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Duncan Hewitt

Duncan Hewitt is a Shanghai-based journalist. A former BBC China correspondent, he is the author of Getting Rich First: Life in a Changing China (Vintage, 2008).

International Duncan Hewitt 25 September 2018 Updated | Despite opting for a less confrontational chief executive, Beijing has tightened its grip in Hong Kong
International Duncan Hewitt 30 January 2018 Urban life is still a fragile aspiration for millions of rural migrants Duncan Hewitt 18 May 2017 The THAAD missile controversy has provoked anger in Beijing and consternation in Korea, and has even dented China’s love affair with Korean TV dramas Duncan Hewitt 21 February 2017 Updated 28 February | Candidates for next month’s election of a new chief executive are coming up against a more radical generation Duncan Hewitt 22 December 2014 The sense of a new political awareness was tangible in the last days of the Hong Kong protest, writes Duncan Hewitt. The challenge will be find a way forward without…
Duncan Hewitt 3 October 2014 China’s hardening response to protesters could radicalise a whole generation, reports Duncan Hewitt in Hong Kong
Duncan Hewitt 13 December 2013 Beijing is cracking down on media and internet dissent, writes Duncan Hewitt. Corrupt local authorities are likely to be among the beneficiaries Books & arts Duncan Hewitt 28 April 2013 Duncan Hewitt reviews two witty new books about China’s faultlines and prospects Duncan Hewitt 25 September 2012 An influential Chinese intellectual is arguing that only a freer and more diverse media can rebuild the credibility of government, reports Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai Duncan Hewitt 8 June 2012 Official China is ambivalent about Mao’s legacy, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
Duncan Hewitt 1 February 2012 Shanghai doesn’t understand the appeal of its oldest precinct, writes Duncan Hewitt
Duncan Hewitt 16 December 2011 A growing number of Chinese are bothered by the gap between reality and the way the media portrays society and politics, reports Duncan Hewitt. And the media itself is… Duncan Hewitt 21 November 2011 The death of two-year-old Yue Yue continues to generate soul-searching in the Chinese media, reports Duncan Hewitt Duncan Hewitt 14 October 2011 Returning to China, Duncan Hewitt finds more development, plenty of stresses, and an increasingly enquiring local media Duncan Hewitt 1 June 2011 China’s internal security establishment seems to have gained growing influence over policy, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
Duncan Hewitt 28 April 2011 Massive rises in the cost of housing are at last being recognised by government, writes Duncan Hewitt Duncan Hewitt 22 March 2011 Traffic is becoming a fiercely debated topic in China’s major cities, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai