

The Tale of Two Athletes
The second half of February brings double excitement: the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in Italy, coinciding with the start of Chinese New Year on February 16 (lasting 15 days). This overlap offers a perfect moment to reflect on two Chinese American athletes competing at the highest level: figure skater Alysa Liu (representing Team USA) and freestyle skier Eileen Gu (representing China). At first glance, Liu and Gu share several similarities. Both were born


The Key Steps America Must Take to Win the AI Race
The U.S. tech industry was shaken this week by the performance of DeepSeek’s latest chatbot. This Chinese AI startup's creation not only...


Book Excerpt: A Discussion About the H1B Visa Program
The following is an excerpt from my book on immigration, “ The Broken Welcome Mat. ” Given all the recent interests and discussion on the...


WSJ Op-ed: Jared Polis’s Wolves Are Moving In on Denver
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently signed a bill to reintroduce the vicious weasel known as the wolverine to the state. What could go...


Cultural Revolution on Campus
One lesson from China’s Cultural Revolution is that without accountability, young people brainwashed by radical ideology can do...


Winning Essay on the Morality of Capitalism
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) launched a multiyear effort to develop and elevate core arguments about why free enterprise is...


Be Careful with Digital Dollar
The Biden administration wants Americans to focus on digital dollar's many benefits. But experiences in China, a country launched a...


From Anna to Michelle
I’ve been thinking about Anna May Wong since I learned that Michelle Yeoh, the lead of Everything Everywhere All at Once, won the Oscars’...


WSJ Op-ed: The West Mimics Mao, Takes a Green Leap Forward
One of the essential lessons from China’s Great Leap Forward is that catastrophic failures inevitably follow from politicians’ insistence...



















