By NATALIE MEYERGlobal Business Journalism reporterPart 3 of a 3-story special reportWhen it comes to China’s international business relations, there is no lack of self-proclaimed “experts.” People who have never visited China, conducted business in China, or even studied Chinese economic issues draw sweeping – and frequently damning – conclusions that poison the well of global discourse.I...

By NATALIE MEYERGlobal Business Journalism reporterPart 1 of a 3-story special report“‘Did you bring bat soup for lunch today?,’ was one of the consistent jabs made by my [assigned] mentor at work,” says Vivian Yuen, a Chinese-American master’s student. “He would also point out anytime I cleared my throat and insinuated that I had COVID.”Normally based in Beijing, Yuen is in the middle o...

China's Global Times, owned by the Communist Party, has been highly critical of Australia and the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, as seen in this illustration by Liu Rui.By NATALIE MEYERGlobal Business Journalism reporterPart 2 of a 3-story special reportConsumer nationalism isn’t a new concept in China. And while it may have been stoked during COVID, it was particularly visible in...

Céline Hua says the COVID-19 pandemic has been "a huge challenge" to her Ph.D. plans. (Photo by Margot Lambilliotte)By MARGOT LAMBILLIOTTEGlobal Business Journalism reporterPart 2 of a 3-story special reportPARIS – A university  education has  always  been  a  logical,  even  socially  mandated  choice  for  many French students. This is particularly true of students of Chinese descent, whose ...

Elisa Cheng, a native Parisian, says she feels unsafe in public as a result of pandemic-provoked racism. (Photo by Margot Lambilliotte)By MARGOT LAMBILLIOTTEGlobal Business Journalism reporterPart 1 of a 3-story special reportPARIS – Elisa Cheng is a 24-year-old French-born Chinese who has been calling Paris home her whole life. Nothing about her life in the country felt “un-French.” She sup...

By MARGOT LAMBILLIOTTEGlobal Business Journalism reporterPart 3 of a 3-story special reportPARIS – After having studied French for five years, Alice Ma, a 27-year-old from Beijing, finally got accepted in a French university to pursue her education. The Chinese citizen arrived in Paris in December 2019, but her studies in Francequickly took a different turn with  the  COVID-19  outbreak a mont...