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Latest Essays/News
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Billy Jack Took Off His Boots
My father showed me Billy Jack when I was seven. It took me years, and one remark from Ruth, to see what the boots scene is about.
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America Promised Hong Kongers Refuge. ICE Didn’t Get the Memo.
The United States promised Hong Kongers refuge through Deferred Enforced Departure. Then ICE detained Ho Yin Mo at a Las Vegas airport. Here is what the memo covers, and what Congress could do.
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The Pink Suitcase Nobody Looked At Twice
Last week a little girl in my building rolled a pink suitcase out of the lift. She was six, maybe. The suitcase was nearly as tall as she was, hard shell, a rabbit sticker on the lid, and she pulled it with both hands and her whole face, the way a child pulls something she…
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The Times Says He Was Arrested for Covering a Hong Kong Gathering. Read What the Police Actually Alleged.
I read the New York Times over milk tea on Tuesday morning, which was my first mistake. “Hong Kong Journalist Arrested After Covering Gathering Linked to 2019 Protests,” the headline said, above Sui-Lee Wee’s byline. Ruth glanced over at my phone and once again asked which Hong Kong they were describing this week. Fair question.…
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China Regulated the AI Girlfriend. The BBC Asked a Better Question Than Usual.
The BBC’s long read on China’s new AI companion rules opens with a young man in Huangshi. In early 2024, the article says, he reportedly posted “Farewell to this world” on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Douyin’s suicide prevention team shared his posts with five police stations, officers geolocated one of his videos to…
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DHL Express Hong Kong gets a new boss, but the harder question is what he walks into
Julian Neo takes the helm from Andy Chiang as Hong Kong’s air cargo picture turns patchy, with European lanes cratering and automation bets still to pay off. DHL Express has appointed Julian Neo as Managing Director for Hong Kong and Macau, effective October 1, 2026. He succeeds Andy Chiang, who will retire from DHL Group…
I’m a Hong Kong-based writer with a low tolerance for euphemism, a long memory for institutional nonsense, and a habit of following stories past the point where most people get bored.
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