It was that time again on Sunday: North Korea reported a missile test. Last week, such a test had apparently gone wrong: debris rained from the sky near Pyongyang. So far this year, ruler Kim Jong-un has launched a whopping eleven test series with dozens of missiles, after he had already gradually increased the test […]
Zhou Guanyu finished 10th in the first Formula 1 race of his career and earned his first points. At the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, the rookie in the Alfa Romeo finished one position ahead of Mick Schumacher. Zhou is the first Chinese to ever compete in Formula 1.A place in the top ten […]
For the first time in more than a year, China has reported two Covid-related deaths. Both COVID-19 patients died in the northeastern province of Jilin, the National Health Commission announced on Saturday. The People’s Republic had reported the last Covid death on January 26, 2021.China’s Jilin province has been the most affected by the current […]
China has launched a billion-dollar infrastructure program in Xinjiang. The region recently launched 4,467 construction projects, state-run newspaper Xinjiang Daily reported on Friday. These are said to be part of a multi-year ¥1.75 trillion (€249 billion) program for the region. 27 of the projects launched are major projects with more than ¥5 billion of investment, […]
Even a good three weeks after the war in Ukraine broke out, not a single critical word has been heard from China about the Russian invasion. Beijing is sticking to its diplomatic tightrope act, for which it has to begin to justify itself in the face of growing international pressure. China’s position on the Ukraine […]
China continues to stem the rising Omicron tide. On Wednesday, authorities reported about 3,000 new cases, of which slightly more than half were symptomatic. Noticeably, virtually all symptomatic cases were found in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin. But symptoms are mostly mild, according to local health authorities. Volkswagen, meanwhile, extended the production stop at […]
According to a Bloomberg report, analysts have discovered inconsistencies in robust growth indicators from January and February. Indicators in question are the gains in industrial production and retail trade announced this week. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, industrial production grew by a surprisingly high 7.5 percent year-on-year in the first two months, while […]
Green, carbon-neutral Games is what Beijing wanted to host. This is practically impossible for the Winter Games if material and power consumption for the venues are taken into account. The organizers have to publish their climate balance sheet after the end of the Paralympics. But for the future, the remaining infrastructure is more decisive than […]
Professor Gu, what aspects and issues should we pay particular attention to at this year’s National People’s Congress?The government is extremely concerned about the stability of economic growth. Keeping this at a stable level of at least six percent is likely to be the focus of this year’s National People’s Congress. Expectations are high about […]
On Thursday morning, we woke up to disturbing television footage of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Not much was clear in the morning; only over the day, it became clear that it was an all-out attack on the country from pretty much every direction. At China.Table, we quickly realized that we have to dedicate a special […]
