James Chau

James Chau (Chinese: 周柳建成١-.. Zhōuliǔ Jiànchéng[citation needed]; born 11 December 1977)[1] is a British-born journalist, television presenter, and United Nations goodwill ambassador. He previously anchored the main evening news on state-owned China Central Television (CCTV).[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 role in presenting forced confessions while working for Chinese state-run broadcaster CGTN.[2][5]

  1. ^ "About". James Chau. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  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.