Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has lobbied China’s President Xi Jinping for a special G20 summit on the situation in Afghanistan. In a phone call, Xi and Draghi discussed the “latest developments in the Afghanistan crisis and possible forums on international cooperation to address it, including the G20,” Italy’s news agency Ansa reported. According to […]
Since last week, the German Wahl-O-Mat (Vote-o-meter) by the Federal Agency for Civic Education can be used for guidance ahead of the Bundestag elections in 2021. However, China only makes a brief appearance with one question on the expansion of communications. There are no questions regarding major foreign policy or even EU-China relations. If you […]
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern about the construction of new missile silos in China. The People’s Republic could significantly increase its nuclear capabilities as a result, Stoltenberg said at an annual arms control conference on Monday, news agency AP reported. China is rapidly expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal with more warheads and a […]
The European Union’s broader strategy on the Indo-Pacific region is not meant to isolate China, according to a senior Brussels official. The EU’s approach will be inclusive, Enrique Mora, deputy secretary-general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), stressed on Monday at an online event hosted by the think tank European Council on Foreign Relations […]
Xu Ming is Chairman and General Manager of the newly established National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) in Beijing. Xu previously worked at the Shanghai Stock Exchange for seven years and is now to help small and medium-sized companies, in particular, to find new financing opportunities, while building up the stock market on China’s “third […]
The EU needs a shared sense of responsibility to confront China, according to its foreign affairs envoy Josep Borrell. The bloc also needs to have unity and “a pragmatic, realistic and coherent approach with China,” Borrell said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Friday. “We also need to engage with China about Afghanistan. […]
The oceans are full of plastic. Images of empty bottles, brightly colored bags, white plastic forks, half-rotten diapers and masks washing up on shores are probably familiar to most. And on land, the “tide” is rising as well: Plastic packaging strewn everywhere blemishes the beauty of the cities and landscapes. And since most plastic packaging […]
Chinese authorities have further tightened their grip on the entertainment industry. Broadcasters were ordered on Thursday to exclude artists with “incorrect political positions” from programs. A “patriotic atmosphere” must be cultivated, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) said. The regulation of cultural programs must be tightened, it announced. The administration also banned reality talent […]
Beijing is to become a new stock trading hub: China plans to set up a stock exchange for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in its capital, President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday. This is to further support the “innovation-driven development” of SMEs, Xi said in a video address during the opening of the International Trade […]
In Zhuxian, a village near Kaifeng, harbors a picturesque temple complex built in the 15th century to the glory of the Song-era general Yue Fei (1103-1142). His name traditionally epitomizes patriotic behavior in China. When I visited the site back in 2019, Yue Fei’s life was on display, with a 1950s comic book copied onto […]