
The US made it clear that it will not compromise on climate policy cooperation with China on the contentious issues of Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The tensions between the two countries so far prevented them from agreeing to binding climate commitments. Nevertheless, in the coming years, both countries will have to be judged on how they translate climate policy promises into action.
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The Philippines swung towards China under President Rodrigo Duterte. But despite new economic ties, China continues to press islands in Manila's exclusive economic zone, currently at Whitsun Reef. Now Duterte is moving closer to the US again. Verbally, however, the president allowed his ministers to push ahead.
Von Christiane Kuehl
Bisher verkaufte Huawei in seinen Geschäften vor allem Smartphones. Doch die US-Sanktionen zwingen den chinesischen Tech-Riesen zum Umdenken. Wie entschlossen der Vorstoß in die Autoindustrie verfolgt wird, lässt sich bei einem Besuch des Flagship-Stores in Shenzhen bereits besichtigen.
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