I knew what an N95 mask was long before most of my German friends. I breathed Shanghai’s polluted air a decade ago. That has changed—and the world should start paying attention.

Beijing recently unveiled the CR450. This next-generation high-speed train sets a new benchmark—not just for China, but globally.

When your doctor prescribes a lifesaving drug in 2030, will you care if it came from Munich or Shanghai?

Germany’s vocational system is envied globally—yet today, fewer students use it, opting for universities instead. Ironically, China is now trying to replicate the German model to solve its own education crisis.

I’m sitting in one of Shanghai’s  10,000 cafés  with a  German startup investor  visiting China for the first time. For  90 minutes...