Spanish diplomat Jorge Toledo Albiñana is to become the European Union’s new ambassador to China, EU circles told China.Table on Thursday. Toledo is currently Spain’s ambassador to Japan. The 57-year-old would succeed France’s Nicolas Chapuis as EU ambassador to Beijing, who is expected to step down from his post in the fall. The European External […]
During her visit to Brussels, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman again warned China against providing “material support” to Russia. Beijing has seen what the West has imposed in terms of sanctions and export controls, Sherman said at an online event hosted by Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe. “That should give them [the […]
Energy giant Shell reportedly is in talks with Chinese companies to sell its stake in a major Russian gas project. The London-listed company is speaking with Chinese state oil companies CNOOC, CNPC and Sinopec about its 27.5 percent stake in the Sakhalin II liquefied natural gas venture, British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Thursday. According […]
Spanish diplomat Jorge Toledo Albiñana is to become the European Union’s new ambassador to China, EU circles told China.Table on Thursday. Toledo is currently Spain’s ambassador to Japan. The 57-year-old would succeed France’s Nicolas Chapuis as EU ambassador to Beijing, who is expected to step down from his post in the fall. The European External […]
China has ratified two important international conventions against forced labor. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved two International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions on Wednesday. These are:The Forced Labor Convention (C029), 1930; and The Abolition of Forced Labor Convention (C105), 1957.ILO members that have ratified both conventions pledge to suppress and not use […]
the current images from Shanghai are terrible, almost unbearable, saysLiao Yiwu, shaking his bald head. The meeting in his Berlin apartment was actually supposed to be about his new book “Wuhan – A Documentary Novel. But over steaming Chinese tea, an exciting conversation develops about the social situation in the People’s Republic.At the same time, […]
Amid the devastating zero-covid policy, there might now be a small ray of hope, at least for travelers from abroad: Eight cities are expected to shorten the mandatory quarantine after arrival. However, multiple PCR and antigen tests will still be required. Read more about this in today’s News section.An overall relaxation of the strict lockdown […]
China’s censorship authorities have removed references to a gay relationship in the movie “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets” for Chinese audiences. Six seconds of the movie were cut, according to media reports. In these, a romantic relationship is suggested between the characters Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. In the Chinese version, the line “because I was […]
China has eased quarantine regulations for travelers entering the country from abroad as part of a pilot program in several cities. The quarantine for travelers from foreign countries abroad has been shortened from 14 to 10 days, Caixin reported, citing government documents from the State Council. After 10 days, individuals then must spend another week […]
Wu Xiangdong, co-chairman of struggling construction company China Fortune Land Development, resigns from his position on the board. China Fortune Land Development was unable to repay its loans last year (China.Table reported).Heidi Liu started as Manager for Strategy/ Project Management Office (PMO) for China at Audi at the beginning of the month. Liu was previously […]