THE TEA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD?
I'm a passionate tea drinker but normally prefer Chinese greens. In this article for the New York Times travel section, I look at a surprising corner of Germany where more tea is c
THE MOON CITY
A man with trained mice at the East Peak Temple Fair, Feb. 10, 2013. Chinese New Year is the time of year when Beijing empties out but for me it's the best time of the year.
BLOGGING CHINA’S SLO-MO REVOUTION: INTERVIEW WITH HUANG QI
In this interview on the NYRB blog, I talk to veteran grassroots activist Huang Qi, whose Tianwang website has been documenting protests since 1999.
EGYPT’S EL-WATAN ON MOSQUE IN MUNICH, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
The liberal Egyptian newspaper El-Watan recently interviewed me on the inherent problems of the Muslim Brotherhood and why it will have difficulty in running a secular state.