Germany’s new laws to address this problem are pointless since they won’t be implemented. Look at the recent “de-risking”, instead of divesting in China, they cut German jobs and doubled down on investment there. “China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,” the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, bluntly warned in a recent report.

Will the EU's national parliaments pick this up?

Berger spielt mit seinem dogmatischen Anti-Planwirtschafts-Radikalismus de facto dem planwirtschaftlichen Staatskapitalismus Chinas in's Blatt. Es ist wieder 1984: "Staatskapitalismus = Wettbewerb!" "Kampf gegen unfairen Wettbewerb = schädlich!" "Ökonomische Unterwerfung = gut!"

甚麼是《民族團結法》？

From today, the CCP thinks it has a legal basis to: ❌ Forcibly assimilate ethnic minorities. ❌ Criminalise dissent to protect “ethnic unity.” ❌ Target critics beyond its borders. Following the EP resolution initiated by IPAC members, here is IPAC's statement: 自今日起，中共自認已取得法律依據，得以： ❌ 強制漢化少數民族。 ❌ 以「維護民族團結」為藉口，將異見人士入罪。 ❌ 將打壓黑手伸向海外，跨國鎖定批評者。 繼 IPAC 成員推動歐洲議會通過相關決議後，IPAC 正式發表以下聲明：

The Suddeutsche with the long-read on the China shock 2.0 and Germany. A great read, with nice literary long-read style language, and rather beautiful formatting. sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art…

Sincere thanks to the UK, France, and Germany for opposing China's recent acts of maritime coercion. #Taiwan shares their commitment to safeguarding regional stability, freedom of navigation, and international shipping safety. The virtuous do not stand alone.

Anybody who has ever argued publicly in favour of #Tibetan rights or in support of #Uyghurs like Ilham Tohti or in defense of #Taiwan's democracy should think twice before travelling to China, because they could be prosecuted under China's new law.

"China has been contacting U.S. states and private firms to discourage engagement with Taiwan and mischaracterising U.S. policy, ​but links with Taiwan should be expanded, three U.S. government departments ‌said in joint letters."

Very clear logic, isn't it? If EU in order to protect its own industrial future will try to "defend its legitimate interests" by reciprocally taking measures which China has taken long ago, Beijing will counteract, because "quod licet Iovi non licet bovi" as a Roman adage goes.

Claire Lai accepted Deutsche Welle's 2026 Freedom of Speech Award today in Bonn. Her father, Jimmy Lai, was not free to accept it himself. He has been in solitary confinement in Hong Kong for nearly six years. Earlier this year, a court sentenced the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder to 20 years in prison for building a newspaper that defended democracy. @jodieginsberg, CEO of @pressfreedom, honored him with the laudatory speech. An empty seat at a press freedom ceremony says everything. #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome

Well worth reading!

BREAKING: Ilana Gritzewsky, who was held hostage by Hamas, just took the floor at the United Nations to confront Reem Alsalem, the UN rapporteur on violence against women. Her dramatic testimony: Special Rapporteur, your report speaks about violence against women. Why is there no mention of Hamas? On October 7, terrorists stormed our Kibbutz — murdering, kidnapping, and burning. I was beaten and mutilated before blacking out. I woke up half naked with seven terrorists standing over me, not knowing what happened to me in those lost moments. I went through days of pain and horror in captivity, and even now the feeling of being powerless and violated still lingers. I came back with a broken hip, a broken jaw and a shattered soul. People see my face and think I’m free. But freedom is not a switch. Trauma doesn’t vanish once you are released. Now, every air-raid siren, and every rocket from Iran, throws me back into that hell. On October 7, and in captivity, Jewish women were raped, abused, and humiliated. And you, Special Rapporteur, you chose silence and denial. Ms. Alsalem, you said there was no evidence of sexual violence on October 7. I am standing here today — not as a report, not as a statistic. I am a woman who survived. I am the living proof of sexual violence by Hamas. When I and other Israeli women begged not to be raped, why were you silent? Please look at me. Do you believe us now? Will you apologize?

And the IMF saying in February that the Chinese yuan was undervalued by at least 16%—was that a European plot too?

Jimmy Lai continues to be incarcerated simply because of his love of freedom. We will continue to push for Jimmy Lai’s release & for all those jailed and persecuted in Hong Kong and across mainland China.