Paris Conference Video Series: Yuwen Wu

If you are a foreign media outlet broadcasting to China, your struggle for access to news sources becomes a tug of war. That’s what the BBC Chinese Service has confronted practically ever since it started its service in the 1940’s.

Its News and Current Affairs Editor, Yuwen Wu, bears the scars of many such confrontations, but she also possesses a wealth of information as to how to beat the system.

Her presentation at the Paris conference included subjects such as the following:
--China uses visas for visiting journalists as a censorship weapon to silence foreign media.
--China is quite concerned about its international image.
--Covering Chinese affairs, even in London, is a risky business.