August
Chinas Exporte übertreffen Erwartungen | ntv | August 7, 2025
Oliver Oehms, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, provided an analysis of China's trade data for July during a live interview on n-tv's Telebörse program.
Achtung, Fauxpas mit schweren Folgen! | Handelsblatt | August 20, 2025
Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, shared his insights on the cultural differences in marketing and their implications for German companies operating in China.
July
中国德国商会： 无人乐见关税高企 中德企业同舟共济 | 中国国际电视台 | July 17, 2025
Oliver Oehms, was interviewed by CGTN at the Supply Chain Expo regarding tariff-related topics.
中国德国商会：关税越早取消对所有人越有利 | 北京日报 | July 19, 2025
Oliver Oehms, Executive Director & Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, was interviewed by Beijing Daily at the Supply Chain Expo regarding tariff topics.
Chinas Wirtschaft wächst trotz Handelsstreit robust | WirtschaftsWoche | July 15, 2025
Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, talked about recent trade data and what it means for German companies in China.
Nvidia-Chef Huang wirbt in China um neue Kunden | Handelsblatt | July 16, 2025
Oliver Oehms, Executive Director & Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, was interviewed by Handelsblatt at the Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.
June
Chinesisch-deutsche Matchmaking-Konferenz für intelligente Fertigungsindustrie in Hefei durchgeführt | CGTN | June 26, 2025
CGTN reported the Sino-German Smart Manufacturing Conference jointly hosted by AHK Greater China and the Anhui Provincial Government in Hefei, Anhui Province.
Deutsch-chinesische Zusammenarbeit in der intelligenten Fertigung vertieft sich |Xinhua News Agency | June 30, 2025
Xinhua News Agency interviewed Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, on Sino-German Smart Manufacturing Matchmaking Conference in Hefei, Anhui.
SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg | SWR | June 30, 2025
A business delegation, led by H.E. Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs, from the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg explored China’s tech ecosystem. Oliver Oehms, Executive Director & Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, shared his insights with the media team accompanying the Ministerial delegation.
Live Interview | CNBC | July 4, 2025
Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, was interviewed by CNBC on the topic of international trade relations and what this means for Sino-German business relations.
Maximilian Butek: German Companies Remain Confident in the Long-Term Value of Investing in China | 21st Century Business Herald | June 11, 2025
Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, talked about the development of German companies in South China on the occasion of the new office opening ceremony of the AHK Greater China Guangzhou office.
Maximilian Butek: Wir sind "In China, mit China" | CGTN | June 26, 2025
CGTN conducted an interview with Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, on Sino-German Smart Manufacturing Matchmaking Conference held in Hefei, Anhui.
May
中国德国商会： 德中共同支持多边贸易 冀深化双边合作 | 中国新闻社 | May 7, 2025
The China news report ‘German Chamber of Commerce in China: Germany and China jointly support multilateral trade, hope to deepen bilateral co-operation’ focuses on the topic of ‘Germany and China jointly support the multilateral trading system, hope that the new German government will continue the co-operation mechanism and promote the development of bilateral trade and commerce’. The report focuses on the overall attitude of German enterprises towards trade friction and their expectations of the German government.
German firms to beef up localization | China Daily | May 8, 2025
The China Daily article ‘German firms to beef up localisation’ focuses on the accelerated localisation of German firms in China, with survey data showing that nearly 40% of firms are actively pursuing the localisation process, as well as disclosing their investment plans and calls for the new Chancellor's policies.
德国商会： 86%在华德企受中美贸易战影响 汽车、机械行业尤甚 | 财新 | May 7, 2025
Caixin, in ‘German Chamber of Commerce: 86% of German Enterprises in China Affected by US-China Trade War Automotive, Machinery Industry in Particular’, analyses in-depth the proportion of the impact of the US-China trade friction on the machinery and automotive industries, and focuses on the response measures of the German enterprises and the future expectations of the industry and investment. It also highlights the formation of the new German government and the expectations of German companies for its policy towards China.
中国德国商会报告： 76%在华德企受美国关税影响， 但对华投资战略依然稳固 | 澎湃新闻 | May 7, 2025
The Paper calls on Germany and the EU to update their perceptions of China, highlighting the future potential of Sino-German economic and trade co-operation. In its article ‘Report of the German Chamber of Commerce in China: 76% of German companies in China are affected by US tariffs, but investment strategy in China remains solid’, it focuses on German companies' understanding of and response to the impact of the trade conflict, and stresses that German companies hope to solve problems through the US-China economic and trade dialogue.
中国德国商会：美国滥施关税对德企造成挑战， 望德国政府更积极与中方互动 | 21世纪经济报道 | May 7, 2025
Based on the interview with Oliver Oehms, Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China (GCC), 21 Century Business Herald highlights the specific challenges posed by the US tariffs for German companies, as well as the strategies of German companies for investing in and accelerating the localization of their businesses in China. It is emphasized that German companies want the new government to interact more with the Chinese side and to improve the image of China in Germany.
German firms urge new govt to adopt a more pragmatic, forward-looking approach toward China: chamber | Global Times | May 7, 2025
The Global Times cited the interview with Oliver Oehms, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, and published report entitled ‘German firms urge new govt to adopt a more pragmatic, forward-looking approach toward China: chamber’.
German investment in China holds steady despite tariffs impact | CGTN | May 7, 2025
CGTN broadcasted an interview with Oliver Oehms, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, on Global Business at 9 p.m.
Why German companies are still betting on China? | CGTN Radio | May 23, 2025
Despite growing uncertainty from U.S. tariff policies, German businesses remain optimistic about trade and investment in China—particularly in innovation and R&D. For more insights, Tian Lu sat down with Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China.
China hat sich Jahre auf dieses Szenario vorbereitet | ntv (German Television) | May 9, 2025
U.S. and Chinese ministers are meeting in Switzerland to discuss the trade dispute. Reaching an agreement seems challenging. Yet this would be particularly important for Germany, says Maximilian Butek, Executive Director and Board Member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China, in an interview with ntv.
German firms in China hit hard by US tariffs, but ‘in China for China’ paying off: poll | South China Morning Post | May 7, 2025
Investment plans of surveyed firms also remain strong, and many are ‘isolating their operations in China from US exposure’, says German Chamber of Commerce in China.
投资中国 投资未来 | 人民日报 | May 27, 2025
Dr. Martin Hofmann, Chairperson of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - North China, emphasized that despite the fact that the trade situation between China and the United States is affecting the business sentiment of German companies in China, more than half of them are still planning to increase their investments in the Chinese market, especially in R&D and innovation. He mentioned that German companies are accelerating the localization process and forming a new integration pattern called Localization 3.0, with 75% of the Chamber's members focusing on this transformation. In addition, breakthroughs in innovative fields such as artificial intelligence offer new opportunities for global business cooperation.