Jessie Lau is a writer, freelance journalist, editor & artist
Hi there! I’m a writer and journalist from Hong Kong, now based in London. My work has appeared in The Guardian, CNN, The Economist, WIRED and many others. A generalist with expertise on China and Asia, I have over a decade of media experience. Now, I gravitate towards stories exploring the intersections of human rights, politics and culture. I fronted the BBC documentary “China’s Silenced Feminist” and executive-produced the Channel 4 News film “China’s Feminist Fightback." Formerly based in Beijing and California, I’m editor-in-chief and board member at NüVoices, a non-profit amplifying gender minorities working on China subjects. Commissions and cold calls are welcome.
Selected stories

The End Game of China’s Zero-Covid Policy Nightmare
As most of the world decides to live with the virus, China is doubling down on a strategy to crush it. But at what cost?

The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’
As the city prepares to reopen after two months of lockdown, a resident shares why she’ll never see Chinese society the same way again

China’s slow response to coronavirus has shown the weakness of its centralised model
In a system where power is concentrated at the top, local officials are not incentivised to take decisive action