Interview with Green Party foreign policy expert Nouripour
EU Chamber: concern over increasing decoupling
No more money for overseas coal power
Lithuania advises not to use Xiaomi phones
Taiwan wants to join Pacific trade alliance
Evergrande guarantees interest payment
Is top executive Jean Liu leaving DiDi?
Profile: Margarete Bause – campaigner for human rights
Dear reader,
OmidNouripour doesn’t mince matters: Germany needs to show more strength in its relations with China, says the Green Party foreign policy expert. In the long run, dialogue alone simply won’t suffice. In his opinion, the political agreement to finalize the EU investment agreement with China (CAI) was signed too quickly – Berlin and Paris had agreed on the deal with Beijing without consulting the other member states. The German automobile industry has also earned its share of criticism: It needs to “get out of its hammock” and make greater use of its innovative strength in the competition with China, Nouripour demands in the interview with Michael Radunski.
The EU Chamber of Commerce in Beijing communicates much more diplomatically – also because the recipient is different. In this year’s position paper, the Chamber criticizes the growing tendency of the People’s Republic towards decoupling. China is harming itself by passing up the advantages of the international division of labor and the exchange with foreign specialists. The Chamber also has some advice for European companies in China. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk has analyzed the paper.
Big (climate) news sometimes comes in passing. In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Xi Jinping announced that China will no longer build new coal power plants abroad. That is good news for the fight against global warming – since Beijing is the last major backer of climate-harming coal power. The People’s Republic has also used coal financing to export excess capacity of its own coal industry overseas. Will Beijing keep its promise, or is it just creating loopholes?
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“Our democracy is at stake”
Omid Nouripour, Chairman of the German party Alliance 90/The Greens in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag
Omid Nouripour is convinced that China’s rise could be a blessing for humankind if it adhered to international rules. But the People’s Republic acts reckless and dangerous. The Green Party foreign policy expert calls for more strength when it comes to dealing with Beijing. The Chancellor’s Office and the German auto industry receive harsh criticism. The interview was conducted by Michael Radunski. Here, you can find more interviews with top representatives of German politics ahead of the 2021 federal elections.
The world is in turmoil: the West is experiencing the greatest debacle in its recent history, while China’s rise seems almost unstoppable. What is happening?
We are witnessing the end of all power projection by the West. It was most recently shattered at the Hindu Kush. The West has failed – and China didn’t even have to do much to make it happen.
That sounds a bit like China is behind this debacle, which makes it basically the bad guy. Are you serious about this?
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