Foreign youths share their stories of 2020 in China

James Condon wanted to find a place to start his own business, and came to the Guangzhou Development Zone. Scott Draper has been in China for nearly ten years. He really likes the lifestyle in Chengdu and the food in Chongqing. Timofey·Blokh has just come to China to study. The cultural charm of the ancient capital of Xi’an made him fall in love with the city. Irgashev Shakhrukh wanted to see how the ancient stone carvings engraved on the mountain rocks represented the ancient Chinese aesthetic. Malinin Stephan, who also loves classical Chinese culture, wanted to see the micro-expressions of the terracotta warriors...... Produced by People's Daily Online West USA, “Viewing China from Afar, A Story in China” is a series of short videos that was released online recently, documenting a group of young foreigners' travels in China in 2020.

In 2020, when facing the raging COVID-19 pandemic, China took the lead in bringing the virus under control and became the only country in the world to achieve positive economic growth.

Draper, Blokh, Condon, Shakhrukh, Stephan are from the United Kingdom, the United States, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. While the 2020 epidemic stopped everyone in their tracks, these foreign youths were looking for opportunities, visiting cities and exploring culture in China. Now, they want to share their stories of 2020.