It’s hard to believe the leading child actor in #Adolescence had no experience before this series. He does an excellent job. The story is predictable for those familiar with online subcultures, but it’s a credit to Jack Thorne that he doesn't throw in any forced plot twists.

One thing that didn't happen in TikTok's court case was the disclosure of the classified evidence that the U.S. government has against the app, the evidence that's likely to be more than hypothetical. Members of Congress have seen it, but the judges decided to discard it.

My first visit to Israel was in 2018. Everyone I met treated me hospitably without asking about my nationality or my politics. The differences between our governments obviously aren’t going to be solved soon. I just hope that doesn’t prevent us from treating each other decently.

Documents issued with the red stamp of a government department will have the department's name superimposed over the stamp with black text. The above document lacks this detail, making it a likely fake.

An alleged document from the State Council and the Central Military Commission purports to order overseas dependants of military personnel to return home by February in response to "the complex international situation." The presentation is almost right except for one giveaway.

I normally tweet about other things, but this deserves a response. The claim that the violence in Amsterdam was triggered by a flag and a provocative chant isn't supported by social media evidence. A confrontation with Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was planned in advance. #ajamac

Another major U.S. university has ended its partnership in China, and if Congress has its way, exchanges in almost any field of study are only going to get harder. My story for @thewirechina with comments from @XiaBamboohermit @BillKirbyHBS @jdelisle21

Ming Pao reports that Qin Gang is not working at World Affairs Press — it’s someone else with the same name as the former foreign minister. WaPo earlier quoted former U.S. officials that this is where Qin Gang was sent after his political career imploded.

The @StateDept denied that @CGHuangPingNY was expelled from the U.S., saying he had merely completed his posting as scheduled in August. @GovKathyHochul said today she asked for Huang’s expulsion following the indictment of a former staffer accused of acting as a Chinese agent.

“Wukong’s commercial and critical success will bring a burst of confidence from investors in developers and publishers looking to create triple-A games” says @DanielOlimac Read @eliotcxchen’s piece on how Black Myth: Wukong could transform Chinese gaming

China was barely mentioned at either party's convention, so the question is: will China policy in the U.S. be upended when the next president takes office, or will there be continuity? The Wire China asks the experts for their perspective.

“WuXi’s business model has its finger in every single aspect of the supply chain, to the extent that we heard some lawyers say if they were a US firm they’d be in violation of antitrust regulations,” one of those involved in drafting the Biosecure Act said

Tragically, a CityU professor with a history of depression died by apparent suicide over the weekend. A WeChat Moments screenshot of a suicide note, which links the death to political changes in HK since 2019, seems to be false and first appeared on the Epoch Times/NDTV coverage

Shen Yun has treated many of its performers as an expendable commodity, a @nytimes investigation has found. It has routinely discouraged them from seeking medical care when their bodies have broken down, and commanded their obedience to grueling schedules

"He’s more likely to be someone who is China’s least favorite, because he understands it so well." All the anecdotes, public statements and votes relating to Tim Walz and China included in one in-depth read by @eliotcxchen

So far, the Netherlands and its most important company, ASML, has cooperated in the U.S. tech war against China, but more U.S. demands to limit ASML's freedom to sell in China are likely to be met with hesitation in the Hague. My story for @thewirechina

Of the 136 Chinese companies Nvidia listed as partners in July, at least 24 have had procurement contracts with the Chinese military or are partly owned by defense contractors or organizations on the entity list, according to records from @WirescreenAI

This is true, but some activists are now taking back their congratulations for Vivian Kong after her political stance was discovered. Kong, who won gold in fencing, wrote a masters' thesis in Beijing in 2021 about the harm caused by the 2014 protests. https://t.co/VwAPYBgwTq

I’ll miss having Katrina as a colleague but she will continue to do great work at the Post.

A new Taiwanese TV series dramatizes what a Chinese invasion may look like. The 17-minute trailer is worth watching. The series is partly funded by Robert Tsao, the semiconductor magnate who began speaking out against China after the events in HK in 2019.