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Amelie Richter

Amelie Richter Published: October 26th, 2023

Global Gateway Forum unveils new projects

The EU announced the signing of dozens of agreements with partner countries during the first Global Gateway Forum. In collaboration with the USA, Brussels aims to lay the foundation for a corridor connecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to the Atlantic Ocean. This route will pass through Angola to the port of […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 25th, 2023

Global Gateway Forum unveils new projects

The EU announced the signing of dozens of agreements with partner countries during the first Global Gateway Forum. In collaboration with the USA, Brussels aims to lay the foundation for a corridor connecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to the Atlantic Ocean. This route will pass through Angola to the port of […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 24th, 2023

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The European photovoltaic industry cannot seem to catch a break. Ten years ago, it almost died because of the influx of Chinese competitors. Today, companies like Longi, Trina Solar, Jinko Solar and Risen hold more than 80 percent of the global market share. This makes reports about European warehouses filled to the brim with solar […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 23rd, 2023

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China’s special envoy Zhai Jun is currently traveling the Middle East region. However, hopes for a successful mediation in the war between Israel and Hamas are slim. This is also partly due to China’s pro-Palestinian position. The renowned China expert Gedaliah Afterman of Reichman University in Herzliya sees relations between Israel and the People’s Republic […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 18th, 2023

EU Parliament calls for transparency in commercial fisheries

The European Parliament calls on Beijing to increase transparency of Chinese distant water fishing. In a resolution on Tuesday, MEP criticized Chinese authorities for not being open about the People’s Republic’s distant water fleet. EU MPs stressed that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also insists on transparent data on Chinese fleets. Estimated […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 4th, 2023

Brussels wants to protect four critical technologies from China

The EU Commission has drafted a list of critical technologies the European Union wants to protect from rivals. Digital Commissioner Věra Jourová and EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton presented the list in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The list contains a total of ten technologies. However, four of them are designated as particularly dangerous should they […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 4th, 2023

Brussels wants to protect four critical technologies from China

The EU Commission has drafted a list of critical technologies the European Union wants to protect from rivals. Digital Commissioner Věra Jourová and EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton presented the list in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The list contains a total of ten technologies. However, four of them are designated as particularly dangerous should they […]

Amelie Richter Published: October 2nd, 2023

Vita Golod – chairwoman of the Ukrainian Association of Sinologists

Vita Golod has not lost hope in China as a peace mediator. The Ukrainian sinologist is certain that Beijing is waiting for the right moment. “Both sides have to be willing to negotiate,” – that’s the main narrative of the Chinese scholars that visited Kyiv recently, says Golod. She has been the chairwoman of the Board of the Ukrainian […]

Amelie Richter Published: September 29th, 2023

Editorial

the world’s largest research institution, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with nearly 80,000 employees, has an updated code of conduct. In it, researchers must, among other things, “exemplify love for the party,” “serve national security,” and “be in line with the policies of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,” as Fabian Kretschmer […]

Amelie Richter Published: September 28th, 2023

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The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the world’s largest research institution with nearly 80,000 employees, has issued an updated code of conduct. In this code, researchers are required to “demonstrate love for the party”, “serve national security” and “align with the policies of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,” as reported by Fabian […]