James Chau

James Chau (Chinese: 周柳建成١-.. Zhōuliǔ Jiànchéng[citation needed]; born 11 December 1977)[1] is a British-born journalist, television presenter, and United Nations goodwill ambassador. He previously anchored the main evening news on state-owned China Central Television (CCTV).[2] In 2009, he was appointed by the United Nations as China's first UNAIDS goodwill ambassador.[3] He wrote a newspaper column for the Chinese Communist Party-owned tabloid Global Times.[4] His appointment as goodwill ambassador to the World Health Organization attracted attention due to his role in presenting forced confessions while working for Chinese state-run broadcaster CGTN.[2][5]

Education

Chau was born in England and educated at City of London School,[6] King's College London and St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, where he was Varsity News Features Editor.[7] His parents were born in Indonesia and Hong Kong.[8]

Television

After graduating from Cambridge, and interning at Vogue and Mirror Group Newspapers,[9] he moved to Hong Kong for his first newsroom position. From 2001 he was a reporter and later an anchor at TVB Pearl.[10] Chau joined China Central Television in 2004,[11] where he featured as a main presenter on the 24-hour CCTV News English-language station. Since April 2010, he also co-fronted the channel's flagship China 24 show.[12]

UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador

In August 2009, the United Nations announced his appointment as its first UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador on the Chinese Mainland.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About". James Chau. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "WHO reviews China-based news anchor's global ambassador role". Financial Times. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Partnerships Department". Unaids.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ethics complaint to World Health Organization (WHO)" (PDF). Safeguard Defenders. 26 February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ Nuttall, Jeremy (29 May 2020). "He says Chinese authorities forced a confession out of him. Now he wants the WHO to fire the man who presented it on TV". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 5 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "CCTV reporter James Chau in UN Millennium summit – Interview Video". Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  8. ^ "I Am Broadcasting From China - All about China | Radio86.com". Lt.radio86.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "SH Magazine: Shanghai restaurants, events and nightlife | SH Magazine Online". Shmag.cn. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  10. ^ "CCTV-English Channel-James Chau". Cctv.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  11. ^ "jameschau2004". 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  12. ^ "China Central Television". English.cntv.cn. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  13. ^ "CCTV news anchor James Chau nominated "UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador" CCTV-International". Cctv.com. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.