Mason L. Wong

Mason L. Wong is a writer based in New York City. He is currently pursuing a PhD in comparative literature at New York University, where his research focuses on the intellectual history and literature of modern China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Also trained in international relations, he writes on culture, human rights, technology, and East Asian politics.


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Writing on Public Books

See Me like a State

As stories about flashy new technologies eclipse more measured coverage, it becomes easy for foreign audiences, particularly those in America, to lose track of the actual harms inflicted by China’s surveillance state.