The Missing Hong Kong Booksellers

Press/Media: Relating to Research

Description

Between October and December 2015, five people associated with Causeway Bay Books Hong Kong, went missing and were later found to have been abducted by mainland Chinese authorities. They had been on the verge of publishing a biography of President Xi Jinping. The publication was abandoned.

Period7 Jan 2016

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleThe Missing Hong Kong Booksellers
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 4 - Front Row
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size03.57 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date7/01/16
    DescriptionLive interview
    Producer/AuthorJulian May
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vrs2p
    PersonsGregory Lee

Keywords

  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • censorship
  • abductions
  • disappearances