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German frozen pork prompts COVID-19 case in China
Chinese authorities have said that a worker in a refrigerated warehouse was infected with COVID-19 after handling imported pork. Experts in Germany say it is "unlikely" that meat packaging was responsible.
China floats 'Africa Quad' with Germany and France
Xi seeks to drive wedge in Atlantic alliance with cooperation proposals
Think tank chief accused of spying for China reportedly was double agent
Accused spy ‘Klaus L’ believed to have worked as a double agent, spying initially for the German Federal Intelligence Service for 50 years.
France, Germany, China push to revive Iran nuclear talks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed there is “a window of opportunity” now for talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the French presidency said.
Angela Merkel calls for better data security cooperation with China | DW | 25.05.2018
The German chancellor rounded out her China trip with a stop in the high-tech hub of Shenzhen. Though she urged the importance of data security, Merkel kept mum about Trump's cancellation of the North Korea summit.
Negative Views of China Persist Despite Covid Gains, Pew Finds
Negative views of China remain near record highs across the developed world, according to the latest Pew survey, as higher marks for Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus were offset by concerns about its human rights record.
G-7 Set to Back Green Rival to China’s Belt and Road Program
The Group of Seven nations plans to launch a green alternative to China’s Belt and Road initiative when the leaders meet at a summit next week, according to two people familiar with the matter.
China propels BMW to strong profits, Germany lags
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Booming sales in China helped propel German luxury carmaker BMW to stronger profits in the first three months of the year even as its home market Germany trailed the ongoing recovery in global car markets from the worst of the pandemic shutdowns...
Luxury vehicles, booming sales in China boost BMW profits
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker BMW said third-quarter net profit rose 17% to 1.81 billion euros ($2.22 billion) as sales boomed in China and highly profitable luxury models such as the 8 Series coupe and X7 large sport-utility vehicle helped fatten the bottom line...
EU Lists Dozens of Weak Points Where Industry’s Hostage to China
Europe needs to assess its “strategic dependencies” after being caught by surprise by radical changes to supply chains during the initial phase of the pandemic last year, according to a draft European Union document laying out the bloc’s future industrial roadmap.
China Is Drinking Barely A Drop of Australian Wine After Tariffs
Australian exports of wine to mainland China have almost completely dried up after the Chinese government imposed tariffs of more than 200% last year in an escalating trade spat.
Germany's Merkel presses China for human rights dialogue
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed China's prime minister Wednesday for broader discussions on human rights issues, telling him that the relationship between their countries “means that we can address difficult issues and put everything on the table...
Merkel Calls for Deeper Cooperation With China on Covid Vaccines
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germany and China to join forces to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and raised the prospect of deeper cooperation on Covid-19 vaccines.
China's Xi ready to step up climate change cooperation with France, Germany
Issue 'should not become a geopolitical bargaining chip,' president tells Macron and Merkel
China-EU relations face challenges, Xi tells Germany's Merkel
President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that he saw "various challenges" in relations between China and the European Union and hoped the EU could "independently" make correct judgements, a Chinese government statement said.
Exclusive: Volkswagen to buy credits from Tesla in China to comply with environmental rules - sources
A Volkswagen joint venture in China has agreed to buy green car credits from Tesla to help meet local environmental rules, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
WHO says virus origins report will be released on Tuesday
The head of the World Health Organization said that a long-awaited report into the origins of the new coronavirus following a mission to China where the virus first emerged will be released publicly on Tuesday but that further study is required.
Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang
China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang.
Burberry becomes first luxury brand to suffer Chinese backlash over Xinjiang
Burberry has lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its hallmark tartan design was scrubbed from a popular video game, becoming the first luxury brand assailed by the Chinese backlash to Western accusations of abuses in Xinjiang.
European fashion stocks hit by China Xinjiang row
Shares of European fashion brands Adidas, Inditex and H&M fell on Thursday as they faced a storm of criticism on social media in China over comments they have previously made about Xinjiang.