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Lina Ma

(She/Her)
New York
As seen in: The New York Times, Substack, NYU, The Diplomat Magazine, Global Voices en Español, Global Voices, Tribune Content Agency, Tolerance Canada
Covers:  Gender, China, digital culture, censorship, media, and social change.
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When Feminist Speech Disappears Online, Chinese Women Find New Ways to Speak

When Feminist Speech Disappears Online, Chinese Women Find New Ways to Speak

Post-censorship feminism offers insight into how activism adapts when public speech becomes risky.

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The fake parenting expert Chinese daughters invented to talk to their parents

The fake parenting expert Chinese daughters invented to talk to their parents

A fictional parenting expert became a viral sensation after giving Chinese daughters a voice their parents we…

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The daughters who were raised to be everything under China's one-child policy

The daughters who were raised to be everything under China's one-child policy

Blending personal reflection with the experiences of her peers, the writer explores the role of China's only …

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Inside China's hidden eating disorder communities

Inside China's hidden eating disorder communities

On Chinese social media, eating disorders are reframed as discipline and beauty, sustained by coded language,…

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How did an Afghan woman journalist's writing resonate in China?

How did an Afghan woman journalist's writing resonate in China?

Afghan journalist Khadija Haidary's writing unexpectedly resonated with Chinese readers, sparking emotional r…

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When Weight Becomes Morality

When Weight Becomes Morality

How body surveillance shapes women's lives in contemporary China

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Laughing Back: The Hidden Power of Women's Stand-Up in China

Laughing Back: The Hidden Power of Women's Stand-Up in China

In China, Women Are Using Comedy to Resist in Silence

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Who Owns a Woman's Pain?

Who Owns a Woman's Pain?

The debate over a filmed childbirth was never only about consent

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Letter: Women in Congress

Letter: Women in Congress

A published New York Times Letter to the Editor on women's political representation and reproductive rights.

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Why "Charm" Has Become a Political Requirement for Chinese Women

Why "Charm" Has Become a Political Requirement for Chinese Women

When women are told to fix themselves instead of broken systems

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Women: Driving Force of Protests in China

Women: Driving Force of Protests in China

An analysis of women's leadership in China's 2022 White Paper Movement, examining how feminist activism, stat…

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China's 'Internet Addiction' Schools Are Now Locking Up Adults

China's 'Internet Addiction' Schools Are Now Locking Up Adults

Parents are paying institutions to coerce adults whose life choices conflict with family expectations.

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