The G7 intends to oppose attempts at economic blackmail. To this end, the EU is working on its own trade instrument. However, economist Lili Yan Ing argues that this could have unintended side-effects because countermeasures could be taken – and not only by China.
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Migration is on the agenda at this week's EU summit. Italy plays a major role. But Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is unable to keep her promise and stop immigration, says Renew MP Sandro Gozi. She cannot show any results, he says, and limits herself to looking for scapegoats.
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Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from China. Today's article is about the stance on Israel – and its impact on the attitude towards Chinese-Israeli victims.
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At COP28, the fund for losses and damages caused by the climate crisis must be empowered and adequately filled. In addition to the developed countries, emerging economies such as wealthy oil and gas states also must ensure that the fund is adequately filled. A tax on international shipping and contributions from the largest fossil fuel companies should also be implemented.
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The magazine "So Rock!" published from 1999 to 2013, was a bible for Chinese rock fans. Nowadays, its political headlines would get its editors in big trouble. It is all the more absurd that rock music has now become a tourism magnet in the People's Republic and that the state media even praise the former cult magazine.
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A survey shows that Germany's south is gradually losing its economic attractiveness without wind power and hydrogen. Short-term relief for companies is called for, but in the long term, the expansion of renewables, as well as storage facilities and grids remains crucial. The future government of the state of Bavaria should focus above all on wind power.
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Central banks, such as the ECB, should be obliged to comply with fundamental normative frameworks of humanity in financial transactions, demands business ethicist Harald Bolsinger. These include the UN Human Rights Charter, the Paris Climate Agreement and the regional EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. But such an obligation will not come about for the time being after the rejection of an EU petition in the EU Parliament – a glaring mistake!
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Hong Kong law professor Angela Zhang expects Chinese authorities to be lenient when regulating generative AI. The legal expert suspects that Chinese AI companies might even have a competitive advantage over their American and European counterparts.
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German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir met with his Moldovan counterpart Vladimir Bolea. The trip to the country with access to the Danube was worth it, writes Per Brodersen of the German Agribusiness Alliance. He says the potential for agribusiness is enormous.
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The World Uyghur Congress is appalled by recent media reports on the situation in Xinjiang. The Director of the WUC Berlin office, Haiyuer Kuerban, and its Senior Advocacy Officer, Eva Stocker, demand that government disinformation campaigns must be exposed.
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