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 –

11 January 2017

Keywords: Large-scale smog pollution, state supervisory commission, after-school tutoring at young age in China, Hong Kong branch of Beijing’s Palace Museum. CHINA - ENVIRONMENT Large-scale smog pollution around the New Year eve in China Since the end of December 2016, the northern part of China suffered from large-scale smog pollution. The extent of the smog pollution was...

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12 December 2016

Keywords: Judicial redress, Nie Shubin, property right protection, online fundraising, Luo Yixiao, disqualification of lawmakers, C.Y. Leung, Election for Chief Executive CHINA - POLITICS Redress of the court case of Nie Shubin who was wrongly convicted decades ago In 1994, a 20-year-old boy Nie Shubin was charged with rape and murder of a girl called Kang Juhua in Hebei...

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24 November 2016

Keywords: The US Presidential Election, Donald Trump, People’s Congress Election in China, cyberspace sovereignty, pro-independent lawmakers in Hong Kong, draft law for same-sex marriage in Taiwan. CHINA - DIPLOMACY Potential implications of Donald Trump as the new US President on Sino-US Relation Thomas Wright from Brookings Institution in a report pointed out the key...

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03 November 2016

Keywords: 6th Plenum of 18th CCP's Congress, Xi Jinping, core leader, car-hailing service in China, pro-independence lawmakers in Hong Kong, Basic Law interpretation, a meeting between chairpersons of KMT and CCP. CHINA - POLITICS The 6th Plenum of the CCP’s Central Committee held between 24 October and 27 October The 6th Plenum discussed how to strengthen the party...

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11 October 2016

Keywords: Sixth Plenum of CCP’s Central Committee, People’s Congress in Liaoning Province, South China Sea, Joshua Wong’s detention in Thailand, Taiwan’s international participation.CHINA - POLITICS1. The Sixth Plenum of CCP’s Central Committee to be held in late OctoberThe upcoming Sixth Plenum of CCP’s 18th Central Committee draws attention not only because of its theme on...

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