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  • Internet freedom declines in Germany, says new report

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  • What was the reason for Germany's 3-point drop in its internet freedom score according to the report cited in the linked news article?

  • Internet freedom declines in Germany, says new report

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  • To provide a bit more content on the study by Freedom House a brief summary:

    • In Germany, factors including criminal prosecutions for memes about politicians, increased self-censorship due in part to threats from far-right actors, and attacks by hackers with ties to the Russian state contributed to a 3-point drop in the country’s internet freedom score.
    • Globally, the internet freedom declined for the 15th consecutive year. Kenya (−6), Venezuela (−4), and Georgia (−4) experienced the year’s most severe declines on the report’s 100-point scale. Bangladesh (+5) earned the year’s strongest improvement.
    • China and Myanmar, each with a total score of 9, remained the world’s worst environments for internet freedom.
    • Iceland (94) held its place as the freest online environment, followed by Estonia (91), falling scores also for Serbia and Nicaragua.

    [Edit to include the link.]

  • EU set to crack down on Huawei, ZTE hardware in member countries over security reasons

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  • Spain’s Chinese Gamble: A Risk Europe Cannot Ignore

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  • As an addition:

    European partners criticize Spain's relationship with China as the Kings dine with Xi Jinping

    Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands have shown their concerns towards the Asian country, an attitude and positioning that sharply contrasts with Spain's approach

    ... "The Italian Minister of Economy, Giorgetti, already called on the European Union to adopt a united stance against China to curb the threat to our industry. A similar sentiment exists in Germany, where the government coalition is taking the lead in reviewing the trade policy between China and Germany. The Netherlands has made a decision regarding Nexperia, and France is considering measures against Shein," these same sources elaborate ...

    Regarding the case of Shein, French authorities ordered the inspection of up to 200,000 packages from the company last week to check for possible violations of regulations, a measure intertwined with the Paris Prosecutor's decision to initiate an investigation for "dissemination of images or representations of minors of a pornographic nature" affecting this same company, as well as the Chinese platforms AliExpress and Temu ...

    The European Commission prefers not to comment at this time. In the past, they were very critical of Pedro Sánchez's government, especially when the Prime Minister visited China and requested not to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars during EU-China negotiations ...

  • Cybersecurity in connected buses: understanding the European regulatory framework - Sustainable Bus

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  • Daimler Buses enthusiastically stressed in late 2024 as being the “first bus manufacturer in Europe to present a bus that is compatible with over-the-air updates“

    Yes, but Daimler must not report to the Chinese Communist Party as its rivals from China do, right?

    That aside, the risks of "over-the-air-updates" outweigh the convenience.

  • Xi pitches closer ties to Spanish king as Madrid courts Chinese investment

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  • Spain pays a high price for this so-called "friendship", right?

    Spain's goods imports from China amounted to 45 billion euros ($52.48 billion) in 2024 while it exported just 7.5 billion euros, according to Spain's state trade agency ICEX.

    But I guess the title aligns with OP's desired spin as usual.

  • Dutch governments caught off guard by American tech firm buying Dutch cloud company

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  • This nltimes./nl publishes exclusively AI-generated content under sensationalist headlines.

  • CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!"

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  • Yeah, we see where such surveillance ends when we look to China.

  • As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role

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  • @Joncash2@lemmy.ml

    No, I don't say, "at what cost" ... I say the same as in my initial comment: China is far away from any leadership position when it comes to climate change. You need to read a bit more from your own post than just the headline:

    While China appears to be outperforming on its peak emissions pledge, some sectors are moving in the opposite direction. Transport emissions fell by five per cent in Q3, but plastics and chemical production saw a 10 per cent rise. China is also on track to miss its 2020–25 goal of cutting carbon intensity — emissions per unit of GDP — meaning steeper reductions will be required ...

    In September, China announced its new 2035 target: cutting total greenhouse gas emissions by 7–10 per cent from their peak. Experts say the target is modest ...

    Your linked report contains practically the same content as mine, it's just that the title appears to be a bit more positive; but that's unjustified. China is not on track, let alone in a leadership position. Just read the links in my previous comment above.

    [Edit typo.]

  • As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role

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  • We could all hope that China would lead the world in climate change as the country is the world's biggest polluter (with coal consumption still on the rise as I wrote just in another thread).

    However, China's is far away of any leadership when it comes to reduce carbon emission.

    The scientists from the Climate Actions Tracker call China's recent announcement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035 as 'disappointing' as China - given the country's size and economy - would need to cut emissions by around 30% for the world to be on track to the Paris goal.

    According to the scientists, no country is on track to Paris, but while the EU and Brazil's climate actions are insufficient, China and India's are considered highly insufficient.

    So it doesn't look like leadership.

  • As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role

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  • We could all hope that China would lead the world in climate change as the country is the world's biggest polluter (with coal consumption still on the rise as I wrote just in another thread).

    However, China's is far away of any leadership when it comes to reduce carbon emission.

    The scientists from the Climate Actions Tracker call China's recent announcement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035 as 'disappointing' as China - given the country's size and economy - would need to cut emissions by around 30% for the world to be on track to the Paris goal.

    According to the scientists, no country is on track to Paris, but while the EU and Brazil's climate actions are insufficient, China and India's are considered highly insufficient.

    So it doesn't look like leadership.

  • As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role

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  • We could all hope that China would lead the world in climate change as the country is the world's biggest polluter (with coal consumption still on the rise as I wrote just in another thread).

    However, China's is far away of any leadership when it comes to reduce carbon emission.

    The scientists from the Climate Actions Tracker call China's recent announcement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035 as 'disappointing' as China - given the country's size and economy - would need to cut emissions by around 30% for the world to be on track to the Paris goal.

    According to the scientists, no country is on track to Paris, but while the EU and Brazil's climate actions are insufficient, China and India's are considered highly insufficient.

    So it doesn't look like leadership.

  • As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role

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  • We could all hope that China would lead the world in climate change as the country is the world's biggest polluter (with coal consumption still on the rise as I wrote just in another thread).

    However, China's is far away of any leadership when it comes to reduce carbon emission.

    The scientists from the Climate Actions Tracker call China's recent announcement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035 as 'disappointing' as China - given the country's size and economy - would need to cut emissions by around 30% for the world to be on track to the Paris goal.

    According to the scientists, no country is on track to Paris, but while the EU and Brazil's climate actions are insufficient, China and India's are considered highly insufficient.

    So it doesn't look like leadership.

  • UK to advance targeted science cooperation with China

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  • That leads the UK in the wrong direction.

    Contrary to that, the EU is set to ban Chinese universities from half of Horizon Europe, including health care and defense research in the 2026-27 research programme. Here is a paywalled report on it or the original EU Horizon draft paper (opens pdf) stating that, "Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate in Innovation Actions in any capacity."

  • UK to advance targeted science cooperation with China

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  • That leads the UK in the wrong direction.

    Contrary to that, the EU is set to ban Chinese universities from half of Horizon Europe, including health care and defense research in the 2026-27 research programme. Here is a paywalled report on it or the original EU Horizon draft paper (opens pdf) stating that, "Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate in Innovation Actions in any capacity."

  • UK to advance targeted science cooperation with China

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  • That leads the UK in the wrong direction.

    Contrary to that, the EU is set to ban Chinese universities from half of Horizon Europe, including health care and defense research in the 2026-27 research programme. Here is a paywalled report on it or the original EU Horizon draft paper (opens pdf) stating that, "Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate in Innovation Actions in any capacity."

  • Madrid strengthens Beijing relations as King Felipe visits China | Euractiv

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  • In 2024, Spain exported USD 7.7 billion to China, while Spain imported USD 46.6 billion from China (according to the Comtrade database). This resulted in a trade deficit of USD 39.9 billion, slightly higher that in 2023 and the highest in Spain's trade history with China.

    Beijing apparently applies the same playbook with Spain as with all other countries.

    What does Madrid strengthen?

  • Madrid strengthens Beijing relations as King Felipe visits China | Euractiv

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  • In 2024, Spain exported USD 7.7 billion to China, while Spain imported USD 46.6 billion from China (according to the Comtrade database). This resulted in a trade deficit of USD 39.9 billion, slightly higher that in 2023 and the highest in Spain's trade history with China.

    Beijing apparently applies the same playbook with Spain as with all other countries.

    What does Madrid strengthen?

  • Madrid strengthens Beijing relations as King Felipe visits China | Euractiv

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  • In 2024, Spain exported USD 7.7 billion to China, while Spain imported USD 46.6 billion from China (according to the Comtrade database). This resulted in a trade deficit of USD 39.9 billion, slightly higher that in 2023 and the highest in Spain's trade history with China.

    Beijing apparently applies the same playbook with Spain as with all other countries.

    What does Madrid strengthen?