Qiaoyi (Joy) Zhuang is the New York correspondent for Caixin magazine, the Americas editor for Globus, and a guest host of the podcast “IAmElection.” A graduate of Syracuse University, Zhuang majored in International Relations, concentrating on U.S.-China Relations and NGO management. Zhuang previously interned at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, at the United Nations, and at the American Enterprise Institute. As a Chinese citizen, she is particularly interested in Chinese civil society and stays connected with Chinese NGOs.
Last Updated: October 3, 2016
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10.04.16
How Does the American Election Look to Chinese?
During the first presidential debate on September 26, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump mentioned China a dozen times. They spoke about China and jobs, currency, exports, infrastructure, cyberhacking, nuclear non-proliferation, trade, and North Korea...
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06.18.12
Happiness with Chinese Characteristics
On April 2, 2012, the United Nations released the first World Happiness Report on the occasion of its first General Assembly on “Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining a New Economic Paradigm.” It ranked China the 112th happiest country out of 156. As an...
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06.04.12
Food Paradise or Hell: A New Documentary Sparks Debate
A seven-part documentary on China’s food culture, “A Bite of China” (which translated literally means “China on the Tip of the Tongue”) premiered on the main channel of China Central Television (CCTV-1) on May 14, 2012 and became an instant...
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05.17.12
Villagers Loot Spilled Watermelons From Truck After Car Crash
Two trucks collided on the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway in Yueyang, Hunan Province. While local firemen worked to rescue the drivers stuck in their vehicles, people from a nearby village arrived on the scene to loot watermelons that had fallen...
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05.16.12
Du Fu Is Very Busy
The 1300th birthday anniversary of the great Chinese poet Du Fu will be celebrated this year. An illustration of Du Fu in Chinese literature textbooks has recently been the inspiration for a spat of creative graffiti and videos. In them, he has been...