The renewable energy is one thing. China is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, and emissions are still rising.

It’s blatant whataboutism as this report is on China, and it says the country’s climate emission policy is insufficient. Just read the report.

@basmati@lemm.ee

This is the -unfortunately expected- whataboutism.

Additional renewable energy capacities do not compensate the harm done to the climate by carbon dioxide emissions, and China’s emissioin are still rising while it is already the world’s largest emitter as the report also says.

Join? No. Global trade requires fair competition, reciprocity, transparent supply chains, human rights baked into economic agreements such as the WTO, among other things.

What humanity needs is a just transition to solve current and upcoming social and environmental issues. There are many countries in the world whose policies are manifestly unjust, unfortunately.

Chinese companies should only be allowed to found companies in the EU as a joint venture with a European partner, while this European partner holds a controlling majority. I am sure that China will fully support such a law as a reciprocity is an important feature of global trade.

@Saleh@feddit.org

Es hilft wirklich, wenn man einen Artikel liest, bevor man ihn kommentiert. Und diese Zirkel, um die es hier geht, mit Dingen wie dem Goethe-Institut zu vergleichen, ist Schwachsinn.

Thanks to @Varyk@sh.itjust.works

Here is another article on this issue: China’s Massive Detention of Foreigners

@Quittenbrot

@marius

Chinesische Studenten, die im Ausland studieren, erhalten vom Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) Stipendien. Die Kommunistische Partei Chinas verlangt von allen, eine Art “Treueschwur” zu unterschreiben.

Es gibt mehrere Rechercheren dazu aus vielen Ländern quer über den Erdball, zum Beispiel hier:

Angst und Sippenhaft: Wie China seine Studierenden in Deutschland kontrolliert – (März 2023)

Der chinesische Überwachungsapparat reicht bis in deutsche Universitäten: Studierende aus China unterschreiben nach Recherchen von CORRECTIV und Deutsche Welle Verträge, die sie zu Gehorsam und Staatstreue verpflichten. Die Botschaft will über jeden Schritt Bescheid wissen. Bei Vertragsbruch drohen hohe Strafen.

Einige Staaten wie Schweden haben wegen dieser chinesischen Praxis bereits die Zusammenarbeit mit dem CSC eingestellt.

In den USA wurde im April 2024 ein chinesischer Student zu einer Haftstrafe von 9 Monaten verurteilt. Er hatte einer chinesischen Studienkollegin, die sich für demokratische Reformen ausgesprochen hat, damit gedroht, ihr die Hände abzuhacken.

Es gibt jede Menge Berichte im Netz, hier ist noch einer auf Englisch: Chinese students are surveilled by government while living abroad - (Mai 2024)

Let us not forget the people in Xinjiang who pay a harsh price for cheap Chinese EV cars. Unfortunately, forced labour and supply chain transparency wasn’t an issue here.

Sorry, that was me. The link was broken due to a typo, but now it’s corrected. Sorry.

What does Switzerland say about China’s support of Russia in its war in Ukraine?

Addition:

A survey of Swiss banks has highlighted international sanctions imposed on other countries, such as against Russia over Ukraine, as the greatest geopolitical risk to their business

The report by the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) and consultants zeb said on Thursday that Swiss policymakers should develop an approach to sanctions that ensures neutral Switzerland remains a safe haven for banks and their customers […]

Shortly after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland decided to adopt EU sanctions against Moscow. One measure was to freeze assets belonging to sanctioned Russians.

August Benz, deputy head of the SBA, raised concerns about Switzerland’s rapid adoption of sanctions […]

According to bankers, Switzerland’s clear stance on the Ukraine war has raised fears among foreign customers that it could support further Western sanctions in the future.