Chengzhi Zhang is a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Manchester, UK. His research project is primarily focused on the lived experience and identity formation of foreigners’ descendants in Mainland China. His research interests include identity politics, racism, and nationalism in China.

Flowing without Roots: The Identity Crisis of Foreigners’ Descendants in Mainland China

In 2009, a woman named Lou Jing, born to a Chinese mother and an African American father, went on a TV show in China and declared herself a proud and patriotic Chinese person (Leung 2015). Her remarks ignited a firestorm online as people debated whether a mixed-race person could be considered truly, properly Chinese. Supporters […]

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