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Kina og India lover fred og forsoning

Statsministrene i Kina og India er enige om at grensetvisten mellom de to land skal løses på fredelig vis. Kinas nyvalgte regjeringssjef Li Keqiang har de to siste dagene sittet i samtaler med sin indiske kollega i New Delhi. For bare tre uker siden rykket kinesiske soldater inn i den nordlige delen av Ladakh. Les mer

Desperate Chinese Appealing Directly to Obama

If the Chinese cannot get justice from the Communist Party, will President Obama lend a hand? Many in China are flocking to the “We the People” petition section of the White House website to air complaints about life in their own country. Read more

Nei til "usiviliserte" kinesiske turister

En av Kinas fire innenriksministre, Wang Yang, vil ha slutt på at kinesiske turister oppfører seg "usivilisert" i utlandet. Mange av dem har for vane å snakke høyt, de hoster og harker og spytter, og opptrer som dårlige representanter for Kina, sier han. I fjor reiste nesten 70 millioner kinesere utenlands. Les mer

How China's Last Emperor was toppled

"What happened is so sensitive it has taken more than 100 years before it can be
revealed," says historian Mr Jia Yinghua, who assembled his latest work, The Extraordinary Life
of the Last Emperor, from the secret archives at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese
leadership compound, and from interviews with relations of the imperial
courtiers. Read more

China eyes Arctic options in energy, transport

The decision to grant permanent observer status to China and five other nations
by the Arctic Council meeting in Sweden Wednesday reflects the heightened
interest by some of the world's most powerful economies in an area rich in oil,
gas, minerals, fish and new transport possibilities. Read more

China's Conterfeit Condoms

Along with fake Gucci handbags and fake Apple iPhones, add to the list of counterfeit items produced in China: fake Durex condoms. As China Daily reported Wednesday, police in Fujian province confiscated more than 2 million condoms falsely labeled as Durex, Contex, and Jissbon products, following a March 29 raid. Read more

China lays claim to Okinawa as territory dispute with Japan escalates

China is attempting to open a new front in its territorial dispute with Japan by questioning Tokyo's sovereignty over the island of Okinawa, home to 25,000 US troops.

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China joins Arctic Council

The opening up of the Arctic to shipping and oil and gas exploitation has
fuelled worldwide interest in the region. With a changing climate allowing ships to
travel more cheaply and quickly across the Northern route, Asian countries
with ship building industries are particularly interested in closer links to the
region and the Council. Read more

USA: "Annual Report til Congress" om Kina

Her er Pentagons rapport til den amerikanske Kongressen om Kina. Les mer

"China’s military continues to emphasize Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) including emergency response, counter-terrorism, international rescue, disaster relief, peacekeeping, and various other security tasks." Rapporten

Arktisk Råd åpner dørene for Kina

De arktiske landene er blitt enige om å slippe flere asiatiske land, blant dem Kina, til som faste observatører i den eksklusive klubben. EU, derimot, må oppfylle noen betingelser før unionen får innvilget observatørstatus. Les mer