Hong Kong: still a window between China and the west

Article Abstract:

Doomsday predictions of the death of press freedom in the former UK colony that is Hong Kong (HK) have not come to pass 18 months after the city state was returned to Chinese governance in 1997. A series of ownership changes in local media is disturbing, however, as these changes have enabled business interests with links to mainland China to increase their control of HK media. Serious ethical breaches within the HK media, the loss of good media talent and the Asian economic crisis also threaten its stability which is vital as only a strong HK media can fully exploit HK's role as a window on China.

Hong Kong, Mass media

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Eternal China?

Article Abstract:

China for countless millennia has essentially been a peaceful world of farmers relentlessly working their land. The Communist Party's misconceived attempt to pool land and 500 million peasants into colossal agricultural communes beginning in the summer of 1957 and the mismanagement of these communes from their inception was to result in China's worst famine in history by 1959. Roughly over 20 million Chinese were to literally starve to death during this famine.

Political aspects, Famines

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China from here and there

Article Abstract:

Reportage of China has been a traditionally difficult part of Sino-US relations especially when both consider the other from vastly different perspectives. This broad range of political perspectives between the Chinese and the US has led journalists in both countries to evaluate select elements of the same reality and interpret them using conflicting presumptions, resulting frequently in disparity and confusion both in journalistic practices and spirit.

United States, International aspects, Chinese foreign relations, United States foreign relations, International relations

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