That works against Wells and other U.S. citizens who may be eligible for transfer under Chinese law. “For those that are actually languishing in Chinese prisons, [the treaty requirement] is limiting their options to get out of there,” said James Zimmerman, a Beijing-based U.S.…

Baidu’s PR department needs some crisis management right about now.

Qu Jing, Baidu’s VP of PR, made controversial and out-of-touch remarks, sparking a public outcry in China. Her insensitive comments included disregard for employees’ family circumstances and threats of…

I don't think they understand how badly this goes over with everyone who's not Chinese.

Heads up: tomorrow (Monday) - ep3 of BBC Radio 4 at 11am GMT & then BBC Sounds The Invention of China with Misha Glenny on the end of the Qing & the Chinese Republic (& me on why BJ is an odd spot for a capital city)

I had so much fun doing this interview with Shout Out Arizona! Thank you to Xīxuán㬢璇 Dr. Collins for the referral and to Alicia Brooks at Jennifer Weltz JVNLA and Debra Englander at Post Hill Press for ushering 'Bernardine's Shanghai Salon' into the world! shoutoutarizona.com/meet-susan-blu…

The security and intelligence Party apparatus has always been powerful but it’s seen a marked resurgence and self-publicity in the last years

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The MSS is “driven more by politics than reality or good common sense ... But this is China with Xi Jinping characteristics.”

Excellent piece Nectar Gan

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Join me and the talented illustrator of 'My Lost Freedom,' Michelle Lee, at the JANM on Sunday, April 21st to celebrate the launch of my new picture book! 📚 Learn all about the event and secure your tickets at janm.org/events. Can't wait to see you there, friends!

The video tracks 🇨🇳 He Jie (何杰) and the three African runners throughout most of the Beijing Half Marathon at 20x playback speed.

After the uproar, Kenyan runner Willy Mnangat said on Mon Apr 15 that he let He Jie win “because he is my friend”.

But 6 hours later, Mnangat…

As a Catholic I attended Easter Mass as I have other services here. It’s the right thing to do to stand with brave people trying to worship under severe CCP restrictions and oppression. I’ve spoken publicly about the lack of religious freedom in China and will continue to do so.

Without these U.S. students, “in the next decade, we won’t be able to exercise savvy, knowledgeable diplomacy in China,” warned David Moser.

Excellent piece Didi Tang 唐迪迪 Dake Kang

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Happening April 17⬇️

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1/ THREAD: China tells its telecom carriers to wean Intel and AMD chips off their networks. The Wall Street Journal exclusive w/ Raffaele Huang Rachel Liang wsj.com/tech/china-tel…

Check this from the Beijing Evening News. The photo is golden - Chinese runner pips African trio at the line - though no mention, naturally, of the real story. x.com/beijingevening…

An unvarnished expression (a polemic really) of a purely ideological, extremist take on China and the Xi Jinping regime, and the shortcomings of the weak-kneed Biden administration. Given the authors, as predictable as the sun rising every morning…1/ foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

This is extremely odd. Three Kenyans in today's Beijing Half Marathon clearly let China's He Jie - current Asian Games marathon champion - win the race, all the while coasting themselves, waving him through and congratulating him after the race. Appears to be a tacit agreement?

I highly recommend this podcast by Jane Perlez. I've been covering and its supply chain for a long time, and I learned a ton from episode.
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I had a fascinating time meeting Chinese people in Thailand looking for lifestyles they feel are no longer available in China. Ft. Independent bookshops, artist communities, organic farms and Buddhist schools theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

“We cannot know just how much pressure the Kremlin is feeling to free Gershkovich from his confinement. This much, however, we do know: If the spotlight were turned off, there would be no pressure at all.”

— Jeff Jacoby

1 year and 15 days.

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“Smart people take the Train.” — Swiss Federal Railways ad campaign slogan.
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