Charlton Zhang has been CFO of the Swiss medical technology manufacturer Straumann in China since March. He previously worked for the Danish pharmaceutical company ALK in China.Benedikt Kiesel has been Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at BMW China Leasing since March. The banking expert has been working in the car manufacturer’s leasing business in China since […]
What looks like a crater landscape on the moon is actually part of the Karez irrigation system of the Hami Basin in Xinjiang. The technology for underground storage of groundwater is probably thousands of years old. However, the craters in Xinjiang probably only date back to the 15th century. Along with the Great Wall and […]
Less than 100 days before the Olympic Games in Paris, Chinese athletes are already making headlines. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed reports that 23 swimmers tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in January 2021, just a few months before the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Despite this, the athletes were allowed to compete […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has received harsh backlash for giving human rights virtually no space during his trip to China. The Tibet Initiative Germany accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of sending a fatal signal to Beijing – that despite the disastrous development of its human rights record, the Chinese government can expect “at best only mild […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pleaded for fairness on Monday morning, setting the tone for his talks with China’s Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday. Speaking before students at Tongji University, he painted a scenario of economic competition between Germany and Europe on the one side and China on the other, which is far from true.Coincidence or […]
The animal welfare group Humane Society International (HSI) warns of an increased risk of disease transmission from animals to humans in China. Late last year, HSI investigated the risks on five fur farms in the People’s Republic. The farms in China’s northern Hebei and Liaoning provinces each held between 2,000 and 4,000 animals in intensive […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has assured students in Shanghai that the consumption of marijuana is not a prerequisite for attending a German university. During a speech at Tongji University on Monday, he responded to a question from a Chinese student who wants to study in Berlin and asked whether he had to consume marijuana in […]
The Chinese National Security Ministry has warned citizens of the People’s Republic of the possible consequences of espionage by foreign actors. As part of a campaign marking National Security Education Day, the ministry disseminated extensive footage of several espionage cases from recent years via state media.One case was that of a scientist named Huang Yu, […]
The United States is warning China against supporting the Russian military aggression in Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell announced on Tuesday that his government would hold Beijing partially responsible for potential Russian territorial gains in Ukraine. Campbell emphasized that they would not stand idly by.Campbell’s statements were prompted by the visit of Russian […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is taking a firmer stance in the territorial dispute with the People’s Republic of China. On Wednesday, Marcos denied knowledge of a supposed agreement between his predecessor and Beijing, in which the Philippines were said to have made concessions in the territorial dispute over the Scarborough Shoal off the Philippine […]
