These are my recent published articles as well as selected older articles. To see a longer list of my older published articles up to 2018, please go here.
2022
Foreign Policy
Ukraine invasion makes Taiwan rethink defense
Hong Kong Free Press Nothing inappropriate about 'Today's Ukraine, tomorrow's Taiwan'
2021
Foreign Policy
Hong Kong still functioning as business hub amid crackdown
Taiwan's government's overconfidence keeps fueling crises
Taiwan's Covid-19 success is worryingly smug
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan hit by November tragedies
China's jet incursions mark new stage in cross-strait tensions
Can Taiwan learn from what happened in Afghanistan?
The Economist's 'Dangerous Taiwan' take wasn't scaremongering
Clubhouse briefly showed what was missing
Taiwan’s challenges in 2021
TOPICS Magazine
AmCham companies seek sustainability
Taiwan seeks foreign finance talent
Commonwealth Magazine
Taiwan needs a truly multicultural society
Ketagalan
How open is Taiwan?
2020
Foreign Policy
The importance of understanding Taiwan
Taiwan's China decoupling attempts
Stop pandering to China on Taiwan
Taiwan saw the coronavirus coming
Hong Kong is fading as a city
Hong Kong Free Press
Abuse of migrant workers tarnishes Taiwan's reputation
Taiwan needs to open up to foreigners
Taiwan's global participation needs to go beyond the WHO
Excluding Taiwan is a travesty for the WHO
Make no mistake, this is Xi Jinping's coronavirus
TOPICS Magazine
Taiwan maintains New South hospital partnerships
Looking at how the new digital body might take form
Ketagalan
Time for Taiwan to confront its own ethnic discrimination issues
Asia Review of Books
Adrift- How Our World Lost its Way
Two Trees Make a Forest Dying for an iPhone
NewsLens International
Hong Kong's two-faced problem
Why Taiwan's China Airlines needs to change its name
2019
Foreign Policy
China still needs Hong Kong
China's paramilitary police could crush Hong Kong
Xi Jinping is Tsai Ing-wen's poster boy
Why is Beijing blaming foreigners for Hong Kong protests?
Hong Kongers won't bow to Beijing but their leaders will
End of Hong Kong is almost here
Asia Review of Books
Review of Chinese Spring
Review of Out of the Gobi
Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong's top "competitiveness" masks poor livability
Hong Kong is in decline but it's not the protesters' fault
Taiwan is not standing still
Ketagalan
A personal Taiwan awakening
NewsLens International
Can Asia stand up to China?
Tsai was right all along
Rough Guides
Things to do in Taipei
6 great lesser-known Asian cities
2018
Foreign Policy
Why China's propaganda machine won't work
China's massive regional white elephant project
China doesn't need to keep playing the victim
Asia Review of Books
Review of Lord of Formosa
Review of Formosa Moon
Review of Next Factory of the World-How Chinese Investment is Reshaping Africa
Review of Taiwan Tales Volume Two- An Anthology
NewsLens International
Hong Kong's tech funding raises questions over Loop
Hong Kong Free Press
Greater Bay Area is a nebulous concept that threatens Hong Kong
Taiwan as a regional tech and free speech stronghold
Rough Guides
Japan's Setouchi Region
Southern Taiwan's art venues and museums
2017
Asia Review of Books
Review of Trickle-Down Censorship- An Outsider's Account of Working Inside China's Censorship Regime
Review of The End of the Asian Century- War, Stagnation and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region
TimeOut Hong Kong
Traveling across Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Free Press
Beijing's eviction of migrants another blow against its society
Global Times
Roaming through Hunan
Traveling to China's great ancient capitals
Whether Wenger stays or leaves, it'll be the "Wright" decision
2016
Asia Review of Books
Review of Vietnam - A New History
Global Times
Sri Lanka travel feature
Premiership title race down to two as United end Arsenal hopes
South African cricket stars come out on top
2015
City Weekend Beijing
"Who's afraid of the big, bad dragon?" book review
Milan travel piece
Global Times
Hong Kong competitiveness decline reflects reality
Declining retail sales, mainland visits may be an opportunity for Hong Kong
Hong Kong anti-mainland protests show ugly side of society
Shanxi's Datong travel feature
Gold Cup controversy mars CONCACAF reputation
Australia roar back to crush England and level Ashes
Copa America moves on after scrappy group stage
Arsenal rip apart Liverpool to power on to top-three finish
Australia crush NZ to end hope of fairytale Cricket World Cup ending
A better Cricket World Cup would still need the smaller sides
Cote d’Ivoire win Africa Cup marred by off-field issues
Australia crown fine Asian Cup with first-ever victory
Asian Cup sees massive shocks
Africa set to rumble come this weekend
2014
Global Times
Hong Kong activists should focus on practical issues
Racist texts controversy reveals vile characters, troubling society
Premier League opening weekend sees lots of action, drama, even laughs
China, England suffer from same problem, but different causes
Pitfalls of pragmatism for Chinese
Seoul- An Asian metropolis
Anhui charms- Huangshan, Hongcun, and Xidi
Hanoi-Vietnam's fine capital
A brief take on the diversity of Chinese culture (HK v Taiwan)
Chinese should try laughing at themselves (how Chinese don't banter)
2013
Global Times
Overindulge in Osaka
Forever Shaanxi
Guangzhou Evergrande carries China's hopes in the Asian Champions League
China Daily
Exploring the charms and bustle of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital
Taipei's Yongkang Street
Durban's unheralded delights
Resting place of tranquility- Luoyang, Henan, one of China's four great capitals
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
Unsavory Elements-Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China
China's Silent Army-the Pioneers, Traders, Fixers, and Workers who are Remaking the World in Beijing's Image
Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants
2012
Taiwan Review magazine
Coexisting on campus- mainland students in Taiwan
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
India Becoming: A Portrait of Life in Modern India
Eating Bitterness: Stories from the Front Lines of China's Great Urban Migration
Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West
The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle
2011
Taiwan Review magazine
Pursuing higher education in English in Taiwan
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
The Wandering Falcon
The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914
Diaspora Chinasmack
Embracing my Chinese identity
2010
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China
China Bound and Unbound-History in the Making: An Early Returnee's Account
BootsnAll Travel
The Debate over Slum Tourism
Getting Away From It All in Taipei
Five of the Best Lesser-known Places to Enjoy in Hong Kong
Foreign Policy
Ukraine invasion makes Taiwan rethink defense
Hong Kong Free Press Nothing inappropriate about 'Today's Ukraine, tomorrow's Taiwan'
2021
Foreign Policy
Hong Kong still functioning as business hub amid crackdown
Taiwan's government's overconfidence keeps fueling crises
Taiwan's Covid-19 success is worryingly smug
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan hit by November tragedies
China's jet incursions mark new stage in cross-strait tensions
Can Taiwan learn from what happened in Afghanistan?
The Economist's 'Dangerous Taiwan' take wasn't scaremongering
Clubhouse briefly showed what was missing
Taiwan’s challenges in 2021
TOPICS Magazine
AmCham companies seek sustainability
Taiwan seeks foreign finance talent
Commonwealth Magazine
Taiwan needs a truly multicultural society
Ketagalan
How open is Taiwan?
2020
Foreign Policy
The importance of understanding Taiwan
Taiwan's China decoupling attempts
Stop pandering to China on Taiwan
Taiwan saw the coronavirus coming
Hong Kong is fading as a city
Hong Kong Free Press
Abuse of migrant workers tarnishes Taiwan's reputation
Taiwan needs to open up to foreigners
Taiwan's global participation needs to go beyond the WHO
Excluding Taiwan is a travesty for the WHO
Make no mistake, this is Xi Jinping's coronavirus
TOPICS Magazine
Taiwan maintains New South hospital partnerships
Looking at how the new digital body might take form
Ketagalan
Time for Taiwan to confront its own ethnic discrimination issues
Asia Review of Books
Adrift- How Our World Lost its Way
Two Trees Make a Forest Dying for an iPhone
NewsLens International
Hong Kong's two-faced problem
Why Taiwan's China Airlines needs to change its name
2019
Foreign Policy
China still needs Hong Kong
China's paramilitary police could crush Hong Kong
Xi Jinping is Tsai Ing-wen's poster boy
Why is Beijing blaming foreigners for Hong Kong protests?
Hong Kongers won't bow to Beijing but their leaders will
End of Hong Kong is almost here
Asia Review of Books
Review of Chinese Spring
Review of Out of the Gobi
Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong's top "competitiveness" masks poor livability
Hong Kong is in decline but it's not the protesters' fault
Taiwan is not standing still
Ketagalan
A personal Taiwan awakening
NewsLens International
Can Asia stand up to China?
Tsai was right all along
Rough Guides
Things to do in Taipei
6 great lesser-known Asian cities
2018
Foreign Policy
Why China's propaganda machine won't work
China's massive regional white elephant project
China doesn't need to keep playing the victim
Asia Review of Books
Review of Lord of Formosa
Review of Formosa Moon
Review of Next Factory of the World-How Chinese Investment is Reshaping Africa
Review of Taiwan Tales Volume Two- An Anthology
NewsLens International
Hong Kong's tech funding raises questions over Loop
Hong Kong Free Press
Greater Bay Area is a nebulous concept that threatens Hong Kong
Taiwan as a regional tech and free speech stronghold
Rough Guides
Japan's Setouchi Region
Southern Taiwan's art venues and museums
2017
Asia Review of Books
Review of Trickle-Down Censorship- An Outsider's Account of Working Inside China's Censorship Regime
Review of The End of the Asian Century- War, Stagnation and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region
TimeOut Hong Kong
Traveling across Sri Lanka
Hong Kong Free Press
Beijing's eviction of migrants another blow against its society
Global Times
Roaming through Hunan
Traveling to China's great ancient capitals
Whether Wenger stays or leaves, it'll be the "Wright" decision
2016
Asia Review of Books
Review of Vietnam - A New History
Global Times
Sri Lanka travel feature
Premiership title race down to two as United end Arsenal hopes
South African cricket stars come out on top
2015
City Weekend Beijing
"Who's afraid of the big, bad dragon?" book review
Milan travel piece
Global Times
Hong Kong competitiveness decline reflects reality
Declining retail sales, mainland visits may be an opportunity for Hong Kong
Hong Kong anti-mainland protests show ugly side of society
Shanxi's Datong travel feature
Gold Cup controversy mars CONCACAF reputation
Australia roar back to crush England and level Ashes
Copa America moves on after scrappy group stage
Arsenal rip apart Liverpool to power on to top-three finish
Australia crush NZ to end hope of fairytale Cricket World Cup ending
A better Cricket World Cup would still need the smaller sides
Cote d’Ivoire win Africa Cup marred by off-field issues
Australia crown fine Asian Cup with first-ever victory
Asian Cup sees massive shocks
Africa set to rumble come this weekend
2014
Global Times
Hong Kong activists should focus on practical issues
Racist texts controversy reveals vile characters, troubling society
Premier League opening weekend sees lots of action, drama, even laughs
China, England suffer from same problem, but different causes
Pitfalls of pragmatism for Chinese
Seoul- An Asian metropolis
Anhui charms- Huangshan, Hongcun, and Xidi
Hanoi-Vietnam's fine capital
A brief take on the diversity of Chinese culture (HK v Taiwan)
Chinese should try laughing at themselves (how Chinese don't banter)
2013
Global Times
Overindulge in Osaka
Forever Shaanxi
Guangzhou Evergrande carries China's hopes in the Asian Champions League
China Daily
Exploring the charms and bustle of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital
Taipei's Yongkang Street
Durban's unheralded delights
Resting place of tranquility- Luoyang, Henan, one of China's four great capitals
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
Unsavory Elements-Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China
China's Silent Army-the Pioneers, Traders, Fixers, and Workers who are Remaking the World in Beijing's Image
Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants
2012
Taiwan Review magazine
Coexisting on campus- mainland students in Taiwan
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
India Becoming: A Portrait of Life in Modern India
Eating Bitterness: Stories from the Front Lines of China's Great Urban Migration
Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West
The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle
2011
Taiwan Review magazine
Pursuing higher education in English in Taiwan
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
The Wandering Falcon
The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914
Diaspora Chinasmack
Embracing my Chinese identity
2010
The Asian Review of Books on the Web
The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China
China Bound and Unbound-History in the Making: An Early Returnee's Account
BootsnAll Travel
The Debate over Slum Tourism
Getting Away From It All in Taipei
Five of the Best Lesser-known Places to Enjoy in Hong Kong
