The government of the Netherlands has withdrawn ASML's license to export several machines to China – partly under pressure from the United States. The Hague's export ban would have otherwise come into force later.
By Redaktion Table
China has announced a new state-owned company specifically to accelerate the development of nuclear fusion. In addition, a consortium of 25 state-owned companies is to drive the technology forward.
By Redaktion Table
China's market leader, BYD from Shenzhen, sold more electric cars worldwide than any other car manufacturer for the first time in the past quarter. BYD thus overtook the previous leader Tesla from the US.
By Christiane Kuehl
Democracy activist Tony Chung from Hong Kong has fled to the UK and applied for asylum. Before, was imprisoned for three and a half years.
By Felix Lee
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled its first EV, the SU7 sedan. Xiaomi's goal is to become one of the five largest car manufacturers in the next 15 to 20 years.
By Felix Lee
President Xi Jinping presented himself confident at the start of the new year. His speech included internal and external warnings – and increased the pressure on Taiwan ahead of the election.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
China's state leadership expelled nine high-ranking members of the armed forces from parliament. This is part of a comprehensive restructuring of the military leadership.
By Felix Lee
At the latest US-China summit in San Francisco, Chinese President Xi reiterated to US President Biden that China is planning to annex Taiwan. He did not specify a timeframe for this.
By Redaktion Table
The US government is apparently considering imposing higher tariffs on EVs from the People's Republic. US manufacturers such as Tesla, which manufacture in China and export abroad, would probably also be affected.
By Redaktion Table
China bans the export of technologies for processing rare earths. Beijing thus makes it more difficult for its economic rivals to build up their own industry in this area in order to become less dependent on Chinese exports.
By Redaktion Table
