Partnership ‘without borders’? Ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, one particular question was the elephant in the room: Was Beijing aware of Moscow’s plan for a full-scale invasion? In early February, China and Russia issued a joint statement on a “no-limits” partnership. Was Xi Jinping aware at the time of what he was […]
The international community has condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine and called for the withdrawal of Russia’s troops. China abstained from the historic vote at the emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The resolution fails to take the “the history and complexity of the current crisis” into account, Chinese UN Ambassador […]
Preparing for the Paralympic Winter Olympics: Torchbearers Li Rui and Zhou Jingjing carry the Paralympic torch to the flaming ceremony at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing. The torch had been lit in Stoke Mandeville on Monday. The village northwest of London is considered the birthplace of the Paralympics. Host country China awaits the […]
The EU Parliament warns of increasing Chinese disinformation campaigns. To deal with the problem, the Parliament calls for an EU sanctions system. Especially in the Western Balkans, disinformation from the Far East has become “much more difficult,” Green MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel said on Wednesday. Chinese publishers are buying newspapers in the region or founding […]
Just over a week after Russia launched its aggression against Ukraine, Beijing is still maintaining its political balancing act. China’s Foreign Ministry rejected sanctions against Russia after Western countries excluded some Russian banks from the international Swift payment system. “China does not support the use of sanctions to solve problems and is opposed to unilateral […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to overshadow everything. What is China’s position on the Ukraine conflict? It is true that several tendencies are currently mixed up, and contradictory reports follow one another. But on closer inspection, China is following a concept that can be explained. One thing is certain: Xi Jinping is solely concerned […]
Xin Fang becomes the new COO of Guangzhou-based aerial vehicle manufacturer EHang. Listed since 2019, the start-up has developed two of the most sophisticated electric air cab models to date, the EHang 184 passenger drone and the two-seater EHang 216.Steve Barnikol has moved back to Germany after four years at Volkswagen Financial Services in Beijing. […]
Christian Goldmann has been responsible for Result Controlling at Daimler Trucks China in Beijing since the beginning of February. Goldmann previously worked in Result Controlling Daimler Trucks / Trucks NAFTA in Stuttgart.Bernd Blankenbach is the new Head of Research and Development at Omni Gear in Shanghai. Until the end of January, Blankenbach was Head of […]
Europe and the West have to watch helplessly as Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks the peace in Europe and overwhelms Ukraine with military force. War in the heart of Europe? Who could have imagined that just a few months ago?And before we hear the self-accusations again, especially in Germany, that “the West” has “overdone it […]