Commentary
"Hong Kong Isn’t an Endgame for China. It’s a Starting Point." The Dispatch, March 25, 2021.
"Biden Is Now the President, But Does That Matter For America's China Policy?" The National Interest, February 6, 2021.
"The Capitol Insurrection Through the Lens of Chinese Propaganda," Discourse, February 5, 2021.
"The Pandemic's Phantom Trade Collapse," Observer Research Foundation, December 30, 2020.
"China's Big Brother Is Watching Your Democratic Process," The Diplomat, November 17, 2020.
"What Can Artificial Intelligence Tell Us About the Scale of COVID-19 in China?" Observer Research Foundation, October 9, 2020.
"The Curse of Engagement and China's Global Influence," InsideSources Syndicate, September 24, 2020.
"A 'Nutrition Facts Label' for the Chinese Government's Thin Skin," Tribune News Service (papers nationwide), September13, 2020.
"What Artificial Intelligence Is Telling Us About US-China Relations," Tribune News Service (papers nationwide), August 14, 2020. Joint with Julian Chan.
"I Built a Bot That Predicts Policy Changes in China After the Coronavirus Pandemic Ends," The National Interest, March 23, 2020.
"How China's State-Run Media Foretold the Trade War Stand-off," The Bridge, July 16, 2019. Joint with Julian Chan.
"Why China Is Not Backing Down in the Trade War," The National Interest, May 23, 2019. Joint with Julian Chan.
"Will China Fold on Structural Issues? An Algorithm Says Not Any Time Soon," China Business Review, March 11, 2019. Joint with Julian Chan.
"China's Next Policy Change: Not What President Trump Hopes For," AEIdeas, January 15, 2019. Joint with Julian Chan.
"Sinology 2.0: Decoding China’s People’s Daily," AEIdeas, November 21, 2018. Joint with Julian Chan.
"Machine Learning with a Twist: Detecting Structural Differences in Complex Data," MLconf, November 19, 2018. Joint with Julian Chan.
"Machine Learning with a Twist: How Trivial Labels Can Be Used to Predict Policy Changes," Dataconomy, November 1, 2018. Joint with Julian Chan.
"Congress Should Back White House Plan to Use Tolls to Fix Infrastructure," The Hill, March 2, 2018.
"China Is Trying to Bribe North Korea into Good Behavior. Here Is What That Means for America," The National Interest, November 9, 2017.
"All the General Secretary's Men," AEIdeas, October 17, 2017. Joint with Julian Chan.
"What (Not) to Expect from China's Upcoming Party Congress," AEIdeas, August 31, 2017.
"Trump's High-Risk, High-Reward Trade Policy toward China," AEIdeas, August 8, 2017.
"Reading Xi Jinping," Foreign Affairs, July 4, 2017.
"China Must Rethink Free Float for the Yuan, as US Border Tax Looms," South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017. Joint with Zhimin Li.
"Donald Trump and the Perils of Promising Too Much," Real Clear Politics, October 19, 2016. Joint with Rasa Karapandza.
"Yes, Low-Information Voters Have the Right to Vote," AEIdeas, April 28, 2016.
"A Saudi Dump of US Assets Will Only Hurt the Saudis," Real Clear Markets, April 21, 2016.
"Debate Text Analysis: Trump Is the Moderate," Real Clear Politics, April 14, 2016.
"China Needs Reform Not Another Investment Splurge," Financial Times, February 17, 2016. Joint with Zhimin Li.
"China Needs Clear Market Rules and Consistent Enforcement," InsideSources Syndicate, January 12, 2016.
"China's IPO System Badly Needs Reform," InsideSources Syndicate, November 24, 2015.
"China's New Securities Superstar, Fang Xinghai, Is No Hero," The National Interest, November 9, 2015.
"China's Stock Market Is about to Tank — Again," Fortune, September 28, 2015.
"China's Troubling Lurch Back to Socialism," Real Clear Markets, August 13, 2015.