In January, the Chinese Foreign Ministry experienced a “severe shock”, according to spokesman Zhao Lijian. Slovenia’s Prime Minister Janez Janša had called Taiwan a “democratic country” and announced closer relations with Taipei. The right-wing populist also did not rule out the opening of a trade representation called the “Taiwan Office” (China.Table reported). Whether the plan […]
G7 foreign ministers have criticized the appointment of John Lee as Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive. “We are deeply concerned about this steady erosion of political and civil rights and Hong Kong’s autonomy,” the foreign ministries of the G7 nations said Monday. We urge the new Chief Executive to respect protected rights and freedoms in […]
are there alternatives to the hard lockdown? The virologist Hendrik Streeck not only answers this question in the affirmative. In an interview with Frank Sieren, he is even skeptical about whether the Omikron variant can be contained at all in the long term through tests and curfews. The virus is too contagious for that.Instead, Streeck […]
In light of rising Covid infection numbers, the organizers have canceled the Asian Games in China for the time being. “The Olympic Council of Asia has announced that the 19th Asian Games, originally scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 10 to 25, 2022, will be postponed,” a statement from the council said. […]
Daniel Weninger has been Chief of Sales and Service Officer at Austrian machine manufacturer Nexus Elastomer Systems in Suzhou, Jiangsu, since the beginning of April. Weninger previously worked for the Austrian machine manufacturer Engel in Minhang. Sascha Rensen is the new Global Business Development Manager at packaging manufacturer Nefab in Wuxi. Until the end of […]
According to media reports, the United States considers imposing severe sanctions on the Chinese video surveillance company Hikvision. The United States Department of the Treasury considers placing the world’s largest manufacturer of surveillance equipment and facial recognition software on an embargo list. Placing the company on the so-called Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) […]
Several activist groups have called for a postponement of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ visit to China. Michelle Bachelet is entering a “minefield of propaganda” by the Chinese Communist Party, the more than 200 organizations wrote in a public appeal. The open letter, signed by Free Tibet, Hong Kong Watch and the Tibet […]
Chinese companies are grabbing public construction contracts for giant bridges in Croatia, but in the People’s Republic, EU companies are not even allowed to bid on similar projects. This is exactly what the “International Procurement Instrument” (IPI) is supposed to change. With the new EU regulation, the Commission wants to break up the Chinese procurement […]
Vincent Fremery joined the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) at the beginning of the month as a Junior Advisor. There, he works for the German-Chinese Energy Partnership with a focus on sustainable energy solutions in China.
Hong Kong has fallen far behind in the Reporters Without Borders press freedom ranking. The special administrative region lost more ranks than any other country and is now ranked 148 out of 180. In 2021, Hong Kong was still ranked 80. The reason for the sharp fall is Beijing’s National Security Law and the massive […]