The German frigate “Bayern” set off on its Indo-Pacific mission from Wilhelmshaven on Monday. German Minister of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) called the voyage a “sign of stability, prosperity and a rules-based, multilateral order,” on Twitter. “It’s good to talk about our values, it’s even better to take action for them.” Shortly after, the warship […]
Actually, Timo Balz should have known better. As a professor of remote sensing, the native Swabian is a precise observer of minimal fluctuations and tiny changes. He uses satellite radars to survey movements on the planet. Balz collects data on volcanoes, tectonic plates or the subsidence of cities. It’s a matter of a few centimeters […]
When Qin Gang arrived in Washington on Wednesday, China’s ambassador to the US appears conciliatory and willing to compromise. Dressed in a tailored black suit and red tie, the 55-year-old proclaims, “China-U.S. relations have once again reached a critical juncture, with not only many difficulties and challenges, but also great opportunities and potential.” The relationship […]
The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is in progress. All troops are to leave the country in the Hindu Kush by the end of August. This is the will of US President Joe Biden.However, the fewer US troops in the country, the stronger terrorist groups are spreading – above all the Islamist Taliban. The […]
The goal of America’s Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s visit to China, which lasted from Sunday to Monday, was to prevent misunderstandings. And after two meetings with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his deputy Xie Feng, there is certainly no lack of clarity left.Xie expressed clearly how China currently assesses relations with the […]
Hamburg’s First Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) has spoken out in favor of plans by the Chinese company China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) to acquire a stake in the Hamburg container shipping terminal. “There are no political guidelines for this, but what makes sense from an entrepreneurial perspective must also be made possible and done in […]
Taiwanese chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has officially confirmed for the first time that it is considering Germany as a location for its new fab. “We are seriously considering Germany,” group chief executive Mark Liu said at the company’s annual general meeting in Taipei on Monday. However, he stressed that the process was still […]
It is a classic complaint among China’s rulers: foreign countries do not understand the People’s Republic. But to fully understand the full pictures, you need to look at both sides of the same coin. The everyday life of foreign journalists working in China, who set out to understand the country and its people, is becoming […]
It was a flying start for China. The first gold medal of the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo was won by Yang Qian 杨倩 in women’s 10 meter air rifle. And it didn’t stop there. A little later, the next gold medals for China were secured by Hóu Zhìhuì 侯志慧 in women’s weightlifting (49 kg) and […]
More than 1.1 million cars with alternative drive systems (new-energy vehicles, or NEVs) were registered in China in the first half of 2021. China’s Ministry of Public Security called it “a record number for the first half of the year“. The number of registrations has increased by more than 200 percent compared to the same […]
