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Today it was reported that Wen Jiabao, once again, has called for faster political reform at the end of the National Peoples’ Congress. There have been many political reforms over the past 30 years, to say nothing of social changes that have made the country more open. So what’s he worried about? Well, since he warned [...]

As anyone who has talked with me about China knows, I am dismissive of British ruling class attitudes to China. Those who still write the country off as a totalitarian kleptocracy which has grown rich only by exploiting peasants,in which every half educated person is gagging to overthrow the regime, should attend a student conference [...]

China Media Centre hosted leading TV stars as they shared insights on the opportunities for potential China-UK media partnerships Jeremy Paxman (principal news and current affairs presenter, BBC), Wang Hui (Head of Communications, City of Beijing) in the chair, Bai Yansong (principal news and current affairs presenter, CCTV) Jeremy Paxman and China’s leading current affairs presenter and writer Bai Yansong joined Paul Jackson [...]

Delegates from Chinese officialdom have visited the University of Westminster to take part in our multi-disciplinary course designed to explain the ways in which British cities seek to promote themselves. The course drew upon the examples of London and other large cities in the UK, with contributions from top figures in London’s municipal government. Introductory [...]

China Media Centre 2012 Spring Seminar Photojournalism in China  Speaker:  AN Guanxi,   XIANG Mei Date: Thursday, 29th March 2012 Time: 11am-1pm Venue: A 7.3 Chair: Guo Dawei OPEN TO ALL   Mr. AN Guanxi is now a Visiting Scholar at the China Media Centre, University of Westminster. He also joined University Missouri in the US [...]

CHINA: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Speaker: Dr. Bingchun Meng Date: Thursday 8th March, 2012 Time: 2-3.30pm Venue: A6.5, Maria Hewlett Building (A Block), Harrow Campus Chair: Prof Hugo de Burgh OPEN TO ALL In this presentation, Dr Bingchun Meng will first lay out some of the theoretical debates as well as methodological challenges regarding [...]

China Media Centre 2012 Spring Seminar Photojournalism in China  Speaker:  AN Guanxi,   XIANG Mei Date: Thursday, 29th March 2012 Time: 11am-1pm Venue: A 7.3 Chair: Guo Dawei OPEN TO ALL   Mr. AN Guanxi is now a Visiting Scholar at the China Media Centre, University of Westminster. He also joined University Missouri in the US [...]

‘EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON LOVE’: CHINESE CHRISTIANITY AND THE PARTY Speaker: Dr GerdaWielander Date: Monday 5th March Time: 2-4pm Venue: A 6.8 Maria Hewlett Building (A Block) Harrow Campus Chair: Prof Hugo de Burgh OPEN TO ALL This talk asks the question what influence Christian values have had on social and political values in post-socialist China. [...]

25 MA students  from Hong Kong Baptist University, specialising in Financial Journalism, attended the CMC study trip “Financial and Economic Reporting in the UK” from 3 January until 10 January 2010. The delegation was lead by Prof Huang Yu, who took his PhD at the University of Westminster under Professor Colin Sparks and is Head [...]

Interaction and Communication: The City in Transition The city is a physical entity, a place of human inhabitation and a center of economy, politics and culture. The city represents a network of interaction and communication, and the indicator of human living conditions and the pattern of their relationships as well. From the beginning, communication and [...]

The dramatic economic growth in China has meant a renewed international influence. President Obama’s recent visit, and the effective establishment of the “G2,” marked international recognition of the fact that China is, today, a central actor in the world economy. Historically, economic power has always been accompanied by increasing international cultural influence – soccer, Hollywood and karaoke are just some of the things bequeathed by other big economies to the rest of the world. It is certain that China’s economic stature will also be reflected in the diffusion of Chinese culture.