Stuck in the Middle Kingdom with You

  Huaihai Road, Shanghai, with the protected London plane trees Parents advertise their single children in People's Square park. JG Ballard's childhood home in Shanghai The more quaint colonial houses of the French Concession Longtang lane in Shanghai - the beating heart of the city, and the one-time "frontier posts for class struggle" Old meets new - plush Xintiandi, consumer heaven down the road from the CCP's founding HQ "China Dream, My Dream" - the gentle, omnipresent, propaganda of city life Square dancing in Shanghai – charming for some, a nuisance for others

  The best spot in town. Became Brooklyn Bar in... 2015, I think, but still owned by the same fella.

  Hi there! Today, a little more detail about ESL teaching. Ever thought about doing it? I explore the pros n cons. For more see the survival guide below which I made as a recruiting agent.

Summer is a journalist in Taipei. We discuss journalism and press freedom in Taiwan, emotional connections with China, lessons from Hong Kong, chances of war, traveling between Taiwan and China, competition between democratic and Chinese systems, voting in Taiwan   A Taiwanese island off Jinmen, with China's Xiamen in the distance