Author: Barry van Wyk
Barry van Wyk is a South African-native with more than 15 years of experience working in and on China. A graduate of the London School of Economics, Barry spent two years studying Chinese in Tianjin before working as a business consultant and media industry project manager for six years in Beijing. Prior to joining CGSP, Barry was the Project Coordinator of the Africa-China Reporting Project in Johannesburg for seven years, and then worked as a China business and tech editor and journalist at The China Project.
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