Wanqing Chen is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker based in China. She primarily focuses on stories about underrepresented communities and investigations into social injustice. Previously, she worked with the Associated Press in Beijing. Her coverage ranges from gender and workers’ rights, to China’s economy and U.S.-China relations.

Her reporting has been republished by international media including NPR, SCMP, and many more. Her coverage of Chinese feminist groups has won an AAJA award in 2023.

Born and raised in Wuhan and experiencing the city’s lockdown firsthand in 2020, Wanqing found her calling in covering social issues and understanding the complexities about China and the world. She later transitioned from a finance career to storytelling with a humane and global perspective.

Wanqing has lived and worked in London, Shanghai, Beijing, and she holds a BSc and MSc degree in Financial Engineering. Before journalism, she worked as a TMT equity research analyst at a boutique hedge fund in Shanghai and co-founded a London-based community for women working in tech.