Germany’s Top Chinese Journalist Qian Sun: Collectivism vs individualism, FIFA and the wisdom of the goat & Eckhart Tolle
China is a country with a storied history fascinating to the rest of the world. With a population of more than 1.3 billion people, over 18% of people in the world are Chinese at this moment in time, with Mandarin being the most spoken language in the world. There are thousands of characters used in writing Chinese and the history of the people spans thousands of years and dozens of dynasties.
While we could spend a year discussing the history of the country, today we are going to focus on modern China and media and specifically on a woman who has become China’s most important journalist in Germany.
Qian Sun was born in Taiyun in 1988 and has spent the last 9 years living in Germany where she now lives. She studied sports journalism in Beijing and did a Masters in global studies in Leipzig and has been working in media for the last six years, reporting all over the globe. She can film, edit, present – she can do it all. She currently works as the German correspondent for Phoenix TV and most recently worked for FIFA Women’s World Cup covering the Chinese national team.
We have a few topics we want to cover with her today. What was it like to get chosen to work for FIFA? How did it feel to transition from a collectivistic to an individualistic society and which does she like better? How is dating in Germany vs China? What have both a goat and Eckhart Tolle taught her about life? Host Caitlin Arnould is going to take you on a journey to find out now.
Read more about Qian and contact her on Twitter here

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Qian’s recommendations:
Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Handling Stress: Swimming, Yoga, Basketball
Place to Visit: Cusco, Peru – Sacred Valley