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Airfinity | China risks between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths if it ends its zero-COVID strategy
Airfinity’s risk analysis uses cumulative peak cases and deaths from Hong Kong's BA.1 wave as a proxy for mainland China.
Philippines Orders Military to Strengthen Presence in South China Sea
The Philippine Department of Defense said it ordered the military to strengthen its presence in the South China Sea, the latest sign of tensions between the Southeast Asian nation and China in the disputed waters.
China Is Likely Seeing 1 Million Covid Cases, 5,000 Deaths a Day
China is likely experiencing 1 million Covid infections and 5,000 virus deaths every day as it grapples with what is expected to be the biggest outbreak the world has ever seen, according to a new analysis.
Germany to send cabinet member to Taiwan for first time in decades
Education chief expected to tap digital know-how, seek Confucius Institute alternative
China’s Streets Emptier Than During Lockdowns as Covid Surge Looms
Traffic in China’s biggest cities has dropped to the lowest since the Lunar New Year break in the early part of the year as the country’s abrupt end to Covid Zero sparks outbreaks nationwide.
China tells factories to prioritise government Covid orders
Companies report local officials are monitoring production lines to speed up supplies
China’s Soaring Covid Cases Send People to Black Market for Pills
As Covid-19 infections soar across China, a shortage of antiviral medicines like Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid appears to be spurring people to turn to the black market.
WHO urges China to step up vaccinations after rise in Covid cases
Beijing asked to make more data available on disease severity, hospital admissions and occupancy rates
Shanghai Races to Vaccinate Older Residents as COVID Runs Wild
A district has started its fourth booster dose drive and is also deploying mobile vaccination camps for the elderly.
China Accused of Building on Unoccupied Reefs in South China Sea
China is building up several unoccupied land features in the South China Sea, according to Western officials, an unprecedented move they said was part of Beijing’s long-running effort to strengthen claims to disputed territory in a region critical to global trade.
German minister to visit Taiwan in first such trip in 26 years - Focus Taiwan
Berlin, Dec. 12 (CNA) Germany's Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger is scheduled to visit Taiwan next year, which would be the first time in 26 years that Taiwan will receive a visiting German ministerial-level official.
In fast-changing Europe, rage against Russia fuels suspicion of China
Outrage over Ukraine may harden Europe against China, after Russia’s attack lit a fire under European nations’ security and defense. “I think it’s going to have repercussions beyond this question of how to deal with Russia. It is definitely going to shape our policies towards China as well,” said Pascal Abb, a Chinese foreign policy professor at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
Germany, in particular, made a shocking departure from traditional policy in a single hour: Chancellor Olaf Scholz committed to a $111 billion defense fund, dropped opposition to arming Ukraine, and supported bans on Russia’s financial assets. “Multiple European academics and researchers said they had been contacted this week by Chinese counterparts — startled by Germany’s policy shift — to ask ‘what next?’” writes journalist Finbarr Bermingham on Twitter.
Taiwan has not been asked to change name of Lithuania office
Lithuania is mulling over whether to deescalate its China conflict by asking Taiwan to modify the name of its representative office in the capital, Vilnius, but no decision has been made. “Taiwan has not received a request to change the name of its de facto embassy in Lithuania, its foreign ministry said,” Reuters reports. This comes after news, also reported by Reuters, that some German businesses “have asked Lithuania’s political leaders to de-escalate the dispute or risk a corporate exodus.” Context on SupChina: Lithuanian president says Taiwan office naming was ‘a mistake’ after ‘unconventional measures’ from Beijing.
Watching China in Europe Newsletter | Watching China in Europe with Noah Barkin
U.S. national security officials have recently threatened Germany with a “return of bare-knuckles U.S. unilateralism” if German officials “did not send clear signals about their readiness to work with Washington on China by the U.S. midterm elections in November,” according to Noah Barkin, a senior visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund think tank.
Germany's new government is set to take a tougher line on China
Will Scholz shift Germany away from China? The new German government, led by Olaf Scholz, who became chancellor on December 8, is “set to take a tougher line on China,” per Nikkei Asia. The Financial Times editorial board noted that although Scholz has so far not personally expressed a change in tone on China compared with former chancellor Angela Merkel, the coalition he leads “treats [China] as a ‘systemic rival’…a phrase that Merkel never uttered.”
EXCLUSIVE Germany may have been naive on China at first, Merkel says
Angela Merkel has some China regrets: In an interview with Reuters, the longtime German chancellor said, “Maybe initially we were rather too naive in our approach to some cooperation partnerships…These days we look more closely, and rightly so.” However, she cautioned that she opposes “total decoupling” from China, saying it “wouldn’t be right in my view, it would be damaging for us.” Merkel is expected to leave office as soon as a new coalition government is formed following the country’s September elections.
EXCLUSIVE Merkel pushes German tech in urging China to make coal power cleaner
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she encouraged Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in a call to make sure the new coal-fired power plants that China is building were at least more efficient than older ones, mentioning German companies' expertise.
Germany must reduce its dependence on China - health minister
Germany needs a more open discussion on how it can reduce its over-reliance on China in many areas as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased its economic dependency on Asia's resurgent giant, acting Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.
