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Jörn Petring

Bildnummer: 56459200  Datum: 25.11.2011  Copyright: imago/Xinhua
(111125) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 25, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Military helicopters of the Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) take off at the Skek Kong Barracks during troop rotation in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 25, 2011. The Chinese PLA garrison troops in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) conducted its 14th troop rotation on Friday since it assumed Hong Kong s defense responsibility on July 1, 1997. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaoyong) (mcg) CHINA-HONG KONG-PLA-14TH TROOP ROTATION (CN) PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft Militär Volksbefreiungsarmee Soldat Hongkong China x0x xtm 2011 quer 

 56459200 Date 25 11 2011 Copyright Imago XINHUA  Hong Kong Nov 25 2011 XINHUA Military Helicopters of The Chinese Celebrities S Liberation Army PLA Take off AT The Skek Kong Barracks during Troop Rotation in Hong Kong South China Nov 25 2011 The Chinese PLA Garrison Troops in The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR conducted its 14th Troop Rotation ON Friday Since IT  Hong Kong S Defense Responsibility ON July 1 1997 XINHUA Huang Xiaoyong McG China Hong Kong PLA 14th Troop Rotation CN PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Society Military Peopleu0026#39;s Liberation Army Soldier Hong Kong China x0x XTM 2011 horizontal
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Military spending grows slightly faster

The 7.2 percent increase in the budget provided for in the draft budget is indeed hefty. However, the increase is of a similar magnitude to previous years.

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Analyse

Letzter Charterflug nach Qingdao hebt ab 

Das Charterflugprogramm der Deutschen Auslandshandelskammer war während der Pandemie eine Lebensader für die deutsche Wirtschaft. Fast zehntausend Passagiere flogen mit. Am Wochenende läuft das Programm aus.

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Final charter flight leaves for Qingdao

The charter flight program of the German Chamber of Commerce Abroad was a lifeline for the German economy during the pandemic. Almost ten thousand passengers traveled with it. The program is coming to an end this weekend.

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CHINA, BEIJING - MARCH 1, 2023: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko L shakes hands with China s President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People. Pavel Orlovsky/BelTA/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY 57625095
Analyse

Lukaschenko sucht Schulterschluss mit Xi 

Der belarussische Machthaber ist nicht als Gesandter Putins nach Peking gereist, sondern im Gegenteil: Er will Eigenständigkeit zeigen. Für China sieht der Besuch dennoch nicht gut aus.

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CHINA, BEIJING - MARCH 1, 2023: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko L shakes hands with China s President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People. Pavel Orlovsky/BelTA/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY 57625095
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Lukashenko seeks to close ranks with Xi

The Belarusian President did not travel to Beijing as Putin's envoy; on the contrary, he wanted to show independence. Nevertheless, the visit does not look good for China.

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Protest Immobilien-Käufer China
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Real estate buyers up in arms

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?

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Protest Immobilien-Käufer China
Analyse

Immobilienkäufer gehen auf die Barrikaden

Weil ihre Wohnungen nicht fertig werden, drohen Zehntausende Käufer damit, ihre Hypotheken nicht mehr zu bedienen. Die Regierung ist in höchster Alarmbereitschaft. Eskaliert die Immobilien-Krise?

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Wife of ex-Interpol chief Meng raises serious allegations

Meng Hongwei, China's first Interpol chief, was arrested for corruption three years ago. In an interview, his wife now claims that it was actually all about a power struggle: Her husband had been pushing for change. Beijing responded by arresting him.

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Analyse

Gattin des Ex-Interpol-Chefs Meng erhebt schwere Vorwürfe

Meng Hongwei, der erste chinesische Interpol-Chef, wurde vor drei Jahren wegen Korruption festgenommen. In einem Interview behauptet seine Frau nun, dass es in Wahrheit um einen Machtkampf gegangen sei: Ihr Mann habe auf Veränderungen hingewirkt. Peking reagierte mit seiner Verhaftung.

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210720 -- ZHENGZHOU, July 20, 2021 -- A car is inundated by rainwater in Zhengzhou, capital of central China s Henan Province, July 20, 2021. More than 144,660 residents have been affected by torrential rains in central China s Henan Province since July 16, and 10,152 have been relocated to safe places, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Tuesday. A total of 16 large and medium-sized reservoirs have seen water levels rise above the alert level after torrential rains battered most parts of the province on Monday and Tuesday.  CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HEAVY RAINFALL CN ZhuxXiang PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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China relies on sponge cities in its fight against floods

Not only since the current disastrous flooding in the province of Henan has China been aware that large parts of the country are prone to flooding. For a long time, the government's main weapon against these forces of nature was huge dams and dikes. But Beijing's new approach has seen more sealed surfaces being reopened all over Chinese cities. Nevertheless, the vulnerability to storms remains high.

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