guardian: Kim Jong-un and the mystery of the ‘special green train’ in China

A green and yellow train has set off a firestorm of speculation as to whether the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has been in China on his first trip abroad. [more...]

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welt.de: Handyaufnahmen des Sonderzugs ließ Peking gleich löschen

Der nordkoreanische Machthaber soll heimlich nach Peking gereist sein – es wäre sein erster Auslandsbesuch. Eine Geheimreise stünde in der Tradition seines Vaters. Vermutlich führt Donald Trump Kim nach China. [mehr…]

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guardian: ‘Your only right is to obey’: lawyer describes torture in China’s secret jails

Human rights attorney Xie Yang says he was shackled, beaten and threatened, in transcripts released in protest at his continued incarceration [more…]

zeit online: Apple entfernt "New York Times" aus App Store

Die Nachrichten-App der “New York Times” kann in China nicht mehr heruntergeladen werden. Apple begründet die Löschung mit den chinesischen Regularien. [mehr…]

guardian: A human rights activist, a secret prison and a tale from Xi Jinping’s new China

Peter Dahlin spent 23 days in a ‘black prison’ in Beijing, where he says he was deprived of sleep and questioned with a ‘communication enhancement’ machine. Here he tells the story of his incarceration and expulsion from the People’s Republic [mehr…]

the Guardian: Barack Obama ‘deliberately snubbed’ by Chinese in chaotic arrival at G20

The US president was denied the usual red carpet welcome and forced to ‘go out of the ass’ of Air Force One, observers say [more…]