Monthly Archives: February 2009

Incident Reports | Published February 27, 2009

US Reporters Covering Tibetan Unrest Manhandled In Gansu

LOCATION: Gansu Province, Maqu County TYPE OF INCIDENT: Manhandling, detention, intimidation TOPIC: Tibetan unrest NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: New York Times, United States QUOTE: “Li suddenly exploded in rage and hit my right arm as I took his photo. The blow knocked the camera to the ground. Li yelled at me as he did this. I later discovered [...]

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Events | Published February 15, 2009

Chinese Contemporary Art In The Economic Downturn

We’re excited to offer a talk by two experts in contemporary art, hosted by the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art at 798. UCCA’s director, Jerome Sans, will speak about the center’s support for contemporary Chinese art, while Professor Mei Jianping will give us his perspective on how Chinese contemporary art is riding out the economic [...]

Statements | Published February 13, 2009

FCCC Urges Withdrawal Of Restrictions On HK Journalists

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China is concerned by the rules made public on February 6, 2009 requiring reporters based in Hong Kong and Macau to obtain a permit from the Chinese government prior to every reporting trip to mainland China. The new rules mark a major setback for China’s Olympic and post-Olympic media policy [...]

Events | Published February 13, 2009

Latest Developments In Bird Flu

We are honored to welcome a panel of experts about bird flu. This winter China has recorded eight human cases of bird flu, five of them fatal, and announced two incidents of bird flu in poultry. Meanwhile, dead birds washed up in Hong Kong have tested positive for H5N1, raising questions about the prevalence of [...]

Incident Reports | Published February 11, 2009

Journalists Covering Rural Health Care Followed In Hebei

LOCATION: Hebei Province, town and village near Baoding TYPE OF INCIDENT: Foreign journalist, local hire and source followed and filmed by authorities. TOPIC: Rural spending on health care and household appliances. NATIONALITY: Spanish and Dutch Description: Local authorities took longer than 15 minutes to record the reporting team’s information, interfered with an interview with hospital [...]

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