Berlin's decision comes despite German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to China in November amid criticism by lawmakers from his country and the European Union.
In order to switch to organic fertilisers, Sri Lanka yet again relied on a Chinese company, only to get deceived in the end as the organic fertilizer supplied could not pass the two rounds of the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) test due to high contamination.
In a statement, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday said it had adopted the final rules that bar the sale or import of equipment made by Chinese firms Dahua Technology, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Hytera Communications.
Chinese Technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE Corps and Hikvision have been heavily criticized by human rights groups for providing surveillance technology not only for authoritarian regimes but also for espionage activities at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.
Several Chinese firms have bought or have begun efforts to buy large plots of land near key US military bases in recent years. Fufeng Group, a China-based company is one of the companies which purchased 300 acres of farmland near Grand Forks, North Dakota, a rural area that lies about a 90-m
the Canadian government ordered three China-originated foreign companies to divest investments in Canadian critical mineral firms due to national security concerns.
Canada's Science and Industry minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the decision was made after reviewing a number of investments in Canadian companies engaged in the critical minerals sector, including lithium.
China continues to dominate the rare earth elements around the world, while the west is pushing towards self-reliance in the procurement of scarce metals and minerals. However, China does not produce a lot of the minerals, and has instead invested heavily in overseas mines in places like Can
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): A lawmaker from Pakistan's Balochistan has slammed the "ongoing exploitation" by the Chinese firms working on power projects in the province and asked the government to "reign in the companies" that are destroying the marine life, and ending the livelih
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 16 (ANI): Bangladesh is suffering from the unethical behaviour of Chinese companies as the country authorities have found many cases of tax evasion by Beijing-based firms or their subsidiaries in Dhaka.
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): Chinese tech companies are facing a crisis of credibility in the US, UK and EU as there are suspicions over the potential of these firms to cause security threats with both their design and intent.