What do you think of Olaf Scholz’s China visit?Scholz follows the same China policy as the Russia policy before the war in Ukraine: Dependencies are being increased, security concerns are being glossed over and nothing is being achieved in trade policy.That is a crushing verdict.Yes, I wasn’t expecting much anyway, but it was a complete […]
Although Xi Jinping has only minimally changed his stance on Russia and Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has already drawn considerable hope from this. He identified growing common ground with China: “We agreed: China and Germany want to support and encourage efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine,” said Scholz in Beijing on Tuesday. Both sides […]
Frank Schulze has been Chairman of the Board of the German Chamber of Commerce East China since the end of March. Schulze is also the head of DB Cargo Transasia in Shanghai.Jun Huang has been General Manager of the Nordics/Baltics Utility Business Group at Chinese solar manufacturer Longi since February. He previously held the position […]
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his hope for greater scientific exchange with China. This exchange is needed, Scholz said on Monday at Tongji University in Shanghai. During the Covid pandemic, contacts had decreased significantly, which was not good. “But now it’s different again. In this respect, I hope that talks will increase again, as will […]
Following his trip to China and a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the former head of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, sees a soft distance of China to Russia, which could play a role in the meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this Tuesday. “My impression is […]
Recent US reports suggest that China supports the Russian war machine in Ukraine. How big is China’s support?It’s crucial. These deliveries really help Russia rebuild and improve its war machine to destroy Ukraine. It’s not normal trade for civilian purposes, like the purchase of Russian oil, which is being accepted by the West grudgingly. This […]
The US has publicly accused China of supporting Russia’s war machine. Senior US officials said on Friday that China had been building up its aid to Russia for over two years in areas that specifically supported the Russian military and, thus, the war of aggression against Ukraine. Chinese shipments have been the key factor in […]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to China will be dominated by economic issues. But there will also be plenty of political issues to discuss when the Chancellor meets with party and state leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Tuesday. Obvious topics include:These are difficult topics that show just how much relations between […]
It could become the central theme of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to China: the difficult situation of German companies in the People’s Republic. Because there is gloominess in the crucial sales market. The biggest problems are:Just on Wednesday, the AHK in Beijing presented the latest findings from surveys of its members. In addition, there are […]
It is an unusual meeting that will take place tomorrow, Thursday, at the White House. US President Joe Biden will receive the government leaders of Japan and the Philippines for a trilateral summit. Their blood-soaked histories, intertwined by war crimes and mutual colonization, made mutual understanding impossible for a long time. But that has changed. […]
