Selected Video & Documentary
Co-producer | Distributed by the Associated Press | July 31, 2024
A centuries-old secret script called nüshu is empowering young Chinese women
Nüshu, or 女书, is a script once known only to a small number of women who were barred from formal education in Chinese. Today, young women start to learn and spread this ancient script. They say they’re gaining women’s power from nüshu and building communities.
Co-producer｜VPRO, ZDF, Arte | Jan 16, 2023
The Biggest IPO ever (Planet Finance series episode 4)
A 51’ documentary about how a Chinese fintech company strains the relationship between China and the global finance. In 2020, the Chinese government surprised global investors by suspending the $37 billion listing of Jack Ma's Ant Group, which was set to be the world's largest IPO. This move signaled China's increased control over its financial system, straining relations with home and foreign investors. Over the past three decades, China's opening-up had encouraged its tech giants to expand internationally and created wealth for many Chinese. However, the Ant Group's failed IPO raised confusion among Chinese and global investors about the stability of Chinese capital market.
Videographer, co-producer | The Associated Press | Feb 29, 2023
China's Sci-Fi: From underground to Netflix
Liu Cixin, a megastar author with high-profile fans such as Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama, has made Chinese sci-fi a global phenomenon. Nowadays, many in China’s sci-fi community hope they can use the genre to connect the country with the rest of the world. But the genre is facing skepticism from international fans concerned about the Chinese government’s censorship of the works. #china #scifi #science
Co-producer | Vice World News | June 4, 2021
The Power of China's Cancel Culture on Foreign Brands Over Xinjiang Cotton | Gen 跟 China
VICE World News’ latest series, ‘Gen 跟 China’ is an insider’s view of the country as it navigates a post-pandemic world. In this second episode, we look at how Chinese consumers are cancelling foreign brands that have chosen not to source cotton from Xinjiang province, over allegations of human rights abuses. Many foreign clothing brands are being boycotted in China over their decision not to use Xinjiang cotton.
We speak to a sneakerhead who decided to return his Nike and Adidas shoes for patriotic reasons and discover who is really pulling the strings of cancel culture in the country.
Selected Photography
A man fishing by the Yangtze River in Wuhan on Oct. 4, 2024
Sunset by the Yangtze River in Wuhan on Oct. 4, 2024
Zhou Hanhua, a swimmer coated in metallic powder, poses after crossing the Yangtze River on Aug 8, 2024. He holds a red flag with the text "Heroic city, heroes return" to commemorate his time as a volunteer during the Wuhan lockdown in 2020.
A group of Wuhan residents watching the annual Yangtze River crossing festival in Wuhan on Aug 8, 2024.
A hardware store in Zhuozhou city neighboring Beijing had all of its merchandise devastated and covered in mud after the flood on Aug. 13, 2024. Record-breaking rains and flooding in northeastern China killed at least 22 people and thousands were evacuated.
A few workers transfer goods to some clean areas on the muddy path after the flood in Zhuozhou city near Beijing on Aug. 13, 2024. Record-breaking rains and flooding in northeastern China killed at least 22 people and thousands were evacuated.
A cat stares at the camera in a devastated house because of flooding in Zhuozhou city near Beijing on Aug. 13, 2024. Record-breaking rains and flooding in northeastern China killed at least 22 people and thousands were evacuated.
A high school student surnamed Zhang walks through his bedroom that has been destroyed by the floods in Zhuozhou city near Beijing on Aug. 13, 2024. Record-breaking rains and flooding in northeastern China killed at least 22 people and thousands were evacuated.
Sunset casts a glow over the ruins of the demolished "Workers ' Home" in Pi village on the outskirt of Beijing, China on June 15, 2023.
A plum tree stands amid the ruins of the demolished "Workers' Home" in Pi village on the outskirt of Beijing, China on June 15, 2023.
A village resident pushes a three-wheeled vehicle loaded with secondhand items through the entrance of "Workers' Home" community in the outskirt of Beijing, which was about to be demolished on June 11, 2023. The community, built by a group of Chinese migrant workers, included a workers' museum, a charity shop, and a workers' theater and cinema. A slogan painted on the wall reads "All workers are one family".
A few London residents sit on the window edge and gather around a large portrait of Queen Elizabeth || displayed against the building wall on the early morning of the Queen's funeral in London on Sep. 19, 2022.
A few workers sit and rest along the banks of the Jialing river at Zhongdukou ferry terminal in Chongqing, China on April 17, 2024.
Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of China's home appliance manufacturer Gree Electric, gives interviews surrounded by reporters in the lobby of the Great Hall of People during Two Sessions on March 11. 2024 in Beijing, China.
A cleaner works amid visitors at the Tiananmen Square during National Day in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2023.
A girl practices a handstand with the help of her family at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China on Oct. 1, 2023.
A line of soldiers set up a security line ahead of the flag-lowering ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China on Oct. 1, 2023.