Der chinesische Billig-Onlinehändler Temu lockt mit extremen Schnäppchen, steht aber auch immer wieder in der Kritik. Dank einer neuen Einstufung der EU muss die Plattform nun viele Auflagen umsetzen, sonst drohen empfindliche Strafen.
Human Rights Watch called on the Hong Kong government to immediately quash a court’s groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists
“Hong Kong’s mass show trial lays bare Beijing’s utter contempt for fundamental freedoms and democratic political processes,” said Maya Wang, acting China director at HRW
#China has confirmed it will not attend a #Ukraine peace conference to be hosted by #Switzerland next month, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
#Beijing declined the invitation because the conditions for them to participate were not met, including the participation of both #Russia and Ukraine, three of the sources said.
Wie ein chinakritischer AfD-Abgeordneter diskreditiert werden sollte
Ein AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneter, der sich kritisch über China äußerte, sollte nach Kontraste-Recherchen offenbar gezielt mit einem gefälschten "Beweis" diskreditiert werden. Angeboten hatte das Material ein Mann aus China.
Verdicts in Hong Kong’s biggest trial against democratic opposition come >3 yrs after police arrested 47 #democrats in raids at homes across the city. They were charged w/ #conspiracy to commit subversion under a #NationalSecurity law imposed by #China.
The Chinese government has started a new social-media crackdown, this time targeting conspicuous displays of wealth. In April, the country's internet regulator announced a campaign against influencers who “create a ‘wealth-flaunting’ persona, deliberately showcasing a luxurious life built on money, in order to attract followers and traffic.” Wealth-flaunters are now being removed from platforms like Douyin, the equivalent of TikTok. The move comes as China is experiencing an economic slowdown. Here's more from NBC.
#China You could own a well built EV you could actually work on that is fully right to repair for $12k but the US is claiming these are being dumped on the global market even thought they have been subsidized just as much as our coal and oil have and no one had a problem with that. So the government has put a 100% iport tax on the cars so now they are $24k. However for right to repair that might still be worth it if it were possible to get one. In a 2022 J.D. Power survey, BYD topped brands like BMW, Tesla, and Volkswagen in dependability. pbs.org/newshour/economy/small…
Chinese multinational #Alibaba, the owner of the online shopping portal #AliExpress, has stopped accepting payments in rubles and no longer allows the delivery of orders to #Russia, Russian business newspaper Kommersant reported.
Kommersant referred to a Russian economic expert, who "linked Alibaba's decision to fears of secondary sanctions, which have caused other problems with Russian payments in #China."
FAQ: EU bereitet Strafzölle auf chinesische E-Autos vor
China unterstützt die heimische Industrie beim Bau von E-Autos mit hohen Subventionen. Die EU wirft Peking Wettbewerbsverzerrung vor und arbeitet an Strafzöllen. Droht ein Handelskrieg? Und was bedeutet das für Autokäufer?
Die #Mineralölindustrie hat ihre gesetzlichen #Klimaschutz-Auflagen offenbar mit vorgetäuschten #CO2-Projekten in #China erfüllt - zertifiziert von deutschen Prüfinstituten, genehmigt vom Umweltbundesamt. Das zeigen ZDFfrontal-Recherchen.