According to US scientists. China has begun the expansion of its nuclear arsenal. Nuclear experts of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) have used satellite images to discover the construction of a new nuclear silo field near Hami (Kumul) in Xinjiang. In June, researchers of the FAS had already discovered construction sites near Yumen in […]
Synchronized Olympic gold: the world champions Chen Yuxi (15) and Zhang Jiaqi (17) won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the synchronized 10 m platform final. For their second of five jumps in the finals, the two teenagers even scored three perfect 10s for their performance.
According to reports, China has not invested in any coal projects along the New Silk Road in the first half of 2021. Since the Belt and Road Initiative was launched in 2013, China has made investments in climate-damaging coal-fired power generation each subsequent year, as stated by a report by the Beijing-based think tank International […]
For the moment, concerns about new Covid infections seemed to be forgotten. Hong Kong’s government had no objection to public viewing in many of the city’s shopping malls on Monday, as thousands of people, some of them standing tightly together, watched the first Olympic victory by one of its athletes ever since the territory was […]
We would like to correct a previous statement published on June 25, 2021:Almut Rößner continues his position as Executive Director of the East Asian Association (OAV). The position on the board of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA) is an additional mandate. China.Table had erroneously reported a change. We apologize for this error.
“In-Fa” is approaching: China’s east coast has felt the first effects of the approaching typhoon. A staff member patrols the Zhapu port area in Pinghu located in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. “In-Fa” reached the mainland on Monday with winds reaching up to 100 kilometers per hour, according to the province’s flood control center. […]
According to media reports, the UK is seeking ways to exclude China’s state-owned nuclear energy company China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) from all future power projects in the country. Reuters and the Financial Times reported on this, citing people close to planning procedures. Should the UK go through with their plan, it would impact […]
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment has criticized the EU’s proposed carbon border tax as an obstacle to global economic growth. Moreover, the European Union is expanding climate issues into trade, which violates international principles, ministry spokesman Liu Youbin said, according to a report by Reuters. The EU Commission had unveiled the Carbon Border Adjustment […]
China has strongly rejected a plan by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate laboratories in Wuhan in search of the origin of COVID-19. The WHO’s plan disregards “some aspects of common sense” and “defies science,” Zeng Yixin, vice-minister of the National Health Commission, told journalists on Thursday, according to a Reuters report. He was […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend. Sherman will address several topics of conflict, but also wants to talk about mutual interests, the US State Department announced on Wednesday. The US diplomat will meet representatives of the Chinese government, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Tianjin on Sunday. Sherman […]