Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko hurriedly flew to Beijing on Sunday. His colleague Qin Gang wanted to speak to him. Rudenko’s task then was to reassure their big ally after the Wagner rebellion.An unstable Russia is a horrifying thought for China. The two countries share not only more than four thousand kilometers of border, […]
The long-awaited National Security Strategy of the German Government is here. On Wednesday, the traffic light coalition ministers presented it – in German, English and French. Japanese and Polish versions are said to follow soon. And what about a version in Chinese? There will be one. One day.Overall, the direct references to China are extremely […]
A success of German subsidy policy, albeit a quite costly one. After tough negotiations, it seems that the German side has apparently succeeded in bringing TSMC, the absolute top player in the global chip industry, to Germany. The final decision is expected to be announced in August.The Taiwanese company is said to receive €3 to […]
The G7 countries have long since lost their position as the leading economic powers. For some time now, India has had more economic power than Italy, Canada, and even the United Kingdom. China is number two, right after the US. When the G7 meet on Friday in Hiroshima, Japan, they will no longer be able […]
The human rights situation in China has never been relaxed. And since Xi Jinping has held the scepter of power, it has been even less so. That this assessment is not a random snapshot, but the result of an intentional development, became apparent in the treatment of the two civil rights activists Ding Jiaxi and […]
No matter how much Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin swear their mutual friendship to the outside world, Russia’s missile attacks on Kyiv early Tuesday morning probably did not win them any points in Beijing. Only a few hours before the Chinese special envoy Li Hui arrived, the Russian army fired hypersonic missiles at the Ukrainian […]
Mr. Felbermayr, have the Western sanctions against Russia failed?No, they have not. However, something has happened that we could have expected: That they have little political impact and no devastating economic effect as long as the coalition of sanctioning countries is so small.Russia’s economy is even growing. What good are sanctions when a player as […]
Learning from China how to become independent of China: The EU has a new buzzword for dealing with China: de-risking. Brussels can learn a thing or two from Beijing. It has been pursuing this strategy for a long time. MoreWhat if the bot likes the Dalai Lama? China wants to take the lead in artificial […]
The human rights situation in China has never been easy. And since Xi Jinping has held the reins of power, it has been even less so. That this assessment is not a random snapshot, but the result of a deliberate development, became apparent in the way the two civil rights activists Ding Jiaxi and Xu […]
Once again it becomes clear that the electric revolution is coming from China. While every fourth new car in the People’s Republic is already electric – 80 percent of which are made in China – the battery manufacturer CATL from Ningde surprised with another sensation at the car show in Shanghai: CATL presented a battery […]