Willy Wo-Lap Lam Explained

Willy Wo-Lap Lam (born 1952;[1]) is a Hong Kong columnist, economist, newspaper editor, political commentator, political scientist, public policy analyst, sinologist, and writer. He is a frequent commentator on many major media networks regarding the current state of Chinese politics. He is currently a Jamestown Foundation fellow and an adjunct professor at the Centre for China Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong.[2]

Biography

Lam earned a BA from the University of Hong Kong in 1974, an MA from the University of Minnesota in 1978, and subsequently earned a PhD in Political Economy from Wuhan University in 2002.[3] [4]

Lam worked as a columnist for the South China Morning Post until 2000. He was the paper's Beijing correspondent until the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, and was China editor during the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.[5] In 1995, he was described as the "quintessential China watcher";[6] CNN called him "one of the most plugged-in observers of Chinese politics in the world" in 1999.[7] He left the paper in December 2000 complaining of editorial censorship.[8]

Views

Lam was critical of the late CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin, saying that Jiang had "successfully consolidated his power" but "hasn't used that power to accomplish anything significant".

Lam has described the direction of Chinese society under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping as "the closing of the Chinese mind".[9]

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Willy Wo-Lap Lam. Jamestown Foundation. 2 August 2019. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507060314/https://jamestown.org/analyst/willy-wo-lap-lam/. live.
  3. Web site: Willy Lam. 2020-08-31. Speakers Connect Asia's Leading Speakers Bureau for Virtual and Live Events. en-US. 2020-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027231147/https://www.speakersconnect.com/speaker/willy-lam/. live.
  4. Web site: Willy LAM Wo Lap. 2020-08-31. www.ccs.cuhk.edu.hk. 2020-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830020003/http://www.ccs.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/people/teaching-staff/willy-lam-wo-lap. live.
  5. Web site: Willy Lam. Geostrategy-Direct. 3 November 2016. 2 August 2019. 17 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617024440/http://geostrategy-direct-subscribers.com/willy-lam/. live.
  6. Shambaugh. David. 1995. Review of China After Deng Xiaoping. The China Quarterly. 142 . 142. 607–609: 608. 10.1017/S0305741000035244. 655447. 155059547 .
  7. News: Rise of the nowhere man: Profiling a risk-allergic Jiang presidency. 1999. Healy. Tom. CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316020524/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0611/feat3.html. 16 March 2015.
  8. News: Hong Kong Paper Fires Critical Journalist. Pan. Philip P.. The Washington Post. 1 May 2002. 2 August 2019. Willy Wo-Lap Lam, a columnist known for his insider tales of Communist Party intrigue, complained he was being muzzled and quit in December 2000.. 2 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802164142/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/05/01/hong-kong-paper-fires-critical-journalist/. live.
  9. News: Q. and A.: Willy Wo-Lap Lam on 'Chinese Politics in the Era of Xi Jinping'. Johnson. Ian. The New York Times. 1 June 2015. 2 August 2019. 6 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806195432/https://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/q-and-a-willy-wo-lap-lam-on-chinese-politics-in-the-era-of-xi-jinping/. live.

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