China attacks France’s fast-fashion law over Shein, Temu
China has sharply criticised France’s newly enforced fast-fashion regulations, describing the measures aimed at platforms such as Shein and Temu as discriminatory and potentially inconsistent with World Trade Organization rules. Beijing has urged Paris to halt implementation and warned that it could take unspecified measures to protect Chinese companies if France continues with the policy.global.chinadaily. […]
Russia Closes German Cultural Centres in Response to Berlin’s Drone Plot Accusation
Russia’s decision to close German Goethe-Institut cultural centres has transformed a failed drone operation at a German airport into a wider diplomatic and cultural confrontation between Moscow and Berlin. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared on 3 September that Goethe Institut’s offices in Moscow, St Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg would be closed down. The statement […]
