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The diplomatic exchange of blows with China has left a great deal of uncertainty in its wake. What do the sanctions mean for the individuals named, the employees, and members of the institutions concerned – and for their families? Beijing, meanwhile, is extending the ban to individuals in the US and Canada.
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German citizens in Beijing and Shanghai can get vaccinated against COVID-19 – so the general vaccination offer for Germans in China is coming faster than in Germany itself. The Chinese government is now launching an international digital platform for the verification of tests and vaccinations.
By Redaktion Table
If we Europeans have an interest in the US continuing to take on the task of keeping the world order, and China in particular, in balance, because we rightly do not trust ourselves to do so, then we would be wise to do everything we can to keep the American President's back. Europe's focus should be on a common foreign and development policy in the Middle East and Africa and on finding ways to finance a genuine alternative offer of infrastructure investment in Central Asia and Africa to compete with the Chinese 'Silk Road'.
By Redaktion Table
Not only in China do people know that some are more equal than others. Among the ritualized privileges of Beijing's rulers is the privilege of using Chinese characters for numbers in their writings. One who rebelled against this was the Marxist polymath and science councilor Yu Guangyuan, one of the theorists who developed the concept of the "socialist market economy".
By Redaktion Table
The People's Republic has overcome COVID. Many people are therefore in no hurry to be vaccinated. But China wants to vaccinate 560 million people by June. 18 to 59-year-olds first. Herd immunity is to be achieved by the end of the year. The capital Beijing, in particular, is pushing the pace.
By Redaktion Table
Tesla is suspected of espionage in China. Military personnel and employees of state-owned companies are to be banned from using the US company's EVs. This is seen as payback for the espionage allegations against Huawei in the US. However, there is no evidence for either accusation. The pressure on Tesla comes at an inopportune time. The US manufacturer still wants to expand its range this year with a low-cost mass product. Elon Musk is therefore cozying up to China.
By Frank Sieren