Media Freedoms Report 2021: ‘Locked Down or Kicked Out’

Media Freedoms Report 2021: ‘Locked Down or Kicked Out’

January 31, 2022 – The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China’s (FCCC) latest working conditions report finds the foreign press corps is facing unprecedented hurdles covering China as a result of the government’s efforts to block and discredit independent reporting. As...
Susan Brownell: January 21, 2022

Susan Brownell: January 21, 2022

Since the end of the Cold War, Olympic Games have entered a new era in which governments see the games as a form of “public diplomacy” and non-governmental organizations target the games in publicity campaigns. The Chinese leadership intended the 2008 Beijing Olympic...
Manoj Kewalramani: January 18, 2022

Manoj Kewalramani: January 18, 2022

In his studies of Chinese politics, Indian researcher Manoj Kewalramani felt that national reportage and discourse often overlooked the analysis of primary source materials and open source Chinese language materials. This was the impetus behind his work on reading the...
Heather Dichter: January 11, 2022

Heather Dichter: January 11, 2022

On February 4 the XXIV Olympic Winter Games will open in Beijing, marking the first time a city will host both the summer and winter Olympic Games.  Politics — both within China and the Olympic movement more broadly — have been a major point of discussion,...