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François Chimits – ‘Do your job!’
For François Chimits, the People’s Republic of China is not accessible through its language. He never consistently learned Mandarin. Instead, his translation tools are numbers. At the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, he takes a bird’s eye view of China’s economy and analyzes its importance to Europe. The path began with studies in […] continue reading →
Shanghai orders weekly testing for entire city
After the Covid outbreak in a popular bar in Beijing, the situation in the Chinese capital is coming to a head. Authorities recently warned of a “race against time” to get the most severe outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic in the metropolis under control. A total of 327 COVID-19 cases linked to the […] continue reading →
New round of mass testing in Beijing
Millions of Beijing residents are being ordered to get tested for the Coronavirus following an outbreak at a popular bar. A three-day testing campaign among the city’s roughly 3.5 million residents began in the downtown district of Chaoyang on Monday. Queues more than 100 meters long formed at some testing stations. Authorities also imposed lockdowns […] continue reading →
A tale of two cities
The world turned upside down: While Beijing, which is generally stricter, undergoes a somewhat relaxed half-lockdown and now already eases it again, the restrictions in Shanghai, which is supposed to be more liberal, continue unabated. After a brief relaxation, two million people are once again sent into lockdown. continue reading →
Roman Kierst – a storyteller with an eye for common ground
As a student, Roman Kierst initially wanted to go to the USA. On his way to an interview for a student exchange program in the States, he saw a poster advertising a short exchange program to China. “That kind of appealed to me – and it was really cheap,” he recalls. At home, he told […] continue reading →
Beijing schools to reopen soon
Several Covid restrictions are to be lifted in Beijing in the coming week. Starting Monday, people will be allowed to go back to work and restaurants will be allowed to receive guests provided they have tested negative three days earlier. Schools are also to reopen the following Monday. This was announced by local authorities on […] continue reading →
Shanghai opens, Beijing relaxes
After two months, the harsh lockdown in Shanghai is officially over. There is also hope in Beijing. But many people remain skeptical. And about 650,000 people remain locked up in Shanghai alone. continue reading →
Shanghai prepares to lift lockdown on Wednesday
Two months after the lockdown began in Shanghai, preparations are underway to lift the strict Covid restrictions. As of 00:00 (local time) on Wednesday, certain restrictions on individual freedom of movement will be lifted, the city government said on Monday. Thus, people will again be able to leave their residential areas if they do not […] continue reading →
Airbnb withdraws from China
Airbnb will no longer offer accommodation or “experiences” in China from July 30, according to Reuters. The company, founded in San Francisco in 2008, had been active in China since 2015. Since then, Airbnb has served around 25 million customers there. However, bookings in the People’s Republic recently accounted for only one percent of global […] continue reading →