Wanqing Chen is a multimedia journalist dedicated to sharing the stories of underrepresented voices.

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(Note: my byline at AP, along with those of the China-based staff, is listed at the bottom of each story.)

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Life in China: When economic indicators and lived experience diverge | Following the Yuan
Life in China: When economic indicators and lived experience diverge | Following the Yuan

Like the U.S. this year and Japan in early 2000s — where economic indicators from GDP to the stock market point upward, it’s not necessarily translated to optimism on the ground. This reported essay sheds light on individuals in China behind these numbers.

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A centuries-old secret script called nüshu is empowering young Chinese women
The Associated Press
A centuries-old secret script called nüshu is empowering young Chinese women
The Associated Press

(Photo credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can’t retire
The Associated Press
Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can’t retire
The Associated Press

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How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to Netflix extravaganza
The Associated Press
How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to Netflix extravaganza
The Associated Press

(Photo credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China’s population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy
The Associated Press
China’s population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy
The Associated Press

(Photo credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
The Associated Press
China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
The Associated Press

(Photo credit: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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China’s earthquake survivors endure frigid temperatures and mourn the dead
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China’s earthquake survivors endure frigid temperatures and mourn the dead
The Associated Press

(Photo credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists
The Associated Press
As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists
The Associated Press

(Photo credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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一个博物馆的缓慢告别
先生制造
一个博物馆的缓慢告别
先生制造

(Photo credit: Wanqing Chen)

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先生制造
凤凰深调｜英国女王伊丽莎白二世国葬日手记：葬礼内外的英国折叠
凤凰网
凤凰深调｜英国女王伊丽莎白二世国葬日手记：葬礼内外的英国折叠
凤凰网

(Photo credit: Wanqing Chen)

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凤凰网
Tattoos as female power: Wearing female experiences on the skin
SupChina/The China Project
Tattoos as female power: Wearing female experiences on the skin
SupChina/The China Project

(Illustration credit: Derek Zheng)

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SupChina/The China Project
How China’s young feminists are embracing and supporting one another
SupChina/The China Project
How China’s young feminists are embracing and supporting one another
SupChina/The China Project

(Illustration credit: Chelsea Feng)

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SupChina/The China Project
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Besides writing, I also use various media to tell stories.

A woman captures the sunset when sitting along the banks of the Yangtze river in Wuhan, China on Oct. 3, 2024. (Photo/Wanqing Chen)

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