China extends probe into EU dairy products
"The Ministry of Commerce said it had prolonged the investigation period to February 21, 2026, citing the case's complexity."
--- The complexity being the CCP keeping up the blackmail.
"In April this year, a European Commission spokesperson said the EU and China had agreed to look into setting minimum prices of Chinese-made electric vehicles instead of tariffs imposed by the EU last year. The two sides have yet to reach a deal. "Beijing is still hoping to come to terms with the EU on a long list of trade conflicts," said Even Rogers Pay, an analyst at Beijing-based Trivium China who specialises in agriculture."
--- 'Come to terms' as in 'blackmailing the EU into dropping its legitimate WTO actions'.
Germany, Japan partner to face down 'aggressive' China
"Wadephul was unambiguous about the source of the threat to democracy and rule of law in the region, railing against repeated Chinese threats to "unilaterally change borders" in the Asia-Pacific. "China repeatedly threatens, more or less openly, to unilaterally change the status quo and shift borders in its favor," Wadephul said. The German minister chided China's "increasingly aggressive" behavior in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas."
--- Oops. A German minister daring to speak truth to China? Interesting times.
"The question now, says DW's Rosalia Romaniec, is how Beijing will respond."
--- Wanna guess?
China slams Germany for 'hyping' regional tensions in Asia
"China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning hit back on Monday, telling a regular news conference that the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea "remains generally stable". "We urge the relevant parties to respect regional countries, resolve issues through dialogue and consultation, and safeguard the common interest of peace and stability, instead of inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions," she said when asked about Wadephul's comments."
--- Yeah, calling out China for actually being aggressive is obviously provoking it to be even more aggressive. It's all Germany's fault.
Swatch pulls ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash in China
"The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and removed an advert featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted accusations of racism and calls for a boycott on Chinese social media. Internet users heavily criticised the “slanted eye” gesture made by the Asian male model as racist."
--- East Asian model to be exact. But - hey - it's a Western company, so we can hit it. & of course Western suckers fall for it.
Patient Left Unattended for 40 Minutes as Surgeon Fights to Defend Girlfriend—Major Action in Medical Scandal
"a patient was left unconscious under anesthesia for over 40 minutes because the attending surgeon got into a fight with a nurse while trying to defend his girlfriend, a junior doctor at the hospital [...] The junior doctor involved, Dong (age 20), had her medical license revoked. She had entered medical practice via a “4+4” program at Peking Union Medical College, which allowed non-medical graduates to obtain an MD in just four years."
--- The state of China's health care system in a few sentences.
Northern China flash flood kills at least 10
--- China Uncensored: "China wants war with Japan"
--- China Uncensored: "Another plague?"
Scharfe Kritik Chinas an Äußerung Wadephuls
"Auf die Frage nach einem Kommentar zu Wadephuls Aussage zu Chinas Vorgehen im Pazifikraum warnte die chinesische Außenamtssprecherin Mao Ning davor, "zur Konfrontation anzustacheln und Spannungen anzuheizen""
--- & was genau stachelte zur Konfrontation an?
"Wadephul äußerte sich nach einem Treffen in Tokio mit dem japanischen Außenminister Takeshi Iwaya zudem zu den chinesischen Expansionsbestrebungen im pazifischen Raum: "China droht immer wieder mehr oder weniger unverhohlen damit, den Status quo einseitig zu verändern und Grenzen zu seinen Gunsten zu verschieben." Wadephul warnte vor jedweder Eskalation in einem "sensiblen Knotenpunkt" des Welthandels"
--- So eine Warnung vor einer Eskalation ist auch ungeheuer konfrontativ.
China-Berichterstattung: Journalisten kämpfen gegen wachsende staatliche Hürden
"Neben der Berichterstattung über politisch heikle Regionen wie Xinjiang, Tibet und Hongkong sowie über Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping gelten inzwischen auch Routine-Themen als sensibel. Dazu gehörten etwa die Wirtschaft, Zölle, Technologiepolitik, Arbeitslosigkeit oder Veranstaltungen wie Halloween."
--- Unter Kaiser Xi gehört alles zur nationalen Sicherheit. Alles.
Swatch zieht Werbekampagne wegen Rassismusvorwürfen zurück und entschuldigt sich
