Chunying Zhang

Election Year: 2016

Election Constituency: China

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: China & Lady Margaret Hall 2016

Chunying Zhang

Biography

Chunying Zhang is studying for a Master's in journalism at Columbia University, having previously earned an honors degree in economics and English at Zhejiang University. Chunying has interned with Reuters and the New York Times in Shanghai and Xinhua new-media centre in Zhejiang, exploring topics from labour disputes to corruption. She was coach and captain of the Chu Kochen College debating team at Zhejiang University and also secretary-general of the Morningside Cultural China Annual Forum, organising three-day conferences in both 2012 and 2013 with discussions on social innovation, youth leadership and more. Chunying dreams of creating a media organisation in China that will provide a platform for keeping track of and appraising public policies.