Amy Hawkins

Amy Hawkins is a journalist for the Economist.

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People attend a job fair in Wuhan, China
People attend a job fair in Wuhan, China

Don’t Count on China’s Help With a Coronavirus Inquiry

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Amy Hawkins, James Thorpe
A map of the world circa 1870 with possessions of the British Empire colored in red.
A map of the world circa 1870 with possessions of the British Empire colored in red.

The World Is Reaping the Chaos the British Empire Sowed

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Amy Hawkins
Books about Chinese President Xi Jinping are displayed at the Beijing International Book Fair in Beijing on Aug. 23, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
Books about Chinese President Xi Jinping are displayed at the Beijing International Book Fair in Beijing on Aug. 23, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)

China Is Burning Books Again

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More than 3,000 students draw together at Hubei University during a mock college entrance exam for art on October 29, 2017 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. (Photo by VCG/Getty Images)
More than 3,000 students draw together at Hubei University during a mock college entrance exam for art on October 29, 2017 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. (Photo by VCG/Getty Images)

How Rich Chinese Parents Get Their Kids Into U.S. Colleges

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Amy Hawkins
People view erotic sculptures during the first Xian Sex Culture Festival on December 30, 2007 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
People view erotic sculptures during the first Xian Sex Culture Festival on December 30, 2007 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Chinese Censors Really Don’t Want You to Watch These Sex Ed Videos

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(Xuanyu Han/Getty Images/iStock photo/Foreign Policy illustration)
(Xuanyu Han/Getty Images/iStock photo/Foreign Policy illustration)

Beijing’s Big Brother Tech Needs African Faces

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This 18-Year-Old Chinese Woman Is Beating the Schools at Sex Ed

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Amy Hawkins
A live image shows Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivering his report at the National People's Congress opening ceremony is seen on a laptop in a restaurant in Beijing Railway Station on March 5, 2017. China's rubber-stamp congress opened on March 5, 2017 in an annual pageant of Communist-controlled democracy. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
A live image shows Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivering his report at the National People's Congress opening ceremony is seen on a laptop in a restaurant in Beijing Railway Station on March 5, 2017. China's rubber-stamp congress opened on March 5, 2017 in an annual pageant of Communist-controlled democracy. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese Citizens Want the Government to Rank Them

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