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Zijia Song is a journalist based in NYC. She graduated from New York University in 2021 with a master's degree in Journalism and International Relations.

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Chinese Social Media Mocks Afghan Filmmaker’s Taliban Panic

schadenfreude

While much of the world has expressed concern for women in Afghanistan, many in China have turned on the scorn for America and anyone who allies with the West.

Zijia Song | Published Aug 17, 2021

Chinese Nationalists Furious Over Beijing’s Olympic Apology

‘WEAK BONES’

A fight over Chairman Mao at the Olympics has left President Xi’s officials in the unusual position of being attacked as weak and spineless by young nationalists back home.

Zijia Song | Published Aug 06, 2021

‘Little Devils’: Olympic Loss Spurs China-Japan ‘Blood Feud’

GAME ON

A bitter army of social media users did not take well to China’s table tennis loss in the Games this week. The fact that Japan took the win only made matters worse.

Zijia Song | Published Jul 29, 2021

Chinese Millennials Are Giving Up the Rat Race to ‘Lie Flat’

WHERE DO I SIGN?

The intense pressure to succeed at school and beyond has burnt out a whole generation in China—just like in Japan and Korea. Young professionals are finally fighting back.

Zijia Song | Published Jul 07, 2021

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