Javier Borrás Arumí is a freelance journalist, and has written reports from East Asia, the former Soviet countries, Europe and Latin America. He has collaborated for media such as Jot Down, Esglobal, Proceso, Público, Crític, La Vanguardia and El Mundo. He worked for the EFE Agency in Beijing; There he fell in love with China, a country that he considers his second home. On his nightstand he has books by Josep Pla, Robert D. Kaplan and Svetlana Aleksiévich. He likes to ride the sleeper train and eat spinach lasagna.