China apparently plans to ratify two International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions on forced labor during a meeting of its top legislature next week. The plan is seen as an important step toward improving relations with Europe.According to a report by state news agency Xinhua, during a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People’s […]
Mr. Sandschneider, the war in Ukraine is not even over yet, and many experts already see the next conflict on the horizon: China will take advantage of the West’s distraction with Russia and finally bring Taiwan back to the motherland. Do you share this concern?No, as tempting as this comparison and the parallels may be […]
Christoph Hupays is now Senior Manager Localization & Operational Excellence at Schmalz China in Shanghai. He was previously in charge of the relocation of the Schmalz headquarters in China and held the title “Project Leader China Headquarters Relocation and Ramp-up”.
China was Germany’s biggest partner for container traffic in 2021. This was reported by the German Federal Statistical Office on Monday. According to the report, trade with Chinese ports accounted for a good one-fifth (20.7 percent) of container throughput at German seaports last year. This translated into 3.1 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit). The United […]
It was an ominous promise that Deng Xiaoping once made in the name of the People’s Republic: 一国两制 (yì guó liǎng zhì) – “one country, two systems“. There is only one China, Deng said. But within that China, different systems might well remain – in Hong Kong, for example. The United Kingdom agreed to it: […]
The Taiwanese military has tested new missiles. According to media reports, Javelin missiles were used during training exercises last week. These are anti-tank missiles manufactured in the USA. The intention was to test their effectiveness in defending against potential attacks from mainland China, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper reported on Monday. The missiles, […]
Russia’s advance in Ukraine stagnates. Moscow’s troops outnumber the Ukrainian forces, and the noose around cities like Kyiv, Mariupol and Kharkiv tightens. But Putin’s plan for a quick victory has failed. China is now supposed to come to the rescue. At least that is what renowned newspapers such as Washington Post, the New York Times […]
China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Rome on Monday. The White House released only a short memo on Monday evening, stating that both officials raised “substantial discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine.” China’s state broadcaster CCTV also kept it to a brief report stating that the meeting […]
Until now, China’s zero-covid strategy has been considered highly successful. With strict lockdowns, large-scale mass testing, and digital tracing, it seemed like the government in Beijing could keep Covid under control. But as recent developments in Hong Kong have indicated, Covid is now spreading to the mainland, with the number of new infections rising rapidly […]
China plans to massively expand its coal mining. This is part of the government’s plan to drastically reduce its dependence on imports. However, this step would make it almost impossible to achieve its short-term climate protection measures.As the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) told officials in the major mining regions last week, domestic production […]
