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Editor-in-Chief

 

Manya Koetse

Founder & Editor-in-chief

Manya Koetse is a China media watcher and the founder and editor-in-chief of whatsonweibo.com. She is a writer, public speaker, and researcher (Sinologist, MPhil) on social trends, digital developments, and new media in Mainland China, with a focus on Chinese society, pop culture, and gender issues. She shares her love for hotpot on www.hotpotambassador.com.

Manya founded What’s on Weibo in 2013 to provide societal, cultural, and historical insights into an ever-changing China through the lens of social media. What’s on Weibo is fully managed by Koetse, who has authored around a thousand articles on this site over the past few years.

For more about What’s on Weibo and its media coverage, see about What’s on Weibo. For more about Manya’s media appearances, from BBC World to CCTV, see Manya’s personal website.

Email:manya@whatsonweibo.com

 

Contributing Editor

 

Miranda Barnes

Assignment Editor

Miranda Barnes is a Chinese blogger, media watcher, and part-time translator. She has a strong interest in Chinese online media and culture, and has been What’s on Weibo’s assignment editor, selecting news events and feature stories, since the summer of 2017. Born in Shenyang, and having lived in Beijing, Barnes is now based in London together with her British husband. On www.abearandapig.com they share news of travels around Europe and Asia.

 

What’s on Weibo Contributors

 

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Zilan Qian
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Jialing Xie
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Wendy Huang

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Zilan Qian

Zilan Qian is a China-born undergraduate student at Barnard College majoring in Anthropology. She is interested in exploring different cultural phenomena, loves people-watching, and likes loitering in supermarkets and museums. Check out her stories here.

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Jialing Xie

Jialing is a Baruch College Business School graduate and a former student at the Beijing University of Technology. She currently works in the US-China business development industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a passion for literature and humanity studies, Jialing aims to deepen the general understanding of developments in contemporary China. Check her stories here.

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Wendy Huang

Wendy Huang is a China-based Beijing Language and Culture University graduate who currently works for a Public Relations & Media software company. She believes that, despite the many obstacles, Chinese social media sites such as Weibo can help Chinese internet users to become more informed and open-minded regarding various social issues in present-day China. Check out her stories here.

Want to know more about What’s on Weibo? Check our about page here.

Would you like to join the What’s on Weibo team and become a contributor? Please email us! All contributors must be proficient in both English and Chinese.

E-mail: manya@whatsonweibo.com.