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07BEIJING1077
2007-02-15 06:08:00
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Embassy Beijing
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CHINA'S WOMAN OF COURAGE: EDITOR HU SHULI

Tags:  PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH 
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STATE FOR G/IWI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH
SUBJECT: CHINA'S WOMAN OF COURAGE: EDITOR HU SHULI

REF: STATE 12871

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STATE FOR G/IWI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH
SUBJECT: CHINA'S WOMAN OF COURAGE: EDITOR HU SHULI

REF: STATE 12871


1. Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate Hu Shuli,
editor in chief of Caijing magazine, to receive the
Secretary's inaugural International Women of Courage

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Award (ref). Hu has not just broken through the glass
ceiling many professional women in China face -- she
has shattered it. In doing so, she has become one of
the most influential figures in Chinese publishing and
serves as an inspiration to women and to journalists
of both genders who are striving for a more equitable
social, political and economic landscape in China.


2. Nomination details:

Last name: Hu

First name: Shuli

Title: Editor in Chief, Caijing Magazine

DPOB: January 29, 1953, Beijing, China

Contact Information:
Caijing Magazine
Fanli Dasha, 10th floor
22 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie
Beijing 100020 CHINA
Tel. (8610) 6588-5047

Justification: Hu Shuli's goal is to bring
objectivity and professionalism to China's print
media. This is no easy task. The state continues to
control the press in China and the Central Propaganda
Department reprimands news outlets that publish
content the censors deem inappropriate. Punishments
can range from criticism to fines to editors losing
their jobs.

As editor in chief of the biweekly Caijing Magazine,
which aspires to be China's version of The Economist,
Hu encourages her reporters to constantly push the
editorial envelope. In building her newsroom team, Hu
has taken pains to bring aboard young journalists,
women and men, who have little experience in
traditional state media and who want to report stories
straight, without an ideological tint. She often
identifies the most promising among them and arranges
graduate training in journalism in the United States.
As a result, Caijing regularly runs groundbreaking
exposes that reveal corruption and other misconduct in
Chinese officialdom and among the business elite. At
the same time, the magazine often risks unwelcome
attention from the censors by venturing beyond
business and into sensitive subjects related to
health, the environment, law and politics. Caijing's
opinion pages also feature guest columnists whose
pieces question government policy, particularly in the
areas of business and finance.

All this adds up to make Caijing an invaluable read
for decision-makers or anyone who wants a largely
unvarnished view of what is going on in Chinese
economics. Moreover, Hu is proof positive for Chinese
women entering the workforce that when it comes to
making a difference in the public square, gender bias
can not only be overcome. It can be conquered, even
in a field like journalism, which in China has been
traditionally dominated by men.


3. Political officer Chris Klein follows the women's
issues portfolio at Embassy Beijing. Contact info:
(8610) 6532-3831, ext. 6742, or e-mail
kleincc@state.gov.
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