See below the link to my piece on the legacy of May 4 movement and democracy. A sensitive topic but deserves discussion. thanks. https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3008612/xi-jinping-would-rather-chinese-forgot-true-legacy-may
At Oxford this weekend, attending the annual Oxford China Forum. My literature panel yesterday afternoon went very well indeed. I shared a stage with well-known writer Sheng Keyi, the author of the Northern Girls, among other things, and veteran Swedish translator Anna. G. Chen, who has translated works of Mo Yan, Yu Hua and so… Continue reading Oxford China forum
I have the honor to be the featured writer at Leeds Center for Chinese Writing. This afternoon, I shared a stage with the wonderful award winning writer Yan Ge on a panel entitled “Women in China: Fiction and Reality”. In the first half of the seminar, I talked about Lotus, a novel about a migrant-turned… Continue reading Leeds The featured writer at Leeds
Today in Shanghai I had the great pleasure to share a lunch with Shaun Rein, the founder of a successful market research company (CMR) and a great speaker. We have spoken at quite a few events together in the past. He kindly gave me his latest book ‘The War For China’s Wallet’, which was endorsed… Continue reading The War For China Wallet
