The case of Peng Shuai puts German sports in a quandary only months before the Winter Olympics in Beijing (February 4-20, 2022). In response to an inquiry by China.Table, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) issued a statement. However, it is rather ambiguous. Caught between “responsibility towards the athletes” and its “socio-political responsibility”, the association […]
In Hong Kong, a democracy activist has been sentenced to a long prison term for the second time under the National Security Act. The 31-year-old was accused of shouting slogans at at least 20 gatherings between August and November 2020 and also spreading them via social media. He called for the city’s independence from the […]
As if on cue, the Communist Party delivers a prime example of its dramatically poor human rights record at the first edition of China.Table Human Rights. The case of tennis player Peng Shuai shows how little interest the regime has in public clarification when accusations are made against a top cadre.It is therefore all the […]
China plans to fully vaccinate all children between the ages of three and eleven against Covid-19 by the end of the year. The National Health Commission recently announced that more than 84 million children in this age group had already received the first vaccination. The vaccination for children is voluntary, the education ministry said. A […]
According to media reports, the German Embassy in China has contacted the Chinese Foreign Ministry anddemanded the “immediate release” of blogger Zhang Zhan. The imprisoned citizen journalist was sentenced to a four-year prison term at the end of last year and has been on hunger strike for several weeks. Zhang is accused of “provoking controversy […]
The political component of the Chinese Expo pavilion is already apparent in the entrance area. None other than the head of state Xi Jinping himself looks over the visitors from a TV-sized photograph on an otherwise blank wall. The picture was taken back in 2018 and shows Xi magnificently framed between Dubai’s Prime Minister Sheikh […]
Following the “historic resolution” of the 6th Plenum of the Central Committee, officials of the sole ruling Communist Party pathetically elevated head of state Xi Jinping to “helmsman”. “As long as we recognize Comrade Xi as the core, the giant ship of China’s national rejuvenation will have a helmsman and be able to weather any […]
Just a few months back, Jochen Kopitzke, Managing Director of a medical technology company, did not consider the automotive industry to be a direct competitor for electronic components. The same components used in refrigerators and SUVs sound unusual at first. But modern technology in both industries has the same tiny origin: the microchip. And because […]
In the past ten years, things have become relatively quiet around Tibet and the Dalai Lama. The spiritual leader of the Tibetans once traveled around the world to draw attention to the fate of his people. He also came to Germany, met the German Chancellor, and was a guest on TV talk shows.But times have […]
China’s Ministry of Commerce has urged private households to stock up on enough food for the upcoming winter. In a statement issued on Monday evening, the ministry also informed local authorities to ensure adequate food supplies in the coming months, as Bloomberg reported. Administrative units should store vegetable stocks and guarantee stable consumer prices.The announcement […]
