China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved a COVID-19 antibody treatment. The drug manufactured by Brii Biosciences showed an 80 percent reduction in hospitalizations and deaths, according to the Beijing-based company. More details on the effectiveness against the Omicron variant are expected in two weeks.China considers drugs for the treatment of acute corona infections as […]
In connection with the allegations of oppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority, Washington is introducing new economic sanctions. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to ban imports from China’s Uyghur region of Xinjiang over allegations of forced labor. The congressional chamber approved the “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” almost unanimously by a […]
Today we present the next episodes of the Evergrande drama (Soar high, fall hard) and the Lithuania thriller (David versus Goliath). The story about the Baltic country resembled a comedy for a while but could escalate into a trade war saga. China wants to reject all EU goods at its border that contain even one […]
Cranes at Poyang Lake in Nanchang (Jiangxi Province). Many migratory bird species from the north gather here in winter, appreciating the milder climate. The large birds also perform their dances here. Their sharp, trumpet-like cries echo across the lake.
On Thursday, a Hong Kong court sentenced China-critical media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, lawyer Chow Hang Tung and former opposition politician Gwyneth Ho. They had been charged with inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly. Lai, Chow, and Ho had pleaded not guilty to calling others to the June 4th, 2020 vigil. It is the […]
As expected, Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board has appointed the experienced manager Ralf Brandstaetter to the Board of Management for China. He will take the position effective on August 1st, 2022. In January, Brandstätter will already be appointed member of the Board of Management with responsibility for passenger cars. Brandstaetter will thus head both the important China […]
The restructuring of the insolvent conglomerate HNA is making progress. Hainan Airlines, a core company of HNA, is getting a new shareholder in the form of investor Liaoning Fangda, which is also to control operations. Fangda had entered the rescue process as a backer in September. “We wish Hainan Airlines and all the brother airlines […]
The Chinese lunar robot “Yutu 2”, the second Jade Rabbit, has found something! On the far side of the moon, it is said to have spotted a “cube-shaped” object on the surface of Earth’s companion. This caused great excitement on social media, after all, the object looks a bit like the black monolith from the […]
The person of the day at China.Table is not the new German chancellor Olaf Scholz, it is Ralf Brandstaetter. In the future, he will be responsible for China on the VW board of management. His task is to turn around business in the world’s largest car market. There, the market leader could lose its dominant […]
Chen Huaping will become the Chairman of the Party Committee of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. This is a high-profile position: Chen previously held a management position at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).Patrick Orlando, CEO of Wuhan-based Yunhong International, wants to run Donald Trump’s “Truth Media” social media platform. Yunhong specializes in creating shell companies […]