Latest update: 24/08/2012 

- China - communism - energy - Hu Jintao - Japan - justice


Emmanuel Lincot, Editor-in-Chief, 'Monde Chinois' Magazine

No Flash warning
To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player.

Douglas Herbert speaks to Emmanuel Lincot, Editor-in-Chief of the "Monde Chinois" Magazine. They discuss the recent stand-off between China and Japan over the disputed Senkaku islands, as well as the Gu Kailai murder trial. These two very different stories have offered us a glimpse into the workings of China's Communist Party.

THE INTERVIEW
By Douglas HERBERT
26/03/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Author René Guitton discusses religious radicalization

After the provocative “Le martyre des moines de Tibhirine”, René Guitton raises his voice with a new book ”Ces chrétiens qu'on assassine” (Christians being murdered), a book criticizing Christian phobia.
25/03/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian Prime Minister

The daunting task of stabilizing Latvia’s economy: Once called the lion of Europe’s economy after years of double digit growth, Latvia is now suffering the full force of the recession.
24/03/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Natalia Solzhenitsyn, shedding light on Russia’s turbulent 20th century

Widow of the Nobel Prize winning Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, she was his archivist and closest collaborator through decades of hardship and exile, and helped expose the reality of Stalin’s prison camps.
(1) comment
23/03/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Armin Arefi: life in the Iran of the Mullahs

After spending two years in Tehran, French journalist Armin Arefi has fallen in love with Iran, a country caught between traditions and modernity. His book “Lace and Tchador, Life in the Iran of the Mullahs” sheds light on the Iranian paradox.
20/03/2009 - THE INTERVIEW

Noël Saez and his role in Ingrid Betancourt’s release

French consul in Columbia Noël Saez negotiated after 2002 on behalf of the French government for the release of Ingrid Betancourt from FARC captivity. His new book “L’émissaire” takes a closer look at the woman and her release.

React to the article
Comment this article typing your message in the above text zone. Please note that this is limited to 1500 characters or less.
(1) Reaction

Misrepresentation about Japanese apology for WWII.

by Anonyme - 26/08/2012 - 01:01

Overall the analysis in this interview was informative. However there was one statement that was factually incorrect, or rather should have been characterized as "subject to interpretation."

At around 3:50 in this video, Mr Lincot makes a sweeping generalization regarding Japanese apology and post-war Sino-Japanese relation. Japan has made apologies for its WWII policies and crimes on several official occasions. Whether such apologies are considered adequate or acceptable by receiving party is a separate matter. But it cannot be stated flat out that there has not been any effort. It is also irresponsible to perpetuate such misconceptions.

Please fact check before airing possibly controversial and misleading statements:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/q_a/faq16.html

Read more
Close