China is completely lacking in self-awareness and as someone who has stepped outside that society, I have a responsibility to write about it as I see it.

Living in London is like being on a luxury cruise liner.

I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.

Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.

The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status.

Beijing Coma took me 10 years to finish.