This year I haven’t done any China reporting (I don’t count chinese Australian reporting as China reporting, that’s completely different), but with my podcast production gigs I’ve just been able to work on so many quality field reporting that no one in Australia can do so. Aww.

A good thing about ageing is that when I’m told I won’t move forward because of my voice, appearance and things that I can’t control, I no longer push myself to think “that’s my fault, I need to work ten times harder” and then get endless angry with myself… 1/

RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN Thursday 11 Sep 9am Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton. A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution

Reading the China coverage on WWII by Australian media makes me desperate. Can we at least just mention that back in 1945 the People’s Republic of China wasn’t even founded? That it’s actually necessary to mention ROC/Taiwan in this coverage, not merely as a China’s target, but helped the war end?

From Alex Jones to Elon Musk, far-right figures from around the world have locked onto and amplified the grievances of local anti-immigration protesters.

Got told by a male friend that a woman he’s talking on Hinge randomly shared my language test story with ABC’s Days Like These to him, saying she thinks that’s a good example of journalism 😱😭 Now where am I gonna find guys on Hinge that also say they like my works 🙃

Curious to know what’s the progress of ABC racism review update now that the organisation’s bonner committee - which they claim to be responsible for overseeing the implementation of recommendations - has its chair left too. @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social any chance you can dig up for Lamestream? 👀👀

I’m on Seven and Nine too! It’s funny - because I never ever expect I will appear on TV, at least that won’t happen in Australia. Maybe this could be my new way to give TV crosses lol

I’m on Ten……

Got a text: “Wing is that you?” Me: Yes…………

My on-and-off Japanese learning is finally paid back: today I accurately cut an audio in Japanese by myself

Now, two weeks after this was aired, the AFP reveals a Chinese national has been charged with foreign interference for alleging collecting intelligence about a Buddhist organisation in Canberra… Another example that we always go ahead of news, and why you should listen to it:

China’s Guanxi in Australian workplaces, and that one-million-dollar question: are work friends real friends? Check out the full episode on Chinese-ish: www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcas...

Just one week after @thelittleredpod’s latest episode, China’s top monk & master of Shaolin Temple is now reported to be under investigation for corruption and infidelity. AND we also talked out his previous scandals in the show: omny.fm/shows/the-li...

At a time when Australia is desperate for an AI boost, the Job and Skills Commissioner Barney Glover says Australian graduates in computer science aren’t “job ready”. What’s happening? Read my latest: www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

China watchers: here’s a must-listen episode for you from @littleredpodcast.bsky.social, it’s incredibly fascinating. You will be shocked. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

澳洲的網友們好，下半年在籌備一個中文項目，想徵集下意見，看看大家有沒有特別想看的內容～（你們萬一想看我聊買房移民我也是可以的

Since no one noticed this: yesterday Macau’s electoral commission disqualified 12 candidates - including some ex-journalists - from running in Sept Legislative Council Elex, citing them being un-patriotic. One current lawmaker was also DQed from running again: www.macaubusiness.com/12-candidate...

What does Marxism mean in today’s China? How can the Chinese Communist Party’s ideology be described in 2025? Professor @chenggang-xu.bsky.social of Standford University attempts to answer this question in this excerpt from our latest episode. For the full episode: omny.fm/shows/the-li...

From our latest episode, a different opinion on the status of ideology, specifically Marxism, in today’s China. Alison Sile Chen Zhao questions how prominent Marxism ever was to the PRC to start with. Listen to the full episode: omny.fm/shows/the-li...

A Chinese university said it would expel a female student for "improper contact with a foreigner" and said her behavior had "damaged national dignity" after videos circulated online that suggested she had been intimate with a Ukrainian video gamer.

Idk but ofc people are polarised about China and therefore form biased views about the Chinese community in Australia, if you open the news website that has the largest online traffic and among the top 5 stories, four have “China” in the headlines and three of them are ANALYSIS.

China coverage in Australia is analysis-based. Not fact-based.

Interesting piece. From my observation as a Gen Z, it’s also because you realise you either have to get morally corrupted to become a leader endorsed by the institutionally abusive organisations: www.afr.com/work-and-car...

NEW: think about all political events in 20C that older Chinese generation went through. How could we understand our own mental health, intergenerational trauma and collective pain as young Chinese Australians from these events? www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcas...

NEW: After Lucy came out to her mother, they went on one-year no contact. Then they both went to therapy together to help her mother understand her coming out. By Chinese-ish team: www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

NEW EPISODE: after achieving marriage equality in 2018, Chinese Australian community has become more progressive on LGBT topics, but coming out to Chinese parents could still be challenging. Check out the stories of these great young Chinese Australians: www.sbs.com.au/audio/englis...

Justice.

New from me: www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

Chinese-ish in your local libraries!! From Chatswood in NSW to Glen Waverley in VIC, our postcards are/will be available in 17+ libraries in the two states for all young people with Chinese backgrounds!! Still haven’t subscribed to our podcast? podfollow.com/chinese-ish/...

My Meanjin debut!!! On Australia’s national security (lol), but from an unusual angle but also the most “imminent threat” that I think Australians should care when looking at China through their security lens: meanjin.com.au/essays/safeg...

New from me, on health again, on the importance of talking about your sex life with health professionals: www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

New from me: CHOICE study doesn't diminish sunscreen's importance in melanoma capital of the world, advocates say www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

NEW EPISODE: guanxi (which means relationships) often has a negative, toxic connotation in western media alongside excessive drinking of baijiu and bribing, but are Australian workplaces really free from guanxi? Well, at least in the eyes of Gen Z workers, nope: www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcas...

New from the Chinese-ish podcast team: a shout out to the young Chinese Australians who work on a job that help the community navigate sex and relationships: www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

You know you can still have faith in men in Sydney when you see a very hot guy READING A BOOK IN A TRAIN (I think he works in UTS. Oh gosh I should have the gut to say hi and give my number 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

ICYMI: back in 2023 I wrote this piece: “Australia and the US are cracking down on ‘Chinese spies’ in STEM, and Beijing is taking advantage”. Could be a helpful read if you are shocked by US new announcement on foreign students, and wonder AUS situation www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02...

NEW EPISODE: we talked to two Chinese Australian sex and relationship therapists on how to have the best sex, while debunking the myth: is it true that Chinese people have boring sex life because of the conservative stereotypes and cultural taboo? www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcas...

Final class done! What used to be a desperate visa solution turned out to be my safe haven in the past two years, as I could hide myself in the magic of languages, words and meanings, staying away from drama. Can’t wait to become a court interpreter soon!!!

Back to court observation (as academics know, it’s almost end of semester and I have to catch up with assignments 😅) and I went to the Supreme Court today. Very impressed by the umbrella dryer they put at the entrance…

Just want to say it out loud that I’ve been having great time this year to firm up my journalism foundation skills. It wasn’t in my plan, but now I feel lucky to be able to slow down and sharpen the core skills that I didn’t excel at. Thank you those who gave me the chances!!

I’m translating some 20C Chinese texts for assignment and my classmate, responsible for reviewing the texts, noted “lunar calendar is different from traditional Chinese calendar, because the Chinese one is also influenced by the sun” and I’m internally screaming 😱 love his attention to detail omg

I finished my one-week translation placement today. Oh god, translation is more tiring than writing a piece.

NEW EPISODE: Some say rich Chinese investors are to be blamed for the housing crisis, as they hoard properties in Australia. What do young Chinese Australians think about it? Tune in and check out this unusual angle of the housing crisis: @SBSAudio www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcas...

My post-election activities include catching up with assignments, and that involved spending the week doing court observation. You really see the differences between someone having a lawyer & someone who can’t afford, and someone who has an interpreter and someone who doesn’t.

週一好！想catch up澳洲大選結果？我寫了一篇What’s New，也總結了自由黨的失敗原因： theinitium.com/article/2025...

（悄悄再轉發一下，因為很喜歡這篇，希望能出現在大家的timeline🥺

最後一篇關於今年澳洲選舉的文章（也是數據新聞！）：親中真的能贏華人票嗎？中國議題在澳洲選舉真的那麼重要嗎？如果前兩個問題的答案都是「否」，那麼中國議題是通過怎樣的方式，來影響澳洲選民去考慮投票取向的？（hint：一個很合理但也很令人意外的方式） theinitium.com/article/2025...

From yesterday, but this story highlights a real issue brewing in crucial seats with large Chinese-Australian communities. The Liberal candidate in Bennelong distances himself from the party - as Penny Wong seizes on Jane Hume's "communist spy" comments in WeChat ads, speaking in Mandarin.