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  • Lingua Sinica

    News, analysis, and commentary on Chinese-language media from the PRC and beyond.

  • Dalia Parete

    Researcher at the China Media Project. Editor of Intersections, a monthly bulletin dedicated to coverage of women’s issues and feminism in the Chinese-language media space.

  • Jordyn Haime

    Taiwan-based freelance journalist writing about society, politics, and history; especially interested in where Jewish and Chinese histories overlap.

  • 田間 Tian Jian

    Tian Jian (田間) is an online publication focusing on global Chinese-language media and journalism dynamic and development.

  • David Bandurski

    David has led the China Media Project's research and partnerships since 2017, having joined CMP in Hong Kong in 2004. He is the author of Dragons in Diamond Village (Penguin), and co-editor of Investigative Journalism in China (HKU Press).

  • Zack Chiang

    Researcher at the China Media Project. Previously worked as the production coordinator at Ghost Island Media, a podcast network in Taiwan covering Taiwanese affairs, politics, and society.

  • HsiaoFan Su

    Reporter for Tian Jian《田間》.

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