China and Slovakia want to strengthen their trade and investment relations. During Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s visit to Beijing last week, the two countries agreed to form a strategic partnership. China’s head of state Xi Jinping said that he would encourage “powerful” Chinese companies to invest in the EU member state. He also invited […]
Awakening – this is how Siemens CEO Roland Busch sums up his mood a few days after the end of the Asia-Pacific Conference (APC) in an interview with Amelie Richter. And his message to the German economy is that “innovation and innovative strength are still there.”As a top executive, Busch is used to having to […]
The road to making the German economy less dependent on the People’s Republic of China is long. A study by the Rhodium Group entitled “Don’t Stop Believin’: The Inexorable Rise of German FDI in China” identifies German companies more than ever as the driving force behind European direct investment in the country in 2024.It found […]
China plans to approve a new debt package worth ten trillion yuan (1.3 trillion euros) in the coming week. This was reported by Reuters. According to the report, the budget package will be further increased should Donald Trump win the US elections. The official announcement is scheduled for November 8 by the Standing Committee of […]
The countervailing duties on Chinese EVs are coming. This has been clear since Tuesday. Those in Germany who had hoped for a negotiated solution must realize with disillusionment that the EU does not care about the interests of renowned car manufacturers. Instead, it has sent a signal to China by consistently enforcing what it decided […]
When it comes to economic slowdowns, things often get worse before they get better. This is being borne out in China, following the government’s introduction in late September of its biggest stimulus package since the COVID-19 pandemic.The government’s announcement took many by surprise, but abrupt policy shifts are nothing new for China. The regulatory crackdown […]
So far, China’s presence in the world has been most clearly articulated through the “Made in China” label and, of course, countless Chinese restaurants all over the planet. In the coming years, Chinese ideas and concepts could also influence the world more. This is the thesis of the new book “The Idea of China: Chinese […]
Mr Alawdun, as President of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), you are exposed to slander and threats. Why did you stand for election anyway?I am a founding member of the World Uyghur Congress and have been committed to the interests of the Uyghurs for even longer. I am used to transnational repression by China. Moreover, […]
The new president of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is Turgunjan Alawdun, a legal scholar and Islamic studies expert. The 58-year-old was elected Saturday evening during the 8th General Assembly in Sarajevo, Bosnia, succeeding Dolkun Isa. Alawdun ran unopposed.Alawdun, a German citizen, has lived in Munich since 1999. He studied in Cairo in the 1990s […]
At the start of the eighth General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), several members of the organization’s leadership received death threats. Among others, the long-standing President Dolkun Isa and the designated Chair of the Executive Committee, Rushan Abbas, received such emails. The message included a photo of the lobby of the venue and […]
