Iris Hsu from Taipei is the China representative at the Committee to Protect Journalists (or CPJ). Established in 1981, CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. It is made up of 40 experts around the world with its headquarter in New York City. Iris Hsu joined CPJ in 2017. Prior to joining CPJ, she interned at Human Rights Watch, the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, and the Atlantic Council.
Hsu commented on the reporting environment in China. In this interview, she drew past and current cases to demonstrate the status of press freedom, the challenges facing female journalists, and the restrictions that both local and foreign journalists face while reporting in China, before and during the COVID pandemic. Working toward CPJ's mission, she gathered information, interviewed sources, and advocated for justice and public awareness on behalf of those imprisoned journalists.