China wants to become the global pioneer in key technologies such as biometric facial recognition, cloud computing and autonomous driving – and has discovered standardization as an industrial and power-political instrument to achieve this. After all, whoever determines the industry standards will call the shots in the markets of the future. Observers are therefore calling […]
The EU Commission has postponed the entry into force of the definitive anti-dumping duties against certain aluminum products from China. The Brussels-based authority did impose duties on imports of flat-rolled aluminum products – but immediately suspended them for a period of nine months. According to the Directorate General for Trade, they will now apply from […]
According to a YouGov survey, a large proportion of citizens in several EU countries want strict laws that hold companies liable for human rights abuses and environmental degradation overseas. The results are published ahead of an announced legislative proposal by the EU Commission that also focuses on supply chains in China. It aims to redefine […]
The EU Commission has postponed the implementation of definitive anti-dumping duties against certain Chinese aluminum products. The Brussels-based authority has imposed duties on imports of flat-rolled aluminum products – but immediately suspended them for nine months. They are now expected to apply by July 11, 2022, according to the Directorate-General for Trade. The level of […]
The number of tigers living in the northeastern wilderness of China has increased. According to researchers, 55 of the big cats are home there. That amounts to a “dramatic recovery,” according to a recent study by Chinese scientists. The Amur tiger, known colloquially as the Siberian tiger, has benefited from increased anti-poaching efforts, the removal […]
China wants to become the global leader in key technologies such as biometric facial recognition, cloud computing, and autonomous driving – and has discovered standardization as an industrial and power-political instrument as a means to an end. After all, those who determine industry standards will call the shots in the markets of the future. Observers […]
The Chinese telecommunications supplier Huawei and the British telecommunications group Vodafone are building a smart 5G loading station for freight trains in Hungary. In cooperation with Hungarian logistics company East-West Gate Intermodal Logistics, it is to be built on an area of 85 hectares in Fényeslitke in the east of the EU nation. This is […]
China’s president has offered Taiwan a “peaceful reunification”. Aggression and hegemony are not in the blood of the Chinese people, Xi also added. But one should closely listen to the president’s speech from this weekend. Because his supposedly peaceful offer quickly turns out to be a kind of wolf in sheep’s clothing, as Finn Mayer-Kuckuk […]
French carmaker Renault will build a battery factory in northern France together with Chinese battery manufacturer Envision AESC. Envision will invest around €2 billion in the planned “Gigafactory” near Renault’s plant in Douai, French media reported on Monday, citing the Élysée Palace. The new battery factory will complement the recently announced Renault ElectriCity mobility industry […]
Another well-known journalist from the Apple Daily newspaper, which was recently forced to cease production, has been arrested in Hong Kong. Fung Wai Kong was detained at the Chinese Special Administrative Region’s airport on Sunday as he tried to leave Hong Kong, media reported on Monday. Apple Daily had last been published last week (China.Table […]