The timing is hard to ignore - just three days after meeting Xi Jinping: abc.net.au/news/2022-11-1…

German football federation president Bernd Neuendorf said his team was prepared to be fined for wearing a multi-colored armband in Qatar. He also didn't rule out other protest actions by German players at the World Cup. trib.al/B0hoxkj

We’ve just left a major Chinese city after spending a day filming a story about a Covid outbreak. Less than 3 hours later our locally hired driver was taken into the police station and told he couldn’t leave until revealing what he was doing with foreign media.

This is what German commentator Claudia Neumann is wearing as she's broadcasting the game between the USA and Wales from the World Cup in Qatar 🏳️‍🌈 #USAWAL

The latest Foxconn worker protest video

Am at a rare protest in Central, Hong Kong, during rush hour. Over two dozen people, many with blank placards are gathered in solidarity with mainland demos. Police have created a cordon. Live stream 👇

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died today in Shanghai at age 96 due to leukemia and multiple organ failure: CCTV content-static.cctvnews.cctv.com/snow-book/inde…

1/China's National Health Commission just announced 10 measures amounting to what is effectively a switch from containment (stopping the spread of covid altogether) to mitigation (trying to protect the most vulnerable while the virus rips through society) nhc.gov.cn/xcs/gzzcwj/202…

2/To summarize: _Risk areas further shrunk, to apartment floors and individual buildings, not districts or neighborhoods _No more health codes, no more nucleic acid test checking (except for special organizations, like nurseries, elderly care homes, schools)...

4/ _No more mass suspensions of businesses, transportation, etc. Maintain regular activity _No more blocking fire exits, and more attention paid to high risk population _Schools without outbreaks must resume offline teaching

We looked at 1200+ draft laws submitted to Hong Kong’s legislature since 1997. The new security law is literally the fastest bill passed from submission to voting. Chart shows how much faster the LegCo passes bills after China forced out opposition in 2021 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BREAKING: German authorities have arrested an employee of a German member of the European Parliament, on suspicion of espionage for China. Several media outlets reported the arrested person worked as an assistant for Maximilian Krah, the far-right's AfD's top candidate in the

It’s our duty. #每日一语

June 4, 2024: When many of Hong Kong's mainstream media no longer produce original reports about the 35th Tiananmen anniversary, Ming Pao & SCMP still publish editorials today to call for recognising the 1989 protesters' patriotic intention & lawful public commemoration in HK.

YTN report: South Korean special forces are storming the National Assembly building

More and more reports coming in that South Korean citizens are rushing to the National Assembly. They are driving and if roads are blocked, they are walking, even across bridges. Less than an hour ago there was less than 100 people near parliament. Now it’s filled with people

It’s the first time in 45 years that martial law was declared in South Korea. The pro-democratic movement overcame the country’s long history of dictatorial rule but today South Korea almost saw a backsliding, “I can’t believe there were armed soldiers in the middle of Seoul”