Hong Kong dissident manages to flee
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
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
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.
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Mare Nostrum 5 is the name of the new supercomputer that has been launched at the high-performance computing center in Barcelona. Start-ups will be able to test their AI models here.
By Corinna Visser
After more than 660 days of war, Ukraine is discussing a new mobilization. According to the defense minister, the men who have fled abroad should volunteer for the war effort.
By Redaktion Table
Three years ago, the finance ministers of the eurozone countries agreed on a reform of the ESM euro bailout fund. However, the Italian parliament is now blocking the project with its "no" vote.
By Redaktion Table
The US Chief of Staff, Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, and his Chinese counterpart General Liu Zhenli held a virtual meeting, according to an announcement by the Pentagon. It is the first such exchange in 16 months. The Biden administration sees the meeting as a sign that military relations between the two countries are returning to normal.
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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
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 most important document of COP28 pledges to transition away from coal, oil and gas – but with words that do not oblige anyone. Instead, the text "acknowledges" and "takes note of" a lot. It rarely calls for action.
By Alexandra Endres