On the plane with Blinken to China - a route-map reminder of flashpoints…

With Laura Bicker & Tessa Wong 黄晓恩

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Excellent piece by Laura Bicker Tessa Wong 黄晓恩 and Tom Bateman bbc.com/news/world-asi…

China's pushed a narrative of openness even as it signalled tighter control at this year's National People's Congress. In other words it says it's open for business - but do we buy it? My latest analysis, w tks to Neil Thomas 牛犇 Jacob Gunter Alfred M. Wu bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Proposed procedures in #Article23 bill for police to apply before a magistrate extra detention/restrictions on nat sec suspects have it that

1. Persons not yet arrested but only under investigation can be affected in their future right to legal representation

Slowly and repeatedly digesting the 212-page #Article23 bill.

Here is a rough summary of the 33 offences under the 5 major crimes , and their max jail term, extraterritorial effect and defence.

What to watch at China's Two Sessions next week?

—Growth target, deficit target, policy signals in premier Li Qiang's first government work report

—What will Xi Jinping do?

—New foreign minister?

—Many more...

Me and Jing Qian put our heads together for Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI):

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The BBC's Asia Online team in Singapore is looking for an experienced news editor - come join us and work with a great team! Job details here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/130…

Feb. 22 is Neko no Hi -- Cat Day -- in Japan. Corporate accounts are celebrating. Here are some of my favorites... #猫の日

McDonald's cat-shaped hash brown
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We made this for the BBC World Service to mark the Year of the Dragon: '8 Numbers to Understand China' Featuring Yang Yi Dr. Leta Hong Fincher 洪理达 Yu Jie Hannah Ritchie Kerry Allen 凯丽 Rahima Mahmut Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Martin C. S. Yip Stephen McDonell Micky Bristow Tessa Wong 黄晓恩 bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h…

Yesterday, Philip Chan Man Ping, a HK-born naturalized Singaporean, became the first designated under SG's foreign interference law, 'assessed to have shown susceptibility to being influenced by foreign actors, and willingness to advance their interests':
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愛子様の日本赤十字社就職のニュースを受け、以前作った皇位継承議論についてのレポートを再シェア👇🏻

Princess Aiko, the only child of 🇯🇵 Emperor Naruhito, to start working at the Japanese Red Cross in April👉🏻www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

Why she cannot be on the throne👇🏻

Prod Tessa Wong 黄晓恩

More great analysis. After writing my “war and peace” dispatch from the hustings and seeing the election result, I’ve also been wondering about KMT. If it does ok in local & legislative elections but continues to fail to win the presidency, what does that say about their future?

Late to this, but this is a wonderful post-election Taiwan essay.

“It's now no longer a 2 horse race, it's a 3 horse race” As the dust settles from the election won by William Lai, another unlikely winner has emerged: Ko Wen-je, who irrevocably altered Taiwan politics. My analysis bbc.com/news/world-asi… tks Wen-Ti Sung Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 Lev Nachman