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October 29, 2013

Tiananmen: En politisk plass

Bildramaet på Tiananmen (Den himmelske freds plass) for to dager siden fant sted på det verst tenkelige sted og på det verst tenkelige tidspunkt, skriver BBCs korrespondent Dong Le fra Beijing. Om noen dager holder kommunistpartiets sentralkomite en viktig møte i Folkets store hall, bare et steinkast fra åstedet for den tragiske hendelsen. Les mer
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Published on October 29, 2013 19:46

Ny jordreform på trappene i Kina?

Noe må gjøres, skriver ukemagasinet Beijing Review. Kinas stagnerende jordbruk roper på reformer. Men hvilke? Kina har bare sju prosent av verdens dyrkbare areal. Derfor er det viktig å utnytte jorda så riktig og godt som mulig. Les mer
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Published on October 29, 2013 18:54

Kinas seiglivede elskerinnekultur

I Kina går makt og sex hånd i hånd. En uendelig strøm av kvinner betjener maktens menn på alle nivåer. Ja, de fleste menn med respekt for seg selv anstrenger seg for å ha en elskerinne på si. Les mer
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Published on October 29, 2013 18:47

Kina fester grepet i Midtøsten

Kina spiller en stadig viktigere rolle i Midtøsten, både i politisk og økonomisk forstand. Giganten i øst har et umettelig behov for olje og gjør hva den kan for å sikre seg stabile leveranser. Dette skjer samtidig med at USAs behov for Midtøsten-olje er avtakende. Les mer
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Published on October 29, 2013 18:33

Beijing Crash May Be Tied to Unrest in Xinjiang

Five people were killed and 38 were injured on Monday when a speeding vehicle careered along a crowded sidewalk in the ceremonial heart of the Chinese capital and burst into flames at the entrance to the Forbidden City, billowing black smoke that obscured the iconic portrait of Mao Zedong. Read more
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Published on October 29, 2013 02:56

Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, by Jung Chang – book review

Is a vigorous defence of a ruthless ruler, and murderer, justified? Read more

Although most of Cixi's previous biographers have demonised her, others have been more measured. This is a spirited, if partisan contribution. Her role in crushing the reforms of 1898 and her support of the Boxer rebellion remain her most controversial actions. Isabel Hilton
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Published on October 29, 2013 02:47

The Sinocism China Newsletter, 29.10.13

Get smarter about China. Read more
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Published on October 29, 2013 01:01

October 27, 2013

Kina varsler reformer "uten sidestykke"

Kinas statsminister Li Keqiang sier at kommunistpartiets forestående sentralkomitemøte vil vedta viktige reformer som vil gi ny fart i landets økonomi. Les mer  Mer om Li Keqiang
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Published on October 27, 2013 22:30

Interview: 'The Police Take Me Grocery Shopping and Tap My Phone'

Chinese pro-democracy activist and retired Shandong University physics professor Sun Wenguang, who turns 80 this year, is no stranger to dissent. Punished as a "rightist" in the early 1960s, Sun was pilloried and locked up for more than five years during the political violence of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) for his outspoken criticism of then supreme leader Mao Zedong. He has continued to
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Published on October 27, 2013 22:21

Chinese academia troubled by corruption

"I was so stunned,
angry and distressed." It is rare
to hear such words from a
senior Chinese official uttered publicly.
China's science minister even repeated
the word "angry" early this month
to express his anxiety over academic
corruption. Read more
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Published on October 27, 2013 22:13

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