Torbjørn Færøvik's Blog, page 1404

A Muddy Tract Now, but by 2020, China’s Answer to Wall St.

There isn’t much to see in Qianhai today except for a tract of muddy, mostly undeveloped land that has been reclaimed from the sea. Six years from now, officials here envision, Qianhai will be a thriving, international finance district in Shenzhen that will stand shoulder to shoulder with Wall Street, the City of London or Hong Kong’s Central District. Read more

The bishop who stood up to China

The anticipation was he would be a yes man. Instead, standing before a thousand Catholics and government officials at Saint Ignatius Cathedral, Rev. Ma Daqin spurned the party: It wouldn't be "convenient" for him to remain in the Patriotic Association, he said. Many in the crowd erupted into thunderous applause. People wept. Ma had switched sides - and a crisis was under way. Read more

Kina vil hjelpe Europa til storhet

Kinas president maner til samarbeid mellom sivilisasjoner på sin rundreise i Europa. Les mer

Bitter strid om handelsavtale med Kina

Tusener av demonstranter i hovedstaden Taipei gir regjeringen hodebry. Les mer

Bitter strid på Taiwan om handelsavtale med Kina

Tusener av demonstranter i hovedstaden Taipei gir regjeringen hodebry. Les mer

Crimean conquest shows China the way

Moscow's annexation of Crimea and continuing tensions over Ukraine are being felt primarily as a crisis in European and US relations with Russia. Yet Russia's challenge to the international order has global ramifications that extend to East Asia. Implications for the region can be understood in terms of three broad categories: demonstration, distraction, and disruption. Read more

Chinese Billionaire’s Trial Scrutinized for Links to Ex-Official

Judges began hearing arguments on Monday in the closely watched murder and corruption trial of Liu Han, a powerful billionaire from western China accused of running a criminal network to build his fortune. Read more

Years After Revolt, Chinese Village Glumly Returns to Polls

After staging a very public revolt against official corruption and then voting in remarkably unfettered democratic elections, the people who live in this southern Chinese village returned to the polls on Monday amid torrential rains and growing fears that the Communist Party was taking back control of their local government. Read more

China Aims at Military With Graft Case

Prosecutors accused a former senior military official on Monday of a litany of crimes, including bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, presenting a first glimpse of what could be the biggest corruption scandal to ever engulf the Chinese armed forces. Read more

«Supertogene" truer flyselskapene i Kina

China Southern Airlines er det siste kinesiske flyselskapet i en lang rekke flyselskap som nå går ut med elendige driftsresultater for 2013. Les mer