Tag: Lockdown
The long hangover after lockdown parties – Johnson is fighting for political survival
London Boris Johnson hasn’t been Prime Minister for almost a year, and yet the 58-year-old cast a spell over Great Britain again on Wednesday: Johnson had to cross-examine a parliamentary…
The Dax is rightly listed again at the high pre-war level
Frankfurt Stock Exchange The Dax has reached the same level as before the Ukraine war. (Photo: Reuters) A war in Eastern Europe, a smoldering energy crisis, a world economy that…
37 million corona infections every day – fear of new variants
Beijing China is experiencing a massive corona wave: According to estimates by the National Health Commission, almost 37 million people were infected with the corona virus every day this week.…
King Henry and his men
Good morning dear readers, Narcissistic infatuation, progressive loss of reality, an abyss that one would not have thought possible in this country: Just 24 hours ago, these terms would have…
This is how state power prevents protests against zero-Covid
Apparently the police presence deterred the demonstrators. There were isolated videos of smaller protest actions on social media. However, these could not be independently verified. Only in Hong Kong did…
Protests against corona policy in China are escalating
Good morning dear readers, First Iran, now China: For the second time in a few weeks, people in an autocratic regime are rising up against policies that are ideologically motivated…
The current protests do not endanger Xi Jinping’s power
Protesters against the corona restrictions In China, the strict corona policy at the weekend led to the largest protests in decades. (Photo: Reuters) China is struggling with the worst corona…
The current protests do not endanger Xi Jinping’s power
Protesters against the corona restrictions In China, the strict corona policy at the weekend led to the largest protests in decades. (Photo: Reuters) China is struggling with the worst corona…
The current protests do not endanger Xi Jinping’s power
Protesters against the corona restrictions In China, the strict corona policy at the weekend led to the largest protests in decades. (Photo: Reuters) China is struggling with the worst corona…
Protests in West China and Shanghai against Corona policy – “Down with Xi”
Security guards in front of Tsinghua University in Beijing on Sunday Shanghai/Beijing/Berlin In China, dissatisfaction with the Chinese government’s strict corona measures is growing. There were protests against the restrictions…
Protests in West China and Shanghai against Corona policy – “Down with Xi”
protests in Xinjiang In the capital of Xinjiang province, people protested against the tough corona measures. (Photo: Video Obtained via REUTERS) Shanghai/Beijing/Berlin In China, protests against the strict corona measures…
Massive anti-lockdown protests in China’s Xinjiang province
protests in Xinjiang In the capital of Xinjiang province, people protested against the tough corona measures. (Photo: Video Obtained via REUTERS) There have been massive protests against corona lockdowns in…
Massive anti-lockdown protests in China’s Xinjiang province
protests in Xinjiang In the capital of Xinjiang province, people protested against the tough corona measures. (Photo: Video Obtained via REUTERS) There have been massive protests against corona lockdowns in…
Concern is growing after severe corona outbreaks
Sealed-off block of flats in Beijing In the capital, too, the authorities are again taking strict measures after the current outbreaks. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing China had only just begun to…
Corona lockdown in Guangzhou paralyzes textile exports
Corona checkpoint in Guangzhou The number of cases is growing in the textile metropolis. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Europe’s fashion retailers are worried about their supplies. Because in the southern Chinese…
Corona lockdown – Foxconn workers flee premises
Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou Videos circulating on Chinese social media platforms showed people believed to be Foxconn workers climbing fences and walking away from the factory premises on a road…
Investments in China: reputation as an investment location “eroded”
Beijing The level of foreign investment in China is a highly political issue. New records are being reported in the People’s Republic to prove that the country – despite all…
German investments in China are stagnating
Beijing The level of foreign investment in China is a highly political issue. New records are being reported in the People’s Republic to prove that the country – despite all…
Ikea in Shanghai: Customers flee market lockdown
People are trying to escape the lockdown The health authorities tried to prevent people from leaving the Ikea. (Photo: Twitter/Donna Wong) shanghai Chaotic scenes erupted in an Ikea store in…
Real estate buyers are on strike, politicians are alarmed
Mortgage strike worsens real estate crisis More and more homebuyers in China are refusing to pay their mortgages until their homes are completed. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing The real estate buyer’s…