a picture is worth a thousand words – even we members of the writing guild often have to acknowledge that. This becomes very clear with the works of the Beijing artist Brother Nut. With creative actions such as a brick pressed out of smog, he draws attention to China’s environmental and climate problems. And in […]
There are no longer dugongs in China. In a study published Wednesday, Researchers declared the marine mammal, also known as the fork-tailed manatee or sea pig, extinct – only three people surveyed from coastal communities in China said they had seen a dugong in the past five years. The fork-tailed manatee, native to saltwater, had […]
These fish ponds are neatly lined up in an industrial park in Weishan in Shandong province. In this aerial view, they almost look like modern art.
Zhang Qingsong is to be appointed Deputy Governor of the Chinese central bank, according to information from the Caixin business platform. He is to fill the position of Liu Guiping, who was appointed Vice Mayor of Tianjin in April. Larry Li is the new President of the China business at Canadian apparel provider Canada Goose […]
Hainan Island in the South China Sea plans to become the first region in China to ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines. Sales will be banned by 2030 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while EVs will be promoted through tax breaks and the expansion of the charging network, according to an implementation […]
Taiwan’s exports fell significantly last month. The main reason for the surprising decline was the falling demand from China and Hong Kong. The number of orders from there dropped by around 23 percent, Bloomberg reported, citing Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs. A 6.9 percent year-on-year increase in exports to the United States failed to compensate […]
the EU is under pressure to position itself vis-à-vis China, especially since the USA has already adopted an explicitly critical stance. Bernd Lange tells us in an interview how the course is currently being set in Brussels. The SPD member of the European Parliament chairs the Trade Committee there. So he has to deal with […]
Mr. Lange, is the geopolitical situation giving trade policy new momentum?Absolutely. In the European Parliament, too, I have noticed that colleagues who have recently been part of the trade-critical mainstream have given greater importance to the issue of stable, resilient relations with countries.In light of the developments in recent weeks, a bilateral investment and perhaps […]
Eager eyes are currently turning to Geneva – even before her departure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet promised the publication of her controversial China report. Bachelet has barely two weeks left to do so. More than a few observers fear that she has fallen for the Chinese narrative. Her report will […]
China will take part in a military maneuver in Russia. Soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army are sent to Russia for the exercises jointly scheduled with Russia, India, Belarus, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and other countries, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. It stated the participation was not related to the current international and regional situation and […]