Taipei has opened a representative office in Lithuania under the name Taiwan, despite warnings from Beijing. “Taiwan’s representative office” has “officially started its work” in Vilnius, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The opening of the diplomatic mission would chart a “new and promising course” for bilateral relations between Taiwan and Lithuania.Out of fear of […]
Names such as Kion, Putzmeister, Kuka, and Volvo are examples of high-profile, long-term acquisitions by Chinese groups in Europe. Now another one could be added: According to media reports, Hisense has expressed interest in the Siemens Mobility subsidiary Yunex. The standing offer is one billion US dollars. Given the rapid digitization of transportation in China, […]
The European Union has postponed the presentation of a plan to deepen trade relations with Taiwan. The EU Commission had planned to present a strategy paper on cooperation with the island last Friday, the South China Morning Post reported, citing EU circles and a source in the European Parliament. The plan was supposed to include […]
China’s EU ambassador hopes Germany’s future government will continue Angela Merkel’s policy toward Beijing. “We hope the new German government can build on a political legacy of Chancellor Merkel and continue the pragmatic China policy which follows the expectations of our two peoples,” China’s ambassador to the European Union, Zhang Ming, said Tuesday at an […]
China’s EU ambassador hopes Germany’s future government will continue Angela Merkel’s policy toward Beijing. “We hope the new German government can build on a political legacy of Chancellor Merkel and continue the pragmatic China policy which follows the expectations of our two peoples,” China’s ambassador to the European Union, Zhang Ming, said Tuesday at an […]
Pradeep Kumar Rawat is to become India’s new ambassador to China, according to media reports. Rawat has served in Hong Kong and Beijing for many years and is fluent in Mandarin. Currently, Rawat is the Indian ambassador to the Netherlands. Isaac Meng has joined Manulife Investment Management as Head of Chinese Fixed Income. Meng is […]
The German government is calling for the release of Chinese blogger Zhang Zhan. This was confirmed by the Federal Foreign Office to ARD radio in Shanghai. According to the report, the German Embassy in China has contacted the Chinese Foreign Ministry and has demanded the “immediate release” of Zhang. The US State Department had also […]
The EU wants to flex its muscles and is preparing for its future security and defense policy with a new strategy paper – and China is playing no small part in it. After all, the People’s Republic is mentioned numerous times in the draft, which is available to China.Table. On Monday, the document was already […]
Disclaimer: This interview has been translated into English and is not considered an official translation by any party involved in the interview. Recently, a delegation from the European Parliament visited Taipei, and Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu was in Brussels. Is there a special dynamic in EU-Taiwan relations at the moment? Yes. Moreover, the week before Minister Wu’s visit, the European Parliament’s recommendation on EU-Taiwan relations was also issued. So there is definitely an impetus […]