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Quite the quote.

Fascinating story by ICIJ star reporter Scilla Alecci about how China weaponized Interpol to try to force Jack Ma's close confidant Huang Youlong (referred to as H here) to return to China. For more on their relationship, see nex post in thread (1/2) icij.org/investigations…

New development on Miao Hua, former chief of the Political Department of the Central Military Commission A decision to revoke Miao Hua's status as a delegate to the National People's Congress was passed by the delegates of the Political Department of the Central Military

BREAKING: President Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy are leaving their posts, sources say. cbsn.ws/44RfZIF

Our latest issue was just published online, led by our new features editor, Tom Mitchell , the former FT bureau chief in China! Great piece by on books, writing by Alicia GarciaHerrero 艾西亞 and Ali Wyne and a look at Chagee, the tea chain now listed on Nasdaq. thewirechina.com

Injuring goaltenders like that is never okay, that’s one thing, but there is something particularly nasty about injuring one of your former goaltenders that you won the Cup with *checks notes* less than a year ago?

.Reed Albergotti scoop: Treasury reviewing Benchmark's investment in a Chinese AI company

A deep dive into corruption and ongoing purges in the PLA, including the disappearance of the general responsible for Taiwan, by Eliot Chen. The unanswered question is whether the disarray affects China’s ability to wage war. thewirechina.com/2025/05/11/all…

"Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaigns have come full circle in the PLA. First he hunted his predecessors’ appointees. Now his own generals are falling." —Eliot Chen in The Wire China

Pleased to be quoted, alongside my CCA colleague Neil Thomas 牛犇, and Joel Wuthnow, Dennis Wilder偉德寧, Sunny Cheung, Jennifer Kavanagh, Tai-Ming Cheung Christian Curriden, Helena Lagarda, John Culver, and Jonathan Czin, in this excellent and comprehensive The Wire China report "All the

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WireChina remains one of the best subscriptions I have. "On other occasions, Poly’s commercial operations worked in Washington’s favor: in the 1980s, it sold guns to the Central Intelligence Agency, which the agency then supplied to the Afghan mujahideen."

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Naval Officer, First 🇨🇦Astronaut, Scientist, Minister of the Crown. Marc Garneau represented the very best of Canada. He inspired countless Canadians including me. He now slips the surly bonds of earth one last time to touch the face of God. RIP

Chinese AI Companies Dodge U.S. Chip Curbs by Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad—Engineers carry data to countries where Nvidia chips are available, frustrating Washington’s aims Raffaele Huang Liza Lin wsj.com/tech/china-ai-… wsj.com/tech/china-ai-…

I suspect there's an under-explored niche in America for industrial tourism as a service. China has already been leaning into this. Most of what's on offer in the US seems to be heritage tours. But people are curious to see modernity's underbelly.

China’s EV industry needs to consolidate. It’s widely acknowledged that there are too many players. The problem is no one wants to make the painful production cuts and job cuts. Great piece by Eliot Chen with help from Rachel Cheung thewirechina.com/2025/06/29/chi…

In recent months, we have lost a significant portion of our funding. Yet we remain committed to helping the world better understand China at this critical juncture in global politics. We are asking for your support to keep us up and running. Thank you. giving.chinadigitaltimes.net/page/servercos…

Though much of CDT’s work is archival, it is not a monument to what was. CDT is a future website. It is the only place in the world you can see what a free Chinese internet *will* look like. Join me in giving to keep it alive: giving.chinadigitaltimes.net/page/FUNGRHBZA…