Has anyone heard of Mingyang Smart Energy? In July, the company based in the Sichuan province announced the first commercial installation of its MySE 16-260 mega-turbine at the company’s Qingzhou 4 offshore wind farm in the South China Sea. According to Mingyang, MySE 16-260 can generate 67 million kWh of electricity annually, equivalent to the […]
Has anyone heard of Mingyang Smart Energy? In July, the company based in the Sichuan province announced the first commercial installation of its MySE 16-260 mega-turbine at the company’s Qingzhou 4 offshore wind farm in the South China Sea. According to Mingyang, MySE 16-260 can generate 67 million kWh of electricity annually, equivalent to the […]
Since July 17, grain terminals in the port of Odessa have been at a standstill. Russia has made good on its threats and this time actually allowed the grain agreement to expire, which allowed Ukraine to export wheat, corn and other products across the Black Sea. Many eyes are now on China and Turkey, the […]
Wednesday brought a major shake-up in the automotive community: Volkswagen has acquired a stake in the Chinese EV startup Xpeng. Both partners are planning to jointly develop new electric models. It is well known that VW and other German automakers are lagging behind in China’s electric segment. Now, it seems that the Wolfsburg-based company aims […]
A few weeks after the Wagner rebellion in Russia, President Vladimir Putin seeks normality. He has already met with the rebellious Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. Behind the scenes, however, heads are said to be rolling. For instance, General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Ukraine war who allegedly sympathizes with Prigozhin, has not been […]
In today’s issue, we look at two things that are controversial in Germany but on which China works hard: carbon capture and storage and nuclear fusion.The state-owned oil company CNOOC recently launched the country’s first offshore CO2 storage facility in the sea south of Shenzhen. The facility, which is connected to an oil rig, captures […]
You have just taken up your position as EUCCC president. What do you see as the most pressing issue at this early stage of your tenure?At the moment, the whole discussion about ‘de-risking’ is our main cause. There is a lot of talk about ‘de-Risking’ in Europe, and there is a lot of talk about […]
It was a memorable China Day in Berlin. Large parts of the governments of China and Germany gathered for the German-Chinese government consultations, led by the heads of government Olaf Scholz and Li Qiang. The ministers agreed, for example, on more cooperation in climate protection. The meeting ended with what was supposed to be a […]
Diplomacy is in full swing lately. While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been catching up on his long-planned visit to China since Sunday, Berlin is preparing for the first German-Chinese government consultations under Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Scholz and Premier Li Qiang will meet as early as today, Monday. The plenary session with the […]
As of last Thursday, the German city of Kiel has a new mayor: Bettina Aust from the Green Party, who won the local elections in May. This means that a project that has been controversial for months is now on her desk: The planned city partnership with the Chinese port city of Qingdao. Just two […]
