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.
Authors:
Wing Yin Lam:
March 2009 – December 2009
Tang Xuemei:
December 2009 – February 2012
Karita Kan:
February 2012 – July 2013
Samson Yuen:
July 2013 – August 2015
Anthony Li:
August 2015 – August 2017
Ting Fai Yu:
September 2017 – April 2018
Lin Zhuyun:
September 2021 –

12 March 2013

Keywords: NPC, CPPCC, military, anti-corruption, Bo Xilai, factional politics, Hong Kong localism, KMT, Taiwan energy security CHINA - POLITICS Annual Meetings of NPC and CPPCC New line-up of lawmakers Xinhua; Beijing News: New rural-urban balance; an equal proportion of deputies from urban and rural areas as the “most important feature” Ming Pao; Apple Daily: Big “military...

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19 February 2013

Keywords: China-Japan relationship, official espionage, censorship, economic reform, public security, Occupy Central CHINA - DIPLOMACY China-Japan relations 赵楚：钓鱼岛的虚假危机 America: 说美国利用钓岛危机有意打乱现有权力格局和秩序，制造殃及鱼池的地区大国对抗，那是太低估了美国霸权的智慧含量。 假如中日因主权争端处于安全敌对和军事对抗的境地，从而导致关系全面后退，这种前景对于美国绝对是有百害而无一利的 。 含蓄的压力并非为围堵和遏制中国，而是希望通过压力控制局面，从而影响中国的决策，防止中国走向冷战式体系对抗的旧路。 Japan:...

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25 January 2013

Keywords: media censorship, labor protest, pension system, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, Hong Kong housing development, Financial Services Development Council CHINA - SOCIETY Press freedom Yao Chen tweeting the words of Alexander Solzhenitsyn on her weibo in support of Nanfang Zhoumo. She has 31 million followers. Outspoken blogger (6.6 million followers) and former...

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11 January 2013

Keywords: media censorship, political reform, children, electronic industry, SCMP, political reform, personnel change, Hong Kong judicial independence CHINA - SOCIETY Press freedom Website of Yanhuang Chunqiu shut down on Friday (registration cancelled) allegedly due to an article calling for political reform and constitutional government. Nanfang’s New Year’s Greeting...

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11 December 2012

Keywords: local politics, Bo Xilai, economic reform, anti-corruption, human rights, CHINA - POLITICS Power balance at the top Willy Lam: Communist Youth League (CYL) clique maintains clout despite congress setback: “This close-knit network is particularly strong amongst Fifth Generation cadres (those born in the 1950s) as well as Sixth Generation cadres (those born in the...

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