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Rebecca Tan

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Southeast Asia bureau chief at The Washington Post Snaps from bikes and boats instagram.com/rebtanwp

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Trump admin is deporting hundreds of people to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, most of whom came to the U.S. as child refugees decades ago. What happens to them next? One group knows: Those deported the first time Trump was president. Bou Nou's story: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Deported from the U.S. in 2018, he’s trying to help others survive exile

Record numbers of undocumented immigrants from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have been deported this year, and there’s hardly any support to help them reintegrate.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 9mo ago

A Post investigation found that Chinese manufacturers are shipping large amounts of chemicals that can be used in producing synthetic drugs to lawless parts of Southeast Asia, where criminal gangs have been trafficking record levels of meth.

China’s chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami’ of meth flooding Asia

Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the Asia-Pacific, a Post investigation finds.

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S. Noina Supratya@selfcircled.bsky.social · 9mo ago

@rebtanhs.bsky.social รายงาน, Shin Sirachai Arunrugstichai ภาพ โคตรยาว แต่ควรค่า อ่านตัวเต็มได้ใน (ถ้าไม่เป็นสมาชิก สามารถใช้อีเมลสมัครอ่านฟรีได้หนึ่งเรื่อง) www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

China’s chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami’ of meth flooding Asia

Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the Asia-Pacific, a Post investigation finds.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Record levels of meth are flooding Asia. This doesn't just mirror the fentanyl crisis in the Americas; it's directly linked. The companies supplying Mexican cartels are the same as those supplying Myanmar warlords. A year-long investigation out on the @washingtonpost.com now: wapo.st/3LmdDdo

China’s chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami’ of meth flooding Asia

Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the Asia-Pacific, a Post investigation finds.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 10mo ago

One country that may play a growing role in Gaza's peace process: Indonesia. Much of this push is being driven directly by President Prabowo, who has a deep and personal connection to the mideast, say officials. New in @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Indonesia, world’s largest Muslim nation, looks to expand role in Gaza

President Prabowo Subianto wants to assert Indonesia’s influence on the global stage — and foster closer ties to President Donald Trump.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Despite being one of the world’s staunchest China supporters, Cambodia is embracing President Donald Trump with a level of enthusiasm virtually unmatched in Asia. “The Trump way of operating is something that the Cambodian leadership understands." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

How Cambodia, a staunch ally of China, became infatuated with Trump

Cambodia’s elite is taken with Trump, partly thanks to his disregard for democratic processes, but also due to his efforts to secure ceasefire in a border conflict with Thailand.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Chinese illicit mining syndicates are ransacking gold deposits across the world, from Ghana to Indonesia. An unchecked "mining mafia" has left behind a trail of environmental devastation. New investigation for the @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows

To reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar and build its own capacity to influence the international monetary system, China is procuring gold at a voracious pace.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · last yr.

“It would be hiding from the obvious to say that Taiwan’s security will not affect us,” said Philippine Defense Sec Teodoro, who has backed a proposal to view the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula as a single “theater” of battle. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

The Philippines is quietly working with Taiwan to counter China

Manila’s significant shift could pave the way for the Philippines, an American treaty ally, to play a bigger role in regional defense if China invades Taiwan.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

The World Hongmen History and Culture Association, which says it is devoted to promoting Chinese culture abroad, is not just an alleged criminal front. It is entwined with the Chinese Communist Party, according to a Post investigation.

Chinese association accused of mixing crime and patriotism as it serves Beijing

A Washington Post investigation found that China has selectively used criminal actors for geopolitical purposes, as long as they proclaim loyalty to the Communist Party.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · last yr.

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today. It took decades for the two countries to normalize relations, then decades more for the U.S. to begin redressing what it left behind. These efforts at reconciliation are being eroded under Trump. A 🧵on our @washingtonpost.com story today:

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · last yr.

Red Cross in Myanmar: Nearly 200,000 people displaced from the quake still living outdoors under 40-degree heat. "Myanmar’s cyclone season starts within days, exposing coastal populations to strong winds and rains – leaving families to face the risks of floods and landslides."

Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · last yr.

American businessman Michael Laskau said if the proposed tariffs are imposed, the impact on his garment business in Vietnam would be dramatic. “If we were to assume the 46 percent, it would be a huge, huge loss, as it would be for anybody in the supply chain.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Asian markets extend losses amid Trump tariff uncertainty

President Donald Trump suggested he might be open to doing deals over tariffs, raising hopes in Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan. But China is preparing to retaliate.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · last yr.

UN humanitarian coordinator for Myanmar: "The humanitarian response in Myanmar has been chronically underfunded for years. Four months into the year right now, less than 5 per cent of the required US$1.1 billion of the Humanitarian Response Plan has been received."

Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · last yr.

The tangible effects of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts are on display right now in Myanmar, say USAID officials. America’s disaster relief capabilities, the biggest and best in the world, are immobilized while the death toll in Myanmar’s earthquake climbs up and up. @washingtonpost.com

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Matthew Hay Brown@matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · last yr.

Hours after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake devastated Myanmar on Friday, the U.S. officials charged with responding received their termination letters. Most of the personnel who would have made up a U.S. response team were already on indefinite leave @rebtanhs.bsky.social reports wapo.st/3E3PiFR

Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake

Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · last yr.

We're seeing in real time the terrible consequences of Musk & Trump's dismantling of USAID. A devastating earthquake has killed thousands — and many more will die without vital U.S. aid. The AID officials in charge had just gotten their termination letters. America in retreat.

Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake

Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 2y ago

When Israel ordered citizens to evacuate border regions more than a year ago, it allowed poor migrant farmworkers, most of them from Thailand, to stay put — to water crops, prune trees and harvest fruit as rockets fell around them. Six have died this year. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Asian farmworkers are being killed in Israel’s embattled border regions

Despite repeated protests from their countries, Israel has continued to let migrant laborers work in high-risk military zones.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 2y ago

No shortage of devastating stories. But this one, for me, was wrenching to report: Asian farmworkers are being killed in Israel's borders, dying in a war a world away from home. Their governments are desperate for this to stop. In @washingtonpost.com today: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Asian farmworkers are being killed in Israel’s embattled border regions

Despite repeated protests from their countries, Israel has continued to let migrant laborers work in high-risk military zones.

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Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi! My name is Rebecca and I cover Southeast Asia for The Washington Post, with occasional stints elsewhere. I’ve reported from nickel mines in Indonesia, rebel command centers in Myanmar, and loads of places in between. Follow along for stories on (imo) the most interesting place in the world 🌅

Rachel Chason@rchason.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey all 👋🏼 I love covering West Africa, which recently has meant a lot of trips to the Sahel and stories about the changes underway there. It’s also meant finding the unexpected gems, like this dance troupe competing in Burkina Faso A free link to one of my favorite stories: wapo.st/4i7p4kO