Media

Advancing China

HKU is uniquely advantaged when it comes to studying the rapid changes underway in China. Politically, because Hong Kong has a separate legal and political system, we can freely observe and reflect on events and development in China. Academically, because we embrace East-West perspectives, our academics are encouraged to apply insights from around the world to issues in China and vice versa.

Exposing the Censors

A programme developed by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre can detect entries that have been deleted by government censors on China’s Sina Weibo microblog site.

A Room for Debate

The jailing of dissident Liu Xiaobo motivated the Faculty of Law to promote deeper discussion on China’s constitutional development and reform.

Breaking the Impasse

Politics is polarised in much of the West and at a crossroads in the East. Injecting Confucian values into modern political life could offer a way forward, says Professor Joseph Chan.

A Different Kind of Watchdog

The Chinese media is typically thought to be under a tight leash of government control and censorship. But it can be a much feistier and more open animal – within certain limits.

When Grapevine News Meets the State Media

People in Mainland China who learn about local corruption through gossip and rumours consider the problem to be much worse than those who get their news from the mainstream media. But government propaganda is proving effective at counteracting the effect.

Harnessing the ‘Pep’ in Sichuan Peppercorns

A hotpot dinner inspired a group of chemists to synthesise the chemical that causes that tingling sensation. Its potential uses are numerous.

Tube Worms, Oysters and the Contingency of Seawater Chemistry

Ocean acidification drives a complex dance of survival for two marine species.

Trade and Inequality

Trade and opening up to China have fuelled Hong Kong’s phenomenal economic success in recent decades, but they have also left greater inequality in their wake.

Language Across the Curriculum – Think the Gangnam-style

The Faculty of Education develops a programme to help local schools cope with government’s Medium of Instruction policy.