Xue Liu is now a cyber security expert at Volkswagen Infotainment. He joins the company from Platri IT GmbH in Bochum. He graduated from the China University of Mining and Technology with a degree in computer science.Francesca Ghiretti is a new non-resident fellow at the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies at the Center […]
Volkswagen’s Xinjiang investment is a lesson in how a strategic decision in China can spiral out of control. Although the north-western Uyghur province is thousands of kilometers away from the country’s industrial hubs, where most foreign companies are based. But the risk of being confronted with concrete allegations of forced labor, just like Volkswagen, continues […]
It would be an ironic turn of events if Germany supported greater protectionism against China’s economic expansion in the European Union. After all, it was Germany that very generously rolled out the red carpet to the People’s Republic for decades.A new Rhodium study does indeed predict this development, writes Julia Fiedler. The reasons are obvious: […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is also bringing back an agreement on Spanish beef exports from his trip to Europe. At a meeting with his counterpart José Manuel Albares, both sides agreed to end an import ban introduced in 2000 in the wake of the outbreak of mad cow disease (BSE) in Europe. In return, […]
Cross-country skiing on synthetic snow: At the start of the 14th National Winter Games, Ulanqab (Inner Mongolia) lacks natural snowfall. But the competitions are still taking place. A total of 3,000 athletes are participating in 176 competitions in eight disciplines. The eleven-day event will provide important information about the Chinese Olympic team roster for the […]
Volkswagen is facing increasing pressure due to its joint venture in Xinjiang. On Wednesday, the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg announced that they are already in talks with joint venture partner SAIC regarding the future direction of business activities in the Xinjiang province – a veiled statement that could imply a potential departure from the region.Volkswagen […]
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) urges the chemical company BASF to ensure beyond doubt that its supply chains are free of Uyghur forced labor. In a statement to Table.Media, the WUC welcomed the DAX-listed company’s announcement to sell its shares in two joint ventures in the autonomous region. However, the WUC only calls it a […]
The football associations in Beijing and Hangzhou have decided not to host two international matches for world champions Argentina. The South Americans were supposed to play against African champions Ivory Coast in the capital and Nigeria in Hangzhou as part of a China tour in March. The associations were reacting to Messi’s injury during a […]
BASF has succeeded where Volkswagen failed. By announcing its withdrawal from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwest China, the chemical company has avoided a PR disaster in the Western world for the time being. Human rights organizations, politicians and investors in Germany are unanimous: BASF’s announcement on Friday that it was selling its shares in […]
The new man at the helm of China’s securities regulator is hardly to be envied. However, not so much because he has to get a grip on the solid crisis in the securities market. Wu Qing, the new chief overseer, faces the dilemma of having to navigate a tightrope between market mechanisms and government interventions. […]
