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reporter writing about 5G and the U.S.-China tech Cold War from London. Formerly in Beijing, San Francisco and .

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  1. Dec 8

    Today's day one of my new job! After getting bounced from Beijing and re-living with the parents in San Francisco this year, I've returned for my second stint in London. I'll continue writing about 5G and the U.S.-China tech Cold War. Please send story ideas!

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  2. Dec 4

    This would be a huge deal that signals a deescalation in both US-China and Canada-China relations. Would love to be a fly on the wall during these negotiations.

    The U.S. is in talks with Huawei's finance chief Meng Wanzhou over a deal that would free her to return to China after two years of house arrest in Canada. Big team scoop with via
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  3. Nov 25

    Going through a stack of old newspapers at my dad’s house and found this Huawei story that could’ve been published today. It’s from April 28, 2011.

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    Nov 12

    When Jack Ma criticized Chinese regulators in an Oct. 24 speech, he so angered President Xi Jinping that it doomed Ant’s IPO. with "In the new era, having too much personality is too dangerous," says via

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  5. Nov 11

    A Biden administration won't end the U.S.-China tech Cold War. Business leaders and Democratic advisers expect him to continue confronting China over cybersecurity and trade practices. The main difference is he'll be more diplomatic than Trump was.

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  6. Oct 23

    I quantified the costs of the U.S.-China tech Cold War. Its collateral damage has spread to rural America, Europe, Japan and other parts of the world. The Trump administration says it’s worth it to counter spying and unfair business practices from China.

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  7. Oct 22

    I quantify the cost of the U.S.-China tech Cold War. Not only has it cost companies billions of dollars, but it has delayed high-speed internet access in Europe and rural America. Washington says it’s worth it to offset China’s unfair practices.

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  8. Retweeted
    Oct 21

    Here's the raw(er) story of what went down at the Univ of Oxford as scientists sought to give a promising Covid-19 vaccine its best chance at reaching the world, rich and poor, w/ colleagues

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  9. Oct 18

    USAID, the humanitarian agency known for providing food, is getting involved in the US-China tech Cold War. Its staff will meet leaders in developing nations to make the case that using Huawei is a bad idea and to offer US loans to use alternatives.

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  10. Oct 15

    I'm monitoring the U.S. court case about WeChat right now. Judge says she doesn't think new U.S. government evidence changes anything. It looks as if WeChat will continue to be allowed in the U.S. while the case continues.

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  11. Oct 12

    Even before the playoffs, the Bay Area media predicted Beane was tired of working for a penny-pinching owner. This venture sounds way more fun than rebuilding the A’s on a budget for the umpteenth time.

    At the end of Moneyball, Billy Beane spurns John Henry's big offer to run the Red Sox. Twenty years later, it appears Henry will finally get his man--but not to be a baseball executive. scoop.
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  12. Oct 2

    How mainstream is QAnon now? Mainstream enough that Q supporters are publicly backing the movement on their LinkedIn profiles. LinkedIn is paying attention, trying to proactively remove posts and block accounts. Collaboration w/

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    Sep 21

    2020 TD celebrations: handing out hand sanitizer. (via )

    Zay Jones TD | #NOvsLV
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    Sep 4

    Earlier this year Chinese police dragged Joanne Li from her house, manacled her to a chair, and interrogated her for 3 days. Her crime: sending a link on WeChat. For her, WeChat used to be fun. Now it reminds her of jail.

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  15. Aug 19

    Princeton students in a Chinese politics class with use pseudonyms instead of their names.

    The effect of the new national-security law that China imposed on Hong Kong is extending far beyond the territory to American college campuses via
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  16. Aug 18

    Despite everything the U.S. government has thrown at Huawei, it actually increased its market share over rivals in the first half of 2020, according to . That looks likely to change soon. New stats should be here soon:

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    Aug 17

    In 2nd story in Covid Storm series, and I revealed the many missteps in China that had prevented its version of CDC from detecting and stopping the virus sooner. We worked on this project for months. Hope you’ll read it.

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    Aug 13

    American parents scrap to get their 8-year-old daughter on a flight out of Wuhan to save her from Covid-19--only to see her get infected in Memphis. “When we evacuated, we thought, ‘We’re getting her to safety’” Stunning story via

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  19. Aug 11

    Just learned that New York has a Museum of Chinese in America. Its founder traces her roots back to Taishan/Toisan, the ancestral home of my family and many other early immigrants to America.

    “Sometimes it was literally dumpster-diving,” Fay Chew Matsuda said of her efforts to preserve Chinese-American artifacts. “We were trying to recover history that was quickly being lost.”
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  20. Jul 20

    It's unclear if the Chinese government is just floating a threat. If it really restricts Nokia and Ericsson, it may prompt other multinational companies to shift manufacturing out of China -- which is a trend that has already started.

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