Torbjørn Færøvik's Blog, page 1341

China is banning Western textbooks to crack down on its own professors

A Chinese government campaign to better control its classrooms is inciting a wave of detractors who worry academic freedoms are being squeezed and that the country is returning to a period of anti-intellectual Communist zeal. Read more

Expats leaving China at twice the number of those arriving

According to a recently released study, expatriates in China are leaving the country at a rate much higher than they are being replaced. Read more

Chinese billionaire executed for 'mafia-style' gang

According to press reports, Chinese authorities have executed Liu Han, a former mining tycoon once worth more than $ 6 billion. Read more

Chinese Student to Contest Expulsion From Norway, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for a Chinese doctoral student who was expelled from Norway last month on the grounds that his research could be used for military purposes said that the student would contest the Norwegian government’s decision and that the case “will be sent to the court” on Monday. Read more

Norsk stempel i passet gir status i Kina

"Å, er du fra Norge?" roper Lisa Su begeistret da jeg møter henne i en liten varehusfilial til et av Kinas største statseide reisebyråer. "Dit skal min mann og jeg i sommer!" 25-åringen gleder seg. -"Vi har bestilt en fantastisk, lang båtreise," sier hun, men klarer i farten ikke å huske om det dreier seg om Hurtigruten. Les mer

Easing of China’s one-child policy has not produced a baby-boom

China's controversial one-child policy was introduced in 1980 but partially relaxed just over a year ago. Under the new rules, couples are allowed a second child if either parent was an only child. Rural couples can have a second if their first child is a girl. Read more

Made in China: Fake IDs

You can buy everything online from China. Read more

A Man’s Death Strikes a Nerve in China

Once again, video footage of a citizen, lying helpless in the road as passers-by ignore him and a car runs over his body, has set off outcries online about apathy in Chinese society. Read more

China Sharpens Its Censorship Blade

Increasingly, the party’s aggressive censorship strategy betrays a mounting anxiety over its ability to manage popular discontent. Behind the grandiose discourse of the “Chinese Dream” in newspaper editorials and political meetings are talks of fear of a post- Soviet-style color revolution. 

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Kan Putin stole på Kina?

Kineserne er bekymret over Putins økonomiske uansvarlighet. De vet at Kinas økonomiske utvikling er langt mer avhengig av samhandel med Japan, USA og EU enn med Russland. Putin kan forregne seg hvis han stoler på at Kina skal redde hans regime fra undergangen. Les mer