Freedom of the Press in China

Dr. Yi Guo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Chongqing University. He is also affiliated with the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University as an honorary member. He was formerly a journalist for the Xinhua News Agency.

• Notes on the Text, Acknowledgement, Foreword, Introduction, 1. The Enlightenment of the West, China in a Transitional Period, The Earliest Writings on Press Freedom, Writings of Western Protestant Missionaries, Writings of Chinese Students in the West, Writings of Chinese Envoys, List of Works Cited, 2. Chuban Ziyou: The Invention of a Neologism, Liang Qichao and the Birth of Chuban Ziyou, Chinese Students in Japan and Their Introductions to Press Freedom, The Problematic Origins of Chinese Press Freedom, List of Works Cited, 3. The Liminal Landscape, The Pragmatic View, Press Freedom as a Civil Right, List of Works Cited, 4. The Intellectual Legacy of Sun Yat-sen, The New Era, Sun Yat-sen's Anti-Liberal Thoughts, Sun Yat-sen Worship, The San-min Doctrine of Journalism Theory, List of Works Cited, 5. The Empty Phrase and the Popular Ignorance, Press Freedom in Constitutional Documents, Press Freedom in School Textbooks, Violent Mobs and Ignored Freedom, List of Works Cited, 6. Conceptual Debates in the 1920s and 1930s, Minquan (People's Rights) or Human Rights, Press Freedom versus Press Control, List of Works Cited, 7. The Last Call for Press Freedom, The Constitutional Movement and Democrats' Propositions, The Movement for Freedom of Information, The Fear of Communist Publications, List of Works Cited, Conclusion, List of Works Cited, Bibliography, Index.

Yi Guo wins the 2020 Chinese Journalism and Mass Communication Association Award, awarded by the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Mass Communication! Read the full article. "Yi Guo’s Freedom of the Press in China: A Conceptual History, 1831-1949 is a timely contribution that enhances our understanding of freedom of speech and the press, providing a historical dimension and cultural specificity, namely, China in the first half of the 20th century. [...] The book is a well-researched scholarly work and will appeal to anyone – particularly advanced undergraduate and graduate students – interested in the history of journalism and publishing, intellectual history and social history in modern China."- Qiliang He, The China Quarterly, 245, March 2021