Tag: protectionism
China escalates trade dispute with Lithuania over Taiwan
China China has stopped further Lithuanian goods from being imported. (Photo: dpa) Beijing/Taipei Against the background of the diplomatic dispute with Lithuania over the status of Taiwan, China has further…
USA and Japan settle dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs for the time being
Japan Japanese steel manufacturers can breathe a sigh of relief. The punitive tariffs of the USA do not apply. (Photo: dpa) Washington The United States and Japan have settled their…
Beijing gambled on Lithuania
Xi Jinping The Chinese President rigorously enforces his country’s interests. (Photo: AP) From Beijing’s point of view, Lithuania’s decision to call Taiwan’s representative office in the Baltic state the same…
EU seeks WTO case against China
Brussels In the dispute over the Chinese economic blockade against Lithuania, the European Union launched a counterattack. Due to China’s “discriminatory trade practices”, the EU has initiated proceedings against the…
EU seeks WTO case against China
Brussels In the dispute over the Chinese economic blockade against Lithuania, the European Union launched a counterattack. Due to China’s “discriminatory trade practices”, the EU has initiated proceedings against the…
German companies are less optimistic about China
Beijing On the international stage, China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping keeps promising open markets and more cooperation – most recently prominently on Monday in a video…
Belarus has doubled its foreign trade
Belarusian President Lukashenko The example of Belarus shows that hesitating about sanctions is not an option when dealing with terrorist regimes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After the bloody crackdown on the…
EdF boss after the government’s electricity price dictate: “I’m shocked”
Paris Normally, it is taboo for the bosses of the country’s state-controlled companies to criticize politics. EDF boss Jean-Bernard Levy explained in a memo to managers of the group, which…
Republican sanctions bill on Nord Stream 2 fails in US Senate
Brussels, Washington When it comes to Nord Stream 2, the ruling party and opposition in the US are exceptionally in agreement. Democrat Jeanne Shaheen spoke of a “permanent danger for…
Republican sanctions bill on Nord Stream 2 fails in US Senate
Brussels, Washington When it comes to Nord Stream 2, the ruling party and opposition in the US are exceptionally in agreement. Democrat Jeanne Shaheen spoke of a “permanent danger for…
Republican sanctions bill on Nord Stream 2 fails in US Senate
Ted Cruz The Republican introduced the bill to the Senate. (Photo: imago images/MediaPunch) Washington A bill by Republican Senator Ted Cruz on sanctions against the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural…
China is cutting subsidies for e-cars in the new year
Inside Auto Shanghai 2021 China, the world’s largest car market, has set a target of 20 percent alternative drives in car sales by 2025. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing China will cut…
Unhindered oil exports are the most important point for Iran
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian (r.) And the Chairman of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi Amirabdollahian calls for the unhindered flow of oil from Iran. (Photo:…
EU Commission takes action against Poland because of controversial judgments
Constitutional Court in Poland The Brussels authority initiated what is known as an infringement procedure on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU Commission is taking legal action against the country…
Continental is caught between the fronts in China’s dispute with Lithuania
Continental plant in Hanover According to a report, the Dax group has been asked by the People’s Republic to stop the use of components manufactured in the EU country Lithuania.…
Nord Stream 2 opponents in the US Congress failed for the time being
US Congress in Washington In order to defuse the dispute with the USA over the pipeline, Germany made a joint declaration in July that it would give Ukraine more support.…
Small Lithuania & huge China problem in the EU
Eva Fischer Eva Fischer, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
How digital nationalism slows globalization and the world economy
Rarely has an anniversary triggered such diverse reactions as that of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization 20 years ago. WTO Director General Okonjo-Iweala spoke of a “decisive event…
Biden agrees to support Zelenskyj in a phone call
Selenskyj in conversation with Biden The conversation lasted about an hour and a half. (Photo: AP) Washington, Kiev Two days after his video summit with Russian head of state Vladimir…
China shock not overcome after 20 years
Berlin / Beijing For some it is a success story, for others a curse. China’s accession to the World Trade Organization 20 years ago still causes controversial assessments, but in…