Jasper Becker
Jasper Becker (born May 19, 1956 in London ) is an author and correspondent from London. His books deal with the People's Republic of China and North Korea .
Life
He studied at the University of London and the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . He is a sinologist and speaks French and German . He is a citizen of Great Britain .
From 1985 to 1990 he was China correspondent in Beijing for the Guardian . He has continued to work for BBC World and newspapers in the UK and Hong Kong since then .
His analyzes are also broadcast by Deutsche Welle , ARD , Radio France Internationale , KBS (South Korea) and RTÉ (Ireland).
Books
- The Lost Country (1992) about Mongolia
- China's Hungry Ghosts (1996) on the famine in China from 1958 to 1962 ; awarded the PIOOM Prize for Human Rights of the Netherlands
- The Chinese (2000), an introduction to the PRC and its people
- Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea (2004) on the tragedy of North Korea and its dictator Kim Jong Il ( Oxford University Press)
- Dragon Rising (2006), on China from National Geographic
- A Farewell to Beijing (2007)
Web links
- The butcher of Pyongyang , Cicero of December 23, 2004
- http://www.jasperbecker.com/
- http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=534
- http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Jasper_Becker.jsp
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Becker, Jasper |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British journalist and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |