A Beijing native, Helen Gao is a social policy analyst at China Policy, and a freelance writer on Chinese social and cultural issues whose work has appeared in Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. She received her M.A. in East Asian Studies at Harvard.
Last Updated: October 5, 2016
Conversation
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...
Media
02.13.14
Did President Xi’s Dumpling Outing Create a Pilgrimage Site?
Beijing, China—It’s well after lunch and Liu Fengju still hasn’t gotten her food. The sixty-seven-year-old wife of a retired railway worker came to Beijing to spend Spring Festival, the annual seven-day Chinese New Year celebration, with her niece...