Writer, editor, journalist, researcher and translator

reporting from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan for over a decade —

sharing stories about the ocean

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Hong Kong-born, Taiwan-based, years of work and study in mainland China

and breaking news

The Washington Post

In Hong Kong crackdown, police repeatedly broke their own rules — and faced no consequences.


Leaked law-enforcement manuals contain guidelines often ignored in confrontations with protesters…

Los Angeles Times

‘I thought I was about to die’: Eyewitnesses describe brutal beatings by Hong Kong police


A crumpled tissue dampened with tears lies near Ng Chi Fai as he tells how a routine journey home on the Hong Kong subway landed him in a scene of terrifying chaos…

Men’s Journal

Death in the Stone Forest: Why 21 Runners Died Competing in a Chinese Ultramarathon


Why did 21 runners die competing in an ultramarathon in Gansu, China? Turns out, a freak weather event wasn’t the only problem…