a contentious issue between Europe and China remains forced labor in supply chains. It has now been revealed that Uyghurs in China’s coastal provinces are said to be processing fish and seafood for the European market against their will.This raises the question of how to further tighten import conditions for goods from Xinjiang. The problem: […]
The EU aims to secure a long-term slice of the battery business with the Batteries Regulation. Brussels wants to shape the value chains of this key technology in a way that prevents reckless dependence on third countries, above all, on the world market leader China.The EU’s ambitious plans put Chinese manufacturers under pressure – after […]
For your current exhibition Know Thyself in Berlin, you have recreated iconic pieces of art history using Lego pieces in a pixel look. Why have you decided not to recreate a Chinese masterpiece?The works date back to 2014, when I was under a kind of soft house arrest in China. During this time, I turned […]
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Xi Jinping will mark the tenth anniversary of his “project of the century,” the New Silk Road, with a summit in Beijing. In a pre-published white paper, Beijing praises the progress of the Belt and Road Initiative, as it is officially known. “Like seeds sown in a field,” the infrastructure measures […]
In China, people worry about climate change just like anywhere else. However, taking to the streets or spraying paint on landmarks is not an option in this authoritarian state to vent their concerns. Nevertheless, the Chinese people already feel the effects of changing weather patterns in catastrophic ways. In January 2023, the Chinese Meteorological Administration […]
In China, people worry about climate change just like anywhere else. However, taking to the streets or spraying paint on landmarks is not an option in this authoritarian state to vent their concerns. Nevertheless, the Chinese people already feel the effects of changing weather patterns in catastrophic ways. In January 2023, the Chinese Meteorological Administration […]
The uproar comes as a surprise to many in the West: Because US President Joe Biden and now also Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dictator, Beijing immediately summoned their respective ambassadors. Xi’s designation as a dictator was “absurd,” “irresponsible,” “infringed on China’s political dignity,” and, moreover, “an open political […]
A remarkable partnership was sealed this week in Taipei: Through a newly opened liaison office, the state of Saxony aims to collaborate with the Taiwanese semiconductor world leader, TSMC, in the future. To staff the new chip factory in Dresden with skilled workers, TSMC is opening its internal training centers to the people of Saxony […]
The apparent fraternization of the unpredictable dictators also raises questions for Beijing. Last week, as is well known, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un met at the cosmodrome in the Amur region of eastern Siberia. The high-profile rapprochement, during which they most likely exchanged information about ammunition supplies and missile technology, does not only worry the […]
Resentment against everything Japanese: Reservations against the unpopular neighbor are flaring up again in China. This time, the new wave of anti-Japanese sentiment is triggered by the release of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the East China Sea. This was followed by attacks with rocks and eggs against Japanese schools […]