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Open the #graphic in this story to see who runs the #Chinese #military on.ft.com/KfhGzO 4:58 PM May 7th via bitly
@RamCNN Thanks Ram 9:30 AM May 7th via TweetDeck in reply to RamCNN
#BoXilai scandal takes its toll on the Chinese #military ... on.ft.com/KfhGzO 9:28 AM May 7th via bitly
Follow @FTInsider for a real-time account of life at @FinancialTimes. Hosted this week by @JamesCrabtree in Mumbai 11:08 PM May 6th via TweetDeck
@carolrosenberg Carol - Can you ask KSM whether he has a view on CGC (Chen Guangcheng)_. Good luck down there. 9:54 AM May 5th via web in reply to carolrosenberg
robertshrimsley if you read one thing today make it Chris Giles' superb dissection of Mervyn King - the court of King Merv on.ft.com/JYw41d 3:13 AM May 5th via web Retweeted by AsiaNewsDemetri and 17 others
law_denise A lotus rising from the muck of modern China. Weekend FT's person in the news: Chen Guangcheng on.ft.com/J1FuWt 8:55 PM May 4th via Tweet Button Retweeted by AsiaNewsDemetri
Mure Dickie reports from #Tomari where the last operational #nuclear plant in Japan was switched off tonight on.ft.com/KtiGiW 9:50 AM May 5th via bitly
泊原発停止で国内全５０基止まる (Japan is without nuclear power for the first time in 42 years!) bit.ly/K1dPbs 9:48 AM May 5th via bitly
limlouisa Has anyone spoken to Chen since the formin announcement? Any reaction from him? 1:53 AM May 5th via web Retweeted by AsiaNewsDemetri and 5 others
Interested in #China and #HumanRights? Follow @SophieHRW from Human Rights Watch 9:45 AM May 5th via TweetDeck
PhelimKine Delighted to note that @Reuters Chris Buckley 储百亮 @ChuBailiang and @hrw China Director Sophie Richardson @SophieHRW both now on Twitter 10:12 PM May 4th via web Retweeted by AsiaNewsDemetri and 5 others
"Mr #Chen, Welcome to America" - Interesting OpEd by @wangdan1989 of #Tiananmen fame on the benefit of leaving China nyti.ms/IwHVOW 9:43 AM May 5th via TweetDeck
Beijing relaxes foreign investment rules - FT.com on.ft.com/KxZ6Q3 1:08 AM May 5th via bitly
PhelimKine Wow. #Beijing News *apologizes* for its #China propaganda department-driven #ChenGuangcheng coverage.Bravo @cmphku bit.ly/JkBqji 6:23 PM May 4th via web Retweeted by AsiaNewsDemetri and 35 others
In seven hours, #Japan will have #NoNuclearPower for the first time in four decades on.ft.com/IvPnJY 11:58 PM May 4th via bitly
Great profile of #ChenGuangcheng, the blind Chinese legal activist whose story captivated the world this week on.ft.com/KocTuQ 11:54 PM May 4th via bitly
How the Obama administration’s narrative about #ChenGuangcheng unraveled - One Tweet At A Time" bit.ly/Jx60o3 9:10 AM May 4th via bitly
RichardBuangan @AmbLocke talked to Chen Guangcheng over the phone this afternoon. Chen expressed his desire to study in the U.S. 4:41 AM May 4th via Mobile Web Retweeted by AsiaNewsDemetri and 27 others
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Name Demetri Sevastopulo
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Bio @FinancialTimes Asia News Editor. Ex Pentagon & Intelligence correspondent. Speak fluent Japanese, Mandarin & some Cantonese. Irish national. Personal account.