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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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"Opinion: Xi Jinping revered his father. So why isn’t he more like him?"
06/13/2023
Washington Post
Author: Jerome Cohen
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"Trial of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ symbolises China’s attempts to dissolve civil society"
02/15/2023
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Politico
"Challenger to the throne: A Biden China doctrine emerges"
01/21/2021
Politico
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Politico
"China 2021: Experts make their one big prediction"
01/07/2021
Politico
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Politico
"Parsing China signal from China noise"
12/10/2020
Politico
Expert: Jerome Cohen
New York Times
"Chinese Journalists Sought Freedom in the U.S. Now They’re in Limbo."
11/05/2020
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
New York Times
"Harsh Penalties, Vaguely Defined Crimes: Hong Kong’s Security Law Explained"
06/30/2020
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Wall Street Journal
"Hong Kong in Shock as China’s Xi Jinping Goes for ‘Nuclear Option’"
05/25/2020
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Guardian
"Hong Kong Police in Hong Kong arrest 15 activists amid autonomy warnings"
04/18/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Guardian
"'Shameless': anger as China quarantines freed human rights lawyer 400km from home"
04/05/2020
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
Guardian
"No drones, drinking or dissent: China lays down law ahead of 70th anniversary"
09/26/2019
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"What are Beijing's best options for ending Hong Kong protests?"
08/15/2019
Christian Science Monitor
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"US lawmakers vow ‘swift consequences’ if Chinese military cracks down in Hong Kong"
08/15/2019
South China Morning Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"The Fear Driving The Protests In Hong Kong"
06/18/2019
WBUR
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"US senators propose bill requiring annual review of Hong Kong’s special treatment in wake of extradition law crisis"
06/14/2019
South China Morning Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Where Hong Kong and Mainland China Have Extradition Pacts"
06/11/2019
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"A Chinese lawyer remains isolated in prison. We must join his wife in demanding justice."
05/29/2019
Washington Post
Author: Jerome Cohen
"If Beijing wants an extradition law with Hong Kong – and elsewhere – it should reform its judicial process"
05/23/2019
South China Morning Post
Author: Jerome Cohen
"Trump’s Point Man on China Trade Is Still Trying to Close the Deal"
05/23/2019
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Visas Are The Newest Weapon In U.S.-China Rivalry"
04/25/2019
NPR: Morning Edition
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Huawei takes US to court, claims ban unconstitutional"
03/06/2019
Aljazeera
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Huawei says it would never hand data to China's government. Experts say it wouldn't have a choice"
03/04/2019
CNBC
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China Civil-Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 4½ Years in Prison for Subversion"
01/28/2019
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Ambassador McCallum raises eyebrows in Canada, but finds welcome audience in China"
01/24/2019
Globe and Mail
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China holds a secret trial for a rights lawyer after 3 years in detention. It backfired."
12/27/2018
Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China’s Tactic to Catch a Fugitive Official: Hold His Two American Children"
11/25/2018
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Trump's Trade War Is Rattling China's Leaders"
08/14/2018
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Xi Jinping sees some pushback against his iron-fisted rule"
08/02/2018
Washington Post
Author: Jerome Cohen
"When the World Opened the Gates of China"
07/27/2018
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Poet Liu Xia escaped China, but will Beijing ever set her free"
07/13/2018
Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"In travel ban decision, Supreme Court rejects ruling supporting World War II internment"
06/26/2018
NBC News
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Cohen of China"
04/30/2018
National Review
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Families of Chinese Activists Face House Arrest, Harassment From 'Smiling Tigers'"
04/16/2018
U.S. News & World Report
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Xi's Road to Indefinite Rule Through Rule-Making"
02/26/2018
The Atlantic
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"'A very scary movie': how China snatched Gui Minhai on the 11.10 train to Beijing"
02/21/2018
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China detention law to roll back legal protections for suspect"
02/13/2018
Financial Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Cohen of China"
01/25/2018
Ricochet (podcast)
Featured: Jerome Cohen
"Trump says the shoplifting UCLA players faced 10 years in jail. That’s wrong"
11/22/2017
Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Trump’s Asian Adventure Yields Few Wins"
11/14/2017
US News & World Report
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"LiAngelo Ball, other UCLA players unlikely to face severe punishment, Chinese law experts say"
11/09/2017
USA Today
Experts: Jerome Cohen, Ira Belkin
"The Lonely Crusade of China’s Human Rights Lawyers"
07/25/2017
The New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Get out! Chinese agents bar access to the 'free' wife of Liu Xiaobo"
07/20/2017
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China tells world to stay out of its 'domestic affairs' over Liu Xiaobo's death"
07/14/2017
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Detained Over Ivanka Trump Factory Inspection, China Labor Activist Speaks Out"
07/10/2017
The New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China Releases Activists Scrutinizing Ivanka Trump Shoe Factory"
06/28/2017
The New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China Purges Critics in Hong Kong 20 Years After Handover"
06/07/2017
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"U.S. Presses China to Free Activists Scrutinizing Ivanka Trump Shoe Factory"
06/06/2017
The New York Times
Experts: Jerome Cohen, U.S.-Asia Law Institute; Aaron Halegua, Center for Labor and Employment Law
"Taiwan Gay Marriage Ruling Widens Political Divide With China"
05/25/2017
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Jailed Chinese lawyer force-fed medication, wife says"
05/23/2017
Daily Mail
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Wang Quanzhang: The lawyer who simply vanished"
05/22/2017
BBC
Expert: Jerome Cohen