The Chinese technology group Baidu has become the first company in the People’s Republic to receive the green light to operate fully autonomous robot taxis on public roads. The licenses are effective immediately in the two Chinese metropolises of Chongqing and Wuhan, as the Google rival announced on Monday. There, robotaxis could now transport passengers […]
The British Parliament has closed its TikTok account over privacy concerns. MPs feared that TikTok’s Chinese parent company could pass on data to the government in Beijing. MPs had previously written to the speakers of the House of Commons and House of Lords.According to Sky News, a Tory MP explained that managers at TikTok could […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sent an offer of talks to Xi Jinping, saying he wants China to advocate the end of the Russian invasion. The People’s Republic should use its political and economic influence on Russia, Zelenskiy said in an interview with the South China Morning Post. “I would like to speak directly. I […]
Christian Richter will become the new Country Director and Office Manager of the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau’s (“Credit Institute for Reconstruction”) office in China on September 1. He was already active for the development bank in China between 1996 and 2004. Richter succeeds Wolfram Erhardt, who is returning to KfW’s Frankfurt headquarters after five years […]
Over the past 70 years, average temperatures in China have risen nearly twice as fast as in the rest of the world, according to the National Meteorological Service. Since 1951, temperatures in the People’s Republic have risen 0.26 degrees per decade, compared with a global increase of 0.15 degrees, according to the annual report released […]
The logistics, trade, import and export sectors have become thin-skinned in recent years. Too often, global politics and pandemics have thrown their supply schedules out of sync. So news of extended naval operations around Taiwan has caused a scare.Will chips from Taiwan now become scarce? Will Taiwanese goods be delayed from reaching Europe? Is there […]
The logistics, trade, import, and export sectors have become thin-skinned in recent years. Too often, global politics and pandemics have thrown their supply schedules out of sync. So news of extended naval operations around Taiwan has caused a scare.Will chips from Taiwan now become scarce? Will Taiwanese goods be delayed from reaching Europe? Is there […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on China to remain neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at an online event with Australian students, Zelenskiy stated he would prefer China to condemn Russia’s war of aggression, as other states have done. However, the current neutrality of the People’s Republic would be preferable to […]
The “Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon” is awarded by Taiwan to people who have rendered outstanding services to the country. This order has only been awarded 21 times since 1941. Nancy Pelosi has now been awarded this great honor. She received the highest civilian honor in the country during her sensational visit […]
Huang Shilin has resigned as Vice Chairman of CATL. Personal reasons were stated as the cause for the 56-year-old’s withdrawal. Analysts say Huang plans to become more involved in the solar energy and energy storage sectors.Shirley Shen will be the new Head Of Onshore Equities China at investment bank Morgan Stanley. Shen previously held senior […]