It’s a crisp day. Zhao’s mission in Mexico City is to launch the first and flagship restaurant in the country for a global Chinese chain of hot pot restaurants.
tirsdag 4. august 2026
In Mexico City, Young Chinese Women Are Becoming Their Own Bosses
At around noon, as she wraps up a meeting over the phone, Jiale Zhao steps out of an Uber onto Avenida Presidente Masaryk, sometimes called Mexico City’s Fifth Avenue, a high-end shopping area located in the Polanco district with numerous fine dining restaurants and flagships of luxury brands such as Hermès and Cartier. With long, wavy black hair and wearing a sleeveless light beige blouse, Zhao squeezes through a backdoor into a storefront under renovation, a chain-strap bag with a faint silver sheen hanging from her shoulder. Inside, rows of wires, metal pipes, and bags of construction materials line the floor. Five workers in neon orange vests and helmets are working. A speaker on the ground is playing salsa.
It’s a crisp day. Zhao’s mission in Mexico City is to launch the first and flagship restaurant in the country for a global Chinese chain of hot pot restaurants.
It’s a crisp day. Zhao’s mission in Mexico City is to launch the first and flagship restaurant in the country for a global Chinese chain of hot pot restaurants.