Admittedly, we are repeating ourselves. But the herd of elephants moving through Yunnan is now the topic of the month – also in the Chinese media and social networks. Little dramas are taking place: A young male animal has strayed from the herd and is now limping 17 kilometers behind. The others are therefore slowing […]
The idea of having to choose between the US market and the Chinese market sounds like an industry nightmare. The largest and second-largest economies, together with the EU home market, are the main pillars of export success. However, now German firms may find themselves in precisely this predicament, as Marcel Grzanna reports. If China really […]
When nuclear power plant operators assure the public that there is no cause for alarm, the public usually becomes really suspicious. Especially when the plant is located in the immediate vicinity of the Pearl River Delta, a mega-metropolitan region with over 100 million inhabitants in a very small area. Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, among […]
The G7 was first pronounced dead, then suffered the contempt of the previous US president. With Joe Biden, they are now experiencing a new beginning as an influential summit format. The main topic on the weekend was China. The old industrial nations want to move closer together to counter the Belt and Road Initiative with […]
German Health Minister Jens Spahn calls for a reduction in dependence on China for the supply of medical materials and medicines. “If there is one thing we have really experienced painfully in this pandemic, it is the far too great dependence on China,” Spahn said at the “Day of the German Family Business” in Berlin. […]
After more than half a year in detention, Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow has been released. “Half a year and twenty days of pain, it’s finally over,” she wrote on Instagram after her release on Saturday. “All my friends came despite the rain. Next, I’m going to take a good rest because I’ve become so […]
Online retail giant Alibaba is now also looking to develop self-driving trucks in the business. The company’s logistics arm, Cainiao, plans to develop the necessary technology, the company’s chief technology officer said at the Global Smart Logistics Summit conference. The company also plans to field test 1,000 Xiaomanlü (小蛮驴, “Little Robust Donkey”) delivery robots – […]
Internet conglomerate Baidu has succeeded in bringing a phalanx of 36 Chinese tech companies under the umbrella of an alliance to jointly develop artificial intelligence applications (read all about artificial intelligence at China.Table). The chairman is Baidu’s Chief Technology Officer, Wang Haifeng. Co-founders include:mobility app DiDi, which is planning an IPO soon,telecom equipment maker Huawei, […]
China is preparing for further disputes with the US and EU by changing its law. “Meanwhile, we believe it is necessary for the country to have specific laws to counter foreign sanctions so that we have a legal basis for taking countermeasures,” government spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. In the meantime, state broadcaster CCTV […]
The ban remained pure theory because the US government is taking it back before it came into force: US President Joe Biden has withdrawn the sanctions against the communication apps WeChat and TikTok. These had been imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. However, the authorities will examine possible risks to “national security and the American […]
