Tag: China
“Over the course of its enrichment, China has matched its development with ad hoc efforts against certain dependencies”
Tribune. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long maintained an acute sensitivity to foreign dependencies. The era of reform that began in 1978, focused on getting out of poverty, for…
Several dead, hundreds injured in violent tornadoes in China
In addition to vehicles damaged by falling objects, trees were uprooted, sheet metal sheds partly destroyed and electricity poles grounded. Here in Wuhan, May 15, 2021. STRINGER / VIA REUTERS…
China lands for the first time with a rover on the red planet Mars
Keystone 1/8 A model of the Chinese Mars rover. Keystone 2/8 The landing module that landed the rover safely on the surface of the Red Planet. Keystone 3/8 China’s ambitious…
“China is on its way to becoming the world’s leading luxury goods market”
Tribune. The Shanghai Shopping Festival, which took place in early May, was another high point in consumer spending for major international luxury brands, in a country on the way to…
“Cold peace with China will require much more and faster investment”
Tribune. President Biden announced his ambitious plan on March 31 “Build Back Better” (“Better rebuilding”) with a chapter on broadband access for all and research and development (R&D). Its objective:…
Helicopter crashes over sea in China, all four crew members dead.
Screenshot AP video 1/8 In China, a fire fighting helicopter crashes over a lake. Four people die. A video shows the dramatic scenes. Screenshot AP video 2/8 First, the helicopter…
China: Online shop sends dogs and kittens in packages
May 11, 2021, 44 minutes ago Sold for 1.27 euros and sent by post There are 160 puppies and kittens in these boxes According to an animal rescue group from…
Raw material prices are rising tremendously: China is feeding the construction boom with German wood
Monday, May 10, 2021 Raw material prices are rising tremendously China feeds the construction boom with German wood Drought, storms, beetles: the German forest is suffering. But even though so…
China wants to prevent infections with the Corona protective line on Mount Everest
Getty Images 1/8 Mount Everest (r.) Seen from the Tibetan, northern side. Keystone 2/8 A Chinese base camp on the way to Mount Everest. This year there is less activity…
Here a man is stuck on a glass bridge in China
womano 1/2 In China, a tourist is hanging on a bridge. A storm had swept away some of the glass bridge panels. Screenshot video 2/2 The incident happened at the…
In Kiribati, China sets foot in the middle of the Pacific
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau and his wife Teiraeng Tentoa Maamau meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on January 6, 2020, in Beijing. JASON LEE /…
“Personal embarrassment” for Xi: Praise for stopping EU-China treaty
Wednesday 05 May 2021 “Personal embarrassment” for Xi Praise for stopping the EU-China treaty It is another blow to the tense relationship between the EU and China: the EU Commission…