A grand total of 1,776 days: That's how long Julian Assange will have been detained in Britain's maximum-security Belmarsh Prison by Tuesday, when he faces what could be the final hearing in the tug-of-war over his extradition to the US.
With a historic ministerial visit imminent, Germany is treading the tightrope between establishing ties with Taiwan and maintaining economic links wit.
At a time when both China and Germany have shown their willingness to further deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, it is selfish of a few German politicians to choose to play tough with China, which only reflects their disregard for Germany’s overall interests.