Covering China @CNNi. Previously China + health security @SCMPNews. Roots @columbiajourn. Usual disclaimers.
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China has entered the chat!
Is the Asian dragon positioning itself to become a US-Iran peace broker?
Can China be the guarantor that Iran seeks?
@simonelmc and i dive in
edition.cnn.com/2026/04/01/c…
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China's new K-visa, which is aimed at attracting foreign tech talent, triggers an online backlash in China, where youth unemployment stands around 19%
by @simonelmc
#China
cnn.com/2025/10/01/china/chi…
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Xi launches his charm offensive in Paris.
He's looking to win over critics in #Europe -- one of #China’s biggest trading partners. His first visit to Europe in 5 yrs comes at a time deep tension over trade and Russia's war against Ukraine.
@simonelmc
cnn.com/2024/05/04/china/xi-…
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🇨🇳🚀🌑Our latest reporting as #China #moon probe stands by for launch as #space race with US heats up. Honored to share a byline with @simonelmc @CNN cnn.com/2024/05/02/china/chi…
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#China's #TwoSessions kicks off this week in Beijing. A turbulent economy looms over the agenda given:
🏙️ property crisis
💸 weak spending
🚶🏻♂️high youth unemployment
🧾 rising local govt debt
📉 weak stock markets
etc.
cnn.com/2024/03/04/china/chi… @simonelmc
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#Chinese travelers stranded as #winter #storms throw #LunarNewYear #travel into chaos - the latest from #China with @simonelmc cnn.com/2024/02/06/china/chi…
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#China's falling birth rate coincides w/ a shrinking workforce & rapidly aging population --
Twin challenges for Beijing as it grapples w/ funding healthcare & pensions for elderly citizens, while aiming to maintain growth...
By @lauraliuhe & @simonelmc
cnn.com/2024/01/17/economy/c…
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We just published a report documenting the unprecedented number of Chinese migrants fleeing China for the US in the past year via the perilous journey in LatAm countries, which is often called "Walking Route"#走线 @David_Culver @simonelmc @CNN
Read on CNN: bit.ly/3NW4uqp
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Chinese woman left incapacitated for decades after being poisoned as student of Tsinghua University in cold case has died at age of 50. Her death sparks both sympathy and criticisms online, @simonelmc and I report cnn.com/2023/12/23/china/chi…
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Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, once seen as a reform-minded contender to the country’s top leadership role, died of a sudden heart attack early Friday in Shanghai. Full orbit by @simonelmc, @lauraliuhe and @StevenCNN cnn.com/2023/10/27/china/chi…
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On assignment in the #GobiDesert: #China has sent its youngest-ever #astronaut crew to the Tiangong #space station. Very nice to collaborate with @CNN's @MengchenZ @Nectar_Gan @CNNI cnn.com/2023/10/26/asia/chin…
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“The biggest change that we have to acknowledge is that the era of low interest rates (and) cheap money flowing out of China into these countries – that era is over. ” said Ammar A. Malik, a senior research scientist @AidData
cnn.com/2023/09/26/china/chi…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping reshuffles leadership of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.
A former deputy navy commander & a former deputy political commissar are now in charge of the branch
By @BradLendon & @simonelmc
edition.cnn.com/2023/08/02/c…
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Much has changed in women’s football since China’s golden era — now it’s fighting from behind. This year’s World Cup is a first step in reclaiming that status. With @simonelmc and @tk_zhu
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/28/s…
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Blinken, speaking after two days of meetings in Beijing, said there are key issues that remain unresolved, but noted his “hope and expectation is we will have better communications, better engagement going forward.”
W/ @kylieatwood & @simonelmc cnn.com/2023/06/18/china/bli…
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"It was clear coming in that the relationship was at a point of instability," Sec Blinken said at a news conference in Beijing after his 2-day visit here. "And both sides recognized the need to work to stabilize it." W/ @jmhansler & @simonelmc. cnn.com/2023/06/18/china/bli…
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Biden may have visited Kyiv today, but pay attention to diplomatic visits to Moscow. CNN's @Nectar_Gan and @simonelmc repot: edition.cnn.com/2023/02/20/c…
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Quoted in this insightful @cnn article by @simonelmc, alongside my friend and @lkyspp colleague @alfredmwu.
The balloon incident provides extensive insights into PRC governance and management of the US-China relationship. cnn.com/2023/02/10/china/chi…
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📢 Are you a Hong Kong journalist interested in learning how to use #Rstats for #datajournalism? 📢
If so, join my R coding bootcamp at @fcchk with @HKJA_Official on Saturday, Feb. 18! I'll get you started with R and reproducible workflows. Details 👇
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The #population in #China has seen a decline for the first time in 60 years. An excellent explanation of the forces at play via my colleague @simonelmc
cnn.com/2023/01/16/economy/c….