An independent group supporting the right to information in the People’s Republic of China
Circle 19 for the right to information in the People’s Republic of China is an independent group composed of media practitioners and experts from the Chinese diaspora and the international community that aims to advocate for the right to information on the basis of Chinese intellectual sources.
Inaugural symposium in Paris
Circle 19 participants gathered for the first time in a symposium in Paris on 11 and 12 September 2023. On this occasion, they launched the drafting process of a Statement of Principles supporting the effective exercise of the right to information within the People’s Republic of China.
How journalism shaped the People’s Republic of China
Circle 19 selected and translated into English impactful Chinese investigative reports demonstrating the importance of journalism for the development of Chinese society.
Journalistic investigations that changed China
1979: The article that exposed the corruption of local officials in China
The article that exposed the corruption of local officials in China
2003: The article that shut down China’s 800 infamous migrant detention facilities
The article that shut down China’s 800 infamous migrant detention facilities
2003: The early days of SARS outbreak in China
The early days of SARS outbreak in China
2005: The news article that led to the strengthening of safer medical practices in Chinese hospitals
The news article that led to the strengthening of safer medical practices in Chinese hospitals
2007: The article that startled China’s environmental consciousness
The article that startled China’s environmental consciousness
2008: The article that showed how corruption contributed to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake’s terrible death count
The article that showed how corruption contributed to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake’s terrible death count
2008: The news article that led to the strengthening of Chinese food safety standards
The news article that led to the strengthening of Chinese food safety standards
2009: When state-run agency Xinhua was also doing investigative journalism
When state-run agency Xinhua was also doing investigative journalism…