China rejects US sanctions on refineries over Iran oil links
"The commerce ministry's injunction, relating to sanctions announced separately since last year, states that the US measures "shall not be recognised, implemented, or complied with"."
--- Yawn, I guess, that will make not much of a difference, since these teapot refineries don't have much business outside of China and their banks won't be sanctioned anyway.
What oil crisis? China’s EVs are ready to dominate the 21st century
"A sleek SUV offers mechanical foot massages, a luxury minivan has rotating seats to help passengers hop into its third row – and a surprising proportion of models offer in-car karaoke with professional-grade speakers. Others have headlights that can project movies onto a wall to make anywhere a drive-in cinema."
--- And that's Chinese innovation for you. Gimmicks, gimmicks, and more gimmicks.
"When you jump to the electric car, you never walk back to switch to the gas vehicle."
--- Hmm... I have heard different stories from some buyers of Chinese cars.
"Europe has opted for tariffs it sees as leveling the playing field, not blocking the competition."
--- Morons.
PNG Prime Minister Marape shores up economic partnerships in China
"Though the Frieda River Project has not yet broken ground, critics worry that its environmental footprint might be so great that it could destroy the entire Sepik River ecosystem. Meanwhile the Ramu Nickel Mine is often cited as PNG’s environmental and social cautionary tale. Not only has it been criticized for poor occupational health standards, in 2019 a toxic waste catastrophe at the nickel mine turned the ocean red, killed marine life, and caused residents to develop severe skin rashes."
--- Development aid with Chinese characteristics.
"The problem is not only limited to Papua New Guinea; Chinese investment in overseas mining projects all over the world has resulted in serious human rights abuses and environmental harm, a 2023 report by the London-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre said."
--- Yep.
China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea
"On Sunday, China's Coast Guard said it had identified five Philippine personnel who had landed on Sandy Cay, an action Beijing termed "illegal," according to state-run media outlet Global Times."
--- How evil of the Philippines to send soldiers to its own territory!
"Manila said last week it had dispatched its coast guard to Sandy Cay after state media reports showed Chinese coast guard personnel arriving on Sandy Cay holding a Chinese flag."
--- Which is, of course, absolutely no provocation at all.
China scraps tariffs for all but one African nation
"Beijing has boasted that it is the first major economy to offer unilateral zero-tariff treatment to Africa."
"Sino-African trade is marked by a growing imbalance in China's favour, which means Chinese exports to Africa far exceed African exports to China, and that difference is widening.
Last year, Africa's trade deficit with China rose by 65% to about $102bn.
Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores."
--- And nothing will change about that, with or without tariffs.
Taiwan president visits Eswatini
--- China Uncensored featured the usual weekend news variety again:
--- China Uncensored: "America's Allies Are BROKE! And Now They Turn To China."
--- BBC World Service: "Why Taiwan is caught between China and the US"
Günstig, modern, verschrottet: Wegwerfautos werden in China zu einem neuen Trend
"Wenn man einen Neuwagen für unter 20.000 Euro erwerben kann, lohnt sich ein Batteriewechsel für 10.000 Euro in der Regel nicht. Stattdessen wird lieber auf ein neueres Modell gewechselt.
[...] Ein Gebrauchtwagenmarkt ist in China quasi nicht existent. Wenn die Käufer ihr altes Auto zurücklassen und sich dank der niedrigen Preise ein neues kaufen, wandert es nicht in den Weiterverkauf, sondern auf den Schrottplatz."
--- Sehr umweltfreundlich natürlich. Das ist übrigens kein neues Phänomen. Es ist in China allgemein so üblich, Sachen einfach verkommen zu lassen und dann neue zu kaufen, sogar bei Gebäuden.
China schafft Importzölle für 53 afrikanische Staaten ab
