Tag: Xinjiang
Volkswagen considers external investigation into China plant in Xinjiang
SAIC Volkswagen plant in Urumchi (archive photo 2014) There are credible reports of human rights violations in the region. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For Germany’s largest carmaker, Volkswagen, its presence in…
McKinsey needs to reinvent itself
Good morning dear readers, the consulting firm McKinsey is used to analyzing other companies, criticizing them and, if necessary, ordering them to radically change course. Now the heavyweight in the…
VW sees no problems in the controversial China plant
Dusseldorf, Beijing, Berlin Volkswagen’s China boss Ralf Brandstätter has visited the group’s controversial plant in Urumchi. The city is located in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang, where international reports…
Brussels and London are getting closer
Good morning dear readers, It’s like so many breakups: after a period of hurt, blame and teasing, there comes a point when two ex-partners get closer again – and find…
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 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…
Brandstätter in an interview about e-mobility & digitization
VW China boss Ralf Brandstätter For the first time in several years, Brandstätter has been in charge of Volkswagen’s China business since August, and he is also a member of…
Brandstätter in an interview about e-mobility & digitization
VW production in China Employees at the Volkswagen plant in Changchun assemble an Audi A6. The Volkswagen Group wants to develop more in China for China in the future. (Photo:…
Brandstätter in an interview about e-mobility & digitization
VW production in China Employees at the Volkswagen plant in Changchun assemble an Audi A6. The Volkswagen Group wants to develop more in China for China in the future. (Photo:…
UN sees possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
Hong Kong protests Pro-democracy protesters protest China’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority. (Photo: dpa) Geneva The UN human rights office sees evidence of crimes against humanity in the Chinese…
The Bundeswehr has its 100 billion
This fulfills a promise made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Together, the five parties have the necessary two-thirds majority to anchor the…
UN human rights commissioner tours China – and dodges questions about the situation in Xinjiang
China’s President Xi meets UN Human Rights Commissioner Bachelet Beijing It was a highly controversial trip that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, concluded with a virtual…
UN human rights commissioner tours China – and dodges questions about the situation in Xinjiang
Beijing It was a highly controversial trip that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, concluded with a virtual press conference on Saturday after six days. As the…
Berlin’s reactions to the Xinjiang Papers are hypocritical
Xinjiang Police Files Xinjiang has become a police state. (Photo: dpa) The latest revelations about how the Chinese state is treating the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China’s Xinjiang province…
Wall Street is leaving Mark Zuckerberg
when money was still easy and big tech, sometimes just low tech, attracted investors, a photo app like Snap was a real stock market hit. It was like before the…
Sanctions against China’s surveillance group Hikvision are being considered
Hikvision headquarters The company’s cameras and surveillance software are used around the world, for example to fight crime or for “smart city” applications. (Photo: imago images / VCG) Beijing The…
Chinese companies end up on the US blacklist
Dusseldorf As of Thursday, the US government plans to put eight Chinese companies on the US Treasury’s investment blacklist. That comes from a report of the “Financial Times”. The companies…