The number for Berlin jumps up to 1.8 million if you include foreign born Germany citizens and 2nd generation immigrants. That's around half of the population of Berlin.

Taiwan became the largest importer of Russian oil in 2025 They purchased oil worth $1.3 billion, increasing the average monthly import volume sixfold compared to 2022. Taiwan has spent $11.2 billion on Russian fuel since 2022, which is 220 times more than its aid to Ukraine

Hing Shing Leung 梁興盛, CFA This makes no sense. Nexperia was acquired by Chinese Wingtech Technology in Oct 2018, ~7 years ago. Under the Chinese ownership the company revenue has grown, while being profitable. Dutch gov decision to Freezing Nexperia sets a dangerous example. Which company will be next?

NEW: Statement now from the Dutch ministry of economic affairs Confirms good availability act has been invoked "following recent and acute signals of serious governance shortcomings and actions within Nexperia which posed a threat to... Dutch and European economic security"

Incredible violation of rule of law and free market economy in the EU. Netherlands just seized a Chinese-owned semiconductor company - Nexperia. Excuse: “National security” and to prevent “possibility” of IP being stolen. It’s like the Minority Report in geopolitics. The

…to 2025. „The following day, three top Nexperia executives with Dutch and German nationalities submitted an emergency request to the Amsterdam court of appeal to intervene at the chipmaker“. ft.com/content/605e54…

BREAKING: 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇨🇳 Massive blow for Volkswagen after seizure of Chinese Nexperia by the Dutch Volkswagen is halting production of Golf and Tiguan models at its main Wolfsburg plant in Germany starting Wednesday due to chip supply issues - CNBC This comes after the Netherlands

Die derzeitige Ersetzungsmigration nach Europa ist eines der größten Menschheitsverbrechen überhaupt. Innerhalb der nächsten 30 Jahre werden die Völker Westeuropas zur Minderheit im eigenen Land geworden sein. In der Geschichte ist diese geplante und zentral organisierte

Hausdurchsuchung wegen eines Posts. Junge, nette Polizisten, die mir abschließend den guten Rat gegeben haben, in Zukunft vorsichtiger zu sein. Das werde ich tun und nur noch über Bäume sprechen.

The median income in major Chinese cities is higher than in top cities in Latin America and even much of central & eastern Europe. But Chinese cities have some of the world's most affordable utilities -- because they are state-owned and provided as public goods, not for profit.

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The US wanted the Chinese ceo removed, the Dutch vassal complied, the Chinese retaliated, European automotive is hurt even further... Europe is the geoeconomic loser in all this... #nexperia

Dass in Deutschland im völlig entgleisten Kampf gegen „Hass und Hetze“ gut ausgebildete Juristen Hausdurchsuchungen wegen des „Gebrauchs von Kennzeichen verfassungswidriger Organisationen“ bei Journalisten veranlassen, obwohl der Tatbestand erkennbar nicht erfüllt ist, macht mich

🇪🇺🛣️ On November 19, the European Commission will present a package of proposals that will transform EU logistics into a real military artery. The goal is to ensure the immediate transfer of weapons and personnel in the event of a threat. The plan includes coordinating the use

Italians still keep moving away from Italy. That’s one reason why youth unemployment improved over the last decade (there are just no young Italians left to be unemployed). Germany remains the top destination. HT @maps_interlude

OOPS! The total value of the US stock market is now ~245% of the country’s GDP – far above the 100% level that Warren Buffett considers a sign of a market bubble.

Germany used to produce 31% of their electricity from nuclear power back in 1997. There was zero reason to shut them down, just leftist ideology. Now Germany's electricity rates are 3x higher than the USA, factories are closing and moving to China, the USA and other countries.

A catastrophe is unfolding in the strategic city of Pokrovsk, where thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are encircled. However, the media downplays the situation to maintain public support for the war as some Europeans might start calling for a return to diplomacy

This is rare enough to be highlighted: an actually good Financial Times article on the state of the AI "race" between the U.S. and China. Three interesting points that stood out to me: 1) The fact that "for a general-purpose technology such as AI, long-term advantage often

Reasons why China-haters dislike China: 🇨🇳 China minds its own business without interfering with the domestic affairs of other countries; 🇨🇳 China demonstrates that Western values aren't absolute and that nations are capable of great things in their own ways; 🇨🇳 China