Xi hosts #Taiwan 's former leader Ma Ying-jeou in a rare meeting that recalls an era of warmer ties.

'It's also a useful data point Beijing can point to to tell China’s domestic audience that there is still reason to be patient with Taiwan' - Wen-Ti Sung

Nectar Gan Eric Cheung

Today we interviewed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida one-on-one, ahead of his state visit to Washington this week. Digital write here with the stars ⁦Simone McCarthy⁩ and Junko Ogura. TV piece coming soon🚨 cnn.com/2024/04/07/asi…

On the surface, life in Hong Kong after a broad new national security law recently took effect appears unchanged. Buy there’s a deeper, quieter wave of adaptation underway among HKers who are living under the threat of more extensive restrictions. apnews.com/article/ca4e18…

.Ivan Watson joins Anderson from Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country and now aftershocks are hindering recovery efforts.

How Taiwan's growing problem of low birth rate could soon lead to greater access to assisted reproduction technologies, which could further bolster the island's LGBTQ rights.

My latest feature: edition.cnn.com/2024/03/30/asi…

2/ Only what is uttered in court may be reported.

The rule is active from the moment of arrest.

Even if falsities are uttered in court unchallenged, we *cannot* intervene or publish factchecks or opinions on the case. Only the judge/jury/readers may decide who to side with.

1/ 🧵THREAD: Separate to any security law concerns, @HKFP must follow long-held court reporting principles to avoid contempt of court charges against me/HKFP or my staff.

This well-established principle applies to all media in jurisdictions within the UK-led common law system.

“His Story Should Be Here”

Today’s front page of The Wall Street Journal.

One year stolen. We will not rest until Evan Gershkovich is free.

#IStandWithEvan

Via the Reliable Sources newsletter: This is the stop-in-your-tracks front page of Friday's Wall Street Journal, marking the one-year anniversary of Evan Gershkovich's detention (cnn.it/3TBLHme)

China hits back at US, UK for sanctions on espionage hacks as coordinated pressure on Beijing grows. Accusations of cyber espionage have long been a major point of friction, with the US indicting a series of Chinese hackers in recent years. The Situation Room Wolf Blitzer Eric Cheung

An important and meticulous investigation from CNN into a Myanmar military organised militia’s gruesome killings of two captured resistance fighters, and the broader patterns of military violence. edition.cnn.com/2024/03/27/asi…

A #CNN investigation led by @guswatson & @helenregs finds evidence the #Myanmar military junta burned alive 2 rebel soldiers. The footage is gruesome but we believe the world needs to see what is really happening inside Myanmar. Su Chay Pallabi Munsi

edition.cnn.com/2024/03/27/asi…

Everyone wants the latest chips. That’s causing a huge headache for the world’s biggest supplier, TSMC. CNN gains rare access inside the Taiwan training facility that now holds the key to the company’s global expansion. Eric Cheung John Mees cnn.com/2024/03/22/tec…

Until a few years ago, TSMC had a simple answer to training new recruits: a buddy system.

But with a rapid global expansion, the company now has a dedicated training facility.

This is what we saw during our recent visit: edition.cnn.com/2024/03/22/tec…

Will Ripley John Mees

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales

CNN gets rare access inside global chips giant TSMC. In the midst of a global expansion, TSMC HR boss tells me the most challenging location they're building right now is Arizona. Ballooning costs, red tape & vastly different work culture. @FirstMove @jchatterleycnn @ericcheungwc

Please stop talking about 2027 as a date for an invasion of Taiwan. I don't know of any country in history which was foolish enough to broadcast a date this far in advance for a massive war: Beijing will invade Taiwan sooner, or later, or never -- but it almost certainly won't

#BREAKING : Hong Kong's legislature has unanimously passed the Basic Law Article 23 homegrown national security law, 11 days after the bill was tabled.

It introduces five categories of offences—including treason, insurrection—and penalties of up to life in jail.

More to follow🧵

Quoted at CNN on who China prefers as the next U.S. leader.

side note: I think many nations (not just TW or China) are making game plans with the possibility of Trump’s return.

Thanks Eric Cheung for reaching out and Lev Nachman for the connection.

Franklin & Marshall