China won’t accept NATO’s criticism of its defense policy. NATO is exaggerating the threat posed by the People’s Republic and thus creating confrontation, the Chinese representation to the EU stressed in a statement on Tuesday. It called on the defense alliance to “look at China’s development in a rational manner” and stop “hyping up in […]
In the wake of G7 meetings and Nato summit, the European Union has toughened its tone towards China even after bilateral talks and thus cooperation with the US and Canada.”We Europeans want to diversify our imports away from producers like China,” EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels on Tuesday after a […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made very clear how important the summit meeting of the North Atlantic defensive alliance was: NATO was at a “pivotal moment” and was beginning a “new chapter,” the Norwegian stressed several times throughout the day in Brussels on Monday. Not only because, with US President Joe Biden, the Transatlantic Alliance […]
EU candidates Montenegro and Brussels are in talks over financial aid to refinance a Chinese loan, according to a statement (as reported by China.Table). The EU Commission has reportedly approached Germany’s Reconstruction Loan Corporation (KfW), France’s state-owned development agency AFD and Italy’s sovereign lender CDP to set an aid plan for Montenegro in motion. Reuters […]
The planned EU vaccination certificate is expected to make traveling within the European Union easier again as early as July 1. This week, the members of the European Parliament approved the corresponding draft legislation by a large majority. This means only the formal approval of the EU states is needed before the regulation can apply […]
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán raises his right hand in salute. He is wearing a uniform with red collar patches, and on his left upper arm is a red armband with the word “Fidesz”, the name of his party. The fictitious Orbán in Mao’s look is the motif of a protest poster. It is deliberately […]
According to a survey conducted by the Munich Security Conference, the rise of China is perceived as a low risk in Germany. On the Munich Security Index scale of 0 to 100, the People’s Republic achieved a value of 45. The more the index approaches 100, the more strongly the respondents perceive the threat. According […]
Romania’s parliament has passed a law regulating telecom networks and infrastructure that could bar Huawei from accessing its future 5G mobile networks. Telecom companies need “clearance” from the country’s Supreme Defense Council (CSAT) to provide technologies, equipment, or software for critical infrastructure and the 5G networks, a bill passed by the Senate on Monday reportedly […]
The USA has announced talks on a trade agreement with Taiwan. Negotiations on a framework agreement would begin soon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a congressional hearing in Washington on Monday. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will explain details of the possible negotiations in the future, Blinken said. Washington does not maintain […]
The herd of wild Asian elephants, which is currently on the move in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, has taken a break just outside the metropolis of Kunming and allowed itself a nap in the grass. According to authorities, of the 15 elephants, one male is currently away from the herd. The animals have […]