Mike Hawkins is from the United Kingdom, he graduated from the University of London with a degree in Chinese and Economics. After graduation he moved to the Netherlands where he worked as a consultant for KPMG.

Now that Mike has been living in Beijing, he has been involved with a number of educational activities. These activities range from editing academic literature to locally managing the China arm of a UK charity that sends volunteer teachers to some of China’s more remote regions.

Mike is a near fluent Chinese speaker, he took part in the 2014 CCTV Chinese Bridge competition and successfully made it into the last 12.

Mike enjoys photography. One of his photos was exhibited in the 2014 Exhibition for Nominated Young Artists in Asia staged in 798, a yearly event for recognized up and coming young artists.