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 –

05 April 2017

Keywords: Xi-Trump Summit, Xinjiang, rights defense lawyers in China, assault for an insulted mother, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Occupy Movement. CHINA - POLITICS 1. Preparation for the Xi-Trump Summit in April Observers noted that the Xi-Trump Summit might discuss some pressing issues such as North Korea, bilateral trade, etc, and it is good for the stability of the...

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15 March 2017

Keywords: "Two Sessions", military expenditure, Civil Code, Made in China 2025, China's retaliation against South Korea, Chief Executive Election in Hong Kong, One-China Policy in Taiwan's universities. CHINA - POLITICS 1. Issues discussed during the Two Sessions The sessions of the National People’s Congress and the National People’s Political Consultation Conference were...

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02 March 2017

Keywords: Tension in Xinjiang, China-Korea relations, tightened ideological control at universities in China, Donald Tsang, Hong Kong Police’s rally, Chief Executive Election in Hong Kong. CHINA - SOCIETY 1. A project of an ecological theme park with a gigantic church building arose a social controversy //The curious and the devout had flocked to this corner of Changsha County...

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15 February 2017

Keywords: Rural development, youth’s nationalism, cybersecurity, smog pollution, Xiao Jianhua’s disappearance, Chief Executive Election in Hong Kong. CHINA - SOCIETY No. 1 Central Document on rural reform in 2017 The Central No.1 Document has been focused on rural reform in 14 years in a row. In the latest document for 2017, it called for “strengthening the reform and...

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25 January 2017

Keywords: Judicial independence, foreign NGO law, Sino-US relations, economic globalization, Chinese history, election for Hong Kong's Chief Executive, housing problems in Hong Kong.CHINA - POLITICS1. Head of the Supreme Court warned of the calls for judicial independence in ChinaThe Chief Justice and the head of the Supreme People’s Court Zhou Qiang made statements on 14...

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