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April 11, 2014

Professor Arne Jon Isachsen: På'n igjen i Kina

Kina vil stimulere veksten og skape en sunnere økonomi ved å stimulere det private næringsliv på bekostning av de statlige foretakene, skriver BI-professor Arne Jon Isachsen. Les mer
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Published on April 11, 2014 13:09

China upholds sentence of rights activist Xu Zhiyong

A high court in China has upheld the four-year jail term given to prominent rights activist Xu Zhiyong. Mr Xu, the founder of a transparency movement, had appealed against a lower court's decision to jail him for "gathering crowds to disrupt public order". Read more
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Published on April 11, 2014 11:36

April 10, 2014

Taiwansk ungdom sier nei til Kina

I flere uker har taiwansk ungdom okkupert nasjonalforsamlingen i hovedstaden Taipei. De krever at en fremforhandlet handelsavtale med Kina gjennomgås på ny. Les mer
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Published on April 10, 2014 12:34

April 9, 2014

- "Sannhetens flamme" har visstnok sluknet

Jan Arild Snoen kommenterer Høyre-regjeringens feige holdning til Dalai Lama og tibetanerne.
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Published on April 09, 2014 09:02

Stortingspresidenten vil ikke møte Dalai Lama

Stortingspresident Olemic Thommesen vil ikke møte Dalai Lama. Så lenge han og Høyre satt i opposisjon, ivret de for at regjeringen måtte gjøre mer for å tale Dalai Lamas og tibetanernes sak. Nå veier hensynet til Kina tyngre. Så lett, og så vanskelig, er det å få politisk ansvar. Les mer
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Published on April 09, 2014 07:59

April 6, 2014

"Kina - En reise på Livets elv" - Følg opplesningen på NRK P2

Min bok "Kina - En reise på Livets elv" (Brageprisen 2003) leses denne våren opp på NRK P2. Følg opplesningen søndag morgen og torsdag kveld (reprise). Boken handler om min reise på Yangzielva, verdens tredje lengste elv, fra Shanghai til elvekilden i Tibet. Opplesningen er et redigert utdrag og foregår i fem deler. Les mer  Min lange reise
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Published on April 06, 2014 01:55

April 5, 2014

China’s Former Leaders Tell Xi To Halt Anti-Corruption Campaign

Former Presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao are reportedly pushing for an end to Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign. Read more
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Published on April 05, 2014 09:34

Beijing’s Arctic Play: Just the Tip of the Iceberg

There are a number of reasons for China’s interest in the region, but four stand out in particular. First, of course, the region is rich in resources: oil and gas, fish, and minerals among them. According to one estimate, the region holds one-third of the world’s natural gas reserves, and resource-hungry China has recognized the region’s potential. Read more
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Published on April 05, 2014 09:30

Manila files South China Sea claim

After a year of futile diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the South China Sea disputes, the Philippines has risked permanent estrangement with China by pressing ahead this week with an unprecedented arbitration case before a United Nations court at The Hague, while ironing out a new security pact with the United States. Read more
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Published on April 05, 2014 09:24

China's long view obscured by smog

China's revised urbanization program will have environmental costs and consequences in coming years, with the possibility of conservation benefits only in the longer term, experts say. Read more
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Published on April 05, 2014 09:22

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