Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer is the new President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). The French-Dutch political scientist replaces Heather A. Conley and is the first European woman to hold this position. In March, Claudia Major, one of the leading German voices in security and defense policy, moved to the GMF […]
The new German government will take office in a few days – and climate policy is unlikely to be one of its priorities. Constanze Haug, Managing Director of “Bundesgesellschaft Zukunft Umwelt Gesellschaft” (ZUG), nevertheless expects progress on the path to net zero: “The continuation of the Action Plan on Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity […]
Johann Wadephul (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) will be the new foreign minister of the Federal Republic of Germany. Table.Briefings learned this on Sunday. As the new highest-ranking diplomat, he will be responsible for implementing a China policy that sees the People’s Republic primarily as a systemic rival – as agreed in the coalition negotiations between […]
Just before China’s biggest car show in Shanghai, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun faces one of his hardest tests. In late March, a Xiaomi SU7 crashed into a construction site barrier in Anhui province while in autopilot mode, killing three people. The authorities are still investigating. In response, Xiaomi’s shares temporarily fell by more than 20 […]
The new year started with several success stories for BYD. The Chinese EV manufacturer unveiled significant technical breakthroughs with its advanced driver assistance system, “God’s Eye,” and an innovative five-minute charging technology.BYD also announced in its latest business figures that its revenue had overtaken Tesla for the first time last year. BYD generated around USD […]
Davide Faranda wants to take attribution research to a new level. The head of climatology research at the French National Center for Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) in Paris has co-founded the Climameter initiative. According to him, he and his colleagues want to investigate “almost in real time” how an extreme […]
The EPP will once again have a political Secretary General. At the congress in Valencia at the end of April, Catalan-born Dolors Montserrat, EPP Group Vice-President in the European Parliament, is to be elected Secretary General of the party by the delegates. Party leader Manfred Weber has proposed the 51-year-old lawyer. She is to succeed […]
San Mao (三毛) was much more than just a writer – her curiosity about the world influenced generations of young Chinese and Taiwanese. Though she ended her life at the age of 47, her memory remains alive. On Chinese social media platforms like Xiaohongshu, numerous pages are dedicated to her work. Her former residences, such […]
Lucas Guttenberg is the new Co-Director of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Europe’s Future program. He heads the program together with the previous director, Malte Zabel. Guttenberg has already been responsible for the program’s work on European economic policy as Senior Advisor since September 2024.Anja Nordmann is the new Political Managing Director of LobbyControl. Together with her […]
When Andrew Methven talks about his relationship with the Chinese language, opposites collide: he finds Chinese “raw, beautiful, elegant, ugly,” sometimes all at the same time. With his RealTime Mandarin newsletter, the Brit dives deep into the linguistic and social intricacies of Chinese online debates every week. From the working conditions of delivery drivers and […]