North America bureau chief, @SCMPNews. Author of The Wounded Muse.

Washington DC
Joined April 2014
France 24 production team having a bit of fun with the chyrons today
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India's record on Muslim minority, political opposition and independent journalism under PM Modi will likely be off the table when President Biden hosts the Indian leader next week at the White House. Story: scmp.com/news/china/article/…
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Yes, Corky always saw the bigger picture🥹 Thank you @GoogleDoodles for honoring our friend Corky Lee. We miss him today and every day. We are grateful for his tireless efforts to capture us and remind all that Asian American history is American history. goo.gle/42gNOyz
Corky Lee always saw the bigger picture 📸 Today’s #APAHM #GoogleDoodle celebrates the life of this Chinese American photographer and activist whose work captured Asian Pacific American life. Learn more → goo.gle/42gNOyz
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In the joint 🇨🇳🇫🇷 statement, appears to be a Huawei clause "In field of digital economy, including 5G, 🇫🇷 promises to continue to process licensing applications from 🇨🇳 companies in a fair and non-discriminatory manner on basis of laws and regs of the 2 countries, inc natsec"
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Tsai Ing-wen leaving Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in NYC after meeting members of Taiwan’s diplomatic community #TsaiIngwen #Taiwan
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US seeks allies' backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war, Reuters reports. We reported on similar conversations that were taking place last March and April, around the first round of allegations that China was considering sending arms. reuters.com/world/us-seeks-a…
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Hinting at one element of the answer to this question, EU Internal Markets Commissioner Theirry Breton noted: “You will always find Europe by your side when it comes to ensuring our common security in technology.” scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
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I am skeptical that China will unilaterally lift or reduce tariffs & trade bans against Australia. Beijing will demand something in return. Hope I am wrong. sc.mp/l5pa?utm_source=Twitte… via @scmpnews
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A snub for the EU? New amb to China presented his credentials to Li Xiang, Deputy Director General of the Protocol Department of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 years ago, as is typical, predecessor Nicolas Chapuis presented his creds to Xi Jinping...
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UN now tells me that Saturday's press conference to mark the end of human rights chief Bachelet's tour of China will be "fully virtual" This will clearly make it more difficult for reporters to ask tough questions. Which I guess may be the idea...
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UK ambassador to China spoke to UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on what should be her first day in China today. Interesting body language from Bachelet...
Spoke to @UNHumanRights Chief @mbachelet about her visit to China this week. I stressed the importance of unfettered access to #Xinjiang and private conversations with its people. There is no excuse for preventing UN representatives from completing their investigations
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Yet when I asked him directly about this last night, he said: "What does China have to do with this?”
At the Munich Security Conference #MSC2022, I explained how we should counter the campaign by Russia and China to undermine the international order, based on agreed rules, international law and universal rights: europa.eu/!KxDhyQ
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China’s state-run CCTV quoted Ukrainian President Zelensky as pointing out the obvious: Russia is pulling out from the Minsk Agreement. Chinese officials have stopped referring to that agreement today.
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Communist Party expels Bo Xilai protégé in corruption probe aftermath scmp.com/news/china/politics… via @scmpnews
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China's Ambassador to the EU Zhang Ming is to leave Brussels "in the next several days" I hear. No word on successor yet, but will be interesting to see if Beijing plumps for someone in ZM's ilk, seen as a more old school Chinese diplomat, or a more aggressive warrior type
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Robert Delaney retweeted
What went wrong: 🇦🇺: should’ve told 🇫🇷 earlier 🇺🇸: should’ve told 🇫🇷 earlier 🇫🇷: should’ve sold 🇦🇺 the tech if you really considered it a partner 🇪🇺: should’ve talked about Indo-Pacific earlier 🇬🇧: .... Right, thank you for your participation
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NEW: European Parliament resolution on Hong Kong, notably case of Apple Daily, passes with a huge majority 578 for 29 against - calls for sanctions on HK / Chinese officials - Beijing Winter Olympic boycott - emergency visas for HK journalists - support for HKers moving to EU
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