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Erik Solheim: - Vi må ta upopulære skritt for å gjenoprette forholdet til Kina

Solheim mener Norge vil ende opp som en «B-nasjon» i internasjonalt samarbeid det neste tiåret hvis ikke Norge bedrer sitt forhold til Kina gjennom diplomati, melder nettavisen Bistandsaktuelt. Les mer

Kina godkjenner Norge som medlem i AIIB

Kinesiske myndigheter har godkjent Norges søknad om å bli medlem av en ny kinesisk-ledet bank som skal utvikle infrastrukturen i verdensdelen. Les mer

For China, three decades of one-child policy proves hard to undo

The Party is in a race against the clock. China faces a rapidly aging population and shrinking workforce. The government says the country could become home to the most elderly population on the planet in just 15 years, with more than 400 million over the age of 60. Read more

How far Chinese moms will go to have U.S. babies

An underground "birth tourism" network that stretches from the U.S. to China has sprung up to cater to growing numbers of Chinese mothers who travel stateside to give birth, according to affidavits filed by federal law enforcement officers. The moms are lured by laws that grant U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil. Read more

China declares war on 'forbidden game' of golf

On March 30, Chinese authorities announced the closure of 66 "illegal" golf courses -- roughly 10% of all courses in the country -- in an apparent attempt to start enforcing a long-ignored ban on golf-related construction. Read more

'We don't buy panda products - so the Chinese should get their hands off our elephants'

Elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, leading experts warned late last month in Botswana at the Kasane Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, which gathered 150 delegates from countries that are sourcing, transiting and demanding ivory. The participants signed onto 15 new commitments to stop the slaughter of elephants which have been hailed as significant not only

Pushing Back Against the Authorities in China ‘According to the Law’

After the Chinese government on Monday released on bail five feminists whose 37-day detention in Beijing had become an international cause célèbre, their supporters in China posted a petition online welcoming their release — and making demands. Read more

China targets rights group Yirenping after activists' release

China has threatened to punish a local human rights group linked to five women's activists who were released on Tuesday. Read more

Jubileum: Kvinner i faresonen

Jubelen sto i taket da FNs fjerde kvinnekonferanse ble avsluttet i Beijing for 20 år siden. Jeg skriver det med en viss autoritet, for jeg var der som journalist. Før delegatene reiste hjem, vedtok de en aksjonsplan for å fremme kvinners kår i sine respektive land. De afrikanske kvinnene feiret vedtaket med sang og dans i påsyn av et skeptisk kinesisk sikkerhetspoliti. De kinesiske, derimot,

Revealed: China's Reasons for Island-Building in the South China Sea

For the first time, China’s Foreign Ministry has explained in detail the purpose and rationale for large-scale land reclamation activities taking place in disputed areas of the South China Sea. China’s dredging and construction activities have caused fellow disputants, as well as the U.S., to criticize China for raising tensions by seeking to change the status quo. Read more