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Conflict at 5000 meters

Indian and Chinese soldiers clash at the border. The latest incident shows how fragile the relationship between the two nuclear powers is. Moreover, the border skirmishes have global significance.

By Michael Radunski

210719 -- HEFEI, July 19, 2021 -- Waste batteries are pooled for recycling at Tianying technology park in Jieshou, east China s Anhui Province, July 15, 2021. At Tianying technology park in Jieshou, materials such as lead and plastics found in waste batteries are reused through a series of processes. To promote circular economy, Jieshou has built one of the largest power battery recycling and production bases in China with a full-fledged recycling system and related industries. Each year, the city recycles 1.6 million tonnes of waste batteries.  CHINA-ANHUI-JIESHOU-BATTERY RECYCLING CN LiuxJunxi PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Botree Cycling invests 100 million in Guben

Chinese battery recycling startup Botree decided to make the town of Guben its German site. So far, Botree Cycling has benefited from the high subsidies on the Chinese market. Now it wants to take advantage of the proximity to Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheide.

By Redaktion Table

Scene in Beijing A patient is transported by ambulance to a fever outpatient section of a hospital in central Beijing on Dec. 9, 2022, as China braces for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases following the recent easing of restrictions. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY A14AA0001373630P

Covid tsunami catches China unprepared

Infected doctors, missing rapid tests and masks: It becomes more and more obvious how naïve the government was in launching the hasty opening of the country. A health catastrophe is on the horizon.

By Redaktion Table

Global Gateway: EU initiative looks for projects

The Global Gateway Initiative is intended to be Europe's answer to the New Silk Road. For this purpose, the head of the EU Commission will meet for the first time with the EU foreign ministers to evaluate the situation. So far, there is a lack of partner countries and concrete projects. According to Table.Media information, the conservative German CDU party is calling on the German government to play a greater role in the initiative.

By Amelie Richter

Die Teilnehmer der Proteste waren vor allem junge Menschen.

Beijing after the protests: arrests and changes

Just days after the white paper protests, the government gave in and abandoned zero-Covid. The success shows the protesters: change is possible. But before Xi Jinping's power starts to show cracks, a lot would have to happen.

By Marcel Grzanna

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Saudi capital, Riyadh Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on December 8, 2022. Photo by Saudi Press Agency/APAimages Riyadh Riyadh Saudi Arabia 081222_KSA_SPA_00 1 Copyright: xapaimagesxSaudixPressxAgencyxxapaimagesx

Xi in Saudi Arabia: It is about more than just oil

China's President Xi Jinping wants to take advantage of the strained relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States and is launching a charm offensive on the sheiks. But things will not be entirely straightforward for Xi. China also maintains ties with Iran, the Saudis' arch-enemy.

By Michael Radunski

China eases COVID-19 restrictions Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022, shows empty shelves at a pharmacy in Beijing, apparently reflecting people s fears of a possible surge in COVID-19 infections following the central government s recent easing of restrictions. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY A14AA0001372346P

The Covid wave rolls

In the coming months, hundreds of millions of Chinese could contract the Coronavirus. Queues already form outside the "fever clinics". Meanwhile, the government reports only low infection numbers and squanders trust.

By Redaktion Table

RECORD DATE NOT STATED Aerial photos show the containers for import and export cargo are in order, and gantry cranes and trucks are busy working in the cargo yard of Ganzhou International Inland Port, Ganzhou City, east China s Jiangxi Province, 4 November, 2022. Busy transportation for foreign trade goods in Ganzhou PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

Foreign trade crashes

Chinese exports saw a massive drop in November, worse than at any point since the beginning of the Covid pandemic in February 2020. The numerous lockdowns, but also a weak global economy caused by Russia's war of aggression, have played a role here. The massive decline also hits the German economy hard.

By Felix Lee

Zero-Covid ends – for now

The government effectively announced the end of far-reaching contact restrictions. There will be no more lockdowns of entire neighborhoods. The health code loses its power. But Omicron could now spread rapidly. As a result, the government promotes vaccination.

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Mourning for China s ex-leader Jiang Zemin People observe a moment of silence in front of the former residence of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Yangzhou in China s eastern Jiangsu Province on Dec. 6, 2022. His memorial service was held in Beijing the same day. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY A14AA0001371354P

Xi praises Jiang as economic reformer

At the funeral service for former state and party leader Jiang Zemin, Xi Jinping paid tribute to his predecessor without relativizing Jiang's achievements to his own benefit – or even distancing himself from him.

By Frank Sieren