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December 5, 2013
Her er Nord-Koreas slaveleirer
Høyoppløselige satelittbilder viser at Nord-Korea har et stort antall arbeidsleirer. Fangene lever og arbeider under grusomme forhold, og mange dør i leirene. Les mer
Published on December 05, 2013 07:28
December 4, 2013
Animal Protection Remains Elusive in China
Last year, The Beijing News reported that the pit bull was the fighting dog of choice in the capital. In other parts of China, the Tibetan mastiff was popular, the newspaper said. Dog fighting in nearby counties was well organized, and people often gambled between 1,000 and 20,000 renminbi, or $160 to $3,300, on a single encounter, it said. Read more
Published on December 04, 2013 01:54
December 3, 2013
David Cameron: "My visit can begin a relationship to benefit China, Britain and the world"
This week I make my second visit to China as Britain's prime minister. I come with a clear ambition: to build a lasting friendship that can become a blueprint for future co-operation between our countries: a partnership for growth and reform that can help to deliver the Chinese dream – and long-term prosperity for Britain too. Read more
Published on December 03, 2013 22:58
The Meaning of China’s Air Defense Zone
Rory Medcalf, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, argues that China miscalculated and that the United States should use the moment to persuade China and others to establish mechanisms in the region to minimize the risk of an incident that could trigger a conflict. Read more
Published on December 03, 2013 22:53
Bloomberg Reporter Barred From Press Event With Chinese Premier
A Bloomberg News reporter traveling to China in connection with a visit by the British prime minister, David Cameron, was barred from a press event with Chinese prime minister, Li Keqiang, a sign of the continuing barriers the news organization faces in China.
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Published on December 03, 2013 22:49
Shanghai teens top international education ranking, OECD says
When it comes to mathematics, reading and science, young people in Shanghai are the best in the world, according to a global education survey released Tuesday. In all three subjects, Shanghai students demonstrated knowledge and skills equivalent to at least one additional year of schooling than their peers in countries like the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Read more
Published on December 03, 2013 22:41
- US has made a blunder in its reaction to air defense zone
Washington's maladroit handling of China's newly announced Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) unnecessarily muddies the waters and raises tensions over the East China Sea. Rather than reacting calmly in a diplomatic manner, the US immediately militarized the situation by sending B-52 bombers into China's zone, says the Global Times, a Chinese newspaper. Read more
Published on December 03, 2013 22:35
For Biden in China, tense reunion with Xi Jinping
In what was supposed to be a warm reunion, Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet instead Wednesday in a climate fraught with tension over an airspace dispute that has put Asia on edge. A day before seeing Xi, Biden stood in Japan and publicly rebuked China for trying to enforce its will on its neighbors, escalating the risk of a potentially dangerous accident. Read more
Published on December 03, 2013 22:32
US calls on China to rescind air defence zone to avoid Japan confrontation
The US called on China to scrap its newly declared air defence identification zone on Monday, warning that Beijing risked a potentially dangerous confrontation with Japan and its allies at the start of a trip to the region by vice-president Joe Biden. Read more
Published on December 03, 2013 03:33
Chinese ADIZ in East China Sea: Posers for India
China has enormous capacity to surprise the world. In the third week of November, China suddenly announced the creation of an Air Defence identification Zone (ADIZ) over the Senkakau/Diayou islands in East China Sea. The Chinese notification said all planes passing through the ADIZ should give prior information to the Chinese authorities of their flight. Why have the Chinese come up with
Published on December 03, 2013 02:59
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