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Deng Liqun, Who Battled China’s Liberals, Dies at 99

He was obstinate as a Hunan mule, the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said. China's reformist officials and liberal intellectuals came to detest him, and he often fought them with equal venom. Read more

Advarsel til alle høygravide: Deadline er på onsdag!

Er du født i et sauens år ifølge den kinesiske kalender? Da er risikoen stor for at du er svak, føyelig og ganske så dum, ifølge innbitt overtro som fortsatt er utbredt i det moderne Kina. Av slike grunner går millioner av kinesere i disse dager rundt og synes synd på små, uskyldige babyer i mammas mage som ikke rekker å bli født før torsdag 19. februar, første dag i sauens år. Les mer

Survey of Foreign Companies in China Finds Pollution a Growing Problem

Concerns about pollution have been on the rise in recent years among foreigners and Chinese. In the survey, more than half of the respondents said pollution made it more difficult to recruit senior executives to work in China. Read more

Foreign businesses in China say Beijing is targeting them

Over the last year, China has become an increasingly hostile place to conduct business, especially for tech companies, manufacturers and other big industries, according to an annual survey of more than 470 U.S. and foreign companies released Wednesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in China. Read more

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China Internet Restrictions Hurting Business, Western Companies Say

Nearly nine out of 10 European companies operating in China say the country’s Internet restrictions are hurting business, a new survey has found, providing another indication that Beijing’s intensified efforts to exert control online are having an impact beyond freedom of speech. Read more

- China, India To Lead World By 2050

Both the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank expect India to overtake China as the world’s fastest growing major economy in 2016. Read more

China’s Wealthy Parents Are Fed Up With State-Run Education

There is a growing interest among young, middle-class Chinese parents in alternative education, often based on liberal Western ideas. Read more

Is the Chinese military weaker than we think?

A new report indicates that China's armed forces are unprepared for a modern war. Read more

Kina driver aktiv spionasje mot Norge

E-sjef Kjell Grandhagen er klar i sin dom: Kina og Russland driver aktiv spionasje mot Norge og norske interesser. Les mer

China: Inventing a Crime

In late January, Chinese authorities announced that they are considering formal charges against Pu Zhiqiang, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, who has been in detention since last May. Pu’s friends fear that even a life sentence is possible. The crime? “Picking fights and causing trouble,” and other related offenses, on his microblog. Read more