Due to growing tensions with China, South Korea and the Philippines have agreed to intensify their security cooperation. On Monday, South Korean Head of State Yoon announced that his country would actively participate in the Philippines’ latest phase of multi-billion dollar investments to modernize military security infrastructure in the South China Sea. This specifically involves […]
Taiwan expects Chinese military drills on its national holiday on October 10. The People’s Republic could use the upcoming speech by Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te as a pretext to exert pressure on the island. China in May launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan shortly after Lai’s inauguration, in what Beijing said was a response to […]
What initially only applied to leading party officials gradually spread. Next came the CEOs of state-owned companies, followed by investment bankers and university professors. Now, however, the Communist Party’s ideological obsession with control is also targeting parts of the average population – teachers, educators and even students are affected. The authorities are now forcing many […]
Increased cab traffic at Chongqing airport on Monday also heralded the end of Golden (Holiday) Week in China. Over the past few days, the travel wave has set hundreds of millions of Chinese people in motion. Airlines have lowered their ticket prices by more than 20 percent on average compared to last year to boost […]
Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with […]
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te has sharply rejected Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over the island state, citing historical reasons. It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland, as Taiwan has older political roots, said President Lai a few days before Taiwan’s National Day.He said the island is a country called […]
German trade associations have reacted differently to the EU member states’ decision to impose countervailing duties on Chinese EVs. The Federation of German Industries (BDI) considers the decision correct in principle, but is calling on both sides to continue negotiations and prevent an escalating trade conflict.“The BDI generally supports the use of trade defense instruments […]
The European Union wants its voice to be heard in the world – a legitimate aim. The only problem is that the EU rarely speaks with one voice – more often in a polyphonic confusion. When it comes to countervailing duties on Chinese electric cars, the bloc is as torn as a hippie’s jeans. So […]
What looks like the Peruvian Nazca lines from above are actually tons of red chilies under the sun of the Gobi Desert. The farmers in Hami/Xinjiang lay out the pods to dry after harvesting, which in autumn temperatures of around 35 degrees gives them a clear competitive advantage over less warm regions of the world, […]
The Jian G. espionage case continues to unfold. Do you remember? G. had been snooping around the European Parliament as a German citizen for the Chinese secret service. His gateway was the office door of AfD politician Maximilian Krah. On Tuesday, the Federal Public Prosecutor General’s Office reported that a Chinese citizen residing in Leipzig […]
