Du Xian (; born 23 September 1954) is a Chinese

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, journalist, and professor.

Biography

Du was born in

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in 1954, the daughter of the scientist and engineer Du Qinghua, an academician the

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. After graduating from

Communication University of China The Communication University of China (CUC) () is a leading public university in Beijing. It is one of the China's key universities of 'Double First Class University Plan', directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Repu ...

in 1982 she was assigned to

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to host ''

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''. On June 4, 1989, Zhang Hongmin and Du Xian reported the

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cleared out thousands of protest students in Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989, she was forced to resign for expressing sympathy (she wore a black mourning gown and her voice was deeply different from usual). In January 2000, Du was employed as a host at

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, she hosted ''We Only Have One Earth'', ''Crossing the Sand Line'', and ''Looking for the Faraway Homeland''. She is now a professor at

Works

Television

* ''

'' * ''We Only Have One Earth'' () * ''Crossing the Sand Line'' () * ''Looking for the Faraway Homeland'' ()

Book

* ''My 106 days in America'' ()

Personal life

Du was married to a notable Chinese actor Chen Daoming, their daughter, Chen Ge (), was born in 1985.

References

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