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Journalist based in Hong Kong. Previously worked as a researcher at My China Roots in Guangzhou. Studied Chinese at Oxford University and now studying for a Masters of Journalism at HKU. Words in the Daily Telegraph, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia, Sixth Tone and others.
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An American journalist in Myanmar has been detained as he tried to board a plane headed out of the country on Monday, according his employer, amid an escalating crackdown following a coup in February.
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing has apologized after a social media post meant to herald the lifting of some pandemic barriers between the two countries instead set off a fierce backlash after it was seen as likening Chinese students to dogs. The embassy's visa section invited Chinese students to resume applying for U.S.
Images of a man left clinging to a shattered glass suspension bridge that went viral in China are prompting calls for stricter safety measures across the country. The Longjing city government announced on its official Weibo channel that a tourist had become trapped some 330 feet in the air at an attraction in the Piyan Mountain scenic area Friday, after historic high winds whisked away glass panes from the structure.
They ran screaming in panic as the 70-story skyscraper swayed above them - videos posted to social media showed thousands fleeing as it moved from side-to-side on Tuesday. On Friday, the 1,167-feet SEG Plaza in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen was evacuated and closed as authorities and the building's owners, Shenzhen Electronics Group Co.
As the Covid-19 crisis spiraled out of control across India, the government announced that vaccination centers in Mumbai, India's largest city, were to close for three days from Friday. The closure of the 94 centers was due to "non-availability of vaccine stock," the municipal government said in a tweet on Thursday evening.
After sharing a photo of herself on social media wearing a colorful shirt from the Swedish clothing giant H&M, Beijing resident Li Ang'ang got a torrent of comments urging her to delete the post and stop lending support to foreign powers seeking to " destroy China."
A year after the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered shops and closed factories, China's economy has burst back to life. The country's gross domestic product soared 18.3 percent in the first quarter of this year when compared to the same period in 2020, according to official figures announced Friday.
Taiwan on Tuesday accused China of sending a record 25 warplanes into its air defence identification zone, in what analysts describe as a clear message to Washington from Beijing. The planes flown Monday included 18 fighter jets, four bombers, two anti-submarine planes and a surveillance aircraft, according to Taiwanese officials.
The Chinese government, which cultivated strong ties to ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and which wants to avoid instability that will disrupt its own economic ambitions, has denied reports of political support or assistance to build Myanmar's own version of their restrictive internet.
Up to 10,000 people marched in Lashio on Monday the day after a smaller protest.