Since Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te took office in May, Beijing has further increased military and economic pressure on Taipei.
By David Demes
The USA plans to ban Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles and autonomous driving. The US Department of Commerce cited safety concerns as the reason. Manufacturers face new hurdles with separate tech stacks emerging for connected and autonomous driving.
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Beijing's Luban Institutes are considered to be extended versions of the Confucius Institutes. Beijing wants to use these educational institutions to score soft power points and establish its own technologies, particularly in emerging markets.
By Fabian Peltsch
Hamburg's Senator for Science and Research, Katharina Fegebank (Greens), is impressed by the visions that Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta have for Europe. She calls for more diversity in science, new European ambition and more joint action.
By Redaktion Table
According to European intelligence circles, Russia is operating a weapons program for long-range drones in China. These are to be used primarily in Ukraine.
By Fabian Peltsch
China is investigating the US fashion group PVH for boycotting products from Xinjiang and is threatening to blacklist PVH. European companies in China are also concerned about the investigation.
By Amelie Richter
EU Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has been nominated for a further five years in his current post. He is now addressing clear words to Beijing.
By Amelie Richter
Zhu Hengpeng, a well-known economist from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has apparently been arrested. He is said to have criticized Xi Jinping's economic policy in a chat group.
By Fabian Peltsch
