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 –

15 July 2016

Keywords: South China Sea, Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague, Taiping Island, Flood in Central China, over-development, Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong. CHINA - DIPLOMACY 1. South China Sea Dispute and The Hague Court Case In 2013, the Philippines’ government initiated court proceedings with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague to settle its...

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30 June 2016

Keywords: land dispute, Lin Zuluan, labor protest, Brexit, state-owned enterprise reform, toxic school’s playing field, Causeway Bay Bookstore, Taiwan labor strike, Taiwan diplomacy CHINA - POLITICS 1. Wukan protest over a land dispute The village chief Lin Zuluan was taken away at night before he held a villager assembly on 19 June so as to press the authorities to face the...

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07 June 2016

Keywords: internet censorship, public opinion guidance, Wu Liangshu, supply-side economic reform, investors’ protests, June 4, repeal of high-school curriculum change in Taiwan. CHINA - POLITICS 1. New draft rules for Internet censorship over video content //New regulations being considered by China‘s censorship authority would allow a select list of SOEs to buy “special...

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20 May 2016

Keywords: Cultural Revolution, Chinese economy, bid ranking, fake medical advertisement, Wei Zexi, university admission, death of Lei Yang, police violence, Zhang Dejiang’s visit to Hong Kong, Belt and Road Initiatives, presidential inauguration in Taiwan. CHINA - POLITICS 1. On 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution There have been discussions about the 50th Anniversary...

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06 May 2016

Keywords: Foreign NGOs in China, Ren Zhiqiang, Cultural Revolution, China cental leadership, Wei Zexi, Baidu, Putian Clan, BBC China News Services, digital media CHINA - POLITICS 1. New Regulation on Foreign NGOs passed The long anticipated law on the regulation of foreign NGOs has been passed on 28 April 2016 and will take effect since 01 January 2017. Observers said the...

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