Slovenia and Taiwan plan to establish mutual economic and trade offices in their capitals. This was stated by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa in an interview with the Indian television station Doordarshan on Monday. Most recently, a Taiwan office in Lithuania caused outrage in Beijing, resulting in a ban on Lithuanian goods (China.Table reported). It […]
Jin Bing becomes the new Chief Financial Officer of Kuaishou. China’s second-largest short video platform suffered heavy share price losses last year following Beijing’s crackdown on tech companies. Jin previously headed finance at live-streaming website Joyy and online learning platform Zuoyebang.Dirk Erlacher, CEO and one of the founders of robotics company Agilox, will relocate to […]
It took Stephen Chow Sau-yan months of consideration in prayer before accepting the post of bishop of Hong Kong. “I didn’t feel the call in myself to be bishop,” the 62-year-old explained in a press conference. In the end, it was a handwritten letter from Pope Francis that convinced the Jesuit. “The Holy Father wrote […]
The acquisition of the Munich-based semiconductor group Siltronic by its Taiwanese competitor Globalwafers is as good as a done deal. This is reported by the German newspaper FAZ with reference to an interview with Doris Hsu, CEO of Globalwafers. According to Hsu, the sale is still subject to approval by the Chinese State Administration for […]
Canada and Taiwan want to begin talks on an international investment agreement, as Business representatives from Taipei and Ottawa agreed on at a virtual summit on Monday. These “exploratory discussions” are an important milestone in strengthening mutual economic and trade relations, according to a press release from the Canadian government. An investment protection agreement is […]
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is pressing for a deferment in repaying his country’s debt to China. Rajapaksa said this during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Colombo on Sunday. Sri Lanka is currently facing a foreign exchange crisis that has brought the island nation to the brink of default. The country […]
China plans to send a peace envoy to the conflict-plagued Horn of Africa region. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the announcement last Thursday during a diplomatic visit to Kenya. The special envoy, who has not yet been named, is expected to focus on easing the military conflict in Ethiopia between the Tigray People’s Liberation […]
Peter Ganten already warned back in the 1990s that the misuse of software by governments and large corporations would put our democracy and freedom in serious danger. In China’s authoritarian and obscure use of high-tech, the psychologist and software entrepreneur now sees some of his worst digital nightmares come true. What can be done to […]
Almost every year, the Chinese government uses the Christmas calm in the West for all-out attacks on dissidents in its own country. Human rights experts cynically refer to this as the ‘Jingle Bells’ tactic. What has long been routine on the Chinese mainland has now also spread over to Hong Kong shortly before the turn […]
After the metropolis of Xi’an, another major Chinese city has imposed a complete lockdown. The 1.17 million citizens of Yuzhou in the central Chinese province of Henan have not been allowed to leave their houses and apartments since Monday evening. According to local authorities, guards are ensuring compliance with the curfew.In Yuzhou, a mere three […]