China Focus: Dangerous rhetoric, reporting doom U.S. understanding of China

5 Jan 2022

In my latest editorial for China Focus, I examine how consistently negative political rhetoric and a compliant media harm America's understanding of China. Whether it is reporting about China’s military…

CGTN: Americans indifferent to humanity

28 Dec 2021

In my latest editorial for CGTN, I question why Americans must be so focused on "me" in a time that requires attention to "we." That is the way it is…

“We are loyal Americans:” Eradicate Hate Global Summit acknowledges, seeks answers to anti-Asian feelings in U.S.

19 Oct 2021

“We are loyal Americans.” Those four words set the tone for a conversation on Monday about the unending hate that has been directed at Asians and Asian-Americans in the United…

China Focus: Communicating across languages and cultures

6 Apr 2021

An informative piece for anyone interested in living and working in China.

Biden and Trump walk, people talk

21 Mar 2021

My fellow Americans, Stop these gleeful attacks about our two most recent presidents. Yes, you on the left and you on the right are guilty. You want to make fun…

China Focus: West too often mistakes cultural diversity for cultural imperialism

21 Mar 202120 Mar 2021

I confess a bias: I think the world becomes a better place whenever “we” (from whatever part of the world we are from) meet “them” (from whatever part of the…

Spiked: Lived experience is gaslighting

20 Mar 2021

This op-ed ought to generate plenty of conversation. Here’s the key excerpt, in my opinion: You do not ask for evidence to substantiate claims of lived experience. Data and analysis…

As we prepare for Joe Biden to assume the presidency

19 Jan 202119 Jan 2021

Joe Biden becomes America’s 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. For millions of Americans (and millions more from nations around the world), this will be the equivalent of…

We must stop destroying our institutions

3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021

America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…