The investment swindler Qian Zhimin has pleaded guilty in a British court. Defrauded people tell how they were deceived by the woman’s brilliant rhetoric.
By Marcel Grzanna
While Beijing defends the latest export controls on rare earths as a “legitimate measure,” Washington is once again responding with tariff threats. However, Chinese analysts see less of a “grand plan” by President Trump behind the escalation, and more a chaotic, inconsistent US policy – while China is strategically strengthening its trade relations in Asia and Africa. Traders in China remain calm.
By Amelie Richter
China is willing to expand its relations with North Korea in order to strengthen strategic cooperation in international and regional affairs. China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping wrote this in a letter to Kim Jong Un.
By Ning Wang
A Philippine ship has been rammed by a Chinese ship in the Spratly Islands. Both sides blame each other.
By Ning Wang
After a bitter inheritance dispute over the legacy of one of the richest Chinese, Zong Fuli, the daughter who was long considered the sole heir, has unexpectedly resigned. The case casts a gloomy picture of China’s business elite and shows what lies behind the image of patriotic entrepreneurs.
By Ning Wang
Despite rising geopolitical tensions and escalating trade wars, the global dominance of the US dollar is unlikely to wane in the short term. This makes the Asian economies vulnerable to dollar shocks and underlines the need for greater regional cooperation and stronger financial safety nets.
By Hiro Ito and Yasuto Watanabe
With a series of new export controls for rare earths, China is playing one of its strongest cards ahead of further trade talks with the USA. European companies are also threatened with high economic damage.
By Leonardo Pape, Amelie Richter and Julia Fiedler
Africa will once again play a central role at the second Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, which runs until Friday. Every second euro to be spent as part of the initiative will go to the continent.
By Arne Schütte
With a series of new export controls for rare earths, China is playing one of its strongest cards ahead of further trade talks with the USA. European companies are also threatened with high economic damage.
By Leonardo Pape, Amelie Richter and Julia Fiedler
