Reinhard Bütikofer (68) has been active in the Society for German-Chinese Friendship since the 1970s. The former federal chairman of the Green Party has been a member of the EU Parliament since 2009. He helps shape European policy on China in Foreign Affairs and Trade Committees. He also chairs the Delegation for Relations with the […]
Many major Chinese cities are going back into lockdown mode after the country experienced its largest Covid outbreak in several provinces in more than a year. Masks are now mandatory again. As it is for this driver near Shanghai’s Pudong Airport. It has been a ground for several recent infection cases.
The world’s largest emissions trading scheme has been launched. And it’s happening in China. And just like the EU, the Chinese leadership intends to wield it as an instrument in the fight against climate change to significantly curb the amount of CO2 emissions. Although both the EU and China speak of “emissions trading,” both systems […]
When Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Jan Hecker as her chief advisor on foreign policy four years ago, it came as quite a surprise. After all, she had filled the most important foreign policy position with someone who was not particularly internationally versed. Until then, Hecker had been a domestic politician through and through. As head […]
Around the globe, China skepticism is on the rise. Not least, the supply bottlenecks at the beginning of the pandemic have also fueled discussions in Germany about greater economic independence and decoupling from the People’s Republic. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) has now used simulations to calculate how a decoupling from the […]
It has been more than three decades since a Chinese head of state and party leader last visited Tibet. Former president Jian Zemin had visited the autonomous region in 1990. On Friday, it was revealed that Xi Jinping, now the current state and party leader, visited Tibet’s capital Lhasa last Wednesday and probably also briefly […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman originally wanted to ease tensions between the US and China during her mission. But shortly before her arrival in Tianjin on Sunday, Beijing added fuel to the fire, making her mission all the more difficult. In retaliation for punitive measures taken by the US against representatives of the […]
The heavy rains of the past week (as China.Table reported) have not yet been overcome by the people in the central Chinese province of Henan, and clean-up efforts are still in progress. But now even more flooding is feared. According to state media, typhoon “In-Fa” could cause even more heavy rainfall over the next few […]
With a population of just 800,000, Danyang is considered a rather small city by Chinese standards. Located on the edge of the Yangtze Delta, it tends to stand in the shadow of booming cities like Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and Hangzhou. And yet, Danyang is an economic heavyweight. Today, around half of all eyeglass lenses produced […]
What is still a controversial topic in Germany is now being implemented in China: The vaccination of 12- to 17-year-olds. The nationwide vaccination campaign launched on Wednesday.
