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I have a lot of research ahead of me. There will be at least one more trip this autumn. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I do not kno...

The key to writing an exciting novel is thoroughness and depth. Time is the only factor that should be allowed to influence the search for p...

When I left Oslo, I defined nine tasks for the BRENT Research Mission to Beijing, China. #1: to locate a restaurant that does not exist. C...

Before I arrived, I suspected that I would enjoy Beijing. But this is as close to love at first sight as it possibly can get. I actually fee...

Finally, after several delays and postponements, I have finally installed myself in the Andingmen area in the district of Dongcheng in Bei...

Upon my leaving, several of my friends have said, "Communism ..." etc. "Democracy ..." etc. I say: "China is big...

Yes, of course I have postponed my research trip to China. With the recent bomb blast in Oslo and the massacre at Utoya, I would not have b...