The Chinese government considers continuing subsidies for the purchase of EVs. The original plan was to stop the expensive subsidies during this year. But now the state broadcaster CCTV is reporting about plans to maintain the subsidies. Reuters also reported on talks with car manufacturers on this matter (China.Table reported).The plans are part of the […]
The VW plant in Xinjiang has suddenly become a heated topic. We have long considered the precarious presence in Urumqi to be VW’s biggest political vulnerability. Unnoticed by Volkswagen, the wind has changed in politics. Whereas in 2012 Angela Merkel was still smiling at the signing of the contracts for the controversial plant, governments are […]
What is an economic growth forecast that was announced at the beginning of March still worth? In Europe, economic forecasts are regularly readjusted as new developments emerge. China’s political economy, however, works differently. The leadership’s early March target (China.Table reported) is set in stone. There are no signs that the government in Beijing plans to […]
In the debate about a Volkswagen-operated plant in the Chinese Uyghur region of Xinjiang, the pressure on the automaker is rapidly increasing. The head of the German metalworkers’ union IG Metall, Joerg Hofmann, who sits on the VW’s supervisory board, even questioned the company’s activities in the region altogether. “Meanwhile there is hardly any doubt […]
Masks, rubber gloves, disposable protective suits, test swabs – pandemic control has unexpected side effects here and there: Today, Ning Wang looks at waste. In China, the prevailing belief is that the virus can be transmitted on surfaces or through food. That’s why deliveries to homes are wrapped in plastic three times. Add the fact […]
A full double rainbow over the Great Wall on Thursday. The sight is rare – after all, it doesn’t rain much in northern China.
The war in Ukraine has made us painfully aware of how dangerous it is to become dependent “in good times” on regimes whose basic philosophy we do not share. With open eyes, we have become unduly dependent on Moscow for energy, even though there have been enough warnings about President Putin’s goals.Now the world is […]
Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin had a lengthy telephone conversation about the world situation. According to an official report by Xinhua, the Chinese and Russian leaders also discussed Ukraine. China is assessing the situation independently and in a historical context, Xi said. He said he was committed to global peace and the stability of […]
EV sales have recovered in May. Compared to the same month of the previous year, sales increased by 91 percent to 360,000 units. This was reported by the China Passenger Car Association. Sales also went up by about a compared to the previous month, April. In the first five months of the year, the number […]
The International Labor Organization ILO plans to send a mission to the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. This is reported by the German news magazine Der Spiegel. A plenary meeting of ILO member states adopted a motion to that effect by a majority. It explicitly cites “the use of repressive measures against the Uyghurs” as justification. From […]