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Pakistan, Kinas nabo, går til valg

Tidligere statsminister Nawaz Sharif kan komme tilbake til makten i Pakistan, tror mange eksperter foran valget på ny nasjonalorsamling. Sharif ble styrtet ved et militærkupp for tretten år siden. Les mer

India-China border dispute: both sides step warily with high-level visits due

Most serious argument in 25 years risks undermining chances of a diplomatic breakthrough. Read more

"Many Indians have interpreted the New Delhi government's caution in the latest incident as weakness, even cowardice. But some see it as a sign of maturity." The Guardian

China detains outspoken activist Liu Ping

Liu Ping is one of at least 10 activists who have been detained for campaigning for officials to publicly disclose their assets. Read more

Demographics: The Chinese Gender Imbalance

Under normal circumstances, the sex ratio within a human population will reveal that around 105 males are born for every 100 females. However in China a rather different demographic outlook is presented, with the actual figures deviating dramatically from this thesis. Indeed according to the Chinese academy for Social sciences, an estimated 119 boys are born for every 100 girls. Read more 

Introducing the Ratburger

Introducing the Ratburger! If you've never tried the Ratburger, you're missing out on the latest in affordable cuisine from China, home of the most trusted food on the planet. Read more And more

Can It Be that the Chinese People Deserve Only “Party-Led Democracy”?

For the emergence of a free China, placing hope in “new policies” of those in power is far worse than placing hope in the continuous expansion of the “new power” among the people. The day when dignity of the people is conceptually and legally established is the day that the human rights of our countrymen will gain institutional protections, writes Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo in this

Nord-Korea hektet på sjokoladekjeks fra sør

Til tross for det strenge, striglede ytre, har Nord-Korea en omfattende svartebørs der vestlige varer florerer. Og få varer er like høyt skattet som den sørkoreanske sjokoladekjeksen Choco Pie. Les mer

China Needs Justice, Not Equality

 According to confidential but widely circulated Chinese police estimates, there are now about 180,000 mass protest incidents each year, roughly 20 times more than there were in the mid-1990s. China’s leaders portray the surge of protests as fueled by popular outrage over the yawning gap between rich and poor -- a chasm that the leaders have spent a decade trying to close. In reality, though,

Hvorfor er Yunnan blitt så tørr?

Ingen provins i Kina har større biologisk mangfold enn Yunnan. Men nå trues mangfoldet av avskoging og redusert tilgang på vann.  Miljøkrisen i landets sørvestlige hjørne er uten sidestykke, og bøndene sliter med å opprettholde avlingene på normalt nivå. Les mer

Nord-Koreas velsmurte propagadamaskin

Tusener av ansatte står bak den nord-koreanske propagadamaskinen, anført av det statlige nyhetsbyrået. Journalister, historiefortellere og diktere. Og sensorer. Alt skal tjene den store og hellige sak, dyrkelsen av Kim-dynastiet og forestillingen om regimets ufeilbarlighet. Les mer