Introducing Calling the Shots

A newsletter on bridging the U.S.-China Communication Gap

Welcome to Calling the Shots, musings from a recovering PR person to writer or “China tech analyst,” according to the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian.

The serendipitous pivot began last August when I shared my thoughts about the CHIPS Act in an op-ed for the Financial Times Chinese (FT). After the CHIPS Act passed, the Chinese and English media stories I read had prevailing narratives without offering a broader context for inquiry. It’s a recurring theme in US-China storytelling, with many underlying reasons. My rookie attempt at op-ed writing was well-received in China, and it was picked up by think tanks and media outlets.

Fast forward a year, I now write a column for FT and have written for The China Project and Pingwest. My work appeared in some of my favorite substacks Pekingnology, GGR, and Following the Yuan, and looking at the list of op-eds I have written, I give myself an A for effort! Here you can find everything I’ve written about in one place.

But you might ask: do we…