Dan Wang

(This piece is my year in review; I skipped a letter last year) One way that Silicon Valley and the Communist Party resemble each other is that both are serious, self-serious, and indeed, completely humorless.

(This piece is my book announcement; here’s my letter from 2023) I didn’t write a letter last year.

(This piece is my year in review; here’s my letter from 2022) I.

My 2022 letter will probably be my last.

(This piece is my year in review, this year a bit late; here’s my letter from 2021) Mountains offer the best hiding places from the state.

(This piece is my year in review; here’s my letter from 2020) I’ve by now lived in each of China’s main megaregions.

(This piece is my year in review; here’s my letter from 2019) I.