Tag: Beijing
FDP wants China stress tests for Germany
Power cable, made in China The FDP wants a tougher economic course in dealing with China. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In a new position paper, the FDP parliamentary group calls for…
Chinese spy balloon sighted over the north of the country
spy balloon The balloon was sighted over Montana. (Photo: AP) Washington The US is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been registered over US airspace for several days.…
Chips: China promotes semiconductors
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) There is currently an exhibition in the German Historical Museum…
The difficult struggle over the German China strategy
The Chinese and German flags in Beijing China fears that Germany, its most important advocate in Europe, may turn away. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the struggle over the German government’s…
Wu Ken on the German China strategy: “Cold War mentality”
Wu Ken China’s ambassador in Berlin sharply criticizes the planned German China strategy. (Photo: imago images/Emmanuele Contini) Wu Ken, China’s ambassador in Berlin, reacted indignantly to Germany’s plans to realign…
Wu Ken on the German China strategy: “Cold War mentality”
Wu Ken China’s ambassador in Berlin sharply criticizes the planned German China strategy. (Photo: imago images/Emmanuele Contini) Wu Ken, China’s ambassador in Berlin, reacted indignantly to Germany’s plans to realign…
Independence of the judiciary in Hong Kong further restricted
Hong Kong When Britain handed over to China in 1997, Hong Kong was promised a degree of autonomy based on the “one country, two systems” principle for at least 50…
Beijing sticks to Russia
Video conference of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Russia and China have recently moved closer together. (Photo: AP) Kyiv, Beijing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping want…
Spain also announces corona testing for travelers from China – Beijing allows Covid medicine Lagevrio
In the massive corona wave in China The Chinese authorities have approved the use of the drug Lagevrio (molnupiravir) from the American manufacturer Merck. The Chinese drug regulator reported on…
Beijing continues to struggle with high Covid infection numbers
Berlin It’s a 180 degree turnaround: On Monday, the Chinese National Health Authority lifted almost all entry restrictions into the People’s Republic. From January 8th, travelers no longer have to…
China has 71 military aircraft operating near Taiwan
Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet 47 aircraft crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait. The strait separates Taiwan from mainland China. (Photo: AP) Taipei China has provoked the island…
China no longer publishes daily corona numbers
health facility in Beijing China recently eased its zero-Covid policy. (Photo: IMAGO/Kyodo News) Beijing In the middle of the corona wave in China, the National Health Commission stopped publishing the…
Corona hits China with full force
Shanghai, Beijing The Corona wave has hit the Chinese economic metropolis of Shanghai with full force. Shanghai’s Deji Hospital instructed its staff to prepare for a “tragic battle” with Covid-19.…
Empty streets & full hospitals
Berlin Beijing and Shanghai are often like ghost towns these days. Although according to official figures there are only a few thousand infected people and no restrictions are in force,…
Empty streets, full hospitals, hardly any medication
Berlin Beijing and Shanghai are often like ghost towns these days. Although according to official figures there are only a few thousand infected people and no restrictions are in force,…
This is how founder Bankman-Fried explains the FTX crash
Good morning dear readers, seldom has the face of a crisis looked as harmless as this one. Sam Bankman-Fried, a chubby, curly-haired boy with a penchant for Bermuda shorts, could…
Beijing could almost quadruple the number of its nuclear warheads by 2035. That is the assessment of the US Department of Defense. This is causing skepticism in Washington.
US Department of Defense Pentagon The Pentagon announces the number of its own nuclear warheads and views China’s expansion with concern. (Photo: dpa) Washington According to estimates by the US…
Xi Jinping may have contracted Corona while traveling abroad
Xi Jinping and John Lee (middle right) The Chinese head of state next to the top politician from Hong Kong, who has now tested positive for the corona virus. (Photo:…
Hackers steal important data from Continental
Good morning dear readers, What is a terrible nightmare for tens of thousands of company bosses (and at least as many IT managers) became a reality at Continental: Last week,…
Olaf Scholz on a state visit to China
Good morning dear readers, what would happen if, starting tomorrow, only journalists sat in German authorities? Three forecasts, fed from 25 years of professional experience: In official documents, numbers only…