Taiwan is the world’s leading production hub for semiconductors. Is the decision by local chip manufacturer TSMC to build a plant in Germany good for the island republic?First, many people felt the concerns of industry hollowing out, because two years ago, TSMC first announced that they would invest in Arizona, then Japan, and now Dresden. But […]
There was a time when the German Embassy School in Beijing was able to rent Kunming Lake in the famous Summer Palace for the school’s own ice festival. That was in the mid-1980s. China was still poor and there were not many tourists. The Beijing park authorities were grateful for any Western currency that could […]
The Central Committee of the Communist Party has expelled nine high-ranking military representatives from the National People’s Congress. They include four generals from the Strategic Rocket Forces, according to the official Xinhua news agency.This step is part of a comprehensive reshuffle of the country’s military leadership since Defense Minister Li Shangfu was officially ousted in […]
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi announced ambitious goals at the presentation of its first EV. “By working hard over the next 15 to 20 years, we will become one of the world’s top 5 automakers, striving to lift China’s overall automobile industry,” announced CEO Lei Jun last Thursday. The Group also aims to build a “dream […]
Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung was detained for three and a half years. Now, according to his own statements, he has managed to escape to the UK. He arrived there safely and formally applied for political asylum upon entering the country, the 23-year-old wrote on Instagram. He said he was okay under the circumstances.Until […]
Daniel Liu is the new Chief Representative China Desk at Bankhaus Hauck Aufhauser Lampe, which is part of the Fosun conglomerate. Marius Ullrich has been Head of Project Management Asia-Pacific at the Shanghai site of fan manufacturer Ebm-Papst since the beginning of December.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Tan Xiao’ou, founder of leading Chinese AI company SenseTime, has passed away unexpectedly. Tang “succumbed to an incurable disease,” his company, which is primarily known for its facial recognition software, announced in an online statement on Saturday.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
A values-based foreign policy – Germany is by no means the only country to have taken up this cause. Japan’s government under Fumio Kishida also never tires of emphasizing that a commitment to democracy and respect for human rights is an integral part of Japanese foreign policy.However, the reality is complicated, as Felix Lill notes […]
Global coal consumption has reached a new high this year. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), total consumption rose by 1.4 percent to 8.5 billion tons. China alone consumed 220 million tons more than in the previous year. This corresponds to an increase of 4.9 percent. According to the IEA, India recorded an increase […]
Severing trade relations with China would be painful and very expensive for Germany. And yet, the German economy would not collapse – even in the event of a complete decoupling from China. This is the result of a simulation run by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). In the event of an […]