Torbjørn Færøvik's Blog, page 1333

Professor David Shambaugh: The Coming Chinese Crackup

Despite appearances, the Chinese political system is badly broken, and nobody knows if it is better than the Chinese Communist Party itself. Party Leader Xi Jinping's despotism is severely stressing China's system and society - and bringing it closer to a breaking point. Read more

In a Test of Wills, Japanese Fighter Pilots Confront Chinese

“Intercepting fighters is always more nerve-racking,” said Lt. Col. Hiroyuki Uemura, squadron commander of the approximately 20 F-15 fighters stationed here at Naha Air Base. “We hold our ground, but we don’t provoke.” Read more

China’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Documentary about the Airpocalypse

It’s not that the environmental inspectors don’t want things to change. They do. It’s just that their hands are tied.  Steel factories might be spewing all sorts of bad things into already barely breathable air, but shut down one plant and potentially 100,000 workers lose their jobs. No inspector wants to be responsible for that. Read more

Latest Hong Kong protests put focus on cultural tensions with China

Fresh crowds of protesters have filled Hong Kong's streets in recent days, but if you think this latest uproar is about democracy, free elections and yellow umbrellas, think again.The most recent protests, which took place in various parts of northern Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon, have had very little to do with the colorful and lively “umbrella movement” that took Hong Kong by storm last

China Detains Women’s Rights Activists in Several Cities

China detained at least 10 women’s rights activists over the weekend to forestall a nationwide campaign against sexual harassment on public transportation that would overlap with International Women’s Day, according to human rights advocates and associates of the detained activists. Read more

Move Over Mao: Beloved ‘Papa Xi’ Awes China

The cult of Party Leader Xi Jinping is everywhere. "He dares to beat any tiger, no matter how big the tiger is. He is not afraid of heaven or earth. We dream of meeting him." Read more

The Sinocism Newsletter, June 6, 2015

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Den lange veien til Kina

Noen snakket sammen før møtet begynte. Dermed var Thorbjørn Jaglands dager som Nobelkomité-formann over. Her hjemme ryddet avisene forsidene, i Kina avfødte nyheten knapt nok en notis, skriver Torbjørn Færøvik i en kronikk i Aftenposten. Les mer

Dollarmillionærene rømmer Kina

Mer enn 75 000 dollarmillionærer har flyttet fra Kina i løpet av de siste året. Land som USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore og Storbritannia er mest populære. De som drar sin vei, føler seg utrygge for sin egen framtid i Kina. Les mer

China pledges to cut coal use, increase renewables to help tackle pollution

China’s top state planning agency has pledged to accelerate policies to promote cleaner and renewable sources of energy and tackle overcapacity in polluting industrial sectors. Read more