The planned introduction of a nationwide property tax may be postponed due to turmoil in China’s real estate market, according to an analyst close to the government. “Now may not be an appropriate time to launch the trials as the economy and the real estate market are both under pressure,” Bloomberg quotes Liu Jianwen, a […]
Zhang Ming, who was Chinese ambassador to the EU in Brussels until the end of 2021, will become Secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Founded in 2001, the SCO includes China, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Zhang takes over the post of Secretary-General from Uzbek Vladimir Norov. The group last had […]
In the trade dispute with China, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda has openly criticized his own government for opening a “Taiwan office” in Vilnius. Opening the Taiwanese trade representation under that name was a mistake, Nausėda said in an interview with radio station Žinių Radijas on Tuesday. While both Lithuania and Taiwan could open representative offices […]
Electric car manufacturer Tesla is facing criticism for opening a showroom in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. The US company announced the opening last week on the Chinese short message service Weibo. Human rights organizations and politicians from the US and Europe accused the company and its founder Elon Musk of a lack of sensitivity. […]
The trade dispute between Lithuania and China remains unresolved in the new year. The Lithuanian government is therefore considering an aid package of up to €130 million to support companies affected by the Chinese tariff blockade. Six million euros have initially been allocated to the companies by the European Regional Development Fund, Lithuania’s Finance Minister […]
New year, new EU Council presidency: On January 1, Paris took over the leadership of the body of heads of state and government. In the French capital, even the Eiffel Tower carried the EU flag to mark the occasion. After the relatively weak and disputed Slovenian presidency under the controversial Prime Minister Janez Janša, France’s […]
The new German government has set a clear direction in its relations with China: Germany’s stance is to become more European. It is therefore fitting that France, Germany’s closest partner, took over the EU Council presidency at the turn of the year. China.Table Trade took a closer look at the French leader’s European agenda and […]
The trade dispute between Lithuania and China could have consequences for German subsidiaries operating in the EU state. The German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce has warned the Lithuanian government that plants in Lithuania will be forced to close down if relations with China don’t improve. This was reported by the Lithuanian news platform 15min. If no […]
Former EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the EU to take a tougher stance towards China. Europe has been naive about Beijing for too long, Juncker said in an interview with the think tank Groupe d’études géopolitiques. “We have accepted Chinese companies having access to our interior market even while European companies have […]