The “Braga Incident” – Timeline with Links to Articles and Comments

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Local.pt, 22nd Jul 2014
Portugal acolhe pela primeira vez o maior Congresso Europeu sobre a China 23 – 26 de julho, Gerson Ingrês
Read the full article at: http://local.pt/portugal/centro/portugal-acolhe-pela-primeira-vez-o-maior-congresso-europeu-sobre-a-china-23-26-de-julho/

自由時報 Liberty Times Net, 28th Jul 2014
歐洲漢學雙年會 中國怒撕蔣經國基金會專頁
Read the full article at: http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/paper/799627

Focus Taiwan News Channel, 28th Jul 2014
China’s obstruction at conference hurts cross-strait ties: Taiwan, Scarlett Chai, Hsu Chi-wei and Lilian Wu
Read the full article at: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201407280024.aspx

Sankei Shimbun, 28th Jul 2014
「台湾記載のページは破り捨てろ!」 欧州の学会で中国代表、冊子の台湾団体の紹介欄に難癖
Read the full article at: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/news/140728/chn14072821320009-n1.htm

Taipei Times, 29th Jul 2014
Foundation angry over EACS brochures, Shih Hsiu-chuan
Read the full article at: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/29/2003596160

中時電子報 China Times, 29th Jul 2014
歐洲漢學會鄭重向我致歉, 林志成、李明賢
Read the full article at: http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20140729000382-260102

National Policy Foundation,  29th Jul 2014
European Association for Chinese Studies Offers Formal Apologies to Us
Read the full article at: http://www.taiwannpfnews.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=112&anum=14830 , http://www.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=112&anum=14894

The China Post, 29th Jul 2014
China’s obstruction at conference hurts ties: MAC
Read the full article at: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2014/07/29/413535/Chinas-obstruction.htm

Taipei Times, 6th Aug 2014
Report outlines Chinese EACS interference,  Shih Hsiu-chuan
Read the full article at: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/08/06/2003596778

Want China Times, 29th Jul 2014
China hurts Taiwan’s feelings at academic conference in Portugal
Read the full article at: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140729000117&cid=1101

Taipei Times, 31st Jul 2014
EACS to protest Hanban’s academic meddling: source, Shih Hsiu-chuan
Read the full article at: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/07/31/2003596335

人民网, 4th Aug 2014
环球时报:汉办主任在海外“撕书”,不丢人!, 李天阳
Read the full article at: http://gd.people.com.cn/n/2014/0804/c123932-21876308.html

博讯 Boxun, 4th Aug 2014
中国汉办“撕掉蒋经国” 孔子学院“打倒孔家店”
Read the full article at: http://boxun.com/news/gb/taiwan/2014/08/201408040618.shtml

蘋果日報, Apple Daily, 4th Aug 2014
中國官員國際會議「撕書」 網民批無禮野蠻
Read the full article at: http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?guid=52762082&category_guid=10793096&category=instant&issue=20140804

明報即時新聞網 Mingpao, 4th Aug 2014
歐洲漢學會抗議京官干擾學術自由
Read the full article at: http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20140804/ca218050.htm

搜狐 ( 新闻社区), 4th Aug 2014
【民间视点】两岸关系,又要开始变冷了吗?
Read the full article at: http://club.news.sohu.com/minjian/thread/2ixlewg187x

自由時報 Liberty Times Net, 4th Aug 2014
《星期專訪》朱雲漢︰政治箝制學術 中國在歐洲漢學界栽跟頭, 鄒景雯
Read the full article at: http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/801592

宁夏电视台網站, 5th Aug 2014
中国汉办主任“撕书”的背后有何“隐情”?, 曾亚西
Read the full article at: http://www.nxtv.cn/article/blog/20140805363147.html

自由時報 Liberty Times Net, 5th Aug 2014
歐洲漢學學會 批中國漢辦蠻橫不智
Read the full article at: http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/801865

鄭天佐 輕鬆談社會脈動, 5th Aug 2014
學術外交 與 教育外交?
Read the full article at: http://blog.udn.com/tsongtt/15773938

Deutsche Welle, 5th Aug 2014
中国官媒:汉办主任海外“撕书”不丢人!, 吴雨, 凝炼(ed.)
Read the full article at: http://dw.de/p/1Cp7i

世界新聞網 Worldjournal.com, 5th Aug 2014
撕書 漢辦主任惹怒台灣引爭議
Read the full article at: http://worldjournal.com/bookmark/25550882–

Inside Higher Ed, 6th Aug 2014
Censorship at China Studies Meeting, Elizabeth Redden
Read the full article at: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/06/accounts-confucius-institute-ordered-censorship-chinese-studies-conference

Business Spectator, 6th Aug 2014
China fails the soft power test, Peter Cai
Read the full article at: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/8/6/china/china-fails-soft-power-test

共識網, 7th Aug 2014
汉办,你“办”砸了国家形象, 彭小华
Read the full article at: http://www.21ccom.net/articles/dlpl/shpl/2014/0806/110647.html
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The Wall Street Journal, 7th Aug 2014
Beijing’s Propaganda Lessons – Confucius Institute officials are agents of Chinese censorship.
This article is behind a paywall, you may reach it at this URL: http://online.wsj.com/articles/beijings-propaganda-lessons-1407430440

The Diplomat, 8th Aug 2014
The Undoing of China’s Soft Power – Beijing is struggling to effectively direct soft power at its cross-strait neighbor, Zhiqun Zhu
Read the full article at: http://thediplomat.com/2014/08/the-undoing-of-chinas-soft-power/

China Digital Times, 11th Aug 2014
Netizen Voices: Confucius Institutes Lose Face, Anne Henochowicz
Read the full article at: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/08/netizen-voices-confucius-institutes-lose-face/

New Tang Dynasty Television, 12th Aug 2014
【禁闻】欧中协会揭〝孔子学院〞审查和偷窃, 李韵, 陈建铭
Watch the full piece at: http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/gb/2014/08/13/a1129984.html

The Asahi Shimbun, 18th Aug 2014
漢学の国際学会、中国が台湾に圧力 研究の主導権狙う?
Read the full article at: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG866JXDG86UHBI02F.html

The Asahi Shimbun, 19th Aug 2014
China roils international scholars with attempt to ‘censor’ Taiwanese ads, SATOSHI UKAI
Read the full article at: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201408190043

BBC News China, 22nd Dec 2014
Confucius institute: The hard side of China’s soft power
Read the full article and watch the interview with Ms Xu Lin at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30567743