NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on China to make its arms policy more transparent. In a video conversation with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday, the NATO chief for the first time also expressed direct concern about the People’s Republic’s nuclear armament, according to a statement issued by the defense alliance. Stoltenberg said […]
The Chinese government wants to limit the number of abortions performed for “non-medical reasons,” according to new government guidelines released on Monday. “The basic national policy of gender equality and the principle of giving priority to children needs to be implemented in depth,” said Huang Xiaowei, deputy director of the State Council’s National Working Committee […]
The Bundestag election is over, the final result is in – but everything else is open. Who will be the new chancellor? With which coalition? It will be weeks or even months before we learn the broad outlines of Germany’s new foreign and China policy. Most experts abroad, however, expect a tougher line on China, […]
Following the Lithuanian cyber defense’s warning about security vulnerabilities and built-in censorship functionality in Chinese mobile phones, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is now getting involved. The BSI is currently assessing the report from Lithuania, a BSI spokesperson confirmed to China.Table. The state-run Center for Cybersecurity in Vilnius had been particularly critical […]
Shortly after the general election and amid choppy diplomatic waters, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi have agreed to hold talks. Borrell and Wang will speak for around two hours via video link on Tuesday as part of the EU-China strategic dialogue, a spokeswoman for the European External Action […]
The EU and the US want to tighten controls on the transfer of technologies to China. Brussels and Washington plan closer cooperation on security and technology policy issues. Together, the partners want to prevent high-tech products from endangering human rights, according to a draft final declaration of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC). The […]
Struggling real estate giant Evergrande wants to soothe financial markets and has announced a punctual multi-million dollar interest payment. The group’s core company, Hengda Real Estate Group, announced on Wednesday it would make a $35.9 million interest payment due today (Thursday) on time, Reuters reported. Evergrande wanted to send a signal and provide stability. It […]
Two bugs on the moon: What looks like two oversized insects are blue shining drones. These flying objects are putting on a show in Yantai in the province of Shandong to mark the Moon Festival. One of the shapes they formed was a bridge in the night sky. The moon festival was celebrated on Tuesday […]
Nargiza Salidjanova is the new head of the China Projects team at the Washington-based think tank Rhodium Group. Previously, she was director of economics and trade at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, an advisory panel to the U.S. Congress. She holds a master’s degree in international economic policy with a focus on China […]
Lithuania’s defense ministry has urged consumers not to buy Chinese mobile phones. Pre-installed censorship mechanisms have been found in devices made by smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi, the ministry said, following an investigative report by the national cybersecurity agency, Reuters reports. According to the report, terms such as “free Tibet”, “democracy movement” or search queries about Taiwan […]