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Laurie Chen
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China correspondent
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in Hong Kong. Dim sum enthusiast. Views my own. 欢迎提供新闻线索: laurie.chen@thomsonreuters.com
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Pleased to announce that I've joined
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in Beijing as a China correspondent, covering politics and general news, after three unforgettable years at AFP. Very excited to get stuck in to a fascinating beat! Do send tips, coffee invites my way: laurie.chen@thomsonreuters.com
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Social media users liken themselves to Kong Yiji, an unemployed alcoholic scholar from a 1919 Lu Xun story who believed himself too educated for menial jobs. The meme has gone viral as ppl question the value society places on education if it doesn't guarantee a fulfilling career.
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'The fifth of young Chinese without jobs among a highly-educated generation is a record. Improving their prospects is a major headache for authorities, who want the economy to create 12 million new jobs in 2023, up from last year's 11 million.'
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Jobless young Chinese seek solace in temples, tale of failed scholar
Queues stretch hundreds of metres around temples in China on weekends, as despondent young worshippers pray to find jobs in an economy slowly clawing its way back from the coronavirus pandemic.
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At least two Chinese women who joined historic "white paper" demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost four months in detention, two of their friends told Reuters.
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China COVID protesters released after four months' detention - sources
At least two Chinese women who joined historic "white paper" demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost four months in detention, two of...
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"Even though zero-COVID is over, these people who sacrificed their freedom for us are still in prison," he said. "As long as one protester is still detained, the world cannot stop paying attention to the white paper movement."
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"The moment I was detained was the most terrifying minute of my life. But after having experienced that, I now feel like I won't be afraid again," Huang told Reuters from the northern port city of Hamburg. "I need to speak up for Cao Zhixin and the other detained protesters."
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Four months later, 26-year-old Huang fled to Germany and decided to speak out in support of fellow demonstrators, some of whom remain in detention. He is one of the first to publicly reveal his identity, after the vast majority fell silent under threat of official retribution.
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"Dazed and terrified, Yicheng Huang narrowly managed to escape being detained by police in Shanghai while attending historic protests calling for an end to China's COVID-19 curbs that spread across numerous cities last November."
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Protester breaks silence on China's crackdown on COVID demonstrators
Dazed and terrified, Yicheng Huang narrowly managed to escape being detained by police in Shanghai while attending historic protests calling for an end to China's COVID-19 curbs that spread across...
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"A military escalation in the Taiwan Strait, through which ... 50% of world trade goes every day, would be a horror scenario for the entire world," said Baerbock, adding it would have "inevitable repercussions" for European interests.
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Europe presses tough Taiwan stance after backlash against Macron comments
European foreign policy officials on Friday urged China not to use force over Taiwan, taking a tough stance against Beijing's threats over the democratically governed island, after comments by French...
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Senior official told Reuters Taiwan had informed all parties that would be impacted by the Chinese request, including some G7 countries whose foreign ministers are set to travel to Japan for a meeting from April 16-18
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Taiwan says it convinced China to rein in no-fly zone plan
Taiwan said on Wednesday it had successfully urged China to drastically narrow its plan to close air space north of the island, averting wider travel disruption in a period of high tension in the...
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:"An invasion by China would require the PLA to carry out joint counterintervention operations against the US, which Beijing believes will almost certainly intervene,& now possibly w/ allies like Australia & Japan, maybe even the Philippines."
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Carriers and precision attacks: The takeaways from China's latest Taiwan drills
China's latest military drills near Taiwan show it is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict, analysts said, as Beijing said its aircraft carriers could...
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“Fu Qianshao, a Chinese mainland military expert, told the Global Times that if Tsai does meet McCarthy, the PLA will resolutely respond similarly to when then US house speaker Nancy Pelosi provocatively visited the island of Taiwan in August 2022.”
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PLA holds intensive drills prior to Tsai's planned meeting with McCarthy
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces close to the island of Taiwan recently held intensive maritime and air exercises and commissioned new weapons and equipment prior to Taiwan regional...
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There are reporters and then there are reporters who spend 5 days camping by a raging forest fire in Siberia, because “I just wanna get the story right.” Our profile of a colleague whose drive to understand Russia represents the very best of my profession.
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Evan Gershkovich Loved Russia, the Country That Turned on Him
The correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home. He was detained Wednesday by the FSB for alleged espionage, an allegation the Journal vehemently denies.
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"China's new premier, Li Qiang, a close ally of President Xi Jinping, had recognised Ma's return to the mainland could help boost business confidence among entrepreneurs and since late last year had begun asking Ma to return, five sources told Reuters."
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Jack Ma returns to China as government tries to allay private sector fears
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has returned to China, ending a stay overseas of more than a year that industry viewed as reflecting the sober mood of its private businesses, and which sources said eventua...
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US due diligence firm Mintz Group says staff detained in China after office raid. This comes shortly before several foreign business executives including Tim Cook and Ray Dalio are due to fly in for the China Development Forum in Beijing.
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China detains staff, raids office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group
Chinese authorities raided the office of U.S. corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group in Beijing and detained five local staff, the company said, putting foreign companies in China on alert just as...
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Felix Light
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NEW: We spent the last few weeks identifying ~30 Wagner convict fighters who returned from Ukraine and received their pardons. Five agreed to talk to us. What resulted is the most detailed insider account of Wagner's prisoner army yet published
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Wagner’s convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war
Reuters tracked down and interviewed five Russian prisoners who fought in Ukraine in return for freedom. They gave the most detailed insider account yet of Wagner's convict army.
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China will set up a financial watchdog run by the Communist Party, state media reported on Thursday, as part of a broad reorganisation of governing bodies set to give the ruling party direct control and supervision over financial affairs.
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China to create powerful financial watchdog run by Communist Party
China will set up a financial watchdog run by the Communist Party, state media reported on Thursday, as part of a broad reorganisation of governing bodies set to give the ruling party direct control...
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“Xi is installing a slate of loyalists in key positions amid the biggest government reshuffle in a decade, as a generation of more reform-minded officials retires and Xi further consolidates power after being elected president for a third term on Friday.”
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Li Qiang becomes China's premier, tasked with reviving economy
Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China's premier, the country's No.2 post, putting the close ally of President Xi Jinping in charge of reviving an...
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