Following the publication of the WHO report on the origin of the coronavirus, several EU states have voiced criticism of the paper and indirectly accused China of a lack of transparency. Lithuania, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, and Slovenia joined a joint statement by the US, Canada, and other states criticizing a “considerable” delay […]
China’s State Council has approved a merger of Sinochem Group and China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina). The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) confirmed the move in a brief statement yesterday. Sinochem and ChemChina would carry out a “joint reorganization”, Sasac’s statement said. The merger of the two state-owned companies would create the world’s […]
The Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer CanSino Biologics announced it would hold talks with several EU countries about a possible order for its Covid-19 vaccine. Three European Union member states had approached the Tianjin-based vaccine developer to discuss a possible purchase, Pierre Morgon, CanSino’s Senior Vice President in charge of international business, confirmed to China.Table. Morgon would […]
The EU Commission has agreed on definitive anti-dumping duties for aluminum extrusions originating in China. The import duties range between 21.2 and 32.1 percent, as the Brussels authority announced yesterday in its official journal. Affected products include bars, rods, profiles and hollow sections as well as tubes, according to the regulatory paper. Products that are […]
On behalf of the WHO, scientists describe their search for the source of the COVID-19 in Wuhan on a good 120 pages – but they could not find it. “We have not yet found the source of the virus”, said WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. All theories are still on the table. In the long-awaited […]
Gender asterisks, colons, internal I? The Chinese hardly have to worry about gender-appropriate language. This is simply due to the nature of Chinese grammar. Chinese words generally do not differentiate according to grammatical gender. So if someone talks about the 老师 lǎoshī, the conversation is initially completely open as to whether it is a female […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin production of the Chinese Sinopharm-vaccine next month. Drugmaker Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries PSC (Julphar) said yesterday that it had signed a contract to produce the vaccine starting April, Bloomberg reported. According to the statement, the UAE will be the first Gulf state to set up a coronavirus vaccine manufacturing […]
The heads of major European think tanks and research institutes have issued a statement condemning Beijing’s sanctions against colleagues. “We are deeply concerned that the targeting of independent researchers and civil society institutions undermines the practical and constructive engagement of people who seek to contribute positively to policy debates,” said the directors of some 30 […]
What looks like a colorful ball pool is currently hitting world trade at a sensitive point – the stuck freighter “Ever Given” continues to block the Suez Canal. Ships are now jammed on both sides, as can be followed live online. It is still unclear when the container ship will be able to continue its […]
China’s sanctions against several European politicians, organizations, and academics are not on the agenda at the meeting of EU heads of state and government today. However, German government sources said that each head of state or government could raise individual issues that are not officially on the agenda before the virtual meeting. It is not […]
