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Global Times | “Two Cents” Columnist

Overview:

As a contributor to the Global Times “Two Cents” column, I explored the nuances of cross-cultural identity, global perception, social norms, and life abroad — all through a thoughtful, first-person lens.

Global Times is one of China's most widely read English-language newspapers, with a reach extending to millions of international readers. 

Deliverables:

  • First-person editorial columns offering cross-cultural perspectives
  • Essays on identity, social dynamics, and intercultural life
  • Contributions tailored to both Chinese and international readerships
  • Writing that balanced personal voice with broader social insight

Global Times "Two Cents" column

Illustration: Luo Xuan/GT
21st-century snoops
Translation goes tech
To sublet or not to sublet?
Being alone is not being lonely
Construction dysfunction
Swipe right for yes
Post-holiday blues
A missing student and missing cameras
The ethnocentric expat
A crash course in ayi customs
The ease of the East
The not so ‘good old days’
Fun things to do on smoggy days
Managing your agent
Social response-a-what?
Should expats fall in love?
Hookup culture evolution
So, tell me about China
Alternative holiday
Adventures ahoy!
The other side of the teaching circle
When cheap costs
My expat Christmas list
Drink, drank, drunk!
When parents visit abroad
My Christmas in Beijing
A howling Halloween in Beijing
Beware of visitors
Dog days of summer
Getting digi with it
Music brings us together
Defending China
‘Bing de ma?’
Friendship custody battles
Expats, stop saying ‘they’
China helps me grow
What do my dreams mean?
Lament for a dead puppy
CNY trumps Christmas
Countdown to the holidays
Time for lunch in China
Preemptive strike for winter
The picky eater
Crutching around Beijing
Wanted: winter boyfriend
Expats and the US election
Tips for Beijing transit
Tips for the lonely expat

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