The first guilty verdict under the National Security Act was followed by a harsh jail sentence at the end of last week. A Hong Kong court nine-year prison sentenced a young Tong Ying-kit to nine years in prison after crashing his motorcycle into a group of police officers, leaving three people injured. Because a flag […]
For the first time, a Hong Kong court has found a defendant guilty under the National Security Act. The 24-year-old accused had crashed a motorcycle into a group of police officers a little over a year ago, injuring three people. Because a flag with the inscription “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” was mounted […]
The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka is in outrage. On Twitter, news agency Reuters had published the news of the victory by weightlifter Hou Zhihui at the Olympic Games in the weight class of up to 49 kg, accompanied by a picture of the athlete. The photo depicted the exact moment as Hou lifts the […]
With the National Security Law for Hong Kong, the Chinese government sought to bring calm to the city. After months of mass protests in 2019 against Beijing’s growing influence, authorities declared “stabilization” a top priority by drastically tightening the law. Government leader Carrie Lam had also hoped to give foreign companies and investors the sense […]
Xu Jingren is dead. The founder of Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd died last Monday at the age of 77. For five decades, Xu led the company, which is one of the most successful in the industry in China but bucked the trend by never going public. Xu held the posts of chairman of […]
when the European Union puts the CO2 limit compensation into effect, the consequences will consequently also be felt in the People’s Republic of China. Suppliers there may have to restructure their entire production to meet the requirements. The manoeuvre is a good example of how Europe can use its own strengths in the battle with […]
The Chinese government is tightening Internet regulations in the country. As of September, attempts to detect security vulnerabilities on the Internet, as well as the dissemination of knowledge about possible security vulnerabilities or even the sale of such knowledge, will be punishable by law. Two authorities are in charge of implementing the new legal framework. […]
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has been unusually harsh in his criticism of the political intentions behind Chinese and Russian vaccine diplomacy. On the sidelines of a US trip to the state of Michigan, where Maas visited a production facility of US pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer, the SPD politician said: “We notice that China in particular […]
The eagerly awaited first meeting between Joe Biden in his role as US president and China’s leader Xi Jinping is on the horizon. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel from Washington to the Chinese port city of Tianjin next week to meet her counterpart Xie Feng. This was reported by the South […]
The report is 67 pages long and full of appeals, admonitions, and proposals. In their joint publication ‘Mind the Gap: Priorities for Transatlantic China Policy‘, the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the Berlin-based research institute Merics, and the US think tank Aspen Strategy Group urge Western partners to adopt a rapid and concerted policy in response […]