Yizhao Liu

Hi, I am Yizhao Liu, an experienced investigative journalist and international affairs correspondent with a distinguished track record across Beijing and London. During my tenure as a Beijing-based reporter for Phoenix Weekly (2017–2020), I led coverage of the 2020 US Elections, the trade war, and the nationwide protests against police brutality in the US; my cover story, "The Transformation of Chinese Soybeans Under the Trade War," featured an exclusive interview with a USDA-affiliated foundation and was later adapted into a Phoenix TV documentary. In 2018, I served within the prestigious investigative department of The Beijing News, where I uncovered critical social and criminal cases, including the lasting harms of the illegal medical material "Amazingel" and the progress of "Coal-to-Gas" energy transitions. As an observer of the global Chinese diaspora and political movements, my cover story on presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s "Yang Gang" garnered over 100,000+ views across major platforms like Tencent News. Based in London since late 2021 and fluent in both English and Mandarin, I bridge complex geopolitical narratives with deep-dive investigative storytelling, and I am currently available for commercial projects, multimedia reporting, investigative features, and analytical commentary on China-UK and China-US relations.