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 […]
A study by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (RLS) accuses German leading media of “an agenda of Western values and a Eurocentric perspective” in their media coverage of China. After analyzing 747 articles in seven newspapers and magazines from January to August 2020, the three authors, led by sinologist Mechthild Leutner, came to the conclusion that […]
Disclaimer: This interview has been translated into English and is not considered an official translation by any party involved in the interview. Mr. Engelmann, Webasto was in the headlines at the start of the COVID pandemic. The first person to contract COVID in Germany was one of your employees, who was infected by a colleague from Wuhan. What do you feel when you look back on the past year and a half?I immediately get a […]
The Chinese State Council is granting small and medium-sized enterprises a three-month tax deferral. The measure will take effect in November and is intended to prevent potential liquidity bottlenecks for companies. Rising raw material and production costs have put many companies under pressure. The deferral applies to VAT and corporate income tax, among other things.The […]
A Chinese medal haul at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is likely to be limited to a few sports like speed skating. In curling, other nations have traditionally come out on top. 100 days before the opening ceremony, sports enthusiasts and bored pedestrians alike were able to test their curling skills at an event […]
The power crisis in China has now also affected the Diesel supply. News magazine Caixin reports that gas stations “in many parts” of the country have begun rationing diesel. The reasons are an increasing shortage and rising procuring costs. The rationing affects not only car owners and truck drivers, but also homeowners who heat their […]
The Chinese government has successfully intimidated many players in the democratic opposition in the battle between political systems. This happened because the West makes the mistake of measuring strength almost exclusively by numbers and statistics. The People’s Republic takes advantage of our one-dimensional view and likes to don the role of the new “superpower”. But […]
The number of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in China is on the rise again, putting pressure on local authorities to trace the origin of the infections as quickly as possible. As of Tuesday, a total of 17 cases had been identified in a handful of Chinese municipalities. On Monday, there were only nine cases. At […]
For high-ranking party officials in the People’s Republic of China, the will to change scenery is a matter of course. Anyone who wants to make a career in the Communist Party must be prepared to rotate from one province to the next at moment’s notice. Wherever the powerful organizational department of the Central Committee wants […]
Hong Kong’s government is planning to simplify the entry of its citizens into the People’s Republic of China. On Sunday, the city revealed proposals to Chinese authorities on how to circumvent strict quarantine rules during the Covid pandemic. Technology Minister Alfred Sit Wing-hang has proposed the introduction of a digital health code based on voluntary […]