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China correspondents, Part One: Stuart Leavenworth

Dandan Zou
23 February 2015

A veteran correspondent new in Beijing

China is an exciting yet difficult place for foreign correspondents to work. In this three part video series, Global Journalist examines the daily challenges and opportunities of three correspondents in the country. In Part One, Stuart Leavenworth, who arrived in China in January 2014 as the Beijing bureau chief for McClatchy News, grapples with learning Mandarin and a new culture while covering the news. (Produced by Dandan Zou)

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