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Becoming a 'Friend of China'

I’ve never met Edwin Maher. From all I’ve heard, he is a very nice man, a New Zealander by birth. I used to see him regularly on CCTV 9, the English language channel of China’s state broadcaster, where he was... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Thu, Dec 04 2008

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16 Dec 07 visit Edwin Maher responds in the Beijing Youth Daily  »  Zhongnanhai The Beijing Youth Daily (北京青年报) has published a large feature on CCTV 9 anchor Edwin Maher in today's edition. In it, he addresses the most recent comments surrounding his profile in the Los Angeles Times. "During the last four years,...
12 Dec 07 visit What they're saying about CCTV9 anchor Edwin Maher  »  Shanghaiist The last time an anchor from our favourite TV channel made it to the news, he created such a brouhaha that culminated in the eviction of one coffee company from the Forbidden City. In the news this time is New Zealand-born anchor Edwin Maher who for many...
16 Jun 08 visit Letters from Sichuan  »  China Beat By Peter HesslerOn May 13th, I filed a web report on the New Yorker’s site, based on what I heard from former students in the early days of the disaster. Since then, I’ve continued to receive notes, and I’ve copied a few below.When I lived in Sich...

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