Peter Goff

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Peter Goff, a contributor to The Irish Times, formerly reported from China.

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Life as a foreign journalist in China: Harassment and intimidation are part of the job

My time reporting for The Irish Times featured some tense encounters with officials

Fri Apr 02 2021 - 20:00

RTÉ reporter in Beijing flees China with husband after threats

‘Personalised attacks’ against BBC’s John Sudworth force him and Yvonne Murray to leave

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 20:39

Members of Irish dance community seek freedom for Palestinian friend

Choreographer Ata Khattab arrested by Israeli soldiers six weeks ago

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 01:00

Gambling advertising has ‘no place in a civilised democracy’

Eight-year delay in introducing gambling controls criticised by addiction experts

Wed Mar 17 2021 - 02:55

Irish man detained in China back in court in bid to exit country

Richard O’Halloran’s team working closely with Department of Foreign Affairs, says source

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 21:06

Australian journalists flee China amid fears of detention

Evacuation of two reporters marks low point in relationship damaged by pandemic

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 16:08

Irish journalist in Hong Kong denied work visa in ‘attack on press freedom’

Hong Kong Free Press claims Aaron McNicholas is latest victim of Beijing’s attack on press freedom

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 14:34

Floodwaters in China creep over giant Buddha’s toes for first time in 70 years

Tens of thousands evacuated as record-breaking rains hit country’s southwest

Wed Aug 19 2020 - 16:30

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new security law

Lai has been a prominent democracy activist and an ardent critic of Beijing

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:25

‘The happiest day of my life’: US-China relationship ends in Chengdu

Good-natured crowd witnesses Chinese officials moving in as US consulate closes

Mon Jul 27 2020 - 19:17

Weekend of consulate watching as Beijing and Washington lock diplomatic horns

There is a real fear in China that things are starting to spin out of control

Sun Jul 26 2020 - 15:45

What does China want? Three takes on the rise of a superpower

Book reviews: History, finance and the relationship with the US are covered in these three different perspectives on the ‘Middle Kingdom’

Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00

US-Sino relations: ‘Trade war, cold war, maybe real war?’

‘Why are they playing Radiohead? Do they think Xi is a creep? Trump is a real creep!’

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 17:14

Tensions rise further as US orders China to close Houston consulate

Beijing condemns ‘outrageous move that will sabotage US-China relations’

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 23:47

China vows to retaliate over Trump move on Hong Kong

US president says Hong Kong stripped of special trading status in response to Chinese ‘aggression’

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 19:58