In its federal elections program, the FDP advocates strengthening Taiwan’s position. The Liberals removed the reference to the “One-China policy” at their party conference on Sunday evening. Instead, they are seeking greater Taiwanese involvement in international organizations. It is “a clear message to Beijing that the breach of international law in the Hong Kong case […]
Between 2017 and 2019, the number of births in Xinjiang is said to have fallen by 43 percent. This is derived by the Australian think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) from official statistical data of the People’s Republic. If the figures are correct, then the particularly rapid decline in the birth rate supports the […]
When buying a product, not only is quality important for the purchase decision, but also the message behind the brand name. Here, even the most modern EVs from China continue to have a disadvantage in international markets. This is shown by a survey by the opinion research institute Civey, especially conducted for China.Table. Only one-fifth […]
The Taiwanese graphics card manufacturer Gigabyte Technology faces calls for a boycott. This was triggered by a social media post by the company: It would rely on quality from Taiwan instead of sourcing “low quality at a cheap price” from contract manufacturers in the People’s Republic. That turned out to be a strategic mistake by […]
Water hyacinths cover this river in Quanzhou, Fujian province. At least until the dam, which has stopped the spread of the plants for the time being. The hyacinths are considered a nuisance, but they also have a good quality: They filter toxins out of the water. In any case, the sight of the green carpet […]
The contrast is startling. In the mid-1960s, China’s mothers still gave birth to an average of six children. Today, they have only 1.3 children, as the analysis of the current census shows. As the number of young people shrinks, so does consumption in the long term – a trend that company executives should keep on […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval to Chinese manufacturer Sinopharm’s Covid vaccine. “As a new vaccine in the pandemic response arsenal, it has the potential to increase access to vaccines,” said WHO Vice President Mariângela Simão. The organization now expects the manufacturer to contribute to the Covax joint vaccination campaign. WHO inspectors […]
The debris from China’s Mars rocket crashed harmlessly into the Indian Ocean. Most of it burned up on re-entry, China’s space agency reported on Sunday. There had been warnings of an “uncontrolled” entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. The Chinese rocket technology is criticized because the rocket stages can not be specifically deposited on a predetermined […]
Siemens had to wait long for its first representative in the People’s Republic. Xiao Song, a universally praised manager with a wealth of international experience, is now taking the helm. It is pleasing and true that the era of foreign heads of organizations, which today consist almost exclusively of Chinese, is coming to an end. […]