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The Sinocism China Newsletter, Nov 20 2013

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Er arbeidsleirenes tid virkelig forbi?

Det kinesiske kommunistpartiet vil stenge de mange arbeidsleirene rundt om i landet. Men mange mistenker partiet for å ville erstatte leirene med nye former for frihetsberøvelse. Les mer

Kinesisk ungdom skyr fabrikkarbeid

Kina, ofte omtalt som "hele verdens fabrikkgulv", sliter med å få tak i unge arbeidere. Heller enn å jobbe i fabrikk vil de unge tjene sitt brød i den raskt voksende servicenæringen. Les mer

Rekordhøye utslipp fra kull i Kina

Til tross for den sterke veksten innen fornybar energi, øker de globale utslippene fra kull år for år. Kina er den største synderen. Les mer

Chinese Nobel Winner Appealing Subversion Conviction

 Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese dissident who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, will challenge his 2009 conviction on subversion charges in court, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Read more

The Sinocism China Newsletter, Nov 19 2013

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Forging an Art Market in China

When the hammer came down at an evening auction during China Guardian’s spring sale in May 2011, “Eagle Standing on a Pine Tree,” a 1946 ink painting by Qi Baishi, one of China’s 20th-century masters, had drawn a startling price: $65.4 million. No Chinese painting had ever fetched so much at auction, and, by the end of the year, the sale appeared to have global implications, helping China surpass

Beijing sets sights on a new China

China  has pledged to make the most sweeping changes to the economy and the country's social fabric in nearly three decades with a 60-point reform plan that may start showing results within weeks. Read more

Et moderne og autoritært styre

Mens verden har hatt blikket rettet mot naturkatastrofen på Filippinene, har lederne i Beijing utvidet sin makt. President Jiang Zemin klarte det ikke. Heller ikke etterfølgeren Hu Jintao. Først nå, under president Xi Jinping, blir det alvor.Jeg snakker om planene for en nasjonal sikkerhetskomité i Kina – ledet av presidenten og med vide fullmakter. Les Per Kristian Haugens kommentar i

Chinese Censorship Is Spreading All Over The World

The Chinese government has moved from censoring Chinese media to attempting to control media organizations outside the communist nation. A new study by the Center for International Media Assistance has found that, over the last five years, China's media restrictions have begun to seriously affect the reportage and operations of international organizations. Read more