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Activist father of U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu targeted by Chinese spy ring U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ...

Seriously. Also, check out this piece from 2022:

Maybe. But something I've seen mentioned on Twitter but not yet here is that Alysa Liu's father, Arthur, was forced to flee China due to his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. And that he successfully fled by way of Operation Yellowbird, a Hong Kong operation.

while the western tankie left celebrates Eileen Gu & her decision to compete for PRC as a « anti west anti US diasporic win », Eileen has chosen strategic silence on PRC’s human rights record while benefiting from enormous financial gain from PRC capital.

convenient to ignore class & capital

Something to think about the next time you get your wings and fried rice.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
#Blacksky

I think that this weekend's North London Derby is the first EPL match is a very long time that I am genuinely fearful that Arsenal could lose.

A measure of how serious Amnesty International considers repression in Hong Kong to be: the organisation closed its Hong Kong chapter (established in 1982) and pulled out of the city in 2021, citing the onset of the national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong in 2020.

After you watch films like "1987: When the Day Comes", you will understand why South Koreans will fight hard to ensure that they won't live under martial law and the rule of autocrats again.

When was that?

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Funassyi (and its human friend Anthony) went to Kumamoto for a "Funanomics" DVD. Part of the proceeds went to Kumamoto earthquake relief. And yes, part of the DVD (trailer) has Funassyi riding a horse... 🐴

DAMN YOU!!!!!!!!!

(Already saw it on Twitter and now I have seen it too here!)

When I read that bail was granted to someone like this, I can't help but think re the political prisoners not granted bail for years and years. 😔

Thank you for NOT sharing the pics.

"Ma Jun: when I got the chance to travel in different parts of China. I was struck by the environmental damage, particularly on the waterways, the rivers and lakes, which do not just have all these eco-impacts, but also expose hundreds of millions to health hazards."

American exceptionalism

I, OTOH, would have taken it home. Too cute!!!

You're talking service apartments or...?!

This was a very white Midwesterner who was super "politically correct" and probably meant well but clearly wasn't too familiar with real non-white people. 😬

I distrust lists as I'm on ones that I don't think I deserve to be! (E.g., I've been mislabeled as MAGA here... probably by a tankie!)

They're more noticeable here to me. And/or ignorant Americans. (Sorry, it's true that it's mostly Americans that are so.)

The notable presence of tankies here is one reason why a number of Hongkongers are loath to come to/stay on Bluesky.

Did you leave it there (rather than rescue the poor Hello Kitty plushie)???!!!

After the Charles I remark, I thought Yoon Suk-yeol was going to be sentenced to death.

I could sleep but I am still upset after a pretty good sleep!

Radio Free Asia says it resumes broadcasts to China Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its CEO said on Tuesday, after Trump administration cuts last year largely forced the U.S.-funded outlet to cease operations.

Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China

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Sustained poor run of form in the EPL. Which is what I really want Arsenal to win most.

Seriously, Arsenal winning a triple (League Cup, FA Cup, Champions League) won't make up for not winning the EPL this season.

Django Unchained.

I didn't want to watch the movie (but had to for... reasons). Hated its racism, its length (2 hours and 45 minutes), the screening I attended being a late night screening, my having to run to catch the last train out of the station closest to it. Etc.

HungryPanda delivery drivers say police contacted family back home Riders embroiled in a dispute over pay and conditions with food delivery company HungryPanda in Sydney say Chinese police have asserted pressure back home to stop them protesting.

I've seen the Chinese gov engage in all kinds of grotesque repression of labor activism, but this is a new level of absurdity.

Solidarity to the Hungry Panda workers!

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I remember a white instructor at the US college I attended asserting that there were no derogatory terms for white people. The only other non-white student in the room (who also was probably the only other person there who could speak a non-Western language) and I looked at each other and smirked.