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June 14, 2014
Alarm in Hong Kong at Chinese white paper affirming Beijing control
Pro-democracy Hong Kongers have reacted angrily to a Chinese government white paper affirming Beijing's "comprehensive jurisdiction" over the territory, released days after more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered in the city calling for greater rights. Read more
China arrests prominent human rights lawyer
Chinese authorities formally arrested prominent lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on Friday for "picking quarrels and creating a disturbance". Read more
The Sinocism China Newsletter June 14 2014
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Hvilken vei går Kina?
Russlands anneksjon av Krimhalvøya og president Putins innstramning av ytringsfriheten har fått norske myndigheter og andre til å reagere. Hvorfor er vi ikke like bekymret for utviklingen i Kina? spør NRKs Kina-korrespondent Anders Magnus. Les mer
June 11, 2014
Chinese Shoppers Change Hong Kong Border Area
More than half of mainland visitors to Hong Kong in 2013 came from Guangdong. Read more
June 10, 2014
The Sinocism China Newsletter, June 10 2014
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Chinese Democracy, Western Traps, and the End of History
The Western style of democracy will certainly lead to chaos in China, according to Chinese newspapers. Read more
China Will Need A Series Of Miracles To Sustain Growth
If the Chinese get it wrong, we will face one of the most significant macroeconomic upheavals of our lifetimes. If they get it right, they could continue to be a key factor for global GDP growth. Read more
The South China Sea: What Happens Now?
The threat now is that regional diplomacy gets bogged down in the tit-for-tat of the East and South China Seas, even though they are arguably just fringe issues for an Asia-Pacific region with plenty of other economic, environmental and political challenges. Read more
Open Letter to China Leader Criticizes June 4 Detentions
An open letter to the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, criticizing the arrests of scholars, writers and others before the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, was signed as of Wednesday by 79 international China scholars. Read more
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