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, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...

, 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. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant uni ...

in California. He also works as columnist and

associate editor An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

for the influential web-based news service: chinadialogue.net Liu was a senior investigative reporter for 南方周末 (

Southern Weekly ''Southern Weekly'' (literally ''Southern Weekend;'' ), is a Chinese weekly newspaper based in Guangzhou, and is a sister publication of the newspaper ''Nanfang Daily''. History and profile ''Southern Weekly'', founded in 1984, has its head ...

), 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), also including conservation and green politics, is a diverse philosophical, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues. Environmentalists 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 W ...

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

Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic polic ...

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

genetically modified Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including ...

rice ignited a

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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 in the Qing dynasty. Inside includes Longevity Hill () Kunming Lake and Seventeen Hole Bridge. It covers an expanse of , three-quarte ...

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 ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' 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 ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...

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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