China is making military exercises in Taiwan’s immediate neighborhood the norm. Tsai Ming-yen, Director General of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, explained this in the Legislative Yuan, the parliament in Taipei, on Monday. According to the statement, Chinese fighter jets violate the island’s air defense zone almost every day. China dispatches so-called combat readiness patrols every […]
He was only supposed to clean a show pool at Changchun Zhongtai Ocean World in the province of Jilin. However, because a mermaid performer could not perform due to the Spring Festival vacation, he stepped in without further ado. This month, tourist videos of his tongue-in-cheek performance went viral and made the man the latest […]
Katharina Seifert, who has been working for VW for two years, took over the position of Head of Engineering Strategy and Steering at VW China in March. She is moving from Wolfsburg to Beijing for her new position. Isbrand Ho has been a Senior Consultant at BYD in the Netherlands since January. Based in Rotterdam, […]
At the annual press conference of the National People’s Congress, Beijing traditionally presents its foreign policy principles and priorities to the international community. On Thursday, China’s chief diplomat Wang Yi picked up exactly where he left off last year, writes Joern Petring – by lashing out against the United States. Wang said that their list […]
As reported by the Reuters news agency on Wednesday, the planned cooperation between Stellantis and the Chinese automaker Leapmotor has received approval from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), according to two sources familiar with the matter. One of the sources stated that while the NDRC has given its approval to the joint venture, […]
Miriam Mayer-Ebert has been Executive Vice President HR & Orga Audi China since February. The sinologist, who trained in Bonn, has been working for Audi AG for 14 years. She was previously Head of Marketing in China between 2005 and 2008. She is returning to Beijing for her new post.In January, Bora Caliskan moved from […]
A group of US lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would give the Chinese company ByteDance six months to sell the popular short-video app TikTok. Otherwise, a ban in the app stores of US providers like Apple and Google could be imminent. The move comes amid concerns about national security. Critics believe, among other […]
In the National People’s Congress, the representatives of China’s minorities stand out, particularly dressed in traditional attire. They are not only meant to showcase local customs but also represent the internal unity of the People’s Republic. However, some of the bureaucrats seated directly behind them might be frustrated, as the towering headdresses sometimes obstruct their […]
This image from the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre looks like something straight from a science fiction flick. It shows Shenzhou 17 astronaut Tang Hongbo. The three-man crew on board the Chinese space station completed their second set of external activities in orbit on Saturday. Among other things, the astronauts performed maintenance on the station’s solar […]
If you have access to the internet, you’ve probably seen this cat with sad eyes and heartbreaking meow. But did you know that the little feline made famous by billions of memes lives in China? Her name is Guangdang 咣当, and she lives in Nanjing, where her owner found her in a backyard in 2019. […]