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The personalities making headlines in China

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Li Yundi
Nov 13, 2015 (WiC 303)

Born in Chongqing in October 1982, Li Yundi is a classical pianist who became the youngest person to win the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition. He comes from a family of non-musicians – both his parents worked for Sichuan ...

Grace Chen
Nov 6, 2015 (WiC 302)

One of China’s best-known couturiers, Shanghai-based Grace Chen got her start in 1995 at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, an institution that boasts Michael Kors and Calvin Klein among its alumni. After graduation she ...

Justin Trudeau
Oct 30, 2015 (WiC 301)

In 1970 Canada’s then prime minister Pierre Trudeau was one of the first Western leaders to formally recognise the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China, paving the way for its entry into the UN a year later. Last week his son ...

Ning Zetao
Aug 21, 2015 (WiC 292)

China’s elite swimmers recall Alexander Popov mostly for his toughness: the Russian won the 100-metre freestyle race in the 1998 world swimming championship only a year after being stabbed in the stomach. Among the general public Popov is also ...

Hu Bing
Jun 26, 2015 (WiC 287)

Born in Hangzhou, Hu Bing, 44, was a former member of the Chinese national rowing team. However, when he suffered a back injury at 19, he had to cut his athletic career short. In 1991, Hu entered a competition for young models and won the top ...

Shen Jiawei
Mar 20, 2015 (WiC 274)

Of all the artists of the early Qing Dynasty, Lang Shining stood out for combining Western techniques (the use of perspective and realism) with Chinese painting styles. Lang, in fact, was the adopted Chinese name of Giuseppe Castiglione. The ...

Li Zhuangping
Jan 30, 2015 (WiC 268)

Born in 1948 in Sichuan province, Li Zhuangping is a painter who is categorised as part of China’s modern romantic-realist school. Currently a professor at an arts institution, Li is best known for his oil paintings. Why is he in the ...

Xu Shilin
Nov 7, 2014 (WiC 259)

Xu Shilin is about to turn 17 but Chinese tennis fans are already hoping that she will become the new Li Na. And perhaps she will. The junior player from Zhongshan in Guangdong province is already making headlines, topping the International ...

Zhang Lanlan
Oct 24, 2014 (WiC 257)

Born to a working-class family in Chongqing, Zhang Lanlan, 34, was recruited by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) choir when she was 15. After graduating from high school, she was promoted to the General Political Department Song and Dance ...

Made a big impression
Aug 29, 2014 (WiC 250)

Bill Clinton once described music as “a powerful unifying force in our world” and a new rock star from restive Xinjiang might prove the point. Who is he? Born in Urumqi in 1982, Perhat Khaliq’s fascination with music ...

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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

Li Yundi Nov 13, 2015 (WiC 303) Born in Chongqing in October 1982, Li Yundi is a classical pianist who became the youngest person to win the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition. He comes from a family of non-musicians – both his parents worked for Sichuan ...

Grace Chen Nov 6, 2015 (WiC 302) One of China’s best-known couturiers, Shanghai-based Grace Chen got her start in 1995 at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, an institution that boasts Michael Kors and Calvin Klein among its alumni. After graduation she ...

Justin Trudeau Oct 30, 2015 (WiC 301) In 1970 Canada’s then prime minister Pierre Trudeau was one of the first Western leaders to formally recognise the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China, paving the way for its entry into the UN a year later. Last week his son ...

Ning Zetao Aug 21, 2015 (WiC 292) China’s elite swimmers recall Alexander Popov mostly for his toughness: the Russian won the 100-metre freestyle race in the 1998 world swimming championship only a year after being stabbed in the stomach. Among the general public Popov is also ...

Hu Bing Jun 26, 2015 (WiC 287) Born in Hangzhou, Hu Bing, 44, was a former member of the Chinese national rowing team. However, when he suffered a back injury at 19, he had to cut his athletic career short. In 1991, Hu entered a competition for young models and won the top ...

Shen Jiawei Mar 20, 2015 (WiC 274) Of all the artists of the early Qing Dynasty, Lang Shining stood out for combining Western techniques (the use of perspective and realism) with Chinese painting styles. Lang, in fact, was the adopted Chinese name of Giuseppe Castiglione. The ...

Li Zhuangping Jan 30, 2015 (WiC 268) Born in 1948 in Sichuan province, Li Zhuangping is a painter who is categorised as part of China’s modern romantic-realist school. Currently a professor at an arts institution, Li is best known for his oil paintings. Why is he in the ...

Xu Shilin Nov 7, 2014 (WiC 259) Xu Shilin is about to turn 17 but Chinese tennis fans are already hoping that she will become the new Li Na. And perhaps she will. The junior player from Zhongshan in Guangdong province is already making headlines, topping the International ...

Zhang Lanlan Oct 24, 2014 (WiC 257) Born to a working-class family in Chongqing, Zhang Lanlan, 34, was recruited by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) choir when she was 15. After graduating from high school, she was promoted to the General Political Department Song and Dance ...

Made a big impression Aug 29, 2014 (WiC 250) Bill Clinton once described music as “a powerful unifying force in our world” and a new rock star from restive Xinjiang might prove the point. Who is he? Born in Urumqi in 1982, Perhat Khaliq’s fascination with music ...