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bai yansong at a book-signing in nanjing . 1989 -- present inner mongolia , china hongjun zhu （ 朱宏钧 ） mongolian 20 august 1968 bai yansong 20100924.jpg bai yansong
 beijing broadcasting institute bai yansong broadcast journalist author
bai yansong

bai yansong -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born august 20 , 1968 -rrb- is a chinese news commentator , anchor and journalist for china central television -lrb- cctv -rrb- .
he has become one of the most recognizable figures in china , serving as the lead anchor on stories such as the sydney olympics and the 2008 sichuan earthquake .
bai worked in the newspaper industry before moving to televised news and eventually became an anchor for `` focus report '' and `` oriental horizon '' , where he had a reputation as a politically incisive journalist .
during his time with cctv , bai has been involved in the establishment of several news commentary programs including `` timeline '' and `` news 1 + 1 '' , the first live news commentary program in china .
he has also been the anchor on several more news programs and was a host on the talk show `` tell it like it is '' .
born in inner mongolia , he lived on a university campus with his parents who were both professors and graduated from the beijing broadcasting institute before beginning his career in journalism .
bai has extensively covered diplomatic ties between china and japan during his tenure at cctv and is part of a political consultancy group that advises the two countries on sino-japanese relations .
he works to promote political reform through his position in the media , and critical reports on his programs have been suppressed by government censors at least once .
as a humanitarian , bai has been involved in supporting disaster relief efforts following the sichuan earthquake and promoting efforts against hiv/aids .
