Covid cases continue to rise in Shanghai. Foreigners in the city are growing increasingly nervous. Mainly because they cannot leave the city. And for fear of being sent to a quarantine center. The city hastily expands its isolation capacity. This, too, is a sign that the situation will not improve any time soon.
By Christiane Kuehl
The EU-China summit largely failed to produce any results. But who is to blame? Experts believe that poor preparation was one of the reasons for the failed summit. The EU did not respond to the Chinese ideas. The EU also blindsided its interlocutors by abruptly changing the agenda. Much of Europe's China policy is based on misjudgments.
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Vice Premier Liu He is considered a confidant of China's President Xi Jinping and his chief economic advisors. The 70-year-old pushes for a greater market economy and stronger internationalization, and even gains the attention of foreign stock exchanges in the process. The incumbent Premier Li Keqiang is left out in the cold. Could Xi have big plans for Liu?
By Frank Sieren
