{"product_id":"freedom-of-information-law-in-yong-tang-9789819678419","title":"Freedom of Information Law in China: From Imperial Court Diaries to Open Government Information Regulations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book assesses and critiques the legal right of access to government-held information in China with a special focus on legislative history, rationales, statutory language and efficacy of the Open Government Information (OGI) Regulations enacted in 2007 by the Chinese government. The book, written by a former Chinese journalist who later became an American professor of journalism, combines thorough examination and insightful commentary on relevant statutes and court cases with in-depth interviews with Chinese legal scholars, lawyers, journalists and government officials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone with an interest in China's legal and informational systems in general and its freedom of information law in particular, the book is a must read that not only explains why China's first freedom of information law failed so miserably when it was needed the most in a COVID-19 pandemic but also sheds light on the world's largest and most sophisticated propaganda apparatus that controls and manipulates flow of information in and outside of China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yong Tang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9819678412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789819678419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Yong Tang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474388697343,"sku":"9789819678419","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e58842b-fc9e-4ef5-8ccf-55be27e0df29.jpg?v=1762316419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-of-information-law-in-yong-tang-9789819678419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}