Author: Zhang Zizhu

Zhang Zizhu is a journalist based in China. She grew up in Shenzhen but spent most of her formative years in Britain and earned her master’s degree from the London School of Economics in comparative politics. Between 2015 and 2017, she was a correspondent for a Hong Kong television channel in Nairobi, Kenya and witnessed the growing relations between China and Africa. She currently reports on politics and environmental affairs from Beijing.
Translation

A Tale of Two Migrants

Zhang Zizhu

After laboring abroad, coming home with all or nothing – Zhang Zizhu, translated by Sam Hall

Wu Wei and Lin Tong are from the same town in Fujian Province, and were also high school classmates. Both were born in the 60s and both journeyed across the seas in the 90s to find work. Now, after 30 years, they have returned home from overseas – Wu Wei sitting on 20 million yuan, and Lin Tong empty handed.