My talk at TEDx Monkok on May 24 was a big success, if I do say so myself. This was my second. The first was in Beijing in Nov. 2010. For those who have not heard of TED, it is a yearly conference devoted to ideas worth spreading, attended by thinkers and doers. TED stands… Continue reading My Talk at TEDx in Hong Kong

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR The Specter of the Cultural Revolution By LIJIA ZHANG Published: May 22, 2012 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ EMAIL SHARE PRINT REPRINTS BEIJING — A couple of months ago, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao warned that if China fails to make political reforms, the country runs a risk of repeating the Cultural Revolution. Related in News… Continue reading My piece on the Cultural Revolution in today’s IHT/NYT

being interviewed by Channel NewsAsia from Singapore about the poor behavior of Chinese abroad http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/1202134/1/.html

I reviewed Leslie’s book as part of cover story for an Italian magazine East. A Story of Modern China Review of The Factory Girls By Lijia Zhang Under Chairman Mao, the farmers were chained to their land. Deng Xiaopeng’s economic reforms have allowed them to leave their poor villages to come to the city to… Continue reading My Review of Leslie Chang’s “Factory Girls”

On Saturday May 12, I had my birthday party at a friend’s cottage in an enchanted village by a wild section of the Great Wall. It wasn’t all that promising when the day started: it was drizzling with a grey sky. And the weather forecast suggested more showers to come. So what? When it rained… Continue reading my birthday party

My nephew – my sister’s son Yu Wei – got married on April 29. I took my girls and two good friends down to Nanjing to attend the wedding – a modern one with Chinese characteristics. It was a whole day event. We opted to miss out the early morning ceremony when the bride groom… Continue reading a modern wedding with Chinese characteristics

Chen Guancheng, a prominent blind rights activist, made a dramatic escape from his house where he was under house arrest. The news has caused huge international attention. I am so pleased for him. also I am pleased to say that I was among the first to report on his work in the western media. I… Continue reading Chen Guangcheng