During three hours of talks in Beijing with Xi Jinping, EU Council President Charles Michel addresses the current protests as well as the war in Ukraine but achieves few concrete concessions. Xi, on the other hand, does not want to see any "real strategic conflicts or differences".
Von Amelie Richter
Due to idle nuclear power plants in France, 60 percent of citizens there have to reckon with hours of power outages in winter. For Germany, according to a new extreme scenario, it will be of "utmost importance" to supply gas-fired power plants with fuel even in the event of a gas shortage.
Von Redaktion Table
Beijing avoids openly addressing the protests over the weekend. The central government passes the buck to local authorities. At least some restrictions are now being lifted. The next phase of the opening could be initiated by the People's Congress in March.
Von Redaktion Table
