Only at first glance does Draghi’s report seem like warmed-over coffee. The former head of the European Central Bank calls for a coordinated industrial policy, faster decision-making processes and massive investment – the only way the European Union will be able to keep up with the largest economies in China and the USA. Well, others […]
UN human rights experts are “deeply concerned” about the Chinese authorities’ crackdown on dam protests in the Tibetan region of Derge (Mandarin Dege). 13 special rapporteurs had already sent a letter to this effect to the Chinese government in July. They demand transparency about how many people are still being detained for participating in the […]
Eva Murati has been Product User Experience Manager at the Chinese smartphone company Honor in its European office in Duesseldorf since August. Murati has previously worked for Chinese tech companies such as NIO and Vivo. A language specialist, she studied economics, Chinese and intercultural communication in Munich, Milan and Guiyang.Is something changing in your organization? […]
China and Russia plan to hold another joint military exercise. This was reported by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua on Monday. Russian military forces will reportedly send naval and air forces to an exercise that China will conduct in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk this month. The drills aim to […]
It seems like the Chinese domestic market is jinxed. Instead of keeping the great promises of the future, consumers of high-end watches, jewelry and bespoke suits are increasingly looking for second-hand luxury on the Internet. As soon as the balance on the private account does not show an exorbitant credit balance, then at some point […]
It is only the appendix to an annual report, but it packs a punch. From page 101 in Appendix VII of the latest China report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) makes it clear that there is something fishy about the current account surplus officially reported by Beijing. The IMF wonders about the growing difference between […]
The extent to which European industries are intertwined with Chinese raw materials or preliminary products is now being closely scrutinized on many fronts. The results of numerous studies continue to astound, as they reveal the carelessness with which entire industries have become dependent on the People’s Republic of China.Christiane Kuehl has looked at what recent […]
The Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB announced on Monday that it will sell its neurology and allergy business in China to the investment companies CBC from Singapore and Mubadala from Abu Dhabi for 680 million dollars. The deal includes UCB’s neurology portfolio, which includes drugs such as Keppra, Vimpat, and Neupro, as well as the anti-allergy […]
Lu Xinning, Deputy Director of the Beijing Liaison Office in Hong Kong, has been appointed member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in Guangxi. The 57-year-old joined the Office in May 2019, shortly before the outbreak of anti-government protests in Hong Kong. Before working in Hong Kong, Lu was deputy editor-in-chief of […]