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How Wang Shukun became a big bee

By Lucie Morangi | China Daily | Updated: 2015-01-24 06:45

Chinese workers are finding that adopting an African name can help strengthen bonds of trust.

When Wang Shukun was studying English at the Tianjin Foreign Studies University, he adopted Eric as his given foreign name, a practice common in China for students of foreign languages.

The name was trendy, easy to pronounce and according to him, short thus easy to remember. "It only has four letters."

How Wang Shukun became a big bee

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