Jacob MardellJan 25, 201810 minHospitality and Pig Guts: Slaughter in Hangzhou I was on my way to meet the butchers. The day was thick with smog, just as the day before had also been thick with smog. But the day befo...
Jacob MardellNov 17, 20174 minPost-Brexit Britain: Educating China All of Britain’s bowler-hatted, tea-sipping cliches are well-received in China, where the popularity of Downtown Abbey and Sherlock have ...
Jacob MardellOct 4, 201716 minXinjiang: Getting Places, Going Nowhere A version of this story was originally published in The Topograph in November 2015 A dirty white pick-up truck pulls over. It looks like...