I think it's a question on the minds of many. In typically conservative states Florida and Arizona, which had similar measures on their ballots, it wasn't such a surprise. But when I think of California, the state's outspoken and progressive LGBTQ community is one of the first things that comes...

A lot of people criticize Barack Obama for his lack of foreign policy experience -- and that's a valid point of view when one considers his short-lived political career. But it occurred to me during my time living in Beijing that assuming he won't succeed in global affairs because of...

American media may put the United States at the top of the Beijing 2008 Olympic medal tally, but the rest of the world would tell you otherwise.

Of course the China Daily tally has China on top with the most golds, but the BBC, CBC and most other international...

There was a different mood when I walked into the office this morning. Unlike last week when everyone crowded excitedly around the TV to watch the Olympic matches, all were seated, clicking away at their keyboards. The TV wasn't even turned on. It was as if the Games had ended...

On Friday I went to see the men's team epee fencing match at the Olympic Fencing Hall. I didn't know much about fencing but was with a friend who did, making the match quite exciting -- not that I wasn't already thrilled to be at an Olympic event.

The bronze...

When I applied to work for a newspaper in China, I wasn't expecting to do any hard-hitting reporting. I was genuinely excited about putting aside the breaking news and the in-depth investigations to learn about Chinese culture from a lighthearted perspective. I did my best to take critical foreign media...

One of the first lessons I learned about China was that NBA star Yao Ming is the most famous person in the country.

Boys and young men wear his Houston Rockets jersey; he's on the cover of every magazine; and his face is plastered on ads throughout Beijing. Today he...

A lot of my friends and family have been sending e-mails from the U.S. asking about the air here in Beijing. They tell me media reports talk non-stop about the poor air quality, highlighting that record-holding Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie has pulled out of the marathon event because of it.

After a month of pre-Olympics overload in Beijing, I thought taking a trip to Shanghai last weekend would be a nice break from the Games.

I was wrong.

Despite being nearly as far from Beijing as San Francisco is from Seattle, Shanghai had the same "Beijing 2008" signs that are...

With a population of more than 17 million, Beijing is crowded enough.

Now that nearly 500,000 tourists are expected to visit the city during the Olympic Games, where will everyone hang their heads at night?

For some, the answer is: together.

Nearly 600 Beijingers will open their homes to overseas...

Outside China Daily stands a uniformed officer on a platform. His posture seems as stiff as his well-starched, olive-green straight-leg pants and button-up shirt -- but his white-gloved hands hang loosely at his sides.

His eyes, which are nearly covered by the brim of his oval hat, follow each...