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January 24, 2015

Obama Goes to India: "We have to make sure words are matched by deeds"

President Barack Obama answers questions from India Today before his visit to India, starting tomorrow. Read more
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Published on January 24, 2015 07:21

Erik Solheim og Kina

I en oppsiktsvekkende kronikk i DN 15. januar om Norges forhold til Kina, skriver Erik Solheim: «Regjeringen må få rom til å reparere forholdet til stormakten». Den tidligere SV-lederen og utviklingsministeren i den rødgrønne regjeringen har funnet et nytt utsiktspunkt. Han leder nå OECDs utviklingskomité, og fra den plattformen ser verden tydeligvis annerledes ut enn før. Eller kanskje sier
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Published on January 24, 2015 07:16

Skal vi krype for Kina?

I en lengre artikkel i Dagens Næringsliv 5. januar skriver Marc Lanteigne, seniorforsker ved Nupi, om de store handelsmulighetene med Kina, spesielt for land som inngår en handelsavtale med den selvsikre stormakten i øst. Artikkelen avsluttes med et retorisk spørsmål om "hvor lenge vi kan stå på sidelinjen". Les mer
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Published on January 24, 2015 07:11

Michael Tetzchner: Prinsippløshet som prinsipp

I løpet av en knapp uke har to tidligere forgrunnsfigurer i SV, Erik Solheim og Bård Vegar Solhjell, skrevet artikler i Dagens Næringsliv om Norges forhold til Kina. De er verdt å lese for både det de inneholder og det som ikke nevnes, skriver stortingsrepresentant Michael Tetzchner (H). Les mer
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Published on January 24, 2015 07:06

January 22, 2015

Miljø: Kinas nye revolusjon

Kina har utformet en ny energiplan som skal endre energimiksen og kontrollere energiforbruket, skriver forsker Iselin Stendal ved Fridtjof Nansens Institutt. Les mer
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Published on January 22, 2015 00:09

UN condemns Myanmar monk Wirathu's 'sexist' comments

The monk is a leader of the 969 movement, which says Myanmar should remain a Buddhist country and calls for restrictions and boycotts on Muslims. Since the end of military rule in Myanmar, also known as Burma, in 2011, Buddhist nationalism, largely led by monks, has been energized. Read more
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Published on January 22, 2015 00:01

January 21, 2015

Is China Bidding for the Heartland?

In his 1919 masterpiece, Democratic Ideals and Reality, the great British geographer Halford Mackinder identified the northern-central core of the Eurasian landmass as the “Heartland” – a geopolitical region from which a sufficiently populated, armed and organized great power could bid for a world empire. Read more
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Published on January 21, 2015 23:57

Beijing's smog is increasingly toxic for China's politicians

The smog is back and the threat of another "airpocalypse" hangs heavy over Beijing. Read more
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Published on January 21, 2015 23:52

China will avoid a financial crisis despite growth slowing, Davos hears

Chinese premier Li Keqiang has said China would avoid a hard landing as he shrugged off concerns about his country’s slowing growth rate. In his keynote address to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Li admitted that 2015 would be a tough year for the economy as it adjusted to a slower pace of expansion. Read more
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Published on January 21, 2015 23:49

Why China Is Raiding Foreign Companies At Dawn

It's not that easy to make money in China. Read more
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Published on January 21, 2015 06:51

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