Rome [ENA] On 22nd September 2018 the PRC and the Holy See signed signed in Beijing a "provisional agreement" on the appointment of bishops. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2018-09/china-holy-see-agreement-appointment-bishops.html The method and the way of signing this agreement are undoubtedly extraordinary. The representative of the Chinese government H.E. Mr Wang Chao, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs   [Full story...]

Rome [ENA] China’s impressive plan to build one of the world’s most advanced and competitive economies with the help of innovative manufacturing technologies (“smart manufacturing”) seems to be a reality. Made in China 2025 aims at a long term at exactly the strategy of substitution. China seeks to progressively replace foreign with Chinese technology at home – and to prepare the ground for Chinese technology companies   [Full story...]