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This month’s issue of the China Review features a review of Will Hutton’s controversial new book ‘The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century‘ by CMC Director, Professor Hugo de Burgh.
In his review, Professor de Burgh opposes Will Hutton’s negative assessment of China’s economic and political situation. Professor de Burgh [...]

In 2005 and 2006 the China Media Centre hosted two highly succesful conferences at the University of Westminster’s Harrow Campus.  This year the CMC has teamed up with Queensland University of Technology, the Annenberg School for Communication and the University of Wisconsin Madison to host the 2007 China Media Centre Conference at the Creative Industries [...]

Professor Hugo de Burgh, Director of the China Media Centre, has been appointed Honoured Professor at Tsinghua University as part of the PRC 985 International Leading Scholar Program Second Round/Specialist Plan for the Introduction of Key Knowledge and Talents.
Professor de Burgh has also been appointed Honorary Professor at Shandong University.
Professor Hu Zhengrong, who spent 6 months at the CMC [...]

The China Media Centre will host a series of five hearings in the British Houses of Parliament from March to June 2007.  The hearings will discuss the implications of China’s rapid growth for the UK’s economy.  High level officials, policy makers and business people will discuss UK policy responses to China’s rise.
If you would like to [...]

Professor Hugo Deburgh reports on David Willetts recent tour of China. A successful event facilitated by the China Media Centre.

One of the biggest resources of the China Media Centre is the fantastic body of students from China who come to London each year to undertake post-graduate courses. Getting to know these students, learning about their experiences of the Chinese media and letting them know about the research and other projects of the CMC [...]

The 2007 China Media Centre Conference will be held from 5-6 July 2007 at the Creative Industries Precinct in Brisbane Australia. The theme is China|East Asia|Media|New Media.
The call for papers is now available.
Submission deadline for papers is November 30, 2006.
Abstracts should be submitted by 30 November 2006. Fully refereed proceedings (R) are due by 31 [...]

What does China’s media tell us about the fastest growing economy in the world? Investigative journalism is developing in print and broadcast, but how questioning is it allowed to be? How do news agencies operate? Now that commercial television has arrived, what kind of advertisements are acceptable? And how is the government dealing with the [...]