Li Fangfang, a senior editor at Beijing Review, urged young journalists to rethink how China’s history and contemporary realities are told to global audiences, arguing that narrative framing and on-the-ground reporting are critical to international understanding. Speaking at Tsinghua University on Dec. 15, Li reflected on her 15-year career in journalism and shared case studies on media coverage of the historical events of World War II and the contemporary developments in Xin

Despite the dwindling numbers of Americans in China, these internationally minded young people from both countries often report that their experiences shatter the negative media stereotypes of the other country. While political tensions between their nations run high, these people-to-people exchanges maintain a human link that has kept the bilateral relationship going through diplomatic crises, the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainties of two Trump presidencies.