A delegation from the EU Commission plans to visit Tibet in the middle of the month to get a picture of the human rights situation. The trip to Tibet will follow the human rights dialog on June 16 in Chongqing, the South China Morning Post reports. Members of the European External Action Service will attend […]
Is TikTok the world’s most dangerous app? There are certainly more dangerous smartphone apps than short videos, but TikTok’s high user base and political clout add relevance to any risk. The app has 1.6 billion active users, and it is the primary source of information for many young people.Reason enough to ask a data security […]
Christiane Prange is the new Research Director of the NGO Europe – Asia Center in Brussels. In her new position, Prange will continue to work as a consultant and in academia. Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has raised the possibility of suspending the German Supply Chain Act for two years until its EU counterpart comes into force Europe-wide. The aim is to relieve companies of bureaucracy. “We can pause it. That would be the best thing. I think that is absolutely feasible,” Habeck said at an […]
Whether in politics, administration, business, consulting, think tanks, associations, science, foundations, NGOs or society – developments in and around China shape global trends like never before.Our editorial team has picked 100 people who are currently playing a pivotal role in shaping relations between Germany and China. Our “Top of the Table” not only includes prominent […]
Sandra Schulze will be the new Managing Director of Bildungsnetzwerks China from June. Schulze succeeds Caspar Welbergen. Bildungsnetzwerks China promotes the teaching of China skills in German schools. Schulze previously worked for the Berlin business development agency Berlin Partner as Area Manager China. Schulze was in China from 2006 to 2007 with the DAAD’s “Language […]
The German government appears to be heading towards a decision on how to deal with Huawei components in German networks. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Transport and Network Minister Volker Wissing and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser discussed the next steps at the Chancellery on Thursday. Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock were also […]
Jenny Wang joined the energy company RWE as a process safety engineer. She previously worked in a similar position at Avery Dennison in Belgium. After graduating from the East China University of Science and Technology she first started working at DuPont in China.Shen Li has been promoted to Area Manager Greater China at Hotelkit, a […]
Vladimir Putin has good reason to be grateful during his visit to Beijing starting Thursday: Although China does not export weapons for the war against Ukraine, it does export precursors and machinery that can be used to build weapons. These shipments are valued at several hundred million dollars per month. Read how Xi Jinping is […]
For years, China’s Party and government have been intensively reforming their legal system. Many observers view the 2020 Party resolutions to expand the rule of law more as a program of rule by law, reflecting a uniquely Chinese approach to legal governance. Nonetheless, many reforms draw on foreign, including German, models.This has a tradition: The […]
