Yi-Ling Liu

Yi-Ling Liu is a journalist-in-residence at the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism and the author of The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet.

Last updated March 18, 2026

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Shenzhen Express

In Shenzhen, the successes and failures of China’s remarkable new economy are on full display.

Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future

by Dan Wang

House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company

by Eva Dou

April 9, 2026 issue

Planet TikTok

The app’s young user base, fragmented content, and amped-up algorithm helped it spread around the world. If the US bans it, what would be lost?

July 9, 2024

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