As we prepare to hop into the Year of the Rabbit, there’s something else in the air besides holiday spirit.
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Love & Lockdown: How Covid-19 Forced Separation Tied Us Closer Together
It was just an ordinary night in Shenzhen: we were hanging clothes on the small balcony of our “village” house
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The Politician and the Shoe: It’s all Folklore
In Hong Kong social media, an image recently circulated of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-Ngor, with a
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What It’s Like Amid China’s Current COVID Outbreak
Here in China, we’re experiencing the worst nationwide COVID-19 outbreak ever since the pandemic began. Of course, “worst” might be
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The Odd ‘Twilight Zone’ of Not Knowing When I’ll Visit the US Again
I have no idea when I’ll return to the US to visit my family. Writing these words out feels strange
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How I Got Vaccinated in Beijing, China
“Immunization series completed.” The words, in a pleasant shade of green, flashed in my health kit, a confirmation that I
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Why It’s Hard to Leave China to Visit Family Abroad Amid Pandemic
“When are you coming home?” Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year,
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Not Home for the Holidays: An Unusual Chinese New Year
The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures
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‘How’s COVID in China?’: Awkward Convos from Different Sides of Pandemic
How’s the COVID situation in China? I hesitated to type a response to my friend back in the US, as
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Ditching Beijing Subway for a Chevy: A Tale of Caution Amid Reopening
Before the virus, it seemed unimaginable that my colleagues at the office in Beijing would brave the snarl of traffic
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