this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Cambodia in response to U.S. sanctions + seizure of Prince Group's assets yesterday: bring the proof apnews.com/article/camb...

We all know what the news cycle is like...and sometimes you just have to immerse yourself in a completely different story to feel like you can breathe, this week for me: water buffalo beauty contests apnews.com/article/thai...

GLOBAL/US: US Department of State has released long-delayed, legally required report on human trafficking. report names Cambodia a ‘state sponsor’ of trafficking for the first time, a designation that can lead to sanctions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

China sentenced 11 people (from Myanmar) to death for their roles running a scam hub Monday. Interesting note from the court statement, the sentencing was attended by NPC and CPPCC delegates apnews.com/article/chin...

Effect of tariffs I've seen — Higher clothing prices overall — Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer — US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty — Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers

one AI use-case example:

Beijing’s delayed payments fuel UN funding crisis – FT: ‘China is delaying the settlement of annual dues it owes to the UN later and later each year, exacerbating a funding crisis at the global body.’

This is a disturbing story, and raises so many questions -- apnews.com/article/miss...

BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.

Nine months after East Timor designated a new free trade zone -- there's already signs of scam activity -- comparable to "earlier stages of Southeast Asia’s scam industry" says UNODC apnews.com/article/unod...

Tens of thousands of people in China are barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest surveillance apparatus. An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies.

China's big parade is formally called the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War - Chinese activists shared this pointed explainer of fascism in response mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7amiyOzkDi...

China is hosting a flurry of diplomacy, from the SCO Summit to the 80th anniversary of Victory Day tomorrow. Xi's hosted more than a dozen bilateral meetings in the last three days alone. All this is coming as the US withdraws apnews.com/article/chin...

There's been two stories of late that touch on women's rights in China. One, the MaskPark Telegram channel which features non-consensual porn. Two, police arresting young women writing gay erotica. The link? a criminal charge called dissemination of obscene materials apnews.com/article/chin...

A major victory for victims of sexual harassment/assault. A court in China awarded a woman 1.13 million yuan in damages. chinese courts are not like the U.S., incredibly rare to see this level of compensation (if not the first) mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qUhNhjTr27...

Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, Chun Han Wong and Lingling Wei report www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Thinking about the 31 elderly people trapped in the senior care facility in Miyun, Beijing that died. CCTV had triumphantly featured rescue videos from that same nursing home three days prior with no mention of the deaths-- apnews.com/article/chin...

“Nobody loved the library more than Dan.” A meticulous list kept by Dan Pelzer from 1962-2025, cataloging all the books he borrowed and read from the Columbus Metropolitan Library, shared by his daughter. I could not could not love this more. Dan's book list (all 109 pages) at what-dan-read.com

Worth marking the integration of civilians in annual Han Kuang drills compared with years past, where it's been mostly a talking point

important observations on interacting with interview subjects. definitely applies to journalists as well, and gives food for thought for those of us engaged in talking to those most vulnerable.

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 help to keep our websites up and running. giving.chinadigitaltimes.net/page/serverc...

Chinese students are reeling from Marco Rubio's promise to revoke visas. One told us it's a "new Chinese Exclusion Act" -- apnews.com/article/chin...

Written in classical style, with historical allusions and familiar prosody, on the whole the poems are not artful nor error-free. But they powerfully embody the age-old Chinese belief that “Poetry speaks what is intently on the mind.” 詩言志。(Book of Songs, preface) And another, oddly fitting:

"Many Chinese [nationals] have handlers; they [CCP] want to know everything that's going on at Stanford. This is a very normal thing. They just relay the information they have.” stanfordreview.org/investigatio...

The United States is becoming less popular globally in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, according to new data. China now more popular: www.politico.eu/article/usa-...

So far the India and Pakistan conflict doesn't look like an all-out war. My colleague in Pakistan explains why: apnews.com/article/paki...

“Elmo is open to full-time or freelance roles.”

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma implicated in intimidation campaign by Chinese regime – The Guardian: ‘Ma suggested all of H’s problems would go away if he would help in the prosecution of Sun Lijun, a Chinese politician who had fallen out of favour with the ruling Chinese Communist party (CCP).’

Genuine question on China's MOFA video yesterday -- there's mention of the U.S. hobbling the Japanese economy, and a Plaza Accord. What's the history here? Have first heard of this from a Taiwanese journalist years ago.

New U.S. ambassador to China: “Our approach to China should be nuanced, nonpartisan and strategic." apnews.com/article/davi...

Trump seems to think he is in negotiation with Beijing over tariffs. Beijing, today: any talk of progress in US-China trade talks is groundless as trying to catch the wind or shadows 捕风抓影 content-static.cctvnews.cctv.com/snow-book/in...

What every country in the region is thinking..

Raising a child in America has never been cheap. But tariffs will make it many times more expensive for new parents.

Lu Siwei, Chinese human rights lawyer who fled to Laos and sent back to China, is sentenced to 11 months in prison for "illegally crossing the border". Many rights lawyers are now barred from leaving China: ino.to/xOZe4eL

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

How are Chinese business reacting to the tariffs? Said one steelmaker -- "The best plan is to not come into contact." apnews.com/article/unit...

At this point, it's really a numbers game, even the Chinese gov't said it today. apnews.com/article/chin...

Taiwan offered to send rescue teams to assist in the Myanmar earthquake rescue operations. They got a no response -- www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/20...

calls to mind China parallels to talk of a "third term"

just a tiny dose of happy news in the midst of everything: apnews.com/article/will...

Thai officials mislead the public, as well as Thai lawmakers over their plans to deport the Uyghurs last month. The decision had been made by Jan. 17, but they denied this, again and again in the public record until it was too late: apnews.com/article/thai...

@pjreddie.bsky.social hi i'm a reporter with the AP. Looking into uses of AI. Wondering if we can connect?

Heinz Ketchup/ Oreos/ Pringles -- are all no gos now in Denmark. Responding to consumer demand, Denmark’s largest supermarket chain, the Salling Group, created a star-shaped label this month to mark European-made goods sold in its stores. apnews.com/article/denm...

Philadelphia can be anywhere two people feel a spirit of brotherly love or sisterly affection for one another, especially if each is reaching for a battery at the same time

CK Hutchison is accused of "disregarding national interests and national justice and betraying and selling out all Chinese people" over its sale of Panama Canal ports to US. firm BlackRock in a state media commentary posted by China's Hong Kong and Macao office. www.hmo.gov.cn/sgazx/gayw/2...

Why should you care about these people? They're the ones who have been sending you a text from an unknown number: "Hello. How are you?" The ones that have duped so many people into losing billions of dollars.

They thought they were free, having been rescued from the scam compounds where they were forced to work. But it was only the beginning of another nightmare -- apnews.com/article/myan...

This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

Chinese Embassy in Bangkok confirms what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not. The men deported from Thailand this morning were sent back to Xinjiang. There are also pictures www.facebook.com/ChineseEmbas...