Tag: China
Chinese economic diplomacy: Xi Jinping receives Bill Gates
Status: 06/16/2023 10:28 a.m While there is a political crisis between China and the USA, economic diplomacy is in full swing. After Elon Musk and Tim Cook, Bill Gates has…
Development bank AIIB: German deputy denies Chinese influence
The camera shakes clearly, Ludger Schuknecht’s glasses and high forehead are particularly recognizable. The German Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is currently on the bus in…
China: Gambled
Macau used to be the biggest gambling paradise in the world. Until China’s strict zero-Covid policy banned all fun. Now Beijing wants to make the former colony independent of the…
Once in a lifetime: on the Great Wall of China – journey
The most popular misinformation about the Great Wall of China is that it can supposedly be seen from the moon – a nice attempt to put into words its overwhelming…
China loves “white people food”: runny sandwiches are becoming a trend
“Lunch of Suffering” Raw carrots and soggy sandwiches: “White People Food” is becoming a trend in China Unaesthetic, unexciting – but pragmatic: supposed “white people food” fascinates people in China…
Siemens wants to invest two billion euros in Asia, the USA and Europe – economy
It is in the nature of things that large corporations prefer to be represented all over the world. The more markets, the more orders, the more sales, and ideally: the…
Media in China: Last Indian correspondent should go – politics
The time could come in a few weeks: Beijing has asked the last Indian journalist in China to leave the country. The correspondent for the Press Trust news agency is…
Human rights in China: Chancellor is asked to speak clearly – politics
A large group of ministers will arrive in Berlin from Beijing next week. Civil rights activists call on Olaf Scholz to clearly protest against the oppression of Uyghurs, Tibetans and…
EU wants to better protect 5G networks from risk providers – Economy
The EU Commission is calling on the EU countries to better protect their 5G mobile networks against providers they consider risky, such as the Chinese companies Huawei or ZTE. The…
Ex-press secretary: AIIB infiltrated by Xi Jinping’s people – Economy
A termination can hardly be more dramatic. Bob Pickard, now ex-head of communications for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) headquartered in Beijing, is waiting for his plane to land…