Tsai in Berlin not long after Hsiao was in Brussels focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.

Important report—key to highlight is that counter-protestors against the Kirk memorial were peaceful, but were then attacked by event participants, and then the right-wing groups that put the event together started to smear the counterprotestors as violent

NEW: EU and China lawmakers spar over Russia, Taiwan in first talks since 2018 EU lawmakers "shocked" by Chinese counterparts parroting Russian talking points on Ukraine

Journalists are not stenographers. Use our easy action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who told Sen. Warren the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.

Yes, Anika. Precisely. "钟寰平" is a moniker we have down for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment “生态环境部” — appearing in their official paper and in the other state media. We have a database of these.

Just in case you missed it: our take on China’s latest projection of confidence, and it’s underlying insecurities. chinamediaproject.org/2025/10/12/t...

“China is flexing its power and trying to show the world that it has the ability to act as a major choke point for global trade.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Second leg of APSA2025. Presenting joint work on geopolitics and democratization in Taiwan Saturday 2pm, and then book roundtable Sunday 10am for @lnachman32.bsky.social and his new book “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation.” Hope to see you there!

Great. Let’s designate it as a sacrosanct international protected treasure to be administered by a democratic, representative consortium of non-profit organizations. China can claim credit for the idea.

In which we continue to apply basic fact-finding to rumors of Xi’s decline in state media discourse.

Following speculation last month that Xi Jinping was facing internal challenges to his power, and experiencing a marked decline in prestige in China’s official media, we looked at his performance in front-page headlines of the official People’s Daily. How do things stand now at the close of July?

And does this “prestigious index” understand that scientists, doctors and experts in every field in China are compelled to “speak politics” (讲政治) — placing political principles ahead of their discipline? One manual on genetics urges college instructors to work in talk about “red genes.”

Does @Nature.com’s “prestigious index” include rankings for the numbers of scientists wrongfully detained, silenced, or exiled by #China govt? www.economist.com/science-and-...

Really interesting piece.

"AI Governance with Chinese Characteristics" (中国特色人工智能治理体系) is a phrase that has just emerged in a key CCP magazine. What does it mean? Find out in this week's China Chatbot. Paid subscribers not only get early access on Fridays, but also support our work! linguasinica.substack.com

Indeed. Basic homework needed, like: chinamediaproject.org/2025/06/26/i... Is Xi's Grip Holding? - China Media Project

AsOne Store, a pro-democracy business run by former district councillor Derek Chu in Mong Kok, is distributing commemorative digital candles for free on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Photo: Kyle Lam/HFKP.

The latest Lingua Sinica newsletter is out! open.substack.com/pub/linguasi...

Our family did this in Taiwan two years ago when eggs were in short supply and it was fun to lean into the spirit — however imperfect. The five minutes it takes to read this piece would be much better spent getting creative with potatoes 🥔.

Also, running a non-profit promoting freedom of expression in 2025. 🙌

The first and possibly last time you’ll ever hear me shout: “Yay, Harvard!”

Regarding the higher than usual number of spying cases found lately in Taiwan--it's important to remember that these all proceed on different timelines, it's not as though China has "stepped up" its spying or anything. It's that they were all prosecuted now. Correlation, causation

I mean, most of the kids didn’t die, right? Like, more than 50% survived. 🤔🙄🤒

Q for Lutnick: Find a single iPhone factory where "millions of human beings are screwing in little screws" I've been inside a lot of these places. He is now proving that he never has. Even 5 years ago you'd see people monitoring robots, and doing quality-check. not the little screws

The first to negotiate was Canada and Mexico, and see where it got them? He blew up his own trade deal and is now threatening to invade them.

I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.

I drove 300 miles in rural Virginia, then asked police to send me their public surveillance footage of my car. Here's what I learned. cardinalnews.org/2025/03/28/i...

The incompetence of this administration is staggering.

Taiwan's president is taking a tougher stand against China, perhaps figuring that Beijing won't want to escalate tensions too much as it navigates a tariff war with Trump. By Chris Buckly and Amy Chang Chien www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/w...

Our informative and free Lingua Sinica newsletter is going out soon. Enjoy! But remember, this labor of love from our whole team takes effort. Consider becoming a paid subscriber for offerings like China ChatBot. For the rest of March, 10% off. Act now! linguasinica.substack.com/march2025spe...

Read our latest in the CMP Dictionary: "Women's Fist-ism" (女拳) — Chinese state media try to delegitimize feminist advocates, painting them as aggressive man-haters by replacing the "rights" (权) in "feminism" with "fist" (拳).

Our March Intersections bulletin is out! We explore Chinese state media's framing of Women's Day, reflect on the 'Feminist Five' 10 years later and preview our interview on media workplace harassment in Taiwan.

Join me in welcoming Emily in Durham this Thursday! Our Duke alum 回娘家 @dukechronicle.bsky.social

This needs to be posted and reposted everywhere. This isn't liberal activism by the courts. It's an assault on the judiciary by the executive.

Searing investigation by Vivian Wang on the campaign to save a woman found chained by the neck, and the extraordinary efforts the Chinese government took crush it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Erasing everyone in American history who wasn’t a white male.

Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).

Reposting my 2015 profile of Radio Free Asia’s indispensable reporter Shohret Hoshur. RFA’s coverage of what is happening on the ground in Xinjiang is the best in the business. Will the US throw this all away? www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/w...

Exquisite response by Georgetown Dean to interim USA Ed Martin On Martin's threat letter not to hire grads until Martin approves of law school curriculum: "The constitutional violation behind this threat is clear, as is the attack on the University’s mission as a Jesuit and Catholic institution."

Right, the US increasingly feels like China, but America still has a free internet, a free press, the right to protest, the right to assemble, etc. FIGHT BACK before it is too late, my American friends! — A Chinese friend’s earnest plea.

With DeepSeek-R1 making waves around the world, tech companies are rushing to deploy the model. But pro-CCP biases are cropping up stubbornly in systems companies like Perplexity AI claim to have rehabilitated. Others, like Nvidia, aren’t retraining DeepSeek at all.

If Trump pushes ahead with Canada/Mexico tariffs tomorrow, he tanks the economy and craps all over his presidency. If he backs down again, he looks like an idiot. Stay tuned.

A strong analysis, founded — I’m pleased to say — on CMP’s solid understanding of media and propaganda in China.

A deadly serious bureaucratic-legal question. What formal position does Musk currently hold & what authority does he have (“the president told me” doesn’t count) to shut down federal agencies & raid their secure material? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Sure, sure, US TikTokers. Try RedNote on for size. It will be a crash course in what it’s like to live inside the Great Firewall.

Caixin says China's tech regulation is in a new phase: Beijing now focused on rule-setting & algorithmic transparency. Latest move: Draft rules for MCN agencies require “correct public opinion guidance" while managing content creators. More from CMP: chinamediaproject.org/2025/01/13/c...