https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3221506/chinas-jobless-youth-liken-themselves-kong-yiji-beijings-tone-deaf-response-not-helping

Last week, I attended the opening reception of the major exhibition – China’s Hidden Century – at the British Museum. I got the invitation because I helped them with the section on Qiu Jin, China’s first feminist and revolutionary. I am just finishing a historical novel inspired by Qiu Jin. In fact, I was quoted… Continue reading China exhibition

As G7 leaders gathered in Hiroshima, Jonathan Cohen of Conciliation Resources asks: when are is on the rise, why are these leaders not investing in peace? https://twitter.com/crbuildpeace/status/1659202239632920577

Dear Friends: I look forward to welcoming you to my party on the 20th. No gifts please, particularly no flowers. If you like, please consider making a donation to charity Engage With China. Please see below my note on my birthday fundraising. Absolutely no pressure. I hope you don’t mind my raising the issue. Many… Continue reading birthday fundraising

I am not a royalist. I think a monarchy is undemocratic and out of line with modern life. I am certainly not a fan of the British royal family, which has been mired in controversy (Prince Andrew, Harry and such). Will the King Charles III be an enlightened king? Hard to imagine. At this Coronation,… Continue reading Coronation