A one-day CMC seminar was held in the Houses of Parliament to address the implications of China’s management of its environmental challenges for government policy and British business. It was hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on China and sponsored by Norton Rose. 170 people attended, from business, the policy world and media.

One of CMC’s research themes, along with regulation, journalism and innovation in the media, is the relationship between media and environment. This seminar is one of several initiatives connected with this theme, including a workshop at Caijing magazine in  Peking, producing a report on journalism and the environment for International Media Support and being knowledge partner for the October Wilton Park Conference on China’s environment.

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This is a conference of the China Media Centre for the APPCG, with Knowledge Partner, Norton Rose LLP. With assistance from the Chinese Embassy and Chinadialogue http://www.chinadialogue.net/

The CMC director, Hugo de Burgh, joined the Chinese Ambassador Ms Fu Ying on a panel which also included the Lib-Dem Leader in the Upper House, Lord McNulty, and the Shadow Foreign Affairs Secretary Michael Moore MP.

WILTON PARK

The CMC partnered Wilton Park (an Executive Agency of the Foreign Office) with a conference called Working in China on Sustainable Growth — The Climate Change, Environment, Energy Nexus. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Geoffrey Petts, Visiting Professor Hu Zhengrong (Deputy President, China Communications University), Prof Hugo de Burgh and Dr Zeng Rong participated and represented University of Westminster. For further information please click on the link below.

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CONFERENCE ON BRITISH JOURNALISM

CUC and CMC are holding a conference in Beijing in October 2009. CMC is supplying 2 celebrity UK journalists Stephen Hewlett and Kevin Sutcliffe (paid for under the IMS contract) and its Director to speak at a CUC conference in October 2009. Steve Hewlett both presents The Media Show and writes regularly for The Guardian. He has a terrific track record as reporter and producer as well as in newspaper journalism.  Kevin Sutcliffe is Deputy Head of News & Current Affairs at C4 and has been responsible for the renaissance of the investigative series DISPATCHES. CUC has undertaken to provide an audience of influential media managers from the mainstream

FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR

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EU Commissioner Orban and Chinese Minister for Culture, a French Diplomat and the CMC Director are the speakers at the EU-China Forum at the Frankfurt Book Fair on 15 October.

STATE COUNCIL

The highest-level ever delegation from China’s State Council Information Office undertook a three week course designed for the China Media Centre by Simon Goldsworthy and Visiting Professor Trevor Morris, experts in branding and PR. Among the highlights were a colloquy with Lord Bell and senior figures at Chime Communications plc; visits to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Cabinet Office, the BBC and the Guardian Newspaper; talks about advertising from Sir Chris Powell and on the use of new media from former Cabinet Office minister Tom Watson MP; and a lecture in Edinburgh from John Brown, a PR expert who formerly shared an office at Scottish TV with his brother the current Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and CMC Director Professor Hugo de Burgh.

SUMMER SCHOOLS

The China Media Centre has held its first 2 Summer Schools for Chinese media students. In July this was directed by former Reuters Editor Paul Majendie and in September by TV producer Dr Richard Wright. The students both learnt about the European media and undertook practical tasks, making TV features under the direction of Journalism Head of Department Geoffrey Davies. Both summer schools were managed by Alja Kranjec, who hopes to hold at least two each year from now on.

INNOVATION 1

In October CMC launches another first, a course specially designed for Chinese TV executives by Dr Zeng Rong entitled Innovation, creativity and programme development in UK television. This course is full; if successful CMC expects to offer it twice each year.

In his review, Professor de Burgh opposes Will Hutton’s negative assessment of China’s economic and political situation. Professor de Burgh argues that in order to understand the situation accurately an historical approach, which takes into account China’s unique political, cultural and social past is required.

The China Review is produced by the Great Britain-China Centre. which is the leading UK body in the development of non-governmental relations with China. You can log onto The China Review website to view Professor de Burgh’s article. Professor de Burgh has written widely on China – his most recent book is: China: Friend or Foe?

What: Lecture ‘What is a journalist? What is a Chinese Investigative Journalist?’

Where: London School of Economics, U8 Tower One

When: Wednesday 14 February 2007

This lecture is open to the public.  If you would like to attend, more details can be found on the LSESU China Development Society Seminars webpage.

Professor Hugo de Burgh, Director of the CMC:

- Delivered a lecture at the Royal Society of International Affairs (Chatham House) titled: Nine Illusions About Modern China.

- Participated in a debate on ‘The Great Firewall of China’ at the London School of Economics, Chaired by Sheena McDonald.

Kim Gordon, Director of Media Management Development delivered a lecture at the Kings College Asian Studies Series, titled: Chinese Television Programme Making.

Professor de Burgh has also been appointed Honorary Professor at Shandong University.

Professor Hu Zhengrong, who spent 6 months at the CMC as a Leverhume Visiting Scholar in 2006, has been appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor of China Communications University.

Professor Colin Sparks, Director of CAMRI, has been appointed Honorary Professor at China Communications University.

Leading the centre will be Professors Hugo de Burgh, Colin Sparks and Professor Harriet Evans, all of whom have long established expertise in Chinese media and culture.  The centre, which already has a number of doctoral students from mainland China, has just been awarded substantial funding by the University to build upon its excellent links with Chinese universities and media institutions, with new courses, academic exchanges and research projects.

The Centre will be launched later this year with a series of conferences designed to offer its expertise to government, businesses and NGOs keen to build links with China and to gain more understanding of its culture and ethos through the agency of its media.