According to media reports, the German Embassy in China has contacted the Chinese Foreign Ministry anddemanded the “immediate release” of blogger Zhang Zhan. The imprisoned citizen journalist was sentenced to a four-year prison term at the end of last year and has been on hunger strike for several weeks. Zhang is accused of “provoking controversy […]
The political component of the Chinese Expo pavilion is already apparent in the entrance area. None other than the head of state Xi Jinping himself looks over the visitors from a TV-sized photograph on an otherwise blank wall. The picture was taken back in 2018 and shows Xi magnificently framed between Dubai’s Prime Minister Sheikh […]
Following the “historic resolution” of the 6th Plenum of the Central Committee, officials of the sole ruling Communist Party pathetically elevated head of state Xi Jinping to “helmsman”. “As long as we recognize Comrade Xi as the core, the giant ship of China’s national rejuvenation will have a helmsman and be able to weather any […]
Just a few months back, Jochen Kopitzke, Managing Director of a medical technology company, did not consider the automotive industry to be a direct competitor for electronic components. The same components used in refrigerators and SUVs sound unusual at first. But modern technology in both industries has the same tiny origin: the microchip. And because […]
In the past ten years, things have become relatively quiet around Tibet and the Dalai Lama. The spiritual leader of the Tibetans once traveled around the world to draw attention to the fate of his people. He also came to Germany, met the German Chancellor, and was a guest on TV talk shows.But times have […]
Another Chinese professional football club has run into financial troubles. Following in the footsteps of defending champions Jiangsu FC and Tianjin Tianhai, first division club Hebei FC is now facing financial collapse. The club’s management announced on short messaging service Weibo that the training operations of the youth department would have to be discontinued to […]
China’s Ministry of Commerce has urged private households to stock up on enough food for the upcoming winter. In a statement issued on Monday evening, the ministry also informed local authorities to ensure adequate food supplies in the coming months, as Bloomberg reported. Administrative units should store vegetable stocks and guarantee stable consumer prices.The announcement […]
Sentiment in China’s manufacturing sector remains tense. The Caixin Purchasing Managers’ Index PMI for manufacturing recorded a reading of 50.6 for October, just slightly above the 50-point threshold that is considered the boundary between positive and negative growth. Meanwhile, the PMI of the National Bureau of Statistics for October fell as much as 0.4 points […]
For more than a year now, the Russian-Chinese border from Pogranichny to Heilongjiang in north-eastern China has repeatedly been beset by kilometer-long traffic jams. Russian truck drivers sometimes wait several days to enter the People’s Republic. On some days, China’s authorities do not allow more than 15 trucks to pass through each border crossing for […]
It goes without saying that the Media has a substantial role in shaping the perception of the People’s Republic of China in Germany. But are they really the driving force behind critical portrayal? Or do they merely reflect sentiments from the social spectrum? And to what extent does the state-concerted discrediting of foreign media in […]