[3] He lost his job at a Chinese newspaper in 2003 when the entire paper was shut down in retaliation of its support for political reform.

[4][5][6] His blog was removed after he posted about the firing of three editors at The Beijing News and called upon its subscribers to cancel their subscriptions.

[7] His case made headlines around the world[7] and contributed to ongoing debates about the role of Western companies in China's censorship system.

[8] He has been a commentator for the Huaxia Times,[9] correspondent of the 21st Century World Herald, war reporter in Baghdad in 2003, researcher at The Washington Post Beijing Bureau and at The New York Times Beijing bureau, columnist for the Southern Metropolis Daily, and publisher of the Far and Wide Journal.

He worked as project director in Cheung Kong School of Journalism and Communication of Shantou University from September 2008 to March 2009.