How can I find someone in Beijing to interview remotely (in English)?

March 2, 2015 5:27 PM

I'm trying to find someone who uses public transit in Beijing to interview about a new service offered on the subway there. I'm writing a short article about the service. Do you have any suggestions as to how I could find someone who speaks both Chinese and English to talk to, either via email or a phone interview? I'm in the U.S. Just to be clear, this isn't something I could pay for, but the interview would probably take 10 minutes or less or someone's time, so I'm hoping someone would be willing.
posted by three_red_balloons to Society & Culture (4 answers total)

craigslist is a good start.
posted by lijiaxiaoniu at 5:58 PM on March 2, 2015

Post on HARO, Help A Reporter Out.
It's for finding sources for stories. Free sources.
posted by Promethea at 6:09 PM on March 2, 2015

For things like this, I've found it useful to reach out to universities, and ask if there are students they can recommend. From a quick Google, the director of the undergraduate program in English at Peking University is Su Gengxin, and his email is on this page.
posted by neroli at 6:21 PM on March 2, 2015

try the classifieds on www.thebeijinger.com, probably the most popular among English speakers in Beijing.
posted by bearette at 6:58 PM on March 2, 2015