James Chau (Chinese: 周柳建成١-.. Zhōuliǔ Jiànchéng[citation needed]; born 11 December 1977)[1] is a British journalist, television presenter, and United Nations goodwill ambassador.
He previously anchored the main evening news on state-owned China Central Television (CCTV).
[4] His appointment as goodwill ambassador to the World Health Organization attracted attention due to his role in presenting forced confessions while working for Chinese state-run broadcaster CGTN.
[9] After graduating from Cambridge, and interning at Vogue and Mirror Group Newspapers,[10] he moved to Hong Kong for his first newsroom position.
[11] Chau joined China Central Television in 2004,[12] where he featured as a main presenter on the 24-hour CCTV News English-language station.