A trove of Chinese trademark applications filed by Ivanka Trump’s namesake business is focusing attention once again on the ethical complications presented by the Trump family’s business ties.
Jan Philipp Poeter holds masters degrees from Peking University and L.S.E. in Public Policy and Administration and will shortly join Alibaba in Hangzhou, focusing on the company’s internationalization strategy. Before that he worked for Deutsche Bank in London, various Parliaments, multinational corporations, business associations and in the private sector in China and the European Union. On the Global Editorial Board of Young China Watchers he is involved in original research on China-related issues as well as editorial content for Young China Watchers. His articles and contributions on current Chinese affairs have been featured on YCW’s blog, the Diplomat, E.U.-China Observer and other platforms.
Insa Ewert is a Research Fellow and Doctoral Candidate at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA). Her research focuses on E.U.-China relations, in particular in the field of trade and investment policy. She is also interested in the Belt and Road Initiative and China’s relations with Southeast Asia. She regularly publishes in various blogs and outlets, is quoted in international media, and is part of Young China Watchers’ global editorial team. Her professional experience includes working with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Beijing, the European Parliament in Brussels, the Delegation of the European Union to Indonesia, and the EU Mission to ASEAN. She holds an M.A. in Development Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Vienna.
Putin and Xi are working to win over small, poor countries with promises of aid, military support, and investment, even as Trump scales back.
Both the United States and People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fight malaria in Africa. A pair of experts at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia contend that if the U.S. and P.R.C.
A comparison of the list of Professional Supervisory Units (PSUs) that have already sponsored foreign NGOs and the Ministry of Public Security’s (MPS’) list of eligible PSUs for 2017 shows that, as of June 1, two entities that were not on the eligible PSU list have, nevertheless, officially sponsored foreign NGOs: the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (sponsoring the China Kind Fund) and the State Administration for Grain (sponsoring the U.S. Grains Council, U.S. Soybean Export Council, and U.S. Wheat Associates). This suggests that the MPS is actively adding organizations to its list of eligible PSUs, as it has previously said it would do.
“Some of the major Chinese companies are some of the most sophisticated deep learning and data companies in the world.”
Acquisitive insurer sees plans stymied by financial controls and political infighting.
