Séverine Bardon

Following a training in international relations and political sciences, Séverine Bardon moved to Beijing in 1998. Fluent in mandarin, she worked in China as a free-lance journalist, writing for French and international media outlets on a wide range of topics, from politics and diplomacy to social issues and economic development.

After ten years of extensive field investigations in China she moved back to France where she set up a production company specialized in geopolitics and foreign affairs. She directs and produces TV reports and documentaries and keeps focusing on China through a more international lens. She’s also sharing her expertise on China by teaching a seminar at Sciences Po Paris on China’s foreign policy. She recently joined the France-China Climate Initiative to conduct researches on Europe’s and China’s climate actions.