Because their apartments are not being completed, tens of thousands of buyers threaten to stop paying their mortgages. The government is on high alert. Will the real estate crisis escalate?
Von Jörn Petring
Chinese forces may well have to land in Taiwan before the world finds out whether the US is willing to defend the island militarily. But overt military threats are not the only – or even the most effective – way to deter a Chinese invasion.
Von Redaktion Table
After a break of almost two years and a disastrous summit in April, Brussels and Beijing are once again talking about trade issues in a separate format – and apparently quite constructively. Things are also moving at other diplomatic levels. However, not necessarily to China's liking.
Von Amelie Richter
Nach fast zwei Jahren Pause und einem desaströsen Gipfeltreffen im April sprechen Brüssel und Peking in einem gesonderten Format wieder über Handelsthemen — und das offenbar durchaus konstruktiv. Auch auf anderen diplomatischen Ebenen bewegen sich Dinge. Allerdings nicht unbedingt zum Gefallen Chinas.
Von Amelie Richter
The Chinese leadership has long seen data as a strategic resource and has declared it a “factor of production” in 2020. This frames data protection and cross-border data transfer in an explicit national security light. The lack of clarity of rules has been a major concern to MNC’s globally integrated IT systems. The release of recently published regulations sheds some light on requirements for cross-border data transfer.
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