Bei Zhenying had no interest in politics — until the police barged into her home, arrested her husband and accused him of secretly plotting to overthrow the Chinese government. She was left to try and uncover his hidden life. My story:

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“Almost all of them are seeing their own lives being put on hold — these are some of the best and brightest of Hong Kong, all of whom have seen their careers cut short as they endure month after month behind bars.” Via @nytmay

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"It was hard for [Chinese dissidents] to process. that Navalny was able to send hundreds of handwritten letters from jail. The names of most Chinese political prisoners are censored online. Once arrested, they are never heard from again." @LiYuan6

RT @hkfp: BREAKING: Top Hong Kong court overturns Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung’s acquittal over 2021 vigil . 🔗 .

RT @JChengWSJ: NYT: Jiang Ping, the ‘Conscience of China’s Legal World,’ Dies at 92. “A nation that does not know how to summarize the less….

In response to questions about the bomb’s use in south Gaza, an Israeli military spokesman said in a statement to The Times that Israel’s priority was destroying Hamas and “questions of this kind will be looked into at a later stage.”

love this, on the sheer joy of Shanghai Halloween, which “celebrated things Chinese censors normally suppress: elements of LGBT life, political or social criticism, or simply appearances that mainstream Chinese society might consider too flamboyant.” .

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RT @JChengWSJ: NYT: "Differing official and on-the-ground narratives are hardly new in China, with its tightly controlled censorship appara….

Glad to get to share this story in audio form as well — with many details that didn’t make it into the text story, and where you can hear from Bei directly.

RT @nytimes: China has placed more and more restrictions on the lives of its citizens — tightening its hold over what people can do, read a….

"Every time they went through airport security check, they said they were careful to keep silent. They had heard from other pilgrims that Qinghai province security officers had been stationed at airports fanning out across China to pick out their regional accents.".

Loved reporting this piece, about Chinese miniaturists helping people recreate their demolished childhood homes — an exercise in nostalgia and intimacy in a country that has changed breathtakingly quickly