Georg Blume
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Georg Blume has been correspondent in Beijing
(China
) of the German newspapers «Die Zeit
» and «taz
» since 1997. He has reported repeatedly on human rights issues and environmental scandals in China.
Before being posted in China he has reported from Japan and France.
He was one of the last independent reporters from Lhasa
during the 2008 unrest in Tibet before being de facto expelled from the region.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
(China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) of the German newspapers «Die Zeit
Die Zeit
Die Zeit is a German nationwide weekly newspaper that is highly respected for its quality journalism.With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper...
» and «taz
Die tageszeitung
die tageszeitung , was founded in 1978 in Berlin. It is a cooperative-owned German daily newspaper which is administrated by a workers' self-management...
» since 1997. He has reported repeatedly on human rights issues and environmental scandals in China.
Before being posted in China he has reported from Japan and France.
He was one of the last independent reporters from Lhasa
Lhasa
Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
during the 2008 unrest in Tibet before being de facto expelled from the region.