According to Belgium's customs chief Kristian Vanderwaeren, illegal products are flooding into Europe from China, where nearly all imported cosmetics from e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein violate EU legal requirements. #Kina #Ehandel #Tullkontroll (translated)
Two days before the car show, the EU's trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič presented a preliminary trade deal with China. #BilsalongParis #EU #Kina (translated)
Europe must make quick decisions for fair rules and defend its industrial and technological sovereignty, said Blume. #BilsalongParis #EU #Kina (translated)
Europe's industrial model is facing an external shock that challenges and questions the continent, said Martin, advocating that a certain amount of European parts must be present even in the cars produced by China in Europe. #BilsalongParis #EU #Kina (translated)
European car manufacturers unite in a common strategy to handle the increasing competition from China, which is accelerating its expansion strategy in the European car market during the Paris Motor Show. #BilsalongParis #EU #Kina (translated)
Despite China topping the Pisa survey in mathematics and science, a teacher in Beijing questions whether the results truly reflect the real situation for all Chinese students, especially considering the differences between elite and rural schools as well as the demands and expectations of parents and students themselves. #Kina #Pisa #utbildning (translated)
The EU plans to introduce an import quota on Chinese hybrid cars with a cap of 350,000 vehicles during the first year of a four-year agreement, as reported by Bloomberg. #EU #Kina #Hybridbilar (translated)
At the same time, transportation to and from important agricultural areas and mineral and energy deposits is being strengthened, said Li Meng, an assistant director at the department, when the megaproject was made public. #Kina #Infrastruktur #Gränskonflikter (translated)
China plans to build a ring road of 2,700 miles around the country to connect main roads, strengthen the economy, and improve transportation, while the project may also have military purposes. #Kina #Infrastruktur #Gränskonflikter (translated)
A Chinese Iron Curtain rises around the country's borders, where the government confiscates passports from individuals in sensitive sectors like AI, and an increasing number of residents are experiencing restrictions on their ability to leave the country. #Kina #AI #Passkontroll (translated)
It has been agreed that in relation to hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, the number of vehicles exported from China to Europe will be reduced by "several million vehicles" over the next four years, said Šefčovič. (translated)
China has agreed to reduce the export of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles to Europe by 'several million vehicles' over the next four years, which is a significant step in trade negotiations with the European Union. (translated)
Peter Beshar, former legal adviser to the American Air Force and Space Force, warns that space has become an increasingly prominent component of rising military budgets. #Svemir #Bezos #Kina (translated)
Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos said this week that America must beat China in the race to the Moon and he is confident that his team will land on the only natural Earth satellite in two years. #Svemir #Bezos #Kina (translated)
Jeff Bezos emphasized that America must win the space race against China and plans to land his astronauts on the Moon by 2028, despite the challenges faced by his and SpaceX's missions. #Svemir #Bezos #Kina (translated)
The Provincial Court of A Coruña will judge next week the designer Kina Fernández, her husband, their two daughters, and a financial manager, for whom the Prosecutor's Office is requesting seven years in prison for asset concealment and for not settling debts of 2 million euros with the creditors of their company, Volvoreta. #ConcursoDeAcreedores (translated)
Maroš Šefčovič, the Union's commissioner for trade, called the agreement the first of its kind, as it was not preceded by a mutual trade war. According to Sefcovic, the Chinese side acknowledged that the issue had caused significant political tension among EU member states and was willing to show self-restraint. #EU #Kína #hibridautók (translated)
The EU and China have agreed to halve the export of hybrid passenger cars to Europe over the next four years, as the low prices of Chinese electric cars and hybrids are causing serious damage to the European automotive industry. #EU #Kína #hibridautók (translated)
a beginning that brings hope to us all – above all, hope for more. The results show progress – wrote Bernd Lange on X. #Kína #EU #kereskedelem (translated)
This opens up the opportunity to reduce China's exports by more than half. According to Maroš Šefčovič, an agreement was reached with Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao that China will limit the export of hybrid cars to the EU, reduce tariffs on certain products, and make it easier to obtain permits for the export of rare earth metals and permanent magnets. #Kína #EU #kereskedelem (translated)
