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Christiane Kühl

Christiane Kühl Published: May 5th, 2024

Xi arrives in Paris: Macron’s goals for the summit

President Xi Jinping has arrived in France. On Sunday afternoon, he landed at Orly Airport south of Paris accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan and was received there by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Alongside the summit talks with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron and – at times – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, he […]

Christiane Kühl Published: May 2nd, 2024

New climate czars Liu and Podesta will meet for the first time

The two new US and Chinese climate envoys, John Podesta and Liu Zhenmin, will meet in Washington in early May. Podesta announced the meeting on Tuesday. The two plan to resume bilateral climate cooperation talks amid simmering tensions over trade and security. Close coordination between the USA and China is considered crucial for achieving greater […]

Christiane Kühl Published: May 1st, 2024

Third plenary session to take place after all – in July

The news that everyone was waiting for – but which came as a surprise – broke the day before the May vacations: The Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party will take place after all, in July. This was decided by the Politburo on Tuesday, the official news agency Xinhua reported. The […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 28th, 2024

Blinken ends China trip with a lot of mutual criticism

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Xi Jinping at the conclusion of his China trip on Friday. The two agreed to set up a new working group on artificial intelligence, which is to begin its work in the coming weeks. Bloomberg quotes the top politicians as saying that this was a signal […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 24th, 2024

Editorial 24.04.2024

For the first time, a Chinese intelligence agency employee has been arrested in Germany. The accused, Jian G., was not simply recruited to spy for China. According to the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, he is a member of a Chinese intelligence agency – a trained agent who even acquired German citizenship some time ago.G. […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 24th, 2024

Mexico slows down construction of Chinese car plants

Following pressure from the United States, Mexico increasingly keeps Chinese car manufacturers at arm’s length. According to an exclusive Reuters report, the government no longer plans to offer incentives such as cheap public land or tax breaks for investments in electric car production. Furthermore, Reuters recently reported, citing three anonymous Mexican officials, that officials had […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 22nd, 2024

Ground beneath Chinese cities is sinking

The ground beneath many Chinese cities is constantly sinking. 45 percent of the country’s urban areas are sinking at a rate of more than three millimeters per year, according to a report by the German Press Agency citing a Chinese study published in Science. In 16 percent of cases, it is even more than ten […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 17th, 2024

Dessert 17.04.2024

The bright yellow rape blossom is followed by the bright pink color of the bougainvillea in Chinese spring. The false flowers, which mainly grow in subtropical regions, have also become a tourist attraction, like here in a valley in the Qingxiu Mountains near Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Autonomous Region.A visitor center has been built […]

Christiane Kühl Published: April 14th, 2024

Hydrogen will be the next booming sector for the Chinese cleantech industry

During his flight from Berlin to Chongqing, Chancellor Scholz is informed of Iran’s attacks against Israel. Nevertheless, he continues with his plan to visit the Yangtze metropolis after briefly commenting on the situation. The first stop on the Chancellor’s three-day visit to China is Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems (Chongqing), a joint venture of the automotive […]