27 September 2026

Prof. Lei Li was recently interviewed by China.Table / Table.Briefings on China’s economic expansion and its role in global value chains. The interview was published under the title “China’s Economic Expansion: State-enabled Does Not Necessarily Mean State-directed”.

The interview addresses questions related to the internationalization of Chinese companies, geoeconomic interdependence, European competitiveness, and foreign investment.

It also refers to the new Research Training Group “China’s Geoeconomic Rise and its Accumulation of Structural Power” (China-GRASP).

Prof. Lei Li is Professor in Economics and Politics of China at the University of Göttingen.

The full interview is available from the original publisher Interview in China.Table / Table.Briefings

The interview was conducted by Leonardo Pape and published by China.Table / Table.Briefings in September 2026.

For further information, please visit the external China.Table / Table.Briefings Website.