One appalling day as an Uighur Muslim in Shanghai
Joe Mackertich was able to pass as a Xinjiang migrant in China. His appalling treatment helps explain the recent riotsFirst Posted July 6, 2009
Joseph Mackertich
is a journalist and copyrighter who lives in London. He writes mainly about Chinese, American and Iranian politics. He learned Mandarin Chinese while working in Jiangsu province. As well as The First Post, he has written for the New Statesman, the Observer, and the Times. He also regularly appears on Press TV, an Iranian news channel.
Why Chinese companies covered up milk scandal
Tainted baby milk was allowed to sit on shop shelves to protect the OlympicsFirst Posted September 22, 2008
Prague Spring 1968 remembered
Recollections from eyewitnesses to the Czech revolution which was crushed by Soviet tanksFirst Posted August 21, 2008
Seven ways it could still go wrong for China
With the clock ticking, Beijing is ready to roll out the Games. Not so fast, says Joseph Mackertich...First Posted August 4, 2008
Bright British students are being priced out of universities by rich foreigners
Bright British students are being priced out of universities by rich foreignersFirst Posted June 23, 2008
The malaise of Japan’s nihilist youth
This week's deadly knife attack is symptomatic of a growing trend, reports Joseph MackertichFirst Posted June 11, 2008
Chinese see seismic change in their premier
The earthquake has elicited a rare moment of passion from a Chinese leaderFirst Posted May 20, 2008
Earthquake shakes China's development
Those who died in the earthquake are victims of the economic miracleFirst Posted May 12, 2008
