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	== Journalism ==		== Journalism ==
	In 1995, he joined the staff of the [[Hong Kong]]~~-based~~ ''[[South China Morning Post]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|title=Jasper Becker \|website=Speakers Solutions \|access-date=25 September 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914075151/http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|archive-date=14 September 2009 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was later promoted to the senior position of Beijing bureau chief, which meant he was in charge of all mainland content. In 2002, he lost his job, in an experience he writes about in a ''[[Washington Post]]'' column headlined "Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong."<ref>{{cite news\|first=Jasper\|last=Becker\|title=Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=4 May 2002\|url=http://www.taiwandc.org/wp-2002-08.htm\|via=Taiwan DC}}</ref>		In 1995, he joined the staff of the [[Hong Kong]]–based ''[[South China Morning Post]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|title=Jasper Becker \|website=Speakers Solutions \|access-date=25 September 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914075151/http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|archive-date=14 September 2009 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was later promoted to the senior position of Beijing bureau chief, which meant he was in charge of all mainland content. In 2002, he lost his job, in an experience he writes about in a ''[[Washington Post]]'' column headlined "Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong."<ref>{{cite news\|first=Jasper\|last=Becker\|title=Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=4 May 2002\|url=http://www.taiwandc.org/wp-2002-08.htm\|via=Taiwan DC}}</ref>

	Given his often critical views of China, his abrupt removal was considered by some to be a sign of deteriorating press freedoms in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Smith (NYT)\|first=Craig S.\|date=2002-04-30\|title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Hong Kong: Fired Journalist Sees Fear Of China\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/30/world/world-briefing-asia-hong-kong-fired-journalist-sees-fear-of-china.html\|access-date=2020-08-30\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>Philip P. Pan, "Journalist is Fired after China Remarks," ''The Washington Post'', 5 May 2002.</ref> Becker’s dismissal for "insubordination" was widely reported in the international media. He was fired after commenting that the paper was restricting his reporting and downplaying coverage on AIDS and labour disturbances on the Mainland.{{citation needed\|date=March 2021}}		Given his often critical views of China, his abrupt removal was considered by some to be a sign of deteriorating press freedoms in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Smith (NYT)\|first=Craig S.\|date=2002-04-30\|title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Hong Kong: Fired Journalist Sees Fear Of China\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/30/world/world-briefing-asia-hong-kong-fired-journalist-sees-fear-of-china.html\|access-date=2020-08-30\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>Philip P. Pan, "Journalist is Fired after China Remarks," ''The Washington Post'', 5 May 2002.</ref> Becker’s dismissal for "insubordination" was widely reported in the international media. He was fired after commenting that the paper was restricting his reporting and downplaying coverage on AIDS and labour disturbances on the Mainland.{{citation needed\|date=March 2021}}

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	Becker's books include:		Becker's books include:
	* ''The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed'' (~~1991~~)		* ''The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed'' (1992)
	* ''[[Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine]]'' (John Murray, 1996), about the [[Great Chinese Famine]]		* ''[[Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine]]'' (John Murray, 1996), about the [[Great Chinese Famine]]
	* ''The Chinese'' (John Murray, 2000)		* ''The Chinese'' (John Murray, 2000)

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	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	Between 2015 and 2019, Becker was elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative]] councillor for the [[Widcombe, Bath\|Widcombe]] ward of [[Bath and North East Somerset Council]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Election results for Widcombe \|url=http://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=331&RPID=9636384 \|publisher=Bath and North East Somerset Council \|accessdate=17 May 2020 }}</ref>		Between 2015 and 2019, Becker was elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative]] councillor for the [[Widcombe, Bath\|Widcombe]] ward of [[Bath and North East Somerset Council]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Election results for Widcombe \| date=7 May 2015 \|url=http://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=331&RPID=9636384 \|publisher=Bath and North East Somerset Council \|accessdate=17 May 2020 }}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''Jasper Martin Becker''' (born 19 May 1956)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jasperbecker.com/resume.html\|title=Resume\|website=Jasper Becker\|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> is a British [[author]], [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]], and [[journalist]] who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent mostly in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jasperbecker\|title=Jasper Becker\|website=Macmillan}}</ref>		'''Jasper Martin Becker''' (born 19 May 1956)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jasperbecker.com/resume.html\|title=Resume\|website=Jasper Becker\|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> is a British [[author]], [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]], and [[journalist]] who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent, mostly in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jasperbecker\|title=Jasper Becker\|website=Macmillan}}</ref>

	== Journalism ==		== Journalism ==

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.jasperbecker.com ~~Official website]~~		* {{oweb\|http://www.jasperbecker.com}}

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	* ''Mongolia: Travels in the Untamed Land'' (2008)		* ''Mongolia: Travels in the Untamed Land'' (2008)
	* ''The City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China'' (2008)		* ''The City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China'' (2008)
			* ''Made in China: Wuhan, Covid and the Quest for Biotech Supremacy'' (2021)

	Becker has published both reportage and commentary for many news publications, including ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''The Washington Post'', ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' in Canada, ''[[Business Week]]'', the ''London Review of Books'' and the ''Times Literary Supplement''.		Becker has published both reportage and commentary for many news publications, including ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''The Washington Post'', ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' in Canada, ''[[Business Week]]'', the ''London Review of Books'' and the ''Times Literary Supplement''.

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	* ''The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed'' (1991)		* ''The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed'' (1991)
	* ''[[Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine]]'' (John Murray, 1996), about the [[Great ~~Leap~~ ~~Forward~~]] ~~Famine~~		* ''[[Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine]]'' (John Murray, 1996), about the [[Great Chinese Famine]]
	* ''The Chinese'' (John Murray, 2000)		* ''The Chinese'' (John Murray, 2000)
	* ''Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea'' (Oxford University Press, 2005).		* ''Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea'' (Oxford University Press, 2005).

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	{{~~Short~~ description\|British author, commentator and journalist}}		{{short description\|British author, commentator, and journalist}}
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	{{~~Use~~ British English\|date=September 2016}}		{{use British English\|date=September 2016}}
	'''Jasper Martin Becker''' (born 19 May 1956<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jasperbecker.com/resume.html\|title=Resume\|website=Jasper Becker\|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref>) is a British [[author]], [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]] and [[journalist]] who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent mostly in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jasperbecker\|title=Jasper Becker\|website=Macmillan}}</ref>		'''Jasper Martin Becker''' (born 19 May 1956)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jasperbecker.com/resume.html\|title=Resume\|website=Jasper Becker\|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> is a British [[author]], [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]], and [[journalist]] who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent mostly in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jasperbecker\|title=Jasper Becker\|website=Macmillan}}</ref>

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	Becker's books include:		Becker's books include:
		⚫	* ''The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed'' (1991)

			* ''[[Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine]]'' (John Murray, 1996), about the [[Great Leap Forward]] Famine
⚫	*''The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed'' (1991)
	*''~~[[Hungry~~ ~~Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine]]~~'' (John Murray, ~~1996~~)~~, about the [[Great Leap Forward]] Famine~~		* ''The Chinese'' (John Murray, 2000)
		⚫	* ''Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea'' (Oxford University Press, 2005).
	*''The Chinese'' (John Murray, 2000)
			* ''Dragon Rising: An Inside Look at China Today'' (2007)
⚫	*''Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea'' (Oxford University Press, 2005).
	*''~~Dragon Rising~~: ~~An Inside~~ ~~Look~~ at ~~China~~ ~~Today~~'' (~~2007~~)		* ''Mongolia: Travels in the Untamed Land'' (2008)
	*''~~Mongolia~~: ~~Travels~~ in the ~~Untamed~~ ~~Land~~'' (2008)		* ''The City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China'' (2008)
	*''The City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China'' (2008)

	Becker has published both reportage and commentary for many news publications, including ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''The Washington Post'', ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' in Canada, ''[[Business Week]]'', the ''London Review of Books'' and the ''Times Literary Supplement''.		Becker has published both reportage and commentary for many news publications, including ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''The Washington Post'', ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' in Canada, ''[[Business Week]]'', the ''London Review of Books'' and the ''Times Literary Supplement''.
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	Between 2015 and 2019, Becker was elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative]] councillor for the [[Widcombe, Bath\|Widcombe]] ward of [[Bath and North East Somerset Council]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Election results for Widcombe \|url=http://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=331&RPID=9636384 \|publisher=Bath and North East Somerset Council \|accessdate=17 May 2020 }}</ref>		Between 2015 and 2019, Becker was elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative]] councillor for the [[Widcombe, Bath\|Widcombe]] ward of [[Bath and North East Somerset Council]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Election results for Widcombe \|url=http://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=331&RPID=9636384 \|publisher=Bath and North East Somerset Council \|accessdate=17 May 2020 }}</ref>

	==References==		== References ==
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	==External links==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.jasperbecker.com ~~Jasper~~ ~~Becker's homepage~~]		* [http://www.jasperbecker.com Official website]

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	In 1995, he joined the staff of the [[Hong Kong]]-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|title=Jasper Becker \|website=Speakers Solutions \|access-date=25 September 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914075151/http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|archive-date=14 September 2009 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was later promoted to the senior position of Beijing bureau chief, which meant he was in charge of all mainland content. In 2002, he lost his job, in an experience he writes about in a ''[[Washington Post]]'' column headlined "Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong."<ref>{{cite news\|first=Jasper\|last=Becker\|title=Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=4 May 2002\|url=http://www.taiwandc.org/wp-2002-08.htm\|via=Taiwan DC}}</ref>		In 1995, he joined the staff of the [[Hong Kong]]-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|title=Jasper Becker \|website=Speakers Solutions \|access-date=25 September 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914075151/http://www.speakersolutions.com.au/speakers/jasper-becker.asp?cat=8 \|archive-date=14 September 2009 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was later promoted to the senior position of Beijing bureau chief, which meant he was in charge of all mainland content. In 2002, he lost his job, in an experience he writes about in a ''[[Washington Post]]'' column headlined "Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong."<ref>{{cite news\|first=Jasper\|last=Becker\|title=Why I Was Fired in Hong Kong\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=4 May 2002\|url=http://www.taiwandc.org/wp-2002-08.htm\|via=Taiwan DC}}</ref>

	Given his often critical views of China, his abrupt removal was considered by some to be a sign of deteriorating press freedoms in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Smith (NYT)\|first=Craig S.\|date=2002-04-30\|title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Hong Kong: Fired Journalist Sees Fear Of China\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/30/world/world-briefing-asia-hong-kong-fired-journalist-sees-fear-of-china.html\|access-date=2020-08-30\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>Philip P. Pan, "Journalist is Fired after China Remarks," ''The Washington Post'', 5 May 2002.</ref> Becker’s dismissal for "insubordination" was widely reported in the international media. He was fired after commenting that the paper was restricting his		Given his often critical views of China, his abrupt removal was considered by some to be a sign of deteriorating press freedoms in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Smith (NYT)\|first=Craig S.\|date=2002-04-30\|title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Hong Kong: Fired Journalist Sees Fear Of China\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/30/world/world-briefing-asia-hong-kong-fired-journalist-sees-fear-of-china.html\|access-date=2020-08-30\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>Philip P. Pan, "Journalist is Fired after China Remarks," ''The Washington Post'', 5 May 2002.</ref> Becker’s dismissal for "insubordination" was widely reported in the international media. He was fired after commenting that the paper was restricting his reporting and downplaying coverage on AIDS and labour disturbances on the Mainland.{{citation needed\|date=March 2021}}
	reporting and downplaying coverage on AIDS and labour disturbances on the Mainland.
	<ref>http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellowships/journalist-fellows/prev-journalist/07-08/joyce-lau.html</ref>

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	'''Jasper Martin Becker''' (born 19 May 1956<ref>{{Cite web~~\|last=tip\|last2=Tip\|first2=roid\|last3=roid\|date=2020-07-23\|title=√ 5 Aplikasi Video Bokeh Mp3 untuk PC dan Android~~\|url=https://~~tipandroid~~.com/~~video-bokeh-mp3/~~\|~~access-date~~=~~2020-08-30~~\|website=~~Tipandroid~~\|~~language~~=~~id-ID~~}}</ref>) is a British [[author]], [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]] and [[journalist]] who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent mostly in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jasperbecker\|title=Jasper Becker\|website=Macmillan}}</ref>		'''Jasper Martin Becker''' (born 19 May 1956<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jasperbecker.com/resume.html\|title=Resume\|website=Jasper Becker\|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref>) is a British [[author]], [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]] and [[journalist]] who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent mostly in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jasperbecker\|title=Jasper Becker\|website=Macmillan}}</ref>

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