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High-speed train system is a huge success

The cavernous rail station here for China's new high-speed trains was nearly deserted when it opened less than four years ago. Not anymore. Practically every train is sold out, although they leave for cities all over the country every several minutes. Long lines snake back from ticket windows under the 50-foot ceiling of white, gently undulating steel that floats cloudlike over the departure hall

Kina har to millioner «nettpolitifolk»

Kinesiske myndigheter har ansatt så mange som to millioner personer til å overvåke hva landets befolkning gjør på Internett. Det røper den kinesiske avisen Beijing News, som lørdag ga et uvanlig glimt inn i den massive overvåkingen av Kinas egen mikrobloggtjeneste Sina Weibo og andre sosiale medier. Les mer

The Sinocism China Newsletter 07.10.13

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Obama's no-show in Asia a boost for China

President Barack Obama's decision to scrap his Asia trip is a setback for his much-advertised pledge to shift the focus of foreign policy to the Pacific and a boost for China's attempt to gain influence in the region. Read more

China schools seek to nip young love in the bud

In recent weeks a number of Chinese secondary schools have introduced
prescriptive new rules designed to discourage teenage romance. But this has been
met with scorn and outrage on both social and official media, as the BBC's Dong
Le reports. Read more

Bo Xilai Might Be Done with but Chongqing Model Lives on

On Sunday, September 22, 2013, Jinan Intermediate Court sentenced Bo Xilai to life imprisonment while stripping him of his political rights for life. As such, the incident begun by Wang Lijun entering the US Consulate in Chengdu on February 6, 2012, has come to an end nineteen months later. However, the political debate, sparked by Bo Xilai’s “singing red and striking black” campaign in

Kinesisk dissident fortsetter sin kamp fra USA

 

Halvannet år etter at han flyktet fra Kina, har den blinde aktivisten Chen Guangcheng sikret seg en plattform i USA for å fortsette kampen for menneskerettigheter i hjemlandet. Nå får han hjelp til å fortsette menneskerettighetsarbeidet i eksil. Tre amerikanske organisasjoner sørger nå for at Chen får økonomisk hjelp, en bolig og en arbeidsplass i tre år fremover. – Jeg er veldig takknemlig

The Sinocism China Newsletter 05.10.14

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"Den gylne uke": Kinas feriehelvete

Kina har aldri opplevd maken. Flere hundre millioner i bevegelse - hit og dit, med buss, tog og fly. Kaos overalt, i Den forbudte by, på Den store muren og i nasjonalparkene. Bedre økonomi har satt kineserne i stand til å reise, men bismaken er vond. Les mer

Tagore, Pearl Buck og Mo Yan

Tre verdenskjente forfattere, tre vinnere av Nobels litteraturpris. Hva har de til felles? spør Jeffrey Wasserstrom. Read more