Nota bene: I've decided to really lean in to my envisioned role as a Perez Hilton of China Watching (if you want to scandalously leak compromising photos of yourself to advance your career, let me know and I can talk to you about my fees; remember, all publicity is good publicity). Part of that would … Continue reading thoughts on the naming of daddy Xi →

@BadChinaTake is actually just a vehicle for ethnographic research needed to complete my second PhD. Yes, you did sign the Institutional Review Board waiver. The following four broad categories are useful for anyone who wishes to navigate the cesspit of public opinion on the English-speaking Internet. While there are of course interdisciplinary individuals whose takes … Continue reading bad china takes: a typology →