One thing that will be a major factor in global economy is whether china exports can be marked with "confirmité européenne" by their producers. The CE marking is a declaration of compliance with all relevant European specifications (including but not limited to consumer safety.)

It properly does not help that china invented it's own CE marking that stands for "China Export". It looks *almost exactly the same* (font enthusiasts will say the only difference is *kerning*)

https://www.hqts.com/differences-between-ce-conformite-europeenne-and-ce-china-export/

MEP Jorge Martín Frías minces no words:

"It was designed to compete fraudulently with the legitimate CE marking and circumvent controls. In this way, the Chinese logo prevents China’s products from getting assessed to find out whether they meet the requirements set by the European Economic Area, which in turn leads to confusion among EU consumers."

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2024-001996_EN.html

"the Zürich search engine of 1920" describing an official printed address book. It lists individuals by last name, full page advertising, Theater entry prices, collection times for mail boxes.

Makes me think about cyberspace, what we do with it, how it connects to the physical, and what does and does not change after 100 years.