construction project in the baltic sea comes on the scrutiny of that theme on tom will be stopped by the court. Welcome to the business i want to get good to have you with us. The Worlds Largest economy is going to the polls today to elect a new president 4 years of donald trump in the white house have changed the Global Economy despite his america 1st mantra china grew from strength to strength under his watch. Its a bugs life setting records mobile Payment Company is expected to raise as much as 30000000000. 00 when it debuted on Chinese Capital markets this week the companys i. P. O. Will be a purely domestic affair due in part to rumors but washington is mulling blacklisting chinas latest film tech darling chinas Technology Sector most still lag behind americas tech titans but they are catching up and many expect china to overtake the u. S. As the largest economy in the world in 1919 the United States g. D. P. Was 16 times the size of chinese g. D. P. Now it is less than twice the size. Low tech manufacturing still makes up the lions share of chinese g. D. P. Observers say high Tech Innovation is likely to drive beijings economy to new heights. This. Chinas answer to Silicon Valley president she hopes this new high Tech Innovation will cement chinas leadership in here under strain but western countries are pushing back against chinas new homegrown tech giants. Last year u. S. President donald trump slapped sanctions on chinese tech giant huawei and many european nations are mulling some of the actions of the security and competition concerns surrounding while waves 5 g. Technology. Oh a can of war. To make all last i mean for for worse than Congress Making or laws needing something for your government supported business right. They dont care making losses doesnt really wouldnt hook them. That they play a completely different game. Chinas president xi jinping recently outlined a new do also kill ation Economic Strategy more domestic demand and technological innovation less integration with the outside world and thanks to a new wave of economic protectionism and the breakdown of traditional western alliances china has remained fairly untouched in light of human rights abuses. What happens in hong kong and in she have remarkably economy consequences for the chinese Chinese Government at least talk to them but the current vice pandemic has led to fresh mistrust and the Chinese Government and that could cause more Chinese Companies to go public at home. Of a more im joined by andrew adair hes the founder and c. E. O. Of d. C. Berlin consulting good to have you with us andrew china is it looks like its going from strength to strength what does the countrys resilience fundamentally need for the u. S. Economy and its weight of the rest of the world or more america is its a big competition and its going to remain so i think the. You know the most important point to bear in mind is that the u. S. Still does have some inherent strengths its still the safest investment in the world still safe haven investment use the u. S. Still has the worlds reserve currency the the best concentration of Research Universities the Strongest Military etc but i think the thing thats most important for the United States now is you play to its inherent historic strength of working with partners and working with allies and thats something that china doesnt have china does not have an Alliance System its only ally in the world is north korea so if for example as in your setup piece. It alluded to the fact that theres going to be this separation this decoupling of the economies and that will continue but for the United States to continue to lead it will have to work with its allies in europe asia and around the world ok obviously that is not exactly what we see in all of the pos for years things might change of course but what weve seen sadly is that while the the coronavirus pandemic just to take the latest crises while that started in china it had a big impact and still does have a big impact on the u. S. Economy whys that. It was a couple of reasons i think monica well 1st of all the big elephant in the room course is today is election day in the United States you know these america 1st policies. You know may have come to an end relatively soon if joe biden this warning is the next u. S. President on january 20th and in a matter of weeks. You know the United States is a democracy unlike china and china the they have an authoritarian system thats a surveillance state that gives them certain inherent advantages when youre talking about Economic Resilience and Economic Growth. But the United States you know we we have not been able to get any 2nd relief package through congress in the last few months which everybody you know the Federal Reserve in all or economic actors believe is a must in order for the. American Economic Prosperity to continue we have to get another relief package through and then we need. A Credible National plan to get the pandemic under control and thats something that President Trump has not been able to offer so United States has a Political Leadership vacuum right now that could change in the coming months you know you just said that china is a democracy i mean its the 2nd well 2nd largest economy right now. But its not strictly speaking a democracy it do you say that there is anything out there that they could jeopardize the countrys attraction to Foreign Investors to Global Business well certainly it has become incredible Investment Opportunity and it will probably continue germany so but i think the. I think its really you know its a systemic. Its a competition amongst among moderates so the chinese model of governance is now competing against the western model and i think that their prowess you cannot brow us will continue to pose this challenge to the western model and thats again why the west must come together must Work Together the European Union the United States. And you know countries like india countries like south korea japan and there is a groundswell of support for these types of alliances now coming together to do provide an alternative to the chinese model all right and to a day there founder and c. E. O. Of d. C. Berlin consulting think you so much for your time and well a concert happy election day but its actually going to be an interesting one thank you for your time again thanks monica. And now to some of the other Global Business stories making news. Many british banks and foreign firms that previously used in london as they gateway to the e. U. And are setting up shop in germany Germanys Bundesbank says of 64 firms have applied to expand operations or come to the country bringing billions of euros with them. All prices have fallen to a 5 month slowest coronavirus drop downs go into effect across europe the fear is that more lock downs will slow Economic Growth and thats demand for oil will plummet Oil Companies like b. P. And shell has laid off thousands in the wake of the pandemic. So here we are how can. German federal court is due to rule on a major european Infrastructure Project its called the same r. And belt tunnel a direct connection between denmark and germany are funded by the e. U. The plans tunnel has and raged environmentalists and residents of the island of say man who fear that the construction work will scare away tourists. A ferry is still the only connection between the German Island defi mon and denmark at the moment the trip across the baltic takes around 45 minutes the planned tunnel would shorten the travel time to 10 minutes great news for drivers but for the private Ferry Company its a threat to their livelihood. Scanned lines is going to court suing the tunnel project for unfair trade practices. If it does the for my our main grievances the use of e. U. Money to build the tunnel. We demand transparency if. Its wrong that the project received unlimited state sponsored subsidies without any time limits imposed. The case that. The project is set to cost more than 7000000000. 00 euros denmark once it done fast and has already began building very end of the tunnel. The largest working toward in europe is being built off the coast of the island of lowland and should be completed by the end of next year. On the land the groundwork for a gigantic factory is underway this is where the concrete elements for the tunnel will be produced in the future. It will be the worlds longest immersed tunnel with 18 kilometers of train tracks and a 4 lane highway. By building just connection and we can actually save a significant amount of time and fuel ponds c o 2 emissions by connecting 2 industrial aha plants together with a correct ruling that is also why the european supports the project. But resistance is building up on the german side environmental activists fear that large areas of the environmentally compromised baltic sea would be destroyed by the time. And the Tourism Industry on the vacation island of fame on is concerned as well years Long Construction could scare away visitors. Who have bought them so that of course bush to we expect a 9 to 10 percent drop in tourism because of the huge construction site experts have done several studies and thats something we have a lot of respect for. 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