Feature Articles

“Were they lost students or inept spies for China?” – Foreign Policy, 2021
“How strained US-China relations are playing out at American universities” South China Morning Post, 2020
“End of an Era? A History of Chinese Students in America” SupChina, 2020
“Tiananmen shaped China’s history. But Chinese millennials have mixed views about its legacy” TIME, 2019
“1919 to 2019: A century of youth protest and ideological conflict around May 4” SupChina, 2019
“Caught in a Crossfire: Chinese Students Abroad and the Battle for Their Hearts” SupChina, 2018
“Why is Beijing So Worried About Western Values Infecting China’s Youth?” ChinaFile, 2017
“Should You Go to North Korea While You Still Can?” Foreign Policy, 2017
“China’s Angriest Newspaper Doesn’t Speak for China.” Foreign Policy, 2017
“Why the Rise of Robots Will Hit Developing Countries Hardest.” Asia Society, 2017
“It’s Five O’Clock in Pyongyang.” The Atlantic, 2016
“How China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’ Haunts Its Quest For Olympic Glory.” The Atlantic, 2016
“From 9/11 to 3/11: How Survivors of Two Disasters Help Each Other Cope,” Asia Society, 2016
“The Education of Detained Chinese Feminist Li Tingting.” ChinaFile, 2015
“A Glimpse Into Chinese Nationalism.” The Diplomat, 2014
“Eating Bitterness: Hardship and Opportunity for Rural Women in China.” The Atlantic, 2013
“Are China’s Colleges Too Easy.” Economic Observer, 2013
“Missionaries in the Middle Kingdom.” Economic Observer, 2013
“China’s ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment.” Foreign Policy, 2012
“China’s Buildings Need to ‘Go Green’ Before It’s Too Late.” The Daily Telegraph, 2011.
“March of the Freshmen.” Foreign Policy, 2011 

Podcasts

“American Universities in China — Free Speech Bastions or Threat to Academic Freedom?” Asia In-Depth, 2017
“North Korea’s Market Millennials.” Asia In-Depth, 2017
“Myanmar’s Road to Democracy.” Asia In-Depth, 2015
“Iran’s Political ‘Midlife Crisis.'” Asia In-Depth, 2015