US-China Relations Archives - Jottings from the Granite Studio

“Great Expectations: A Review of John Pomfret, ‘The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China 1776 to the Present,'” The World of Chinese

August 10, 2017

With US-China relations facing fresh challenges, a new book ponders if history offers clues to its future. [Read More...]

“Forever Repeating the Past,” Here! Dongguan

April 20, 2017

The year was 1882. Populist politicians appealed to the lowest common denominator by spreading rumors, which in turn excited the xenophobia and racism. Leaders promised sweeping immigration bans that the politicians claimed were necessary to protect American “civilization and values.” [Read More...]

New Post on World of Chinese: Lawyers, Guns, and Money, Part II

December 18, 2015

I started writing a little post for the World of Chinese website on The Opium War. The project has since mutated into a multi-part macro history of drugs and violence on the Chinese coast. I'm having a lot of fun writing it. I hope you enjoy reading it! [Read More...]

US-China Relations

“Great Expectations: A Review of John Pomfret, ‘The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China 1776 to the Present,'” The World of Chinese

“Forever Repeating the Past,” Here! Dongguan

New Post on World of Chinese: Lawyers, Guns, and Money, Part II

On cultural hybridity, ambassadors, and other low hanging fruit

On Lamas in the White House…

Not exactly how you want your top diplomat to respond to a crisis