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Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

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The air forces of China and Russia held a joint air patrol over the Sea of Japan, East China Sea and the Western Pacific on Tuesday. Long-range bombers were also deployed. This is the first joint military exercise since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Such patrols have also been held in the past three years, […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

Editorial 25.05.2022

New reports about the appalling situation in the camps in Xinjiang are constantly surfacing. Yesterday, an international media network published new, explosive material. It includes thousands of prisoner photos and authentic footage from the prisons, as well as details of shoot orders and torture tools. The leak also proves: The operation of these camps is […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

Quad Group wants to strengthen Pacific island nations

The United States, Japan, India and Australia want to expand their cooperation with Pacific island states. At a summit on Tuesday, the so-called Quad Group decided to strengthen cooperation on economic issues, maritime security and adaptation to climate change. Specifically, for example, a satellite-based initiative was passed to crack down on illegal fishing and Chinese […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

Problems on the real estate market intensify

The problems on China’s real estate market are expected to worsen this year, according to economists. Average property prices are expected to fall by 1.3 percent in the first half of the year, according to a Reuters poll among analysts and economists published on Tuesday. They predict stagnation for the entire year. Accordingly, real estate […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

Personnel 25.05.2022

Martin Kruessmann has been Senior VP Project Manager China at Bosch Rexroth since May. The mechanical engineer, who holds a PhD, has China experience in international R&D management. Previously, he served as Senior VP Engineering & Board Member Mobile Hydraulic for Bosch Rexroth in Ulm-Elchingen.Wang Liang has now been definitively appointed as the new Head […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

Provinces increase electricity rates

Due to high commodity prices and to meet climate targets, two provinces have increased electricity rates for industrial companies. In Jiangsu, 30 companies that have not met their energy efficiency targets or used old equipment have been affected. They will soon have to pay seven cents more per kilowatt-hour. In Zhejiang, 600 companies in energy-intensive […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 25th, 2022

Shared beds at Tesla in Shanghai

Tesla plans to isolate thousands of workers in abandoned factories and an old military camp near the Tesla factory in Shanghai. The workers will be cut off from the outside world to prevent infections with the Coronavirus. The measure is intended to establish a second work shift at the factory. However, due to lack of […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 23rd, 2022

Editorial 23.05.2022

The lockdown in Shanghai has burdened the city’s citizens for two months now. Numerous terrifying videos circulate on social media: People screaming their despair from balconies at night, workers isolated in factories – and in some cases overrunning security forces as infections also spread there. Frank Sieren spoke with German 3-star chef Stefan Stiller, who […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 23rd, 2022

China buys more Russian oil

China has increased oil purchases from Russia at discounted prices. This is according to shipping data and oil traders, Reuters reported on Friday. According to analysts, oil tanker shipments from Russia to China will rise to 1.1 million barrels per day in May. In the first quarter, the figure had been 750,000 barrels per day.The […]

Nico Beckert Published: May 20th, 2022

German universities cooperate with Chinese military institutions

European scientists cooperate with Chinese military institutions in thousands of cases. This is the result of an investigative study by Correctiv, Follow the Money and nine other media outlets. The journalists analyzed more than 350,000 scientific studies from the years 2000 to 2022. In almost 3,000 cases, European researchers have collaborated with military institutions from […]