Activists have filed a complaint against the video platform TikTok, fashion retailer Shein and other Chinese companies due to the alleged illegal transfer of user data. Six proceedings have been initiated in four different EU countries, the group None Of Your Business (NOYB) announced on Thursday. It is the first time the organization has taken […]
Apple’s sales downturn in China has accelerated. According to research firm Canalys, a quarter fewer iPhones were sold there in the fourth quarter than in the same period last year. This is the biggest decline in the company’s history. Overall yearly sales shrank by 17 percent. Apple now only ranks third among the largest smartphone […]
The possible sale of Volkswagen plants in Germany to Chinese investors would be a turning point. For decades, it was the other way around. Money flowed from Germany to the People’s Republic, which BMW, Mercedes and other manufacturers used to build plants there. A turning point that was unimaginable years ago. Leonardo Pape has analyzed […]
The countdown is on. Next Monday, Donald Trump moves into the White House and it seems as if the world is holding its breath. No one can seriously predict whether and how the world will change in the next four years.The relationship between China and the USA is just one aspect that receives special attention […]
The standoff over the US business of video platform TikTok is approaching its big showdown. Once again, Elon Musk is in the spotlight. The US authorities’ forced sale of the subsidiary of the Chinese ByteDance empire could culminate in the tech billionaire taking over the billion-dollar network. In any case, Beijing campaigns for Musk to […]
Stephan Kuntner is the new Executive Director China Global Solutions Europe at insurance broker AON. Based in Hamburg, Kuntner and his team support Chinese investors in Germany and Europe in all insurance and risk management issues. Kuntner was previously an authorized signatory at the Funk Group, where his responsibilities included managing the Chinese subsidiary in […]
Soon it will be that time again. Official China comes to a standstill while its billion-strong population heads home – for the world’s largest voluntary mass migration. Chinese New Year and the Chunjie Spring Festival (春节) are just around the corner. Like every year, city dwellers will work through the last weekend before the traditional […]
Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng remains in prison despite international protests. On Monday, the Intermediate People’s Court in Suzhou upheld its decision from October last year, according to which the 57-year-old will remain in prison for three years until April 2026 for “inciting subversion of state power.” The European Union expressed its deep regret […]
The Serbian military is now able to defend its airspace with the Chinese FK-3 air defense missile system. The Serbian Ministry of Defense announced at the beginning of the year that the system is now operational. It includes a command vehicle, missile launchers, radar equipment and logistics vehicles. Serbian military representatives speak of a “milestone […]
China’s one-child policy is one of the biggest social interventions by a government in the post-war period. The result is well known: China has successfully curbed the dynamic growth of its population. However, the consequences of the government’s birth control policy are so immense that it has long since become a massive problem. The demographic […]
