As Inner City Press first reported yesterday, Miles Guo's co-defendant Yvette Wang has today pleaded guilty: 'WANG, 45, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud & money laundering, a maximum term of 10 years in prison.  restitution of $1,400,000,000

While it may be tempting to view the ordeal of Dr. Zhang Yongzhen, arguably China's best virus hunter, as a case of retribution for his COVID-related research, the reality is likely more nuanced and complex. My take. thinkglobalhealth.org/article/virus-…

Douyin has finally cracked down on the Chinese migrant influencers trekking through Latin America to enter the U.S.. Sources told me that their Douyin accounts, some only even implicitly discussed “trail walking” (code name for migration to the U.S.), have been blocked.

New Chief in Town: Can Wu Qing Halt the Decline of China’s Stock Market?
The “Brokerage Butcher” is now the chair of the CSRC, with a mandate to address long-standing inefficiencies +rejuvenate market

My take ⁦The Diplomat⁩ ⁦Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)⁩ thediplomat.com/2024/04/new-ch…

CCTV News Broadcast: Premier Li Qiang met with Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla from the United States.

It can be seen that Zhu Xiaotong and Tao Lin accompanied them.

CCTV News Broadcast: Premier Li Qiang met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Premier Li Qiang stated: Tesla's development in China can be considered a successful example of Sino-American economic and trade cooperation. The facts have shown that equal cooperation and mutual benefit are…

Blinken drops by Beijing record store whose owner plays him vinyl by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei. Blinken buys it — and Taylor Swift’s “Midnights,” which he describes as a successful American export

Who knew bikini model calendars would be the reason why America can't onshore advanced chip manufacturing...

The latest addition to my office wall is this owl by Huang Yongyu, who painted many versions of his famous 'Winking Owl' from 1973, which was seen as political criticism. In Chinese, to have one eye open and the other shut 睁一只眼闭一只眼 (zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn) means…

Forget the half marathon nonsense - this is the biggest scandal in the Chinese sports scene since Peng Shuai. Must-read thread below on claim that 23 Chinese swimmers were secretly cleared by authorities of doping just in time for Tokyo Olympics.

A dress sold by Zara is going viral on Chinese social media for its resemblance to the Haidilao apron. 'I'm afraid someone will say I stole it.'
😂whatsonweibo.com/zara-dress-goe…

Beijing and Washington talk past each other on overcapacity. Beijing sees it as a natural outgrowth of industrial competitiveness; Washington views it as a disruptive maneuver. I dive into the nuances shaping this complex issue: thediplomat.com/2024/04/beyond…
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Li Quan, a former chairman of Hong Kong- and Shanghai-listed New China Life Insurance (新华人寿保险股份有限公司), has been unreachable since late March, sources familiar with the matter told Caixin. caixinglobal.com/2024-04-15/exc…

China’s stock market: Beijing issues unprecedented guidelines calling for transparency, risk-management scmp.com/business/china…

I'm so thrilled to announce the launch of The AI Spotlight Series, a program I designed with the Pulitzer Center to train 1,000 journalists on AI reporting over the next two years. All trainings will be FREE & mostly virtual. Register now to join us! pulitzercenter.org/focus-areas/in…

4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Lebanon, NJ — and felt in NYC — per early data and QuakeFeed app

之江内部肃反终于拉开序幕，刀刃向内，（自我）革命永远在路上。

Hilarious #AprilFoolsDay joke by Chinese restaurant chain Taier Chinese Sauerkraut Fish that it was launching a new EV company and Model 22.

Taier太二literally means 'too dumb'.

LMAO

Gang Chen will give the 2024 Winston Chen Lecture at Harvard.

Photomolecular Evaporation
11 am Boston time
5 April 2024
29 Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Harvard SEAS

Zoom link harvard.zoom.us/j/96340109216?…

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