Writing
Along with Albert Wu, I write a newsletter, A Broad and Ample Road.
Below you’ll find a selection of other writing.
Preparing for an Invasion
On Taiwan's civil-defence movement, and self-reliance as American backing grows uncertain.
On Taiwan's civil-defence movement, and self-reliance as American backing grows uncertain.
The Dial
Found in Translation
On Taiwan Travelogue, and the relations between coloniser and subaltern, translator and translated.
On Taiwan Travelogue, and the relations between coloniser and subaltern, translator and translated.
China Books Review
Taiwan's election result is a triumph for democracy – and a thorn in Beijing's side
On the 2024 election, and a history of democracy forged through social movements.
On the 2024 election, and a history of democracy forged through social movements.
The Guardian
Dare to Leave a Trace: On A City of Sadness
On Hou Hsiao-hsien's film and the KMT's violent takeover of Taiwan.
On Hou Hsiao-hsien's film and the KMT's violent takeover of Taiwan.
The Paris Review
These Losers Are Going Places
The viral piece on moving to Taiwan — impasses in marriage, and the assumption that the way up runs East to West.
The viral piece on moving to Taiwan — impasses in marriage, and the assumption that the way up runs East to West.
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