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- Jeremy Goldkorn (Chinese: 金玉米; Pinyin: Jīn Yùmí; born in Johannesburg) is a South African-American editor who lives in Nashville, United States. He is the editor-in-chief of and co-hosts the Sinica Podcast with Kaiser Kuo. He was the founder of Danwei, a China-focused blog and media research firm. He is notable for his publications being blocked from viewing in China and for being banned from entering the country. Three consecutive publications Goldkorn launched after receiving US private funding have been blocked; 'Danwei' (2009), 'Sup China' (2019) and 'The China Project' (2022). He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Literature. Prior to founding Danwei, he worked for several Beijing-based magazines, including Beijing Scene, TimeOut and technology magazine ReDegg, and as business development manager for Beijing design firm Standards Group. Danwei, which is named after the Chinese term for a work unit, is considered to be a well-read China-focused "bridge blog" that translates Chinese language media articles into English. John Lanchester has written that "Danwei gives a range of sources, news and opinions on China that no mainstream news organisation can match." Danwei has collaborated with the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University to archive China media articles for research purposes since 2010. Danwei was blocked in mainland China in 2009. In early 2013, Goldkorn sold Danwei to the Financial Times. Goldkorn has spoken frequently about Chinese media and Internet culture, including at the University of Sydney and Columbia Law School, and in interviews with Frontline, the Australia Network and the Asia Society. He also regularly co-hosts the Sinica current affairs podcast with Kaiser Kuo, which was recorded in Beijing until the publications associated with it were banned in China. It is now recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Neither Goldkorn or Kuo have been able to travel to China since 2013 having been placed on 'Undesirable aliens' immigration blacklists. In December 2021, Goldkorn released a finance-raising prospectus to assist with Sup China funding, receiving US$1.4 million from an initial request for ten times this. He received criticism from potential investors for not revealing that Sup China had been banned in China. That case is currently being considered by the United States Securities Regulator over charges of potential fraud. As of November 2022, Goldkorn's 'The China Project' has been placed under investigation by the US Senate, accused of 'acting as Chinese Communist Party' agents following an initiative made by Floria Senator Marco Rubio. Investigations continue. (en)
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