Jonathan Fenby CBE (born 11 November 1942) is a British analyst, author, historian and journalist. In terms of his business career, he has served as the Chairperson of the China Team at the research service TSLombard. He was previously a founding partner and managing director of the China service at Trusted Sources an

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research and consultancy firm headquartered in London before it merged with

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in 2016. His investment and strategy research is focused towards policy interpretation, politics and broader political economy including East Asian politics and strategy. He has written many books, such as '' The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved'' and '' Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost''. He has also worked at various publications as both an editor and foreign correspondent, like ''

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'' and the ''

South China Morning Post The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained ...

''. In 2013, the government of

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awarded Fenby the status of a

Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

for his contributions promoting Anglo-French understanding.

Education

Fenby was educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham and at

Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

, an independent school for boys in central London, followed by New College at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

.''Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda''
Author: Roy Greenslade. Publisher: Pan Books (2004: Revised edition of 2003 Macmillan original). Retrieved: 17 November 2012.

Career

Fenby joined

Reuters Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was est ...

in 1963, and reported from Europe and Vietnam as well as working as an editor at the head office in London. He was Paris bureau chief from 1968 to 1973 before being appointed as Editor of the agency's World Service in 1973. After leaving Reuters in 1977, he joined ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...

'' where he was chief correspondent in both Paris and

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(1981-1986) and wrote three books. He then became the first home editor of ''The Independent'' (1986–1988) and then deputy editor of ''

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'' (1988–1993), followed by the editorship of ''

'' from 1993 to 1995 and then of the ''

'' from 1995 to 2000 during the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty. After returning to London from Hong Kong in 2000, Fenby wrote extensively about China for British and other publications as well as working at various on-line services and as associate editor of the newspaper ''

Sunday Business ''Sunday Business'' was a national Sunday broadsheet financial newspaper published in the United Kingdom, which ran from 1996 to 2006, when it was turned into a magazine called '' The Business''. History The newspaper was founded by Tom Rubyth ...

''. In 2006, he was a founding partner at Trusted Sources in charge of the analytical service on China, which he visited frequently. Between 1998 and 2019, he published 17 books, nine on China, four on France and others on the

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and the shaping of the world after 1945. He is quoted in press in the UK, US and Far East and broadcasts, as well as speaking at conferences and lecturing at universities and public forums on China. Fenby was appointed a

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(CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours List for services to journalism, and was appointed a Knight of the French

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in 1997, and then of the French

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. He is an Associate of the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 milli ...

(LSE) and the

School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury ...

(SOAS), and is on the advisory board of the financial forum, OMFIF.

Personal life

He is married to Renée. He has 2 children, Alex and Sara, and 5 grandchildren, Alice, Max, Lola, Kate and Ella

Bibliography

* * *''Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the China He lost'', Free Press, 2003. . *''The Sinking of the Lancastria: Britain's Worst Naval Disaster and Churchill's Cover-up'', Carroll & Graf, 2005. . * *''The Seventy Wonders of China'', Thames & Hudson, 2007. *''Dragon Throne: the imperial dynasties of China'' (with Alexander Monro, Luke Hambledon), Quercus, 2008, *''The History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power'', Penguin Press and Harper Collins, 2008. New Edition 2019 *'' The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved'', Simon and Schuster, 2010. *''Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China today, how it got there and where it is heading'', Simon & Schuster, 2012. * *''Will China Dominate the 21st Century?'', Polity, 2014 second edition 2016 * *''The History of Modern France'', Simon & Schuster, 2015. * ''Crucible: The Year that Shaped Our World'', Simon & Schuster, 2018

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