Will history repeat itself? After solar systems, another product of the energy transition is coming into focus: heat pumps. German and European manufacturers are internationally competitive and are growing rapidly. But the EU is registering a significant increase in competing products from China. And many components already come from the People’s Republic as it is. […]
Will history repeat itself? After solar systems, another product of the energy transition is coming into focus: heat pumps. German and European manufacturers are internationally competitive and are growing rapidly. But the EU is registering a significant increase in competing products from China. And many components already come from the People’s Republic as it is. […]
The statements made by French President Macron regarding the Taiwan issue continue to be a controversial topic in Europe. The government in Paris defends Macron’s words, while critics accuse him of naivety, vanity, or ignorance of Taiwan’s precarious situation. Whether intentional or not, Macron has sparked a debate about a unified China policy for the […]
The situation remained tense the day after the official end of China’s major naval maneuver around Taiwan. “Currently, eight ships are still operating in waters around Taiwan,” the Ministry of Defense in Taipei announced Tuesday morning. Later, another ship was discovered. In total, nine of the twelve People’s Liberation Army warships involved in the maneuver […]
It was a return with a bang. Just one day after company founder Jack Ma reappeared on the Chinese scene for the first time in months, tech company Alibaba announced its split. It will divide itself into six separate subsidiaries, sorted by business area. They will all be allowed to operate independently, attract investors and […]
Official trips to Taiwan are always highly political. German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) also has to realize this. Although the Minister described her visit to the democratically governed island, which began on Monday, as a purely “professional visit”, China sees the first visit by a member of the German government since 1997 as an […]
China formed a new government around Premier Li Qiang, who was appointed over the weekend. The generational change that began at the Communist Party Congress in October 2022 has thus been completed. For the time being, however, the personnel appointments made at the National People’s Congress do not shed any light on future climate policy. […]
The National People’s Congress is drawing to a close – and with it the important appointments for the new government. State and party leader Xi Jinping will get his much-coveted third term as president. It is almost as certain that Li Qiang, who previously headed the CP in Shanghai, will become the new premier on […]
It is a rare success story for China’s winter athletes. In mid-February, Ying Qing won the first-ever medal for China at a bobsleigh world championship. The former track and field athlete won bronze in the mono bobsleigh at the world championships in Latvia. The medal is a rare legacy of China’s grand efforts in Olympic […]
China is the world’s largest emitter of harmful greenhouse gasses. So the news that the country is currently building dozens of new coal-fired power plants is a cause for concern. However, the massive addition of new power plants does not necessarily mean a turn away from climate action and a rapid increase in Chinese emissions, […]