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Press Reviews
Press Reviews
From 2007 to 2018, and in 2021, the CEFC Research Assistants produced a regular review of the press covering news in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The news clippings below were collected from both Chinese and English newspapers and now constitute a useful and original resource for researchers.
19 October 2017
Keywords: China's Good Samaritan Law, the Rap of China, shutdown of online LGBT forum, rising number of internet crimes, New Southbound Policy.Source: CaijingCHINA - LAW1. China's Good Samaritan law goes into effect on 1 OctoberHaving undergone three amendments since December 2016, the Good Samaritan law – publicly known as “Good Person law” (好人法) – was finally introduced and...
EN SAVOIR PLUS28 September 2017
Keywords: Interpol, Whatsapp, Lee Hsien Loong’s visit, textbook for schoolgirls, Banners advocating for Hong Kong independence on university campuses, Lee Ming-che.Source: Sina NewsCHINA - POLITICS1. China involved in about 3,000 investigations handled through InterpolThe 86th International Police Organization (Interpol) General Assembly was opened in Beijing on 26 September....
EN SAVOIR PLUS09 August 2017
Keywords: Multi-level marketing, rental housing, bike-sharing service, central leadership, People’s Liberation Army, joint checkpoint in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon. CHINA - SOCIETY 1. Mass protests in Beijing against the closure of self-proclaimed charitable organization Shanxinhui Since 21 July, an unusual protest broke out in Beijing with over thousands of people who were...
EN SAVOIR PLUS20 July 2017
Keywords: Liu Xiaobo, central leadership, China-India conflict, mobile game, national education, Hong Kong's Handover, Taiwan's national education curriculum. CHINA - POLITICS 1. Death of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo On 13 July 2017, Liu Xiaobo, a political dissident who was imprisoned for his involvement in drafting the “Charter 08” (full English translation here by...
EN SAVOIR PLUS29 June 2017
Keywords: Anbang Insurance Group, Liu Xiaobo, Internet court, Hong Kong’s Handover. CHINA - FINANCE Chairman of China’s insurance giant under detention Since 14 June 2017, the media reported that the chairman of Anbang Insurance Group Co., Wu Xiaohui, who is also the grandson-in-law of the CCP leader Deng Xiaoping, was under detention. Subsequently, many news reports confirmed...
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