Yuan Zeng is a lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, UK where she researches and teaches journalism studies. Her research focuses on the dynamics between international journalism and foreign policy, media, and social change in China and beyond. She has a PhD in media studies from City University of Hong Kong.

'As China struggles to enhance its "soft power" commensurate with the perceived world-power status, what is the role of foreign correspondents and what are the prisms through which they narrate their China tales in an ensemble? This volume provides a riveting account of the lifeworld of foreign correspondents in China and contributes importantly to the comparative dimension of media and journalists.' Chin-Chuan Lee, Yu Shan Chair Professor of Communication, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

• 1. Introduction; 2. Confrontation and Obedience: When Foreign Journalists Meet Chinese Media Culture; 3. Journalism or China: Habitus and Types of China Correspondents; 4. Organizational Control and Autonomy: Journalistic Logic in the Newsroom; 5. Reporting as a Tribe: Journalistic Logic in Collective Interpretation; 6. ‘The Anaconda in the Chandelier’: China’s Uncodified State Coercion; 7. Conclusion: Reporting the Unreportable China?

Yuan Zeng is a lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, UK where she researches and teaches journalism studies. Her research focuses on the dynamics between international journalism and foreign policy, media, and social change in China and beyond. She has a PhD in media studies from City University of Hong Kong.

'As China struggles to enhance its "soft power" commensurate with the perceived world-power status, what is the role of foreign correspondents and what are the prisms through which they narrate their China tales in an ensemble? This volume provides a riveting account of the lifeworld of foreign correspondents in China and contributes importantly to the comparative dimension of media and journalists.' Chin-Chuan Lee, Yu Shan Chair Professor of Communication, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

• 1. Introduction; 2. Confrontation and Obedience: When Foreign Journalists Meet Chinese Media Culture; 3. Journalism or China: Habitus and Types of China Correspondents; 4. Organizational Control and Autonomy: Journalistic Logic in the Newsroom; 5. Reporting as a Tribe: Journalistic Logic in Collective Interpretation; 6. ‘The Anaconda in the Chandelier’: China’s Uncodified State Coercion; 7. Conclusion: Reporting the Unreportable China?