This visit leaves no room for doubt – and is also a slap in the face for all those who still hope to break a rational China away from warmongering Russia. China and Russia are firmly united. When Vladimir Putin met with China’s President in Beijing on Thursday, he praised the “unprecedentedly high level of […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will arrive in China today, Thursday, and stay for two days with his most important ally. To the general public, this visit might not seem very different from his previous meetings with China’s President Xi Jinping. We can expect further affirmations of the close partnership between China and Russia, the personal […]
The conflict between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea is coming to a dramatic head. An armed conflict could break out on three reefs simultaneously.China and the Philippines each invoke their supposedly legitimate rights. However, that is no longer the issue – at least since the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling in […]
Two Chinese companies have withdrawn from a solar project in Romania. Reportedly, the withdrawal is because the European Union initiated a competition investigation against the two companies. This was reported by the Nikkei Asia. Specifically, it concerns a subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy Technology and an association of two subsidiaries of the Shanghai Electric Group.The […]
Isaline Hilaire has taken over the position of Efficiency Project Leader China at Airbus. The aerospace engineer has worked at Airbus for 14 years, primarily in the areas of industrial planning, management and customer support. For her new role, she is moving from Toulouse to Beijing.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at […]
We have already seen something very similar under Donald Trump: US President Joe Biden wants to impose high punitive tariffs on Chinese products. There are plans for a 100 percent levy on electric cars from the People’s Republic.In practice, the levy is currently almost irrelevant, as all major Chinese EV manufacturers avoid the US market. […]
A recent study shows that European companies have all the technical means to establish their own strong battery production in Europe. However, around half of the planned EU production is at risk of migrating to the United States or China due to a lack of funding, according to a study by the organization Transport and […]
US and Chinese representatives will meet in Geneva this Tuesday to discuss artificial intelligence. Among other things, the talks will address ways to mitigate the risks of the new technology. They will also clarify how the two countries define “risk” and “security” in this area. “We certainly don’t see eye to eye…on many AI topics […]
The visit of the Chinese President to Hungary was marked by assurances of mutual friendship: “The relations between China and Hungary are now better than ever in history,” said Xi Jinping on Thursday. Earlier, he had declared during a meeting with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok that his country was ready to elevate bilateral relations with […]
Iran’s latest kamikaze drones apparently use guidance systems from China, according to the British newspaper The Express, citing researchers from the British Ministry of Defense. The report states that an Iranian Arash-2 drone recovered from the Negev desert after Tehran’s attack on Israel contained a Chinese guidance system. The same Chinese-made system is most likely […]
