On her trip to Asia, America’s Vice President Kamala Harris shows that the US will continue to be a strong partner in the region. As a consequence of the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, doubts about Washington’s reliability had arisen.On Monday, Harris sought to dispel such doubts during her visit to Singapore. “The […]
With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the future of Taiwan has suddenly come into the focus of international strategists. Relations between Washington and Taipei are governed by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. Back then, the US was strong and keen to bring democracy to the world; China, on the other hand, was only at […]
Sinopharm’s Chinese Covid vaccine will soon begin production in Bangladesh. As the Chinese news agency Xinhua reports, a declaration to this effect was already signed in Beijing and Dhaka on Monday during an online conference. According to the statement, pharmaceutical company Incepta will manufacture the Chinese vaccine in Bangladesh’s capital. According to the plan, a […]
Hu Xijin could hardly hide his joy on Monday. “Chinese Internet users joke that the transition of power in Afghanistan was more smooth than the presidential transition in the US,” tweets the editor-in-chief of Chinese newspaper Global Times.With great pleasure, his newspaper refers to cynical comments posted on online platforms such as Sina Weibo: “The […]
Concerns are mounting in the West about the expansion of China’s military. Ground forces are being modernized, the navy expanded, and new silos for China’s nuclear weapons built. The goal behind this is clear to Zhao Tong: China wants to achieve military superiority over the US. The military expert warns that the West should take […]
French-led carmaker Renault SA will work more closely with Chinese car and motorcycle manufacturer Geely in Asia. The two groups agreed on a corresponding memorandum of understanding on Monday. The cooperation will initially focus on the Chinese and South Korean markets.According to Geely, the planned cooperation is intended to accelerate the implementation of the “Renaulution […]
Since Monday, Millions of people in China have been placed in lockdown again – including the population of Beijing and Nanjing. This means that more than 20 cities in several provinces are now affected by new infections due to several Covid outbreaks throughout the country. On Monday alone, Chinese authorities reported 55 new infections, all […]
Working from 9 in the morning until 9 in the evening, six days a week. What may seem like a true white-collar horror to many is the daily routine of China’s tech workers. But the work culture also known as “996” has come under heavy criticism. Our team of writers in Beijing shows how the […]
The mood among China’s economic leaders is deteriorating. After an initial strong recovery from the Covid crisis, the direction of economic trends among small and medium-sized manufacturing companies has deteriorated significantly again in July. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (EMI), compiled by the respected business magazine Caixin, dropped unexpectedly in July and is now at its […]
Two chairs, a bucket and a game board: Two gentlemen pass the afternoon in classic Chinese fashion in the central Chinese city of Pingyao, Shanxi.
