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25 Years Later, Student Leaders Witness Freedoms Fought for in Tiananmen

Wu'er Kaixi took a microphone and began firing up the crowd around him. 25 years ago he was one of the student leaders in Beijing, now he lives in Taiwan. Read more

Ambassadørens uåpnede brev

Professor Bernt Hagtvet skrev et åpent brev til Kinas ambassadør i Norge, men fikk ikke svar. "Vi er takknemlige for å ha fått demonstrert et diktaturs hersketeknikk," konkluderer han. Les mer

For 25 år siden: Opprøret som rystet Kina

De kom i kveldsmørket. Først noen få, så
enda flere. De neste dagene vokste menneskemengden til flere titusener. Så
hundretusener. Så én million. Aldri hadde Kina sett maken. Et folkeopprør i
hjertet av Beijing, en seks ukers beleiring av maktens fremste bastioner.



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Norsk professor: - Kina kommer til å kollapse

Professor Ragnar Torvik ved NTNU er sikker i sin sak: Kinesisk økonomi vil gå på en kraftig smell. Les mer

4. juni markerer verden 25-årsdagen for massakren i Kina. Men nesten ingen kinesere vet hva som skjedde

I den vestlige verden omtales det som «et av verdens mest ikoniske fotografier» - men i Beijing i Kina, der bildet ble tatt, vet knapt noen hva bildet viser. Les mer

How China's young idealists are turning to the soil

My hunt for China's young idealists, the inheritors of the Tiananmen spirit, started with a three hour drive through snarled traffic. Ironically the route took me first across the north end of Tiananmen Square, under the gaze of Chairman Mao's portrait on the gate of heavenly peace. Read more

Miao Deshun: China's last Tiananmen prisoner?

We don't have his photo, but we know his name: Miao Deshun. A factory worker from Beijing, he was convicted of arson for throwing a basket at a burning tank. For this seemingly minor offence, he received a suspended death sentence, which was commuted to life in prison a few years later. Miao is not scheduled for release until 15 September 2018. Read more

Tiananmen Square 25 years on: 'Every person in the crowd was a victim of the massacre'

In June 1989, the novelist Ma Jian was among the million freedom protesters who gathered in Tiananmen Square. The brutal response shocked the world and crushed the Democracy Movement. But, he says, its spirit and aspirations live on. Read more

China has the potential to become a real economic problem

The lack of transparency of the Chinese economy is not just a problem for individual and institutional investors who make the choice every day to put their money at risk; it also carries enormous policy implications for central bankers and elected politicians in a highly unstable global system. Read more

Se skrekkbildene fra Kina

Ettbarnspolitikken har skapt millioner av tragedier. Les mer