Film Screening: Assignment China: Follow the Money with Mike Chinoy

The China Research Center presents a screening of Assignment China: Follow the Money followed by a discussion with Mike Chinoy. The final episode of Assignment China, "Follow the Money" focuses on the behind-the-scenes story of the journalists who during 2012 conducted ground-breaking investigations about China's nouveau riche, and the dramatic, controversial, and often frightening consequences.

How do we know what we know about China? The images most Americans hold of China were shaped by news coverage. Our multipart documentary series Assignment: China focuses on the journalists who have described the remarkable changes in China since the 1940s.  More information on the full series can be found here.

Mike Chinoy, the distinguished former CNN Asia correspondent and USC U.S.-China Institute Senior Fellow, is the writer and reporter for the series.
Chinoy was CNN’s Senior Asia Correspondent and served as a foreign correspondent for more than thirty years. After joining CNN at its London bureau in 1983, Chinoy served as Beijing Bureau Chief from 1987 to 1995. He was also Hong Kong Bureau Chief for five years. He is currently Senior Fellow at the U.S.-China Institute, University of Southern California.

Join us for the viewing of the 12th episode, “Follow the Money,” and a discussion with Mike Chinoy.
 
“Follow the Money” abstract: China’s economic rise had been the dominant line in the narrative of the country for two decades. There had long been grumbling about those with connections benefitting disproportionately from this advance. In 2012, two American news organizations documented the immense yet hidden fortunes accumulated by the relatives of Xi Jinping, soon to be China’s top leader, and Wen Jiabao, the outgoing prime minister. Coming after other journalists had broken stories about scandals, the Chinese state punished these organizations and sought to intimidate others.
 
All 12 episodes can be viewed from the University of Southern California’s Youtube channel at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHyX8wQrJgk&feature=youtu.be&list=PLZoSvm2n7tkcHkxfcRuu0B5N0QSnBfzSd

Follow the Money Flyer 16 Feb 2016

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