The countervailing duties on Chinese EVs are coming. This has been clear since Tuesday. Those in Germany who had hoped for a negotiated solution must realize with disillusionment that the EU does not care about the interests of renowned car manufacturers. Instead, it has sent a signal to China by consistently enforcing what it decided […]
When it comes to economic slowdowns, things often get worse before they get better. This is being borne out in China, following the government’s introduction in late September of its biggest stimulus package since the COVID-19 pandemic.The government’s announcement took many by surprise, but abrupt policy shifts are nothing new for China. The regulatory crackdown […]
So far, China’s presence in the world has been most clearly articulated through the “Made in China” label and, of course, countless Chinese restaurants all over the planet. In the coming years, Chinese ideas and concepts could also influence the world more. This is the thesis of the new book “The Idea of China: Chinese […]
Mr Alawdun, as President of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), you are exposed to slander and threats. Why did you stand for election anyway?I am a founding member of the World Uyghur Congress and have been committed to the interests of the Uyghurs for even longer. I am used to transnational repression by China. Moreover, […]
The new president of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is Turgunjan Alawdun, a legal scholar and Islamic studies expert. The 58-year-old was elected Saturday evening during the 8th General Assembly in Sarajevo, Bosnia, succeeding Dolkun Isa. Alawdun ran unopposed.Alawdun, a German citizen, has lived in Munich since 1999. He studied in Cairo in the 1990s […]
At the start of the eighth General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), several members of the organization’s leadership received death threats. Among others, the long-standing President Dolkun Isa and the designated Chair of the Executive Committee, Rushan Abbas, received such emails. The message included a photo of the lobby of the venue and […]
The announced abolition of the German Supply Chain Act by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been criticized by sustainability experts. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Lisa Fröhlich, Professor of Strategic and Sustainable Procurement and founder of the think tank Ispira, calls on politicians to “keep their hands off the law.” In her opinion, the Supply […]
At the UN General Assembly, Germany and 14 other states expressed serious concern about human rights violations in Tibet and Xinjiang. In a joint statement read out by Australian Ambassador James Larsen, the group called for the release of “all individuals arbitrarily detained in both Xinjiang and Tibet, and urgently clarifying the fate and whereabouts […]
The Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC has notified the US authorities about a circumvention of the embargo on computer chips. The complaint was triggered by the discovery of a TSMC semiconductor in a device from the Chinese company Huawei. The component had been found in a Huawei product after tech research firm TechInsights took apart the […]
The General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) in Sarajevo on Thursday seems to be a thorn in someone’s side. Candidates and delegates are being slandered and threatened, misinformation about the conference is being spread, and the organization’s operational capacity is being hindered by cyberattacks. It is unclear who is behind the manipulation. However, […]