US Senator Mitt Romney is calling for an economic and diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics. China under the leadership of the CCP does not deserve Olympic attention, Romney said in an opinion piece for the New York Times. Instead, China should be condemned “for the genocide of the Uyghurs and other minorities” and […]
Beijing has ordered Myanmar state-owned enterprises to evacuate non-essential staff from the country, the South China Morning Post reports. Last weekend was the bloodiest since the coup six weeks ago that toppled the democratically elected government of Aung San Sui Kyi. Dozens of protesters were killed by military violence. According to media reports, 32 Chinese […]
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has criticized the approaches to international trade set out in China’s Five-Year Plan as inadequate. “German industry misses clear signals in the 14th Five-Year Plan for a real change of course towards openness and a market economy,” said BDI Chief Executive Joachim Lang. A level playing field between foreign […]
The China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) has announced the formation of a working group with its US counterpart, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Both associations plan to meet semi-annually to keep each other informed about technology and trade restrictions, according to a CSIA statement. It also said it wants to exchange views on export controls, […]
2021 is the year of the German federal election. What is the SPD’s position on China? Nils Schmid, the SPD’s representative on the Foreign Affairs Committee, outlines the party’s China policy in today’s Opinion. He diagnoses a “mutual dependence” that makes cooperation necessary. But as a partner, one must also be allowed to honestly discuss […]
According to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China, half of US companies report that investment conditions in China have improved. Only 12 percent of the 345 US companies surveyed said conditions had worsened. This is the lowest figure since this question became part of the survey (2012), according to the South […]
China’s former Industry Minister, Miao Wei, recently pointed out that the lack of talent in the innovation and high-tech sectors is severely hampering the development of the industrial sector. This may be true, but it is only part of a much larger problem. The focus on the high-tech sector obscures the view of a much […]
China was the only major economy to increase its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, according to a new analysis by consulting firm Rhodium Group. At the same time, the People’s Republic was also the only major economy to grow last year – by an estimated 2.1 percent.According to the report, a good 71 percent of […]
