My radio essay for Radio 4
At last, I made it to From Our Own Correspondent! Radio’s 4’s high-profile current affair programme is my favorite. It offers a chance for BBC’s foreign correspondents around the world to reflect on a certain event or issue. Compared to other programmes, it is far more personal and literary. I’ve long had my eye on… Continue reading My radio essay for Radio 4
my oped in SCMP about Chinese tech companies’ overtime culture
Commenting on China’s newly introduced ‘period leave’
A guest on the BBC”s Weekend program
For once, I had to get up early this morning for BBC World Service’s Weekend program. It’s a two hour long news and current affair program from 6.30 to 8.30 am. It always has two guests, who comment on the events in the past week. I am one of the guests. And the other one… Continue reading A guest on the BBC”s Weekend program
my memoir
Looking at the photo, you would think that my memoir “Socialism is Great!” has been translated into Chinese. That’s not the case, but there’s a sweet story here. Out of the blue, I received an email this morning from a Chinese guy named Cui Kai, who is a manager at a fast delivery company in… Continue reading my memoir
Being quoted in a piece about the marriage market in China.
Oped on China’s rising single population
Still being single? No worries. Join the boat. See my latest oped in SCMP about the growing number of single people in China. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3110159/why-chinas-single-population-boom-no-cause-alarm
my oped on animal cruelty in China
My latest piece about animal cruelty in China, calling for animal protection law. A word of warning, you may find some parts – the horrific killing of a pregnant cat and my blowing up toads for fun as a child – disturbing. My younger daughter Kirsty who edited the piece before publication urged me not… Continue reading my oped on animal cruelty in China
