China's authorities warn of a poor harvest. Extreme weather resulting from climate change has hit agriculture. However, the People's Republic has built up large stockpiles. Under certain circumstances, the country could even release supplies to aid poorer countries. However, the country's own supply clearly has priority.
By Nico Beckert
Putin's war is driving American, European and Chinese chip production into a dangerous bottleneck: Ukraine supplies about half of the world's neon. Even in China, the second-largest producer of neon, prices have risen 900 percent since the start of the war. Putin is now able to negotiate with the West: cutting-edge chips in exchange for neon.
By Frank Sieren
With the new "Strategic Compass", the foreign ministers clear the way for a military intervention force. But it comes too late for the Ukraine war. A peace solution is also not in sight.
By Eric Bonse
How long can China keep up its balancing act in the Ukraine conflict? Pressure is growing on Beijing to finally pick a side. But China is still trying to maintain a kind of pro-Russian neutrality by any means necessary.
By Christiane Kuehl
Nilk Wu is a Taiwanese reporter. He spent the past few years in Hong Kong, where he founded the news platform DB Channel, which was forced to shut down in winter 2021 due to "subversive reporting". Currently, Wu is on his way to the Polish border to report on the fate of Ukrainian refugees in Europe for Taiwanese media.
By Redaktion Table
In the Corona pandemic, companies have discovered rail as an alternative for transporting goods from China to Europe. However, Russia's war in Ukraine means that smooth transportation is now in question. True, the tracks have not been affected by the fighting. But logistics companies fear the sanctions and worry about insurance coverage.
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Wars always include propaganda, misinformation and restricted access to information. Media impact of the warring parties plays a major role. Some Chinese journalists also report from Ukraine. But under strict rules. And in some cases, the proximity to the Russian military is surprising.
By Amelie Richter
The Ukraine-China relationship has long been cold, but it holds a lot of potential. For a long time, the relationship was characterized by a simple trade exchange. Currently, however, China is emerging as a major trading partner of Ukraine. In the plans of China's New Silk Road initiative, Ukraine has played a minor role until now. In the wake of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Chinese government is behaving cautiously, but increasingly a slight distancing can be seen. Read the latest Ukraine-China news from the Table.editorial team. How has the Ukraine-China relationship developed? Even though Ukraine has repeatedly expressed interest in the Silk Road initiative, the state has made few moves on China. Due to Ukraine's difficult economic and political situation resulting from Russian aggression, China is distancing itself from Ukraine. Ukraine also focused its foreign policy on the West - the European Union and the United States to persuade Russia to make peace with economic and political sanctions. Given the complicated U.S.-China relationship, Ukraine had deliberately avoided rapprochement with China. Closer contact with Xi Jinping is emerging under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, heralding a possible new phase in the Ukraine-China relationship.
