The following quote by Dr. Zhao Yanqing (赵燕菁), Director of the Planning Bureau of Xiamen City, Fujian Province is from his interview with Beijing-based paper First Finance Daily (Yicai) on September 2, 2010, translated by CDT:...
Read MoreFrom RFA: A Beijing-based news researcher for The New York Times and cutting-edge Chinese investigative reporter has called for greater press freedom in China following his release from a three-year jail term. “There is not...
Read MoreFrom the Shanghaiist: Zhao Yan (˵µÂ≤©), the Chinese journalist jailed in 2004 while working for the New York Times is expected to be freed this weekend. Zhao was charged for revealing state secrets after a Times report was published that correctly predicted the retirement of Jiang Zemin (ʱüÊ≥ΩÊ∞ë) as president and Communist Party chief… Father […]
Read MoreZhao Yan, a New York Times researcher who just received a three year sentence in China.
Read MoreBill Keller hanging a photo of detained Zhao Yan at The Times, via thanhniennews.com
Read MoreThe U.S. government has taken up the case of arrested journalist Zhao Yan, who worked as a researcher for the New York Times. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he raised the case with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing: “‘Yes, I raised the issue of the Chinese citizen who is working for the New York […]
Read MoreEswn has translated a number of articles about the arrest of journalist Zhao Yan. While Zhao’s arrest has been linked to his work for the NY Times, several commentators link it to his previous reporting on peasants for the magazine China Reform.
Read MoreA new investigation has renewed attention about human rights abuses in Xinjiang’s polysilicon industry. Polysilicon is a key ingredient in the manufacturing of solar panels, an industry that is expected to boom in coming...
Read MoreA new report from the National Endowment for Democracy’s Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience series, written by Freedom House’s Sarah Cook, looks at the Chinese government’s media influence globally. She...
Read MoreDu Bin, a Chinese journalist whose films and books explored the dark side of recent Chinese history, was detained in Beijing yesterday. He was detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” the same offense...
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