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I think one thing non-China specialists fail to grasp is *just how strong* racism against Uighur was even *before* the crackdown. It was extremely difficult to get a hotel room

A short thread on animal mourning, prompted by observing our remaining dog, Calvin, over the last month. Calvin is seven - half the age of Hobbes, our late dog. He

I think an underappreciated difference between the US and the UK is that going to Oxbridge convinces a lot of people, especially if you come from state school, that the

this was the Greyzone's Big Lie technique - claiming that everything came down to @adrianzenz then launching an attack on his beliefs, not his work (which they're utterly unqualified to

so, quick thoughts on the grim Aussie journalist news. This heavily suggests that Cheng Lei was seized not through anything connected to her CGTN work or her own actions, but

It's theoretically, morally, and historically important to strike a distinction between the CCP, 'China,' and the Chinese people. The CCP's efforts to portray itself as synonymous with the other two

I don't use 'East Turkestan' instead of Xinjiang for a few reasons, though I respect those who decide otherwise. They are as follows:-a) We're already trying to get the Western

It feels like we have to say this a lot: it is quite likely that China has *manipulated* its coronavirus numbers, and possibly significantly downplayed deaths. But it is almost

it is simultaneously true that a) the United States benefits in any number of ways from student exchanges and that b) the actual structure of Chinese students in US universities

it is deeply, fundamentally insane, at this point, to evaluate the Trump administration as if it was in any way a normal US government. its corruption, incompetence, and venality are

the funniest thing about Shaun Rein is how much he boasts about his companies and achievements when his only real job has always been being a bagman for his wife's

I've seen some really exceptional PE teaching in China (though not the norm there). - strong emphasis on play- teacher spent most of his time and attention on the weaker