The West is showing rare unity in the Ukraine war. It wants to persuade Russia to give in by imposing tough sanctions. But the success of these punitive measures depends on China’s behavior. Will Beijing undermine the West’s sanctions to help its partner in Moscow? While Beijing performs a breathtaking balancing act politically, it supposedly […]
Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, China has been performing a rather breathtaking balancing act on the diplomatic stage. But discontent about Beijing is growing by the day. Now, on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has finally found clear words – but many in the West will not […]
The number of new Covid infections is rapidly increasing in China. As the responsible authorities announced on Monday, the highest number of new infections in about two years was reported at the beginning of the week. According to the report, more than 500 new cases were registered in mainland China. Previously, Beijing had managed to […]
When China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed the press on Monday, tensions were high. The National People’s Congress is convening in Beijing, and it is one of those rare moments of the year when China’s leadership publicly presents its plans and goals for the coming year (China.Table reported).And these are currently urgently needed in foreign […]
Even Emperor Qianlong 乾隆帝 was only too happy to travel to the Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) in Yangzhou. Sitting on the shore, he delighted in his fishing luck. In the meantime, the lake has become one of China’s AAAAA tourist attractions. You can’t get more A than that. A quick glance is enough to understand […]
Shortly before China’s Premier Li Keqiang opened the National People’s Congress in Beijing on Saturday morning, a report from North Korea caused a stir: The regime of ruler Kim Jong-un has fired a ballistic missile. This marks the ninth missile test by North Korea in this still young year. The fact that ruler Kim is […]
The “Pillar of Shame” by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt has found a new home. The three-meter-high sculpture was erected on Wednesday between the “Free Hong Kong Road” and the “Uyghur Martyrs Road” in Budapest.A political battle has been raging for weeks over the location of the statue: First, Hungary’s President Victor Orbán had announced that […]
On Monday, US cybersecurity company Symantec announced the discovery of a new Chinese hacking tool. It stated that the US government had been informed about the malware a month ago. Symantec calls the new tool “Daxin”.“While the most recent known attacks involving Daxin occurred in November 2021, the earliest known sample of the malware dates […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to cast a shadow on everything else. Among other things, Europe and Russia have now closed-off each other’s airspace. The impacts are obvious: longer flight times, higher costs, and additional pressure on already heavily strained supply chains. After all, the air route to China has suddenly been extended by […]
China is accelerating its program to support startups in industries such as chip manufacturing and biotechnology. About 3,000 startups will be designated as “Little Giant” this year to help drive local innovation, Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said in Beijing on Monday. This would bring the total number of government-backed startups to […]
