Writing
Selected works
The Wall Street Journal
In China, Iowa Farmers Try Their Hand at Trade Diplomacy
China’s Ghost Towns Haunt Its Economy
Western Cities Want to Slow Flood of Chinese Home Buying. Nothing Works.
Homeward Bound: Beijing Boots Migrant Workers to Trim Its Population
A Tug of War for Elite Skills Is Raging Across China
China’s Booming Housing Market Proves Impossible to Tame
China Looks to Build a Major City From Scratch
Rising High Above Beijing, a Security Puzzle
China’s Hot Housing Market Begins to Cool
Chinese Cities Buy Off Housing Glut With Borrowed Money
Travel Essays
So I Traveled the World. How Much Did I Pollute?
On Respect: Being a Solo Female Traveler When Harassment is Guaranteed
What an Old Slave Trading Port in Senegal Means to Me
No Cash Money, Mo’ Problems: Finding Small Change is a Constant Hustle
That Time a Dentist Pulled Out My Tooth in Africa
The Beauty and Scars of Sri Lanka