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Workers are allowed to bring relatives to Beijing
Foreign workers in China may soon be allowed to bring their families – at least to Beijing. Local government authorities in the capital are once again resuming application and issuance of so-called PU letters, i.e. invitational letters for relatives. This was announced by the US Chamber of Commerce in China. However, there is no official […] continue reading →
Lockdown for Lanzhou
China is resorting to increasingly drastic measures in fear of a new Covid wave. On Tuesday, authorities quarantined an entire city: The four million citizens of Lanzhou on the Yellow River in northwestern China are only allowed to leave their apartment complexes in emergencies or to buy food, the city government explained. Entrances and exits […] continue reading →
Lockdown for tens of thousands in northern China
China’s government ordered a Covid lockdown for tens of thousands of citizens in the north of the People’s Republic on Monday. The reason is new infections in several provinces. In Inner Mongolia, the approximately 35,000 inhabitants of Ejin County have not been allowed to leave their homes since the beginning of the week. New Covid […] continue reading →
Foreigners in China: a fleeting minority?
The shine of China's free-market reforms is peeling off due to constant arbitrary interference by nation and party. And even with Beijing's policy of opening up the country, which it has promised for the past 40 years, no state can be formed upon. This has once again been proven by the low number of foreigners residing in China. The new census counted 845,697 foreigners in the whole country. This equals only 0.06 percent of the population. With its proportion of foreigners, the supposedly globalized People's Republic brings up the rear among all other major nations. continue reading →
Beijing wants to host “Green Winter Games”
With a climate-neutral power supply, reused sports venues and a fleet of electric cars, Beijing wants to turn the Winter Olympics green. But can the Olympics be sustainable at all? In the best case, it can lead to role model function. continue reading →
Millions of Chinese back in lockdown
Since Monday, Millions of people in China have been placed in lockdown again – including the population of Beijing and Nanjing. This means that more than 20 cities in several provinces are now affected by new infections due to several Covid outbreaks throughout the country. On Monday alone, Chinese authorities reported 55 new infections, all […] continue reading →
Investment program for Beijing’s south
Beijing’s municipal government has outlined plans for its investment package for the south of the capital city. A total of 260 major projects are to be realized over the next five years, with a combined volume of 590 billion yuan, or more than 80 billion euros. The development commission expects a significant boost to Beijing’s […] continue reading →
Jan Hecker – Merkel’s trusted man becomes ambassador in Beijing
When Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Jan Hecker as her chief advisor on foreign policy four years ago, it came as quite a surprise. After all, she had filled the most important foreign policy position with someone who was not particularly internationally versed. Until then, Hecker had been a domestic politician through and through. As head […] continue reading →
Extreme weather to hit Chinese cities hard in the future
China’s mega-metropolises are increasingly affected by heatwaves and extreme precipitation, according to a newly published report by Greenpeace East Asia. The NGO has analyzed the risks of extreme weather events as a result of climate change. According to the report, the duration and frequency of heatwaves have increased sharply in the three metropolitan regions of […] continue reading →