Category Archives: China

Shortcuts

Posted on 7 May 2013 by

I love shortcuts. When I was a child, I walked to elementary school through a dense and dark forest instead of following the well-lit road around it. When I went to high school, there was a shortcut across a derelict … Continue reading →

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Nobel Peace Prize 2012 for Liu Xiaobo

Posted on 12 October 2012 by

My suggestion for the Nobel Peace Prize 2012: Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese writer and human rights activist. Yes, I know that Liu Xiaobo already won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 and I know it would be the first time that … Continue reading →

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The Mo Yan Poll

Posted on 11 October 2012 by

My empty, questioning stare when I heard that this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature would go to the Chinese author Mo Yan showed me three things: that I don’t read enough books, that I don’t read enough literary supplements of … Continue reading →

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Dann bleiben Sie doch in China, Herr Ramsauer!

Posted on 19 October 2010 by

Der deutsche Verkehrsminister Peter Ramsauer kam bei seinem derzeitigen China-Besuch aus dem Staunen nicht mehr heraus. Insbesondere beeindruckt war er vom Transrapid und davon, daß “in China jedes Jahr mehrere Dutzend Flughäfen, 30 bis 40 Bahnhöfe” gebaut werden. China und … Continue reading →

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Nobel Peace Prize 2010 for Liu Xiaobo

Posted on 15 October 2010 by

The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo who is serving a prison term of 11 years for having signed Charter 08, a document that calls for political reforms and civil liberties. More than … Continue reading →

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