Chinees erfgoed bedreigd

Urban renewal needs to respect history - Xintiandi, a trendy bar/restaurant area in Shanghai, lures visitors with its charming shikumen (stone-framed) houses, many of which were actually rebuilt just seven years ago. But just 10 minutes walk from the historic Yuyuan Garden area, an 80-year-old shikumen house, where I was born, will be bulldozed... Xinhuanet  29-dec-2007

Japans-Chinese geschiedenis

Japanese PM urges proper treatment of history - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday said Japan would "very earnestly" reflect on the "agonizing part of history" and continue to follow the path of peaceful development so as to establish "forward-looking China-Japan relations". Xinhuanet 28-dec-2008

Lin Biao gerehabiliteerd

Lin Biao regains his place in army history -- Marshal Lin Biao, who was handpicked by Chairman Mao Zedong to succeed him as China's leader but who died a traitor, has been resurrected as an army hero in a new exhibition in Beijing's Military Museum... China Daily 17-jul-2207