For the first time, Hong Kong’s security authorities have arrested people on the basis of the controversial new Security Law, which came into force in March. The six arrested individuals are accused of posting messages with “seditious intent” on social media shortly ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date.”Although the actual date is not mentioned, it […]
Stefan Buecke has been Head of Country Component China and Advisor Sino-German Dialogue on Industrial Data Ecosystems at the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) since May. Buecke was previously Project Director – Sino-German Cooperation on E-Mobility, Automated & Connected Driving for two years. He will continue to be based in Beijing. David Shi was promoted from […]
China appears willing to engage in direct dialogue with the Vatican. “We are ready to work with the Vatican to promote the continuous improvement of relations between China and the Vatican,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin.On Tuesday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomat, expressed a desire to establish a permanent office in China. […]
So far, China has been held back from reacting to the announced anti-dumping duties on Chinese EVs, which the USA will increase to 100 percent from August and which the EU will probably decide on in June.Now, however, Beijing is making its first threats. And they are directed, above all, against the country that is […]
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps accuses China of supplying Russia with goods that can be used lethally in the war against Ukraine – or at least preparing to deliver such goods. There is British and American intelligence information suggesting that “lethal aid is now, or will be, flowing from China to Russia and into Ukraine,” […]
Donald Duck is celebrating his 90th birthday – even in this shopping mall in Shanghai. Tang Laoya 唐老鸭 – as Donald is called in China – has admittedly not been known here for that long. In 1986, the first episodes with the hot-tempered duck appeared on Chinese state television CCTV – it was an instant […]
According to insiders, data from Chinese Tesla drivers could soon be used locally to train artificial intelligence (AI) for self-driving cars. Several people familiar with the matter said over the weekend that the US EV manufacturer plans to set up its own data center in the People’s Republic for this purpose.So far, the company has […]
Has the Star Wars copyright been infringed here? It is probably not that simple. After all, the famous stormtroopers from the popular Star Wars saga could be associated with anything but Zen Buddhism. Maybe Master Yoda. This Zen trooper is currently on display at the Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair.
Even more import restrictions: The US has blacklisted 26 Chinese textile companies on suspicion of forced labor, banning the import of products from these companies. According to AFP news agency, the Department of Homeland Security in Washington announced that the companies in question source their cotton from the province of Xinjiang, once predominantly inhabited by […]
The German government will not establish official diplomatic contacts with Taiwan in the future either. However, there are already plans to intensify dialogue with Taiwan. The German Institute Taipei and the Taipei Representation in Berlin, the respective unofficial “embassies,” have jointly founded a new dialogue platform for civil society exchange.Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock appointed Green […]
