Co-sponsors: UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA Asia Pacific Center, UCDavis East Asian Studies, UC San Diego 21th Century China Center, and UC San Diego International Institute.

Online Event on Zoom [RSVP Required]

[Pacific Time] March 3, 2022 5PM - 6:30PM
[Hong Kong Time] March 4, 2022 9AM - 10:30PM

About the Event

Award-winning journalist James Pomfret discusses his work in Hong Kong before and after the implementation of the National Security Law. Through a lively conversation with Jeffrey Wasserstrom, the author of Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, this event invites the audience to explore the nature and practice of news reporting in Hong Kong.

Speaker

James Pomfret

(Reuters)

is a Special Correspondent for Reuters covering politics and policy in Asia, specializing in China, HK and Taiwan. A two-time Pulitzer finalist, his 25+yr multimedia career has spanned print, radio, TV and photography for Reuters, CNBC Asia, RTHK & others. His award-winning work, from 20+ countries, includes several SOPA awards & "The Revolt of Hong Kong" - an investigative series he helped lead that was a Pulitzer finalist for International reporting in 2020.

Discussant 

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

(University of California, Irvine)

is an American historian of modern China. He is Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine. Wasserstrom's research interests began with the role of student protest and have grown to include the social history of China and comparative social history. His recent book, Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, draws on his many visits to Hong Kong and knowledge of the history of repression and resistance to help readers understand the deep roots and the broad significance of the events unfolding day by day in the city.