Tony Li has been Chief Information Officer at Mercedes-Benz Leasing Company since September. He will retain his position as Senior Manager at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Li is based in Beijing.Yuan Liao has been ADAS System Integration Engineer Manager at Mercedes-Benz China since September. Liao previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Li Auto. Between […]
The US customs authorities have imposed an import ban on three additional Chinese textile manufacturers. The companies are accused of being involved in the state transfer program for Uyghur workers. The companies affected are the Hong Kong-based Esquel Group, Guangdong Esquel Textile Co., Ltd. and Turpan Esquel Textile Co. from Xinjiang, the home province of […]
The German arms industry is concerned about the possible China policy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. They fear that Trump could tighten export controls and sanction Chinese companies. According to a policy brief from the Bertelsmann Foundation, Trump could be pursuing the goal of separating the US economy from China. Such a scenario could […]
China increased military activity around Taiwan shortly before the US presidential elections. On Sunday, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported sighting 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers. The fleet was on its way to an exercise south of the island over the Pacific. Taiwan had already observed such activities on Saturday.The timing coinciding […]
China has recorded a decline in new marriages in the first nine months of 2024. According to official data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, only 4.747 million couples got married across the country in the first three quarters. This represents a drop of 943,000 compared to the same period last year. By contrast, the […]
Chinese influence on public opinion in other countries via Facebook, TikTok, or X is nothing new – it even has a name: Spamouflage. Facebook calls it the “largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world.” But anyone who would have expected the manipulative sources to favor a side in Tuesday’s US elections is mistaken.Spamouflage […]
China and Slovakia want to strengthen their trade and investment relations. During Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s visit to Beijing last week, the two countries agreed to form a strategic partnership. China’s head of state Xi Jinping said that he would encourage “powerful” Chinese companies to invest in the EU member state. He also invited […]
Awakening – this is how Siemens CEO Roland Busch sums up his mood a few days after the end of the Asia-Pacific Conference (APC) in an interview with Amelie Richter. And his message to the German economy is that “innovation and innovative strength are still there.”As a top executive, Busch is used to having to […]
The road to making the German economy less dependent on the People’s Republic of China is long. A study by the Rhodium Group entitled “Don’t Stop Believin’: The Inexorable Rise of German FDI in China” identifies German companies more than ever as the driving force behind European direct investment in the country in 2024.It found […]
China plans to approve a new debt package worth ten trillion yuan (1.3 trillion euros) in the coming week. This was reported by Reuters. According to the report, the budget package will be further increased should Donald Trump win the US elections. The official announcement is scheduled for November 8 by the Standing Committee of […]