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Interesting thread. Worth reading and thinking about the issues here. And Jeffrey Ngo 敖卓軒 raises important points about Hong Kong’s historic role in the framing of transnational identities.

More than four decades later, a secret revealed: How a prominent Texas politician says he unwittingly joined a mission to sabotage Jimmy Carter's 1980 campaign by urging the Iranians to hold 52 American hostages until after the election. nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/…

"Right now there are changes, the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years," Mr. Xi told Mr. Putin through an interpreter after the state dinner as the leaders bid farewell. "And we are the ones driving these changes together.”

Shoutout for using the laid off photog’s photo to share the layoff story. latimes.com/entertainment-…

Hong Kong's juvenile political prisoners have become the latest experiment in China's efforts at thought control, through a deradicalization program that has expanded since 2021. We spoke to 10 prisoners and two former CSD officers to detail the program: washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

"According to sources in Riyadh, the rapprochement with Iran was done as a 'gesture of goodwill' towards China" - Saudi officials speaking to Majdi Halabi for ישראל היום, said that the chances of the Chinese-brokered détente succeeding in the long run are "slim". 1/5

Reporting from Beijing: Blinken is set to meet Xi Jinping, China's leader, on Monday afternoon in Beijing as the 2 governments try to ease rising tensions. That'll be the climax of 2 days of high-stakes diplomacy that the world is watching. w/ David Pierson. nytimes.com/2023/06/18/wor…

Discussed the Blinken-Xi meeting this morning with David Pierson The New York Times, noting that there was a wide gap between the two sides, and that Xi was playing petty power games in the seating arrangement. nytimes.com/2023/06/20/wor…

41 years ago, #VincentChin was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by two White autoworkers in Detroit. His killing became representative of the violence, racism, and discrimination that #AsianAmericans have long endured in the US. It also sparked a movement.

For those who asked: Yes, this is the photo I used to renew my HKID card when I was 18. The 18-year-old me would never have thought the photo would be publicized globally in an arrest warrant (with a bounty) 8 years later. Note: they widened the photo on the warrant.

Job opening: The New York Times is seeking to deepen our coverage of South Asia “with a correspondent who can infuse nimble news coverage with deep analysis and understanding…track record of crafting compelling features…explanatory & investigative work” Details: in.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sout…

Hello, The New York Times is looking for a stringer to help us cover Indonesia. This person needs to be: - fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English - be readily available to cover breaking news Please send me an email with your CV if you are interested at [email protected]

Diana Marcum, blithe spirit and generous soul, has left us too soon. The Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize winner was beloved here at the paper and in the Central Valley, which she covered with such passion. The Pulitzer Prizes latimes.com/california/sto…

A rising India has moved aggressively to champion developing nations, pursuing compromise in polarized times and promising to make America listen. With Damien Cave & David Pierson nytimes.com/2023/09/12/wor…

Imagine being told your TikTok-loving 8-year-old son is the reincarnation of a 400-year-old Tibetan Buddhist lama. My story on a Mongolian(-American) family at the heart of a struggle between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Communist Party. nytimes.com/2023/10/04/wor…

Bizarre Robert Downey Jr. Deal Offer, Beijing Plot to Buy Taiwan’s Only Broadcast Network: A Hollywood vs. China Case Heads to Court variety.com/2023/film/news… via @variety

The accomplished and brave Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, who has done sharp work on human trafficking, has been arrested (link to some of his work below). Don't attack the messenger; arrest the criminals. #JournalismIsNotACrime #Cambodia x.com/iroughol/statu…

A lot has happened at the L.A. Times, some of it taking the focus away from our excellent journalism. If you want to know what's really going on, I'd suggest you keep an eye on the Guild Eagle. First issue written by me: latguild.com/news/2025/2/11…

Good explanation by Ryan Hass on why Trump can’t just hash it out with Xi over the phone. Chinese diplomacy is painfully scripted. The last person in the world Xi is going to engage with without guardrails is Trump.

Shared some thoughts with The New York Times David Pierson about Xi Jinping and the trade war nytimes.com/2025/04/11/wor…