China has nothing to do with “division of Europe “A great debate on China policy is well under way throughout the European Union … the Europeans are also to blame. Why don’t they run faster? … When the U.S. is moving fast ahead, the Europeans, with a faint hope of overtaking it, will naturally turn to look back for the fear that the Chinese and Indians are racing too fast … You cannot compel people in China to stay where they are forever. Never forget what you had done to them in the early years of your take off  …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online.

China’s rock music rolling towards acceptance Quelle: Xinhua.

“China has slipped six places to 54th in the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness rankings … a number of structural weaknesses need to be addressed, including those in the largely State-controlled banking sector … China also has low penetration rates for technologies such as the Internet and personal computers, and its secondary and tertiary school enrolment rates are still low by international standards …” Quelle: Xinhua/ China Daily. 

Quelle: Aljazeera/Agenturen.

Besprechung eines bei Zweitausendeins erschienenen Buchs. Von Kirstin Wenk (Die Welt).

China Jamming Test Sparks U.S. Satellite Concerns Quelle: NYT/ Reuters.

Zoll verteuert Lederschuhe “Die Europäische Union verhängt für zwei Jahre Strafzölle auf Billigschuhe aus China und Vietnam … Die EU-Kommission wies die Vorwürfe von Handel und Verbraucherschützern zurück. Schuhimporte aus China und Vietnam seien so preiswert, dass sich der Zoll beim Endpreis im Geschäft kaum bemerkbar mache. …” Quelle: Die Welt.