Nothing works without chips. The delivery problems of the Taiwanese suppliers are therefore hurting the entire industry, including in Germany. But the knot will be broken again. Because an arms race with semiconductor investments is currently brewing between the major economies. China is investing almost adventurous sums of billions in order to catch up with […]
“Smiling Angel” is the name of the young Chinese river dolphin swimming here with its mother. Unfortunately, not in the Yangzi River, where this species actually belongs, but in the Wuhan Hydrological Institute. The mother was brought here from Lake Poyang 14 years ago because the dolphins’ survival in their actual habitat was in danger […]
Japanese tech company Sony is facing a PR battle for inviting people to a product launch on July 7. The date marks the anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which marked the beginning of the Japanese invasion of China in 1937. This immediately caught the attention of the patriotic net community, with individual users […]
Only after going public, ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is under attack by Chinese regulators. On Saturday the Cyberspace Administration ordered China’s internet providers to remove Didi from app stores, as reported by Bloomberg news agency. Currently, the popular app cannot be re-downloaded. Reasons list violations of privacy rules. As soon as Didi complies with national […]
The human rights violations in Xinjiang are real. In fact, they even meet some criteria for genocide. This is what the renowned sinologist Kristin Shi-Kupfer from the University of Trier is telling us. Her voice carries weight. As a German professor, she works independently and compiles verified knowledge. She has checked the relevant publications for […]
“I just gotta have that!” Anyone who has ever had experienced this thought probably had a bee in their bonnet, or rather, a “grape” in their bonnet (种草 zhòngcǎo). This is “New Chinese” for when products are made so palatable to someone by recommendation that a desire to purchase sprouts. By satisfying this need, one […]
A day for celebration? Today, on July 1, the Communist Party of China celebrates its centennial. It has thus lasted longer than any comparable organization; the Communist Party of the Soviet Union survived only 79 years. The Chinese Communist Party has thus proven that socialist systems can also be long-lived and not just cause hardship […]
China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) plans to float its Syngenta subsidiary on the Shanghai stock exchange sooner than previously planned. As the news agency Reuters has learned the agrochemical company wants to publish its stock exchange prospectus in the coming days and start trading before the end of the year. In an interview at the […]
French authorities are investigating suspicions that international clothing retailers are profiting from the exploitation of Uyghurs. The Sherpa organization and two other associations had filed complaints against the companies. The accused retailers are:the Japanese Fast Retailing group, known under the Uniqlo brandInditex, which owns the Zara and Bershka brands Paris-based SMCP Group andUS shoe manufacturer […]
The grey Mao suit already set the tone and the rhetoric with its usual slogans about Marxism with Chinese characteristics and the glorious party completed the look. Of course, a ruler like Xi Jinping doesn’t dare take a bold step into the future. But it is still shocking, even after eight years, to watch him […]
