The Chinese government on Monday threatened to take countermeasures against countries that sign trade deals with US President Donald Trump if these agreements harmed China’s interests. In a Q&A session published on the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s website, an unnamed spokesperson called on countries to “stand on the right side of history” and abide by […]
What does Donald Trump hope to achieve with his tariff war – economically and geopolitically?I think he clearly wants several different things with his tariffs. He wants revenue so he can push through tax cuts. He wants to bring investment and production back to the United States. He wants some significant level of reshoring, bringing investment […]
Everything has changed since Wednesday morning, when Donald Trump’s tariffs on 86 trading partners officially took effect. With that move, the US president upended the international economic order practically overnight, bringing unpredictable consequences for the entire world. Chinese goods are being hit with particularly high tariffs.Just twelve hours later, Beijing escalated the already absurd spiral: […]
A picture recently caught the attention of China’s social media: It shows a paper version of the Xiaomi SU7 EV strapped to the back of a delivery scooter. During the Qing Ming Festival, people in China no longer just burn hell money – cardboard cars, mock Rolex watches and the like are also burned to […]
Cambodia celebrated the completion of the expansion of the Ream naval base on the weekend. The military base is being expanded with Chinese help. US security experts fear that the Chinese military could be granted exclusive use of the base in return. In April 2024, the US think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
China’s leading state think tank, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), has been forced to close its public policy research center in the wake of a new ideological campaign. In a statement on Sunday, the CASS said the center had been closed in accordance with an internal regulation and its research projects transferred to […]
If you look at the working papers on the government talks, it is striking that the language used to describe China has become much harsher. “China has become a systemic rival,” it says. “Our desire for elements of partnership and fair competition is less and less reciprocated.”I don’t want to comment on ongoing processes. I’m […]
25-year-old business graduate and influencer Zhang Genyuan spent a day with one of the most advanced humanoid robots developed in China, G1. Renting out humanoid robots is now a lucrative business in China. Zhang paid 10,000 yuan, the equivalent of 1,275 euros, for a day with the Unitree-made model and shared his experience on social […]
Daryl Loo has been Regional Policy Communications & Media Lead for APAC & MEA at the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis since January 2025. With extensive experience in China and Asia, he has previously led communications at AstraZeneca and Ant Group, among others. Prior to that, he was Global Business Editor for Bloomberg in Shanghai. He […]
It seems a mystery. Despite the Chinese government’s systematic repression of the Uyghurs and their Muslim faith in Xinjiang, China has hardly lost any sympathy in most Muslim countries. This is even though Muslim countries have often vowed solidarity with each other. Long before the Gaza war, the fate of the Palestinians had already turned […]
