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Helen Gao
Helen Gao is a journalist based in Beijing
World
World
Hong Kong protests: democracy doesn’t fill your rice bowl
Politics
Politics
What's behind Chinese President Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown?
Opinions
Opinions
How China discovered cheese
World
World
Letter from Beijing: The backlash against English
Opinions
Opinions
Letter from Beijing: Prejudice against out-of-towners
Opinions
Opinions
Letter from Beijing: Torn between China and the west
Opinions
Opinions
Where are China's feminists?
Columns
Columns
Letter from Beijing: Animal cruelty is rife in China—but things are changing
Opinions
Opinions
Hoping for a dragon child
Opinions
Opinions
Letter from Beijing: Do Chinese students no longer care about free speech?
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