In Beijing, the China-European Union summit promises to be difficult

2023-12-05 20:00:10 Lhe Chinese President, Xi Jinping, and the Prime Minister, Li Qiang, will receive in Beijing, on December 7, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, for a new China summit -European Union (EU). In April 2022, the previous summit, which was … Read more

“The primacy of the Party justifies all sacrifices, including economic ones”

2023-12-05 12:52:29 Matthew Pottinger, former China advisor to the White House, recently drew up, in a column, the edifying assessment of eleven years of purges under the undivided power of President Xi Jinping: “Six members of the political bureau, 35 members of the central committee, 60 generals and probably several million local executives. » (Financial … Read more

China’s Real Estate Crisis: Economic Impact and Government Support Measures

2023-12-05 08:59:00 By Le Figaro with AFP Published 5 minutes ago, Updated now Chinese President Xi Jinping. CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS Real estate has long represented a quarter of China’s gross domestic product (GDP) and supports thousands of businesses and low-skilled employees. The rating agency Moody’s lowered Tuesday by “stable” has “negative» the prospect of … Read more

China-Europe: the impossible economic decoupling

2023-12-04 16:00:16 The ship “Xin Lian Yun Gang” of China COSCO Shipping Corporation docked at the Tollerort container terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany, October 26, 2022. AXEL HEIMKEN / AFP The figure is dizzying and, for several months, it has obsessed Europeans: 400 billion euros. This is the European Union (EU) trade deficit … Read more

Dutch Government Accused of Selling F-35 Parts to Israel: Human Rights Organizations Take Legal Action

2023-12-04 11:58:40 Netherlands blamed for selling F-35 parts to Israel Dec 4 2023 Human rights organizations sued the Dutch government on Monday, accusing it of contributing to violations of international law in Gaza by supplying parts of American F-35 fighter jets to Israel. F-35 / Photo: AP (AP) 1701693406 #Netherlands #blamed #selling #F35 #parts #Israel

China remains a key market for French automotive equipment suppliers, despite tensions

2023-11-30 13:58:03 A battery platform is presented at the stand of automotive technology provider Forvia during the IAA international motor show in Munich, southern Germany, September 6, 2023. The IAA MOBILITY motor show in Germany, one of the largest in the world, will be open to the public from September 5 to 10, 2023 and … Read more

In San Francisco, a highly anticipated meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping

2023-11-13 07:59:43 On the occasion of a new Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, American President Joe Biden is receiving many allies this week in San Francisco, as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders, who are calling for greater stability in their economic and political relations, are meeting for the first time since … Read more

In northern China, hospitals overwhelmed by an outbreak of respiratory illnesses

2023-11-24 09:26:01 Children receive an infusion at a pediatric hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. JADE GAO/AFP Endless queues in emergency departments, patients forced to scour hospitals one after the other to be treated, parents who alert on social networks, and the World Health Organization ( WHO) who is worried: the images arriving from … Read more