Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin want to usher in a "new era" in bilateral relations. On the second day of Xi's visit to Moscow, the focus is on even closer economic ties between the two countries. And instead of cautionary words on the attack on Ukraine, Xi invites his friend Putin to Beijing – despite the international arrest warrant against the Russian President.
By Michael Radunski
German Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, has signed a science and technology agreement in Taipei. She describes her stay as a "professional visit". But any official trips by foreign politicians to Taiwan are automatically of a political nature. If only because China sees them as a political move.
By Christiane Kuehl
Among the key outcomes of the "Two Sessions" of the National People's Congress is the reorganization of China's research and development strategy. Among other things, this reform states that the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will focus only on projects and functions which embody "the state will", for instance, managing major national sci-tech projects and formulating China's technology development strategy
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