China’s conflict with Australia is slowly coming to a head, as China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) indefinitely suspended the strategic economic talk with Canberra on Thursday. The reason: Australia’s government officials had recently taken several steps out of ideological discrimination that disrupted cooperation. The government in Canberra was thus demonstrating a “Cold War […]
The tweet on the Chinese short message service Weibo was short. Yet, it had a destructive effect on the relationship between India and China. It was written on Saturday by the Central Political and Legal Commission of the Communist Party of China – an important and powerful institution that oversees law enforcement by the Chinese […]
The world’s leading chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) expects some relief in semiconductor production for the automotive industry. At least until the end of June, enough semiconductor elements are basically available for customers. This is what TSMC CEO Mark Liu told the American television station CBS. Liu had first heard of such shortages […]
Germany and China want to cooperate more closely on climate and environmental protection. According to the Environment Ministry, Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqui signed a declaration to this effect on Monday. In addition, bilateral talks were held in preparation for the Sino-German intergovernmental consultations next Wednesday.A spokesperson told the […]
For a long time, it seemed as if a positive relationship had developed between Tesla and the Chinese authorities. It just seemed to fit: here the American e-car pioneer with its reputation, there the world’s largest sales market, which is fully committed to electric drive. Tesla was even the first foreign carmaker not to be […]
Chloé Zhao is the big winner of the 2021 Oscars: She has picked up two prizes at the Academy Awards gala with her film Nomadland. The social drama about nomadic laborers in the US wins the Oscar for Best Picture, and Zhao herself is honored for Best Director. In 93 years of Academy Awards, Zhao […]
The Greens have decided: Annalena Baerbock will lead them into the Bundestag election campaign as their candidate for chancellor. If she’s successful it will have consequences for Germany’s relations with China – at least if you believe Baerbock’s statements so far, for she demands a hard line towards the People’s Republic. She sees a systemic […]
When the eagerly awaited plane finally lands at the airport in Santiago de Chile on January 28, Sebastián Piñera can no longer contain himself. Still on the tarmac, Chile’s president addresses the public and exuberantly proclaims: “Today is a day of joy, enthusiasm, and hope.” It is hope that comes from China.Until then, Chile’s battle […]
Angela Merkel and Heiko Maas are alarmed. The German chancellor and her foreign minister are unanimously warning that Russia must not be driven into China’s arms – and thus justifying their adherence to Nord Stream 2, for example.The German-Russian pipeline project is highly controversial in the West. But while the debate continues here, thousands of […]
“There are eggs!!!” In Beijing’s Dongcheng district on Monday, the nutritious farm products are handed out next to a vaccination station. However, not to everyone: You have to be over 60 – and get vaccinated against COVID.
