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 –

3 September 2012

Keywords: Bo Xilai, central leadership, Hong Kong national education CHINA - POLITICS Gu Kailai trial 3/15: Gu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun put under residential surveillance on suspicion of intentional homicide Investigation, during which, according to China Daily, “the public security department formulated a meticulous investigation plan, conducted 394 interrogations of the...

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12 June 2012

Keywords: June Fourth, Bo Xilai, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, urbanization, Hong Kong chief executive scandal CHINA - POLITICS Commemorating June Fourth Activities around China: Beijing: hundreds rounded up to prevent them from marking anniversary. Guizhou “Human Rights Window” successfully held two days of commemoration on May 27 and 28: Organizer: A surprise that no...

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8 May 2012

Keywords: U.S.- China relationship, food safety, copyright law, civil society CHINA - POLITICS Chen Guangcheng 4/23: Chen Guangcheng arrived in Beijing protected by network of five supporters (according to Hu Jia, dissident and AIDS activist). His escape plan was months in the making: continuously stayed in bed to convince guards that he was too weak to move about. Scaled a...

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23 April 2012

Keywords: Bo Xilai, activism, public expenditure, Taiwan-China relationship, energy, pollution CHINA - POLITICS Chongqing development 4/1: WSJ reported that Gu ordered Neil Heywood (NH) to divorce his Chinese wife and swear loyalty to the Bos, angered when NH refused. 4/10: Announcement that Bo Xilai is stripped of his Communist Party posts; Gu and Zhang Xiaojun (loyal family...

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2 April 2012

Keywords: Bo Xilai, political reform, anti-corruption, criminal procedure law, tax-reform, China-U.S. relationship, Hong Kong chief executive election CHINA - POLITICS Chongqing Politics Brief Chronology (3/9) Bo Xilai’s press meeting: dismissed allegations that he was under investigation, defended Chongqing model of anti-mafia campaigns and singing redsongs (3/13) SCMP, Wang...

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