Chinese hackers accessed the networks of US broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with […]
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te has sharply rejected Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over the island state, citing historical reasons. It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland, as Taiwan has older political roots, said President Lai a few days before Taiwan’s National Day.He said the island is a country called […]
German trade associations have reacted differently to the EU member states’ decision to impose countervailing duties on Chinese EVs. The Federation of German Industries (BDI) considers the decision correct in principle, but is calling on both sides to continue negotiations and prevent an escalating trade conflict.“The BDI generally supports the use of trade defense instruments […]
The European Union wants its voice to be heard in the world – a legitimate aim. The only problem is that the EU rarely speaks with one voice – more often in a polyphonic confusion. When it comes to countervailing duties on Chinese electric cars, the bloc is as torn as a hippie’s jeans. So […]
What looks like the Peruvian Nazca lines from above are actually tons of red chilies under the sun of the Gobi Desert. The farmers in Hami/Xinjiang lay out the pods to dry after harvesting, which in autumn temperatures of around 35 degrees gives them a clear competitive advantage over less warm regions of the world, […]
The Jian G. espionage case continues to unfold. Do you remember? G. had been snooping around the European Parliament as a German citizen for the Chinese secret service. His gateway was the office door of AfD politician Maximilian Krah. On Tuesday, the Federal Public Prosecutor General’s Office reported that a Chinese citizen residing in Leipzig […]
Democratic US politicians are concerned about the data security of connected vehicles manufactured in China. The focus is on Chinese brands that produce in Mexico. In a letter to Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, around 20 members of parliament called for the Mexican authorities to carry out a corresponding review.The Democrats fear that China could use […]
For us Uyghurs and Tibetans, the Chinese National Day is a day of mourning: The founding of the People’s Republic of China ended the existence of the independent Republic of East Turkestan and the independent state of Tibet. The People’s Liberation Army invaded both countries in 1949 and took away the independence of Tibetans and […]
The arrest of a Chinese citizen in Leipzig raises the question of the extent of Chinese espionage operations in Germany. On Tuesday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office reported on the Yaqi X. case and established a connection to a suspected espionage case involving AfD MEP Maximilian Krah.X. is urgently suspected of secret service agent activities […]
Isn’t it astonishing that 75 years after its foundation, the People’s Republic of China is regressing in some respects? After Mao Zedong’s death, the Communist Party laid the groundwork to ensure that no successor would ever be given such power. But the events of the past ten years have undermined all these efforts.Today, with Xi […]