A year ago, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun was celebrated like a pop star at the Beijing Auto Show. People queued for hours to see the first Xiaomi car. But a recent fatal accident was caused by one of Xiaomi's cars. At the car show in Shanghai, Lei Jun now has to show how he can overcome the crisis.
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BYD founder Wang Chuanfu is an anti-Musk: While the Tesla boss likes to show off on stage and social media, Wang is a technocrat who prefers to fine-tune technical features with engineers.
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For a long time, it was almost impossible to say whether an extreme weather event was linked to the climate crisis. Today, thanks to attribution research, heavy rainfall and similar events can be increasingly linked to global warming. An initiative by Davide Faranda now even aims to do this "almost in real time." But there is also criticism.
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EPP party leader Manfred Weber proposes that MEP Dolors Montserrat from Spain should become Secretary General of the European party family. The 51-year-old is to be elected at the congress in Valencia at the end of April. She is currently one of five group vice-presidents.
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San Mao’s stories of boundless travel and courageous new beginnings have captivated countless young people in China and Taiwan, making her an enduring role model for alternative lifestyles. At the end of March, the writer would have turned 82.
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With the RealTime Mandarin newsletter, Andrew Methven provides in-depth insights into China's current online debates as well as real-life Chinese lessons. The Briton once discovered his fascination for the country and language on a road trip through China.
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