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On May 26, 2026, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Beijing hosted an exchange between members of the German Bundestag, Thomas Bareiß and David Gregosz, and local alumni. The meeting took place ahead of German Economics Minister Reiche's visit to Beijing. The discussion was informal, yet open and addressed controversial topics. Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht expressed his pleasure at the participation and the open exchange.

The German minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Ms. Katherina Reiche visited Beijing today. She lead a big business delegation. It was a pleasure for Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht to meet her during a reception in the German embassy and to have a small exchange with her. The German business community is looking forward to more intensive dialogues between Germany and China in the future. In challenging times a good cooperation between our countries is more necessary than ever.

30 members and friends joined the AHK asparagus dinner last night at the Paulaner. In “white” we enjoyed traditional German food and had a lot of fun together. Marvelous asparagus, grown in China, prepared very classy 'German style' with potatoes and sauce hollandaise. New event formats like this will follow at the German Chamber. For us from Starke, it’s always a pleasure to organize and to contribute for the good of the German community in Beijing.

Last week, the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (KAS) organized a joint exchange with the member of the German Parliament Nicolas Zippelius, spokesman and chairman of the working groups Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as China rapporteur of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. It was a pleasure for Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht to report about the current situation in China and the Chinese economy, which hopefully will also invent hearing in Germany.

Happening at the sidelines of last week’s visit of our German Chancellor - a deeper cooperation between the German Chamber of Commerce and the CHKD - Die Chinesische Handelskammer in Deutschland e.V. It was a pleasure for Starke Managing Counsel and AHK Nord China board member Daniel Albrecht to took part at this historical and promissing moment.

In the impressive premises of Bank of China - who currently holds the presidency of the Chamber - we had the pleasure to establish closer ties with the German-based business organization....

The AHK Nord China was able to welcome 40 members and friends of the chamber at its annual green cabbage dinner at the Kempinski. AHK board member Daniel Albrecht warmly welcomed the guests.

For those who do not know what kale is, here is a short explanation:

The kale dinner (Grünkohlessen) is a long-standing winter ritual in Northern Germany, traditionally enjoyed in a convivial atmosphere. This hearty dish of kale is typically served with specialties like smoked pork or pink sausage, accompanied by beer and a...

Recently Starke Management Councel Daniel Albrecht took part in the Huawei IPR conference with the title RESPECTING IP, DRIVING INNOVATIONS. It was their sixth Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) Forum. He was able to participate online twice in recent years, but this year was his first opportunity to do so in person.

Daniel have been following Huawei's activities for several years, as the company has been one of the largest applicants at the European Patent Office for many years, filing very high-quality patents in a wide variety of...

The Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation hosted a symposium for students in Kaifeng, China with the topic " Power & Meritocracy: Statecraft & Administration in Transition". It was great exchange with a group of talented young people and political fellows. Pleasure for Starke managing counsel Daniel Albrecht to deliver a short speech about legal and economic relations in China.

The German Chamber of Commerce hosted an Executive Roundtable on Bilateral Business Relations in the Context of the Sino-German Financial Dialogue. Speaker of the close door meeting was Alexander von zur Mũhlen, CEO Asia-Pacific, Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG.Starke IP was represented by Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht . In the nutshell the speaker singed a very positive picture about the ongoing financial dialogue and about the German-Chinese business relationships that are still intact. We are optimistic that this dialogue is the kickoff for a...

German company representatives met the Chair of Delegation and relations with the PRC, European Parliament member Mr. Engin Eroglu. It was a great and lively exchange about several actual economic topics and political questions what need to be discussed bilateral. Finally a German politician visited China, who is really interesting in economic topics and is obvious down to earth. The dinner meeting was organized by the AHK. The board of the German Chamber was represented by Dr. Martin Hofmann and Daniel Albrecht .