On Thursday, China’s President Xi Jinping will officially inaugurate a milestone on the New Silk Road. The port of Chancay on Peru’s Pacific coast is one of the most important infrastructure projects that China has launched on the South American continent. Its importance is by no means limited to container handling. Chancay is a political […]
Donald Trump’s election victory alone will cost the People’s Republic of China a lot of money. It is a foregone conclusion that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will announce a further increase in state economic aid on Thursday. Previously, ten trillion yuan (€1.3 trillion) had been announced as a stimulus to provide […]
A bird’s eye view of white cranes resting: The photo shows part of a flock of over 500 birds. The picture was taken over the Wolong wetland in Shenyang in the north-eastern province of Liaoning. White cranes are endangered. Every year, around 2,000 of them spend part of the year in Wolong. What makes them […]
The Philippines strengthen its Coast Guard with French support. The country has announced the purchase of 40 patrol boats to improve maritime security, the economic planning authority announced on Tuesday. The 442 million US dollar purchase will be funded by development assistance funds from the French government and was approved by the National Economic and […]
Tony Li has been Chief Information Officer at Mercedes-Benz Leasing Company since September. He will retain his position as Senior Manager at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Li is based in Beijing.Yuan Liao has been ADAS System Integration Engineer Manager at Mercedes-Benz China since September. Liao previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Li Auto. Between […]
The US customs authorities have imposed an import ban on three additional Chinese textile manufacturers. The companies are accused of being involved in the state transfer program for Uyghur workers. The companies affected are the Hong Kong-based Esquel Group, Guangdong Esquel Textile Co., Ltd. and Turpan Esquel Textile Co. from Xinjiang, the home province of […]
The German arms industry is concerned about the possible China policy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. They fear that Trump could tighten export controls and sanction Chinese companies. According to a policy brief from the Bertelsmann Foundation, Trump could be pursuing the goal of separating the US economy from China. Such a scenario could […]
China increased military activity around Taiwan shortly before the US presidential elections. On Sunday, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported sighting 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers. The fleet was on its way to an exercise south of the island over the Pacific. Taiwan had already observed such activities on Saturday.The timing coinciding […]
China has recorded a decline in new marriages in the first nine months of 2024. According to official data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, only 4.747 million couples got married across the country in the first three quarters. This represents a drop of 943,000 compared to the same period last year. By contrast, the […]
Chinese influence on public opinion in other countries via Facebook, TikTok, or X is nothing new – it even has a name: Spamouflage. Facebook calls it the “largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world.” But anyone who would have expected the manipulative sources to favor a side in Tuesday’s US elections is mistaken.Spamouflage […]
