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Mocking over US failure in Afghanistan

The defeat of the USA in Afghanistan and the subsequent takeover by the Taliban is observed with malicious glee by Beijing. Washington is called a paper tiger that cannot even defeat the Taliban. But the US stands to lose far more than another piece of prestige.

By Michael Radunski

epa09416192 People walk on a heavy rain in Shanghai, China, 16 August 2021. China’s economy continued to slow down in July, with the unemployment rate slightly increased to 5.1percent from 5 percent in June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data released on 16 August. Industrial production and retail sales grew by 6.4 percent and 8.5 percent year-on-year, while the fixed-asset investment grew by 10.3 percent in January-July. China’s newly built house prices rose by 4.6percent year-on-year in July 2021. EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI
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CEO Talk Michaela Heinke
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"The Chinese are better at waiting and persevering"

No German doctor has been in China longer than Dr. Michaela Heinke. She has treated countless Germans and Chinese and accompanied Dax CEOs on their travels. Her clinic in Beijing is not a joint venture, but entirely German. Heinke talks with Frank Sieren about the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, the advantages of Western and Chinese hospitals, and measures to combat Covid.

By Frank Sieren