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April 29, 2013

Art: Qing dynasty bronzes back to China

The French owners of a luxury-goods company have been praised after offering to
donate two looted Qing dynasty bronzes back to China. Having been stolen from Beijing's Summer Palace in 1860, the bronze heads of a
rat and a rabbit were among 12 artefacts looted by French and British troops at
the end of the Second Opium War. Read more
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Published on April 29, 2013 01:03

How Tiger Leaping Gorge was saved

Some of the fiercest environmental battles in China in recent years have been over hydropower. In this adapted excerpt from the new book China and the Environment: The Green Revolution, chinadialogue’s Liu Jianqiang tells the story of how locals worked to save Tiger Leaping Gorge – and won. Read more
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Published on April 29, 2013 01:00

April 27, 2013

Kina og India ryker uklar i Himalaya

Kinesiske styrker har rykket inn i Ladakh i Indias nordlige del og okkupert et mindre landområde. India forsøker å løse striden ved forhandlingsbordet, men hittil er de indiske forhandlerne ikke kommet noen vei. I 1962 utkjempet de to landene en kortvarig grensekrig. Les mer
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Published on April 27, 2013 22:58

Kjent kinesisk kirkeleder er død

Den kinesiske katolske biskopen Jin Luxian er død, 96 år gammel. Da kommunistene grep makten i 1949, sluttet han seg til den statsstøttede delen av den katolske kirken i Kina. Likevel ble han arrestert og satt i fengsel på 1950-tallet. Selv om han ble offisielt løslatt i 1973, gjenvant han ikke sin frihet før flere år senere. Les mer
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Published on April 27, 2013 22:03

Vellykket fransk presidentbesøk i Kina

Mens Storbritannia befinner seg i kulden etter at statsminister Cameron håndhilste på Dalai Lama, blir Frankrikes president mottatt med lovprisninger og rød løper i Beijing. Flere lukrative avtaler undertegnes under besøket, blant annet en avtale om salg av et stort antall Airbus-fly til Kina. Les mer  China to buy 60 Airbus planes from France
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Published on April 27, 2013 00:01

April 26, 2013

China props up Pyongyang over US fears

China fears a rupture of economic ties with North Korea could destabilise the impoverished country, with a disaster scenario inducing collapse and a refugee crisis on its border. Read more
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Published on April 26, 2013 23:52

Hva skjer i langt vest i Kina?

BBCs Kina-korrespondent Damian Grammaticas har vært på reise i den urolige Xinjiang-regionen, langt vest i landet. Les mer

We found people in Selibuya were scared to talk to journalists. Some said they
had been threatened by officials, warned not to speak to outsiders. But we soon
found witnesses who cast doubt on the official narrative.
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Published on April 26, 2013 22:04

Hva betyr 50 millioner døde kinesere?

Mine siste bok, MAOS RIKE - En lidelseshistorie, ble belønnet med Brageprisen for 2012 i kategorien sakprosa. Mange kinesere fikk et bedre liv under Mao, men prisen de betalte var skyhøy. Trolig ble mer enn 50 millioner mennesker ofret på revolusjonens alter i hans styretid fra 1949 til 1976. Er tallet så høyt at vi ikke klarer å fatte det? Eller er Kina så langt borte at det ikke angår oss?
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Published on April 26, 2013 21:00

April 25, 2013

"The people must drive reforms"

Blind civil-rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who gained international
recognition for taking on China's one-child policy and other causes, set off a
diplomatic firestorm last year when he escaped house arrest in China and fled to
the US Embassy in Beijing. Read more

"The life of an activist is still pretty brutal because the Communist Party can
use any measure at any time to either illegally
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Published on April 25, 2013 23:28

Chinese Dragon in Cape Verde

The first Chinese arrival was usually the head of the family, with other family members arriving later. They settled in all of the islands, preferring the more isolated ones like San Nicolau. Today, according to 2008 statistics, the Chinese number around 3,000 with at least 200 stores dispersed throughout Cape Verde. Now, China plans to make the island a "transit point for replenishment and
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Published on April 25, 2013 23:19

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