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Chai Jing – China’s best-known investigative journalist

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Published: March 4th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

EIJING, Dec. 15, 2012 (Xinhua) -- Chai Jing speaks at the book release in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2012. The book See written by journalist and TV presenter Chai Jing released in Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang) (zkr) CHINA-BEIJNG-CHAI JING-BOOK RELEASE(CN) PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
In the noughties, Chai Jing reported on social grievances on Chinese state television. Today, she is one of the most prominent voices in the growing circle of independent Chinese media outside China (archive photo).

A look at Chai Jing’s past achievements gives an idea of how fundamentally China’s news world has changed in recent years. Looking back, many consider the 2000s the golden era of Chinese journalism. At the time, Chai Jing was the host of the investigative TV show „Xīnwén diàochá“ (新闻调查) and a series of other formats on Chinese state television CCTV. She reported on social grievances in the rapidly developing Chinese society.

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