Liu Jianqiang (Jianqiang Liu) is a Chinese

investigative reporter Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend ...

, an environmentalist and

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writer.

Biography

Liu Jianqiang is currently a visiting scholar at

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkele ...

in California. He also works as columnist and

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for the influential

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news service: chinadialogue.net Liu was a senior investigative reporter for 南方周末 ( Southern Weekly), considered to be China's most influential investigative newspaper. He provided front-line and in-depth coverage of the burgeoning Chinese

environmental movement The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. In its recognition of humanity a ...

. He was the first one to discover and claim that China's emerging environmental movement is a new democratic movement. See Liu's article about environmental movement online here Some of Liu's most powerful articles include his September 2004 exposé on the controversial

Tiger Leaping Gorge Tiger Leaping Gorge () is a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River, a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas Wo ...

dams in southern Yunnan province--''TIGER LEAPING GORGE UNDER THREAT''. When Prime Minister

Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao ( zh, s=温家宝, p=Wēn Jiābǎo; born 15 September 1942) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the 6th premier of China from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behin ...

read this article, he suspended the dam project and ordered an investigation by the Chinese government. His December 2004 piece on genetically modified rice ignited a

central government A central government is the government that is a controlling power over a unitary state. Another distinct but sovereign political entity is a federal government, which may have distinct powers at various levels of government, authorized or deleg ...

crackdown on the illegally produced foodstuffs. His March 2005 article on the controversial

Summer Palace The Summer Palace () is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden during the Qing dynasty. Inside includes Longevity Hill () Kunming Lake and Seventeen Hole Bridge. It covers an expanse of , three-quar ...

Lake Reconstruction Project led the State Environmental Protection Administration to hold China's first ever state-level public environmental hearing. He was featured in an exposé in ''

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'' in December 2006 on the rise of Chinese investigative journalism--''China's Reporters Face a Backlash Over Investigations'' The WSJ's article on Liu is online here Liu Jianqiang was profiled in the book ''China Ink:The Changing Face Of Chinese Journalism'' Liu has worked and traveled extensively in Tibetan regions. His book 天珠－藏人传奇 (The Tibetan Beads) was recently published in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

in July 2009.

AsiaWeek ''Asiaweek'' was an English-language news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its 7 December 2001 issue due to a ...

(亚洲周刊）book review said: "If I were to recommend one book to know the true Tibet, 'The Tibetan Beads' is the first choice."
Asia Week Book Review

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