Leaders of a delegation of skiers from China wanted a controversial Chinese book at the library in Meråker removed but the library has strongly rejected such a request.
“We have freedom of speech in Norway so that was completely out of the question,” said library manager Anne Marken in Meråker to Adresseavisen.
More than 40 Chinese cross-country talents with 15 coaches and managers are in Meråker to train for the Beijing Olympics in 2022. The training programme is a collaboration between Norway and China.
Adresseavisen reports that in recent weeks there have been three incidents concerning Chinese literature at the library in Meråker. Among the books the delegation wanted removed is one about the Falun Gong movement that has been banned in China since 1999.
“We have had three different inquiries from individuals who have asked us to remove that book. Two to three other books are also mentioned from our collection. They have said that if any of the Chinese skiers are caught with these books, they are afraid that they would risk being sent to labor camp or prison in China,” Marken told the newspaper.
“I have said that the books in the library are open to them. We cannot remove the contents of the library because of such requests,” she said.
Chinese books from Deichman in Oslo have been sent to the library because of the large Chinese delegation in the municipality.
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China has successfully transformed the Chinese into animals.
Bullies. I sincerely wish Justin Trudeau would stop kowtowing to them. It’s getting worse.
No one is asking or forcing these Chinese skiers to borrow those books, so why would they need to fear being sent to labor camp? They have to respect Norway’s freedom of speech and country
Mainland Chinese should stay in their box if they cannot comply with democratic principles. Stop contaminating the world with the culture of bully and barbarity.
These books are talking about fake stories, better go to China have a look yourself, see how the life there and how the real people are.
seen them all. bunch of degenerate bullies and idiotic lowlife. just because you shout louder doesn’t mean people will listen
Why Falun Gong is everywhere in the world but only banned in China? Is that the problem of Falun Gong, or Chinese government?
If they are so concerned about being arrested for reading them I suggest they erm dont read them, who the hell do these people think they are, guests in other countries should not behave this way, brainwashed animals.
How funny that now some or most Chinese people believe that China is so strong that its people can order people from other countries around. They don’t follow the rules of other countries. Therefore, why should other countries follow their rules. They simply don’t know how to live peacefully with other people. BTW, I was a Chinese, and I understand communism is the same as or even worse than Nazi. The whole world should beware China’s communism.
The government turn a lot of people into animals. They live with no morality, no sympathy, no logic, no basic knowledge about politics and human right. The disgusting nationalism brain washing education drive them to spit at anyone who have a opinion they never heard. They always make logical fallacies but won’t be aware of that themselves is speaking with fallacies in a country wtih billions of fallacies. Really, if you go to China and you will see people there like to quarrel with others, even with no reason or any ideas, just quarrel, in a rogue-like mood. Ironically you can see the notorious Ministry of Foreign Affairs also shout in this manner. People are sequesterd form enough info by the GFW, meanwhile the state’s press can continuously mislead them with almost no effort. Because of the censorship, there can be only one government’s voice on the internet. And the government always like to “precisely define” an incident while the pulic still know nothing about that. People get used to just accept the “difination” instead of thinking verify by themselves, they live in a world with only one opinion, since decades ago. The whole education system has become a rubbish. The condition is getting worse and worse. In such a long period, 7 decades, the culture has been heavily devastated, the language has been contaminated.
There are still a small number of people who make their sights across the border, who are in favor of reading and studing, keen on thinking and contemplating, keeping their dignity as a human, clearly aware of the ridiculous facts of this nation. But due to the ubiquitous censorship, public have almost no chance to get in touch with their critical opinions. Can only see a dark future, if the regime go on.
It’s shamed that the awful goverment make Chinese a kind of notorious in the world, by the horrible education and censorship.
what a joke . A CNP from the bottom of a well
Ridiculous ! The skiers should respect and appreciates the freedom they won’t find under the CCP rule.
I am Chinese
One: Falun is indeed considered a cult in China, but there are no regulations or laws that require Chinese citizens or the government to review these books abroad
2: labor camp has long been abolished in China
3: If the Chinese do not bring these books back to China, he will not have any problems, so there is nothing to fear. I think this is Marken’s own ideas, not the views of Chinese athletes.
Four: Even if they really bring these books back to China, they are just confiscation or fines, and they will not be sentenced.
I personally think that this report is full of prejudice against a world they don’t understand.