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Christiane Kühl Published: March 30th, 2022

Wang Yi: Russia wants to ease tensions

On the sidelines of a long-planned Afghanistan conference, China and Russia have reaffirmed their strategic partnership. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov traveled to China on Wednesday for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war. He first met his counterpart Wang Yi in Tunxi in the province of Anhui. Lavrov gave assurances that […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 30th, 2022

BYD mit Umsatzssprung

Chinas Elektroauto- und Batteriekonzern BYD aus Shenzhen hat 2021 seinen Umsatz deutlich gesteigert. Wie das Unternehmen auf seiner Bilanzpressekonferenz am Mittwoch mitteilte, legten die Umsätze um 38 Prozent zu – von 153 Milliarden Yuan (21,6 Milliarden Euro) in 2020 auf 211 Milliarden Yuan (29,9 Milliarden Euro). Die Autoverkäufe konnte BYD im selben Zeitraum um 73,3 […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 30th, 2022

BYD with jump in sales

China’s Shenzhen-based electric car and battery company BYD has significantly increased its sales in 2021. The company said at its annual press conference on Wednesday that sales increased by 38 percent – from 153 billion yuan (21.6 billion euros) in 2020 to 211 billion yuan (29.9 billion euros). BYD’s car sales increased 73.3 percent to […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 30th, 2022

BYD with jump in sales

China’s Shenzhen-based electric car and battery company BYD has significantly increased its sales in 2021. The company said at its annual press conference on Wednesday that sales increased by 38 percent – from 153 billion yuan (21.6 billion euros) in 2020 to 211 billion yuan (29.9 billion euros). BYD’s car sales increased 73.3 percent to […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 30th, 2022

BYD with jump in sales

China’s Shenzhen-based electric car and battery company BYD has significantly increased its sales in 2021. The company said at its annual press conference on Wednesday that sales increased by 38 percent – from 153 billion yuan (21.6 billion euros) in 2020 to 211 billion yuan (29.9 billion euros). BYD’s car sales increased 73.3 percent to […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 30th, 2022

BYD with jump in sales

China’s Shenzhen-based electric car and battery company BYD has significantly increased its sales in 2021. The company said at its annual press conference on Wednesday that sales increased by 38 percent – from 153 billion yuan (21.6 billion euros) in 2020 to 211 billion yuan (29.9 billion euros). BYD’s car sales increased 73.3 percent to […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 29th, 2022

Xi’s loneliness at the top

Xi Jinping faces several tough decisions: Does he abandon the zero-covid policy or not? Or, more importantly, what role does China want to play in the Ukraine war? Tough decisions for any government – but even tougher when you have to make them all by yourself. But Xi has put himself in this position. For […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 23rd, 2022

Dessert 23.3.2022

The Tujia live in the hills of southwest China, and like many ethnic minorities in the region, have a rich tradition of colorful weaving. Many of these traditions, like those of the neighboring Miao, are gradually disappearing as young people no longer learn them. Here, women weave cloth made of xilankapu, a type of Tujia […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 23rd, 2022

Takeovers of EU companies pick up again

Takeover activity by Chinese investors in Germany and Europe has increased slightly again. In 2021, Chinese companies bought 155 European companies for a total of $12.4 billion, according to a new analysis by management consultants EY. That was 23 more acquisitions than in 2020 – but only half as many as in the takeover boom […]

Christiane Kühl Published: March 23rd, 2022

Shenyang now also under lockdown

The Omicron wave is apparently spreading further and further in northeast China. Given the continuing high number of infections, authorities also put Shenyang into lockdown late Monday evening. As a result, its nine million citizens are only allowed to leave their homes if they have tested negative for Covid. Shenyang is China’s most important economic […]