Writing

I enjoy writing a lot, and before I became Christian, writing articles about world affairs was a passion of mine. My career as a freelance - more commonly, a volunteer - journalist began in 2002, with a piece in the conservative magazine, National Review (online version) commemorating the Tiananmen Square June 4 massacre. Starting there, I've contributed a number of political analysis articles to National Review and Asia Times Online, which are listed below. I've stopped my journalism as of late 2004.

Since becoming Christian, I've realized that I must be a man of action, not just words, otherwise I'll always have a minimal impact on the world. But of course, it's still a blessing to write well. By God's grace, perhaps this part of my life will be redeemed.

• "A Test of Time for Powell's Doctrine", Asia Times Online, 19 November 2004 - discusses the resignation of Colin Powell as US Secretary of State
• "Overwhelming Force", Asia Times Online, 16 November 2004 - discussion of the US military's major counterinsurgency operation against the Iraqi rebel stronghold of Fallujah
• "US Occupation through Iraqi Eyes", Asia Times Online, 30 October 2004 - based on a lecture given by Dr. Kanan Makiya, a leading Iraqi exile during Saddam Hussein's rule
• "A Chinese Andropov?", National Review Online, 4 October 2004 - discussion of Chinese President Hu Jintao's rise to power
• "The (Falun) Gong Show", National Review Online, 22 July 2004 - discussion of the Chinese government's crackdown on the Falun Gong sect, on the 5th anniversary of the crackdown
• "Tiananmen Today", National Review Online, 4 June 2004 - discussion of political situation in China on 15th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
• "Gao Zhan: Double Agent or Doubly Framed?", Asia Times Online, 09 December 2003 - discussion of Gao Zhan, Chinese-American scholar convicted of spying by China and then convicted of illegal business by the US
• "Making Sense of the Rush to War", Asia Times Online, 25 February 2003 - discussion of the Anglo-American preparations for the invasion of Iraq
• "China's Mideast Dilemma", Asia Times Online, 11 February 2003 - analysis of China's foreign policy goals in the Middle East
• "The Remarkable (and Regrettable) Resilience of Dictatorship", National Review Online, 05 June 2002 - commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China