@nktpnd.bsky.social hi i'm a reporter with the AP. would like to speak to you for comment on the Xi's upcoming state visit to North Korea. can we connect?
Huizhong Wu
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Thinking about the long-term repercussions we aren't even seeing yet of the administration's downsizing of government: the departures include lawyers who prosecuted violent attacks on police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021; environmental, civil rights and ethics enforcers-- apnews.com/article/just...
How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience
As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure.
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996 also was a term that became something to rally against -- viewed as dangerous by the Chinese government because workers wanted to organize for better rights. This latest spin is ironic to say the least.
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 6mo ago9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
Among the policies the gov't is pushing in their effort to promote births -- giving matchmaking services tax exempt status
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7mo agoA decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a whole range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births. The efforts haven’t paid off yet, as the population fell for the fourth straight year to 1.4 billion.
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Cambodia in response to U.S. sanctions + seizure of Prince Group's assets yesterday: bring the proof apnews.com/article/camb...
Cambodia urges a fair process as US and UK pursue Prince Group's Chen Zhi in a global scam case
Cambodia's government says it hopes the U.S. and Britain have enough evidence in their pursuit of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi.
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We all know what the news cycle is like...and sometimes you just have to immerse yourself in a completely different story to feel like you can breathe, this week for me: water buffalo beauty contests apnews.com/article/thai...
GLOBAL/US: US Department of State has released long-delayed, legally required report on human trafficking. report names Cambodia a ‘state sponsor’ of trafficking for the first time, a designation that can lead to sanctions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Delayed US report on global human trafficking is released
Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials denied
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China sentenced 11 people (from Myanmar) to death for their roles running a scam hub Monday. Interesting note from the court statement, the sentencing was attended by NPC and CPPCC delegates apnews.com/article/chin...
China court sentences 11 members of Myanmar-based crime syndicate to death
A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their roles in a family-run crime syndicate that ran a gambling operation worth $1.4 billion and for killing disobedient workers.
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Effect of tariffs I've seen — Higher clothing prices overall — Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer — US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty — Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers
Beijing’s delayed payments fuel UN funding crisis – FT: ‘China is delaying the settlement of annual dues it owes to the UN later and later each year, exacerbating a funding crisis at the global body.’
China’s delayed payments fuel UN funding crisis
Beijing’s overdue settlements are getting later every year, FT analysis shows
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This is a disturbing story, and raises so many questions -- apnews.com/article/miss...
A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there's no sign of foul play
Police are investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi.
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BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.
Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Nine months after East Timor designated a new free trade zone -- there's already signs of scam activity -- comparable to "earlier stages of Southeast Asia’s scam industry" says UNODC apnews.com/article/unod...
UN report says scam centers are spreading in East Timor
A U.N. agency says that a suspected scam call operation and a suspicious network of companies was discovered with links to a new free trade zone in the nation of East Timor.
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Tens of thousands of people in China are barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest surveillance apparatus. An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies.
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
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China's big parade is formally called the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War - Chinese activists shared this pointed explainer of fascism in response mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7amiyOzkDi...
徐贲：什么是法西斯？
这三个字 每个看上去都人畜无害，可一连起来就透着面目可憎的邪恶劲儿。
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China is hosting a flurry of diplomacy, from the SCO Summit to the 80th anniversary of Victory Day tomorrow. Xi's hosted more than a dozen bilateral meetings in the last three days alone. All this is coming as the US withdraws apnews.com/article/chin...
China's Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Tianjin summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced plans to accelerate the creation of a development bank and set up an international energy cooperation platform.
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There's been two stories of late that touch on women's rights in China. One, the MaskPark Telegram channel which features non-consensual porn. Two, police arresting young women writing gay erotica. The link? a criminal charge called dissemination of obscene materials apnews.com/article/chin...
Chinese victims of online sexual abuse face uphill battle in finding justice
A Telegram channel that offered revenge porn and other non-consensual content of Chinese women has highlighted gaps in laws protecting victims of sexual abuse in China.
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A major victory for victims of sexual harassment/assault. A court in China awarded a woman 1.13 million yuan in damages. chinese courts are not like the U.S., incredibly rare to see this level of compensation (if not the first) mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qUhNhjTr27...
Woman wins China’s first work-injury case for sexual assault
A woman assaulted by her boss on a work trip was awarded 1.13 million yuan in compensation.
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Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, Chun Han Wong and Lingling Wei report www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Exclusive | China Detains Senior Diplomat Who Aided U.S. Relations
Liu Jianchao received a warm reception during a 2024 visit to Washington and New York where he was seen as a potential foreign minister.
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Thinking about the 31 elderly people trapped in the senior care facility in Miyun, Beijing that died. CCTV had triumphantly featured rescue videos from that same nursing home three days prior with no mention of the deaths-- apnews.com/article/chin...
Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods
Beijing officials say a group of older people trapped in a nursing home that flooded were among the dead in powerful storms that lashed the city and neighboring provinces.
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“Nobody loved the library more than Dan.” A meticulous list kept by Dan Pelzer from 1962-2025, cataloging all the books he borrowed and read from the Columbus Metropolitan Library, shared by his daughter. I could not could not love this more. Dan's book list (all 109 pages) at what-dan-read.com
Worth marking the integration of civilians in annual Han Kuang drills compared with years past, where it's been mostly a talking point
Min Chao@wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · last yr.In a first for the #HanKuang exercises, PX Mart held emergency drills in select stores on July 10, in which supermarket workers trained in evacuating personnel, comforting customers, and applying first aid. PX was once a government-operated store serving only military, teachers, and public servants.
important observations on interacting with interview subjects. definitely applies to journalists as well, and gives food for thought for those of us engaged in talking to those most vulnerable.
Made in China Journal@madeinchinajournal.com · last yr.What does it mean to do fieldwork on the edge, where violence, fear, and trust collide? In this essay, Ling Li dives into the messy realities of researching trafficking and gender-based violence in China and Southeast Asia. Access is hard. Ethics are harder. Representation? That’s the real test.
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Chinese students are reeling from Marco Rubio's promise to revoke visas. One told us it's a "new Chinese Exclusion Act" -- apnews.com/article/chin...
Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday some students would have their visas revoked.
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Written in classical style, with historical allusions and familiar prosody, on the whole the poems are not artful nor error-free. But they powerfully embody the age-old Chinese belief that “Poetry speaks what is intently on the mind.” 詩言志。(Book of Songs, preface) And another, oddly fitting:
"Many Chinese [nationals] have handlers; they [CCP] want to know everything that's going on at Stanford. This is a very normal thing. They just relay the information they have.” stanfordreview.org/investigatio...
INVESTIGATION: Uncovering Chinese Academic Espionage at Stanford
This summer, a CCP agent impersonated a Stanford student. Under the alias Charles Chen, he approached several students through social media. Anna*, a Stanford student conducting sensitive research on ...
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