Keir Starmer’s upcoming China visit and the UK’s approval of China’s new ‘mega-embassy’ have dominated headlines. But more attention should be paid to Beijing’s less visible levers of influence.

Dr. Gianluca Pauletto (left) and Dr. Martin Baumgärtl are CEO and CTO of the start-up SYPOX. They founded their company at TUM and want to make the chemical industry more sustainable. Here they are ...