BIO

HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY

Foreign correspondent, BBC

Born: United Kingdom

Education:

? 1965-72: Saint Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Kent

Career:

? 1973: Became trainee journalist

? 1978: Joined The Herald in Melbourne, Australia

? 1979: Joined South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

? 1981: Joined the BBC

? 1986: Became BBC foreign correspondent

? 1994-97: Opened and worked in BBC TV bureau in China

? 1997-now: BBC foreign correspondent

Published books:

? 1997 Dragon Strike

? 1999 Dragon Fire

? 2003 The Third World War

? 2009 Democracy Kills:

What's So Good About Having the Vote?

Favorites:

? Book: The Quiet American, by Graham Green

? Film: Raise the Red Lantern (directed by Zhang Yimou) and Doctor Zhivago (directed by David Lean)

? Music: Wagner, the Rolling Stones

? Food: Sichuan

? Hobbies: Swimming, cycling, travel