Chinese hostesses at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in March 2018. People who are exposed to the complexity of a country are more likely to develop affection for it, instead of relying on stereotypes. Photo: AFP
Chinese hostesses at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in March 2018. People who are exposed to the complexity of a country are more likely to develop affection for it, instead of relying on stereotypes. Photo: AFP
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Opinion

Zhengxu Wang and Daniel A. Bell

To improve China’s image globally, welcome foreigners and let them be bridges to the West

  • China should welcome foreigners, including Western journalists, to live and work in the country and not bristle at discussion of its shortcomings
  • International media reports that provide a detailed and diverse view of China will be better received abroad than Chinese government statements

Zhengxu WangDaniel A. Bell
Zhengxu Wang and Daniel A. Bell

Updated: 4:31am, 1 Apr, 2021

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Chinese hostesses at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in March 2018. People who are exposed to the complexity of a country are more likely to develop affection for it, instead of relying on stereotypes. Photo: AFP
Chinese hostesses at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in March 2018. People who are exposed to the complexity of a country are more likely to develop affection for it, instead of relying on stereotypes. Photo: AFP
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