James Chau

James Chau (Chinese: 周柳建成 Zhōuliǔ Jiànchéng) who was born on 11 December 1977,[1] is a journalist, television presenter, and United Nations goodwill ambassador. He previously anchored the main evening news on state-owned China Central Television.[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 alleged 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] 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
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  2. "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.
  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. 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.
  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.
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