I didn't know how bad it really is: We are drowning in an oversupply of Chinese BEVs. We should not trust the numbers coming from BEV boosters. We are headed towards major factory shutdowns and cutbacks.
Reminder that just because some knockoff car looks like a Porsche, doesn’t mean it isn’t a total POS. No surprise that a cell phone company doesn’t know how to make a car.
The United States is protecting is uncompetitive automakers addicted to expensive SUVs and trucks from facing a real challenge that would force them to innovate and could accelerate the EV transition by making cheaper models much more accessible.
Taiwanese actor Wu Mu-hsuen was forced to sign a pledge supporting China's territorial claim over Taiwan, or the show she had just finished filming would be cancelled
According to Wu's agent, the practice is now commonplace for Taiwanese artists working in China
@oatmeal@palestine@israel A number of the Pacific mini-states are engaged with China, but not "aligned". Recently, the #US has been fomenting riots that they like to call "protests" (in the Solomons) and threatening and cajoling those islands it treated like trash for 70 years to encourage them to refuse to deal with China. I suspect Nauru was one of those targeted when it became too "friendly" with #China.
Europäische Firmen in China beurteilen Lage als schwierig
Europäische Unternehmen in China finden es so schwer wie nie, in der Volksrepublik Geschäfte zu machen. Das ist das Ergebnis einer Umfrage der EU-Handelskammer in China. Von Benjamin Eyssel.
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"China's final warning" is a Russian ironic idiom originating from the Soviet Union that refers to a warning that carries no real consequences.
The People's Republic of China released its first "final warning" to the United States on 7 September 1958 during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. By the end of 1964, more than 900 such "final warnings" had been issued. However, no real consequences were levied for ignoring the "final warnings".
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Gipfeltreffen in Budapest: Xi und Orban vereinbaren "strategische Partnerschaft"
Zum Abschluss seines Europa-Besuchs hat Chinas Präsident Xi in Ungarn eine "goldene Reise" mit gemeinsamen Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturprojekten angekündigt. Beide Länder vermeldeten den Abschluss zahlreicher Abkommen.
Nicaragua entzieht Konsortium Lizenz für Bau von Atlantik-Pazifik-Kanal
Es ist das Prestigeprojekt der Regierung von Machthaber Ortega in Nicaragua: eine Seestraße zwischen Atlantik und Pazifik in Konkurrenz zum Panamakanal. Jetzt wurde dem chinesischen Baukonsortium die Konzession entzogen.
The United States has landed another blow to China’s technological advancement, by revoking licenses that allowed Intel and Qualcomm to buy and sell chips to Huawei Technologies, reports @engadget.
Huawei was hit hard when it was placed on U.S. trade restrictions lists in 2019, but a recent comeback — including the launch of an AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel chip — appears to have renewed the government’s national security worries.
Gipfeltreffen in Belgrad: Xi und Vucic beschwören "eiserne Freundschaft"
Der serbische Präsident Vucic hat Chinas Staatschef Xi empfangen und zahlreiche Abkommen mit ihm geschlossen. Man habe die "umfassende strategische Partnerschaft" vertieft, hieß es. In der Taiwan-Frage stellte sich Vucic klar hinter Xi.
Chinas Staats- und Parteichef Xi reist nach Serbien und Ungarn. Kritischen Fragen muss er sich dort nicht stellen, nur einer Fülle von Investitionswünschen. Auch der Zeitpunkt der Reise ist kein Zufall. Von Wolfgang Vichtl.
"The #Philippines is exploring aerial supply missions to Filipino troops at #AyunginShoal in the West Philippine Sea, a top security official said on Tuesday. National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said there will be adjustments to the government's resupply efforts to troops stationed at BRP Sierra Madre, the grounded warship that serves as the country's outpost in the West Philippine Sea"
As expected, TikTok sues the US government claiming the bill signed into law by President Biden -- that compels the app to be sold by its Chinese owners or shut down -- is a First Amendment violation. https://t.ly/qFBK0