Li Weijie 李伟杰 can only shake his head at the good reputation of Chinese employers in Germany. While Chinese investors in this country are said to accept the rights of employees without resistance, Li has had very different experiences with state-owned companies in the People’s Republic.More than a decade ago, Li unsuccessfully sued his employer […]
The long-standing claim of unconditional friendship between Germany and the People’s Republic of China is increasingly developing into a purely pragmatic relationship of convenience. Friedrich Merz, election frontrunner for the Christian Democratic Union, recently warned German companies about the future.Merz recently referred to investments in China as a “major risk.” The CDU leader emphasized: “And […]
In his first telephone call with his counterpart Wang Yi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio clearly drew the lines against China. Rubio stressed the United States’ “commitment to our allies in the region and serious concern over China’s coercive actions against Taiwan and in the South China Sea.” This is according to the US State […]
Rugby may not be one of the most popular sports in China, but plenty of Chinese women have found their passion in this tough contact sport. And compared to a rugby nation like Australia, they are certainly not that bad. The two teams faced each other again in the rugby sevens tournament, the Olympic version […]
Faith stands in the way of state modernization. That is what communism preaches. Nevertheless, spirituality is experiencing great popularity in China. Sinologist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ian Johnson spoke with Leonardo Pape about what he thinks explains this magnetic effect in a communist state like China and why economic development plays a role.The Communist Party […]
Several Chinese EV manufacturers have filed a complaint with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the European Union’s punitive tariffs. The privately owned manufacturers BYD and Geely, as well as the state-owned producer SAIC, initiated corresponding steps on Tuesday, one day before the deadline, according to statements on the court’s website. No further details […]
The battle over the future of the US spin-off of the Chinese video platform TikTok will likely drag on. Shortly before his inauguration on Monday, the new US President Donald Trump announced plans to seek a 50 percent stake in TikTok through a US company. This would mean a forced sale of the entire company […]
Youth unemployment in Chinese cities fell for the fourth consecutive month in December. This is according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds fell from 16.1 to 15.7 percent, although students are excluded from this statistic. Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate stood at 5.1 […]
Investigations into a textile company and chip manufacturers: China has targeted more US companies just a few days before Joe Biden’s term of office ends. The PVH Group, the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, is accused by the Ministry of Commerce of “improper” conduct related to the Xinjiang region. What exactly this […]
Five Chinese regions at the provincial level have raised minimum wages in response to China’s ongoing consumer slump. In Shanxi and Sichuan, in the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia as well as in the western Chinese metropolis of Chongqing, the lowest wages and salaries that must be paid each month are rising by […]
