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March 22, 2013
Russland og Kina styrker båndene
Kinas nyvalgte president Xi Jinping har innledet sitt besøk i Russland med å rose sin russiske kollega Vladimir Putin. Under oppholdet i Moskva skal Xi undertegne er rekke avtaler som vil styrke samarbeidet mellom de to land. Begge understreket viktigheten av å stå sammen i en tid hvor USA forsøker å øke sin globale innflytelse. Les mer Viktige energiavtaler undertegnet Afrika er neste stopp for
Published on March 22, 2013 23:53
Suntech, kinesisk solgigant, på randen av konkurs
Også i Kina kjemper solindustrien i motvind. Nå er Suntech, en av landets største produsenter av solpaneler, på randen av konkurs. Hva skjer? Les mer
The company’s solar-panel operations in Wuxi, China, were declared bankrupt on March 20th. That came just days after it defaulted on some of its bond obligations.
The company’s solar-panel operations in Wuxi, China, were declared bankrupt on March 20th. That came just days after it defaulted on some of its bond obligations.
Published on March 22, 2013 13:10
Is enough enough for China and North Korea?
Bound up in nearly every discussion about North Korea's nuclear weapons program
is the question of what role China could, should, and would play, writes A. Greer Meisels is the Associate Director and Research Fellow, China
and the Pacific, at the Center for the National Interest. Read more
is the question of what role China could, should, and would play, writes A. Greer Meisels is the Associate Director and Research Fellow, China
and the Pacific, at the Center for the National Interest. Read more
Published on March 22, 2013 13:06
Xi Jinping heads to Russia in first foreign tour
Xi Jinping is heading to Russia on
the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as president of China. Mr Xi is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the two likely to
discuss energy and investment deals. Read more China media: Russia visit
the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as president of China. Mr Xi is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the two likely to
discuss energy and investment deals. Read more China media: Russia visit
Published on March 22, 2013 01:08
Xi Jinping unmoved by Tibetan self-immolation
As Xi Jinping took official charge of China last week, the deadly toll from
self-immolation as a protest against Beijing's hardline policies in Tibet
reached 108. Read more Surrender the best option for Tibet Tibetan independence movement spreads
self-immolation as a protest against Beijing's hardline policies in Tibet
reached 108. Read more Surrender the best option for Tibet Tibetan independence movement spreads
Published on March 22, 2013 01:03
March 21, 2013
Googles toppsjef advarer på ny mot Kina
På en konferanse i India advarer Googles toppsjef Eric Schmidt mot Kinas rolle som global hacker. Kinesernes iherdige forsøk på å sensurere Internett får også det glatte lag av Schmidt. Les mer Sto Kina bak hackerangrepet mot Sør-Korea?
Published on March 21, 2013 08:48
China is fifth-largest arms exporter
China has become the world's fifth-largest arms exporter, according to a Swedish-based thinktank. It is China's highest ranking since the cold war, with Pakistan the main recipient. Now the world's second-largest economy, China's rise has come with a new sense of military assertiveness with a growing budget to develop modern warfare equipment including aircraft carriers and drones. Read more
Published on March 21, 2013 00:41
The Future of the Novel in China
China's mass media-connected society is more complicated than novelists in the west could ever have imagined, requiring new forms of storytelling to define our subjective experience, writes Li Er. Read more
The value of individual existence has never been as strong. But the power of the system, the power of capital, the power of industrialisation and technology, has formed a system-level force
The value of individual existence has never been as strong. But the power of the system, the power of capital, the power of industrialisation and technology, has formed a system-level force
Published on March 21, 2013 00:38
March 20, 2013
Dessverre, miljøvernministeren ble sittende
Vårsesjonen i Kinas nasjonalforsamling endte med flere utskiftninger i regjeringen. Men miljøvernminister Zhou Shengxian ble sittende. Dessverre, sier mange kinesere. For Zhou sies å ha gjort svært lite for miljøet i Beijing og resten av landet. Les mer
Published on March 20, 2013 14:41
Forurensningen tvinger Kinas ledere til å handle
De kinesiske lederne puster i den samme luften som alle andre. Og nå er luften virkelig ille i Beijing. Fortvilte byboere sier at forholdene aldri har vært verre enn nå. For de nye makthaverne er det bare ett å gjøre: å handle. Les mer
Published on March 20, 2013 14:20
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