An appeals court in Beijing has rejected the appeal of the complainant in China’s most high-profile MeToo case. The No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court referred to the lack of new evidence in the harassment case of 29-year-old Zhou Xiaoxuan. The court thus upheld the decision of the Haidian People’s Court, which had rejected the case […]
Technology makes life easier. In the wrong hands, however, it is guaranteed to be misused. As exciting as it may sound that Chinese researchers have developed a helmet that – to put it very simply – can read minds, the idea of what such a device will be used for by an authoritarian regime in […]
Chinese Internet unicorn Lianke Meixun has been targeted by censors. A handful of social media accounts of the company, which is backed by Internet giant Tencent among others and was valued at more than a billion U.S. dollars in a financing round, have been inaccessible since Wednesday due to “violations of laws and regulations.” The […]
Hong Kong will reduce the period of mandatory hotel quarantine after arrival from seven to three days. The new regulations, which are aimed at providing a middle ground between economic productivity and the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus, will take effect next Friday.Under the new rules, all passengers will only have to spend […]
The Chinese military continued its drills around Taiwan on Monday. The eastern People’s Liberation Army forces announced they would conduct further anti-submarine and maritime defense drills off the island. Originally, the military had announced a four-day drill up to and including Sunday in the waters around Taiwan.The continuation is seen as a renewed threatening gesture […]
No end to the heat wave in sight: China’s national weather service predicts temperatures of more than 40 degrees for some parts of the country in the coming days. Despite the sweltering heat – as here in Fuyang in the central Chinese city of Anhui – it seems to be more important to some motorists […]
Professor Shieh, Nancy Pelosi was in Taiwan for just a few hours last week. The economic consequences for your country, on the other hand, could last much longer. Was it worth it?Sanctions always hurt, of course. But our democracy is non-negotiable. That’s why I’m particularly pleased that Nancy Pelosi made good on her visit despite […]
People can be manipulated. This applies equally to dictatorships and democracies. Those who emotionally process certain information and find ways to spread it widely in society have a powerful tool at hand. In a dictatorship, manipulation by the state is particularly pronounced, because autocratic governments have the means to systematically cut off their citizens from […]
An 82-year-old woman is setting the world on edge. With a smile behind her face mask, Nancy Pelosi pointed out on Wednesday morning the imbalance with which the People’s Republic of China already reacted to the announcement of her visit to Taiwan. War, fire, death – the Chinese rhetorical arsenal knew practically no apocalyptic limit.By […]
During the production of today’s Professional Briefing, the editorial team kept a keen eye on Taiwan. The big question of whether Nancy Pelosi will actually pay a visit to the US ally and the possible implications of that visit is probably at the back of the mind of every China observer these days. And opinions […]
