Accompanied by a delegation of British business people and finance officials, Rachel Reeves met with Chinese heads of state and government, including Vice Premier He Lifeng and Vice President Han Zheng, over the weekend for the 11th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue. The British Finance Minister emphasized the need for a “stable, pragmatic” relationship between […]
Foreign and defense politicians from the CDU/CSU and FDP have warned against China’s involvement in the rebuilding of Ukraine: “China absolutely cannot play a role in the rebuilding of Ukraine,” Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), Chair of the Committee on Security and Defense in the European Parliament, told the Tagesspiegel (Friday issue). “On the contrary, it is […]
China has imposed new sanctions against several US defense companies. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the supply of goods to these companies that can be used for civilian and military purposes is prohibited immediately. Beijing justified the measure with the protection of national interests and security as well as the fulfillment of international obligations. […]
In order to expand psychiatric care, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) has announced plans to set up mental health centers across the country. Services for “key clinical specialties” are to be established by 2027. In addition, the network for outpatient services for mental disorders and sleep disorders will be expanded this year to ensure they […]
Mr. Brown, what was your motivation for your new book “China through European Eyes”?The European Chinese relationship is an important one. It reaches back 500 to 400 years and I wanted to put together key figures and their voices from a long time ago to relatively recently that are principally China experts. People who would […]
Mr. Hack, the new head of Hong Kong’s government, John Lee, is so far very reluctant to comment on the city’s future. Why is that?If I interpret it positively, he is actually still trying to find the balance between the official line and a way of approaching the collective Western industry here. On the one […]
It was an unassuming announcement. The health department in Beijing announced in August that the country’s population had peaked and would begin to shrink between 2023 and 2025. “The turning point is right around the corner,” Yong Cai, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina, summed it up in a paper in the journal […]
Hong Kong’s new chief executive John Lee has been in office for three months, but it is surprisingly quiet around him. That may be by design. Whereas his predecessor Carrie Lam had clear announcements, actions and thus publicly discussed controversies, under Lee silence and unpredictability prevail. This raises questions: Where is Hong Kong headed? Where […]
Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive, John Lee, took office three months ago, but things have been surprisingly quiet around him. That may be deliberate. Whereas his predecessor Carrie Lam had clear announcements, actions and thus publicly discussed controversies, silence and unpredictability reign under Lee. This raises questions: Where is Hong Kong headed? Where are the […]
