Dan Xin Huang is a freelance writer and journalist. His work has been recognized by the New America Fellows Program, the J. Anthony Lukas Prize, the Livingston Awards, and the Matthew Power Literary Awards. Previously he worked as a financial reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

The Rutters of Athens County
New York Magazine I Sep. 8, 2023
An Appalachian school district’s daring experiment in economic integration.

Could Venture Capital Be the New Frontier in Great-Power Competition?
Foreign Policy I Nov. 2, 2022
In the era of great-power competition, America’s Frontier Fund aims to harness venture capital to advance U.S. strategic interests.

Third Way
The New Republic I June 2021 issue
In defeating COVID1-9, Taiwan showcased a model distinct from both Chinese authoritarianism and Western chaos.


Afghanistan May Soon Have Peace—at the Cost of Democracy
The New Republic I Apr. 29, 2020
A fledgling armistice endangers the country’s 20-year experiment in democratic state-building.


The Chinese Enlightenment at 100
Foreign Affairs | May 3, 2019
How the Communist Party seized the legacy of May Fourth