The state-owned Chinese energy provider, Huadian Group, signed a framework agreement for a strategic partnership with Siemens Energy on Wednesday. The goal is to deepen cooperation in the field of low-carbon energy, Huadian announced in a brief statement on its official WeChat platform.According to the announcement, the collaboration will extend to the transmission of offshore […]
Five Chinese citizens working on a dam project in northwestern Pakistan were killed in a terrorist attack. On Tuesday, a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into their convoy, resulting in six fatalities. Police stated that the sixth victim was the group’s driver, which mainly consisted of engineers. So far, no terrorist group […]
It was foreseeable that access restrictions to Dutch high technology would be in focus during the China visit of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Due to pressure from Washington, the company ASML from Veldhoven has been unable to export its ultraviolet lithography machines to the People’s Republic for some time now. However, these machines are […]
Micro-dramas are the latest trend in China’s entertainment industry. Known as Wēiduǎnjù (微短剧) in Chinese, these are streaming series with episodes lasting no more than two minutes. They are considered light entertainment for smartphones and often revolve around romances or humorous dialogues.However, there are now more sophisticated productions as well, such as the time-traveling romantic […]
China promises to end discrimination against foreign companies. In order to attract more foreign investment, strengthen cooperation and attract expertise, foreign companies are to be treated equally to domestic companies, said Vice Trade Minister Guo Tingting at the China Development Forum in Beijing on Monday. Key industrial and financial sectors will also be opened up, […]
John Moolenaar will be the next Chairman of the US House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. The House of Representatives announced this on Monday. Moolenaar will succeed Chairman Mike Gallagher, who will leave his post on April 19. Gallagher most recently played a key role in […]
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has warned that criticizing the new national security law on the internet could already constitute a criminal offense. In a TV interview on Sunday, Lam said that if someone spreads a critical statement by another country or foreigner online, they could commit a crime depending on their “intention […]
Another incident between Chinese and Philippine boats has occurred in the South China Sea. According to the Philippines, a Chinese coastguard vessel once again used water cannons against a Philippine navy supply boat on Saturday. The aim of the attack is said to have been to prevent the vessel from reaching a shoal in the […]
Chinese authorities have been instructed to only consider computers without Western chips when purchasing new computers. According to the Financial Times, citing two sources familiar with the matter, computers already in use with processors from the US companies AMD and Intel are in the process of being replaced.Instead, Beijing wants to use “safe and reliable” […]
After the premiere of the Netflix adaptation of the Chinese science fiction bestseller “The Three Suns” by Liu Cixin, there were bound to be heated online discussions. The fact that Netflix is unavailable in China did not stop people from comparing the series with a Chinese version released by tech giant Tencent in 2023 (film […]