Covering tech for @business, previously @nytimes, @caixin; @ElliottSchoolGW alum; views own; reach out via [email protected] or [email protected]
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In the past few months, we investigated how China’s richest man built his business empire by bottling water from the country’s most ecologically important mountains, lakes, and rivers, bringing himself massive fortune as well as resistance and lawsuits from impacted communities.
China’s richest man Zhong Shanshan built a fortune that's outpaced the founders of TikTok and Alibaba by bottling water from pristine areas. It's a business model with growing environmental tensions trib.al/fz3UDet
I’ve wanted to write about China’s standup comedy scene since 2018, when I began going to open mics in Beijing. The industry has since weathered peaks and troughs, and is now booming again as Chinese comics find a balance between satire and survival. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
It’s hard to navigate strict and constantly shifting censors, but comics largely managed. The industry now counts thousands of performers, two hit streaming shows with tens of billions of views, and hundreds of millions in ticket sales.
My story explains how they pulled it off.
Thanks to @edwardrjohnson for the sharp edit!
And I am also thankful to all the comedians and club owners who spoke to me in the past months, despite some could not go on the record due to the sensitivity. I certainly hope to see you all in theaters soon.
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🚨 Applications are now open for our 2025 #EnergyJournalismFellows program!
We're looking for energy/environment journalists eager to learn more about their beat from some of the world's leading experts.
Sound like you? Apply now ⬇️
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What exactly is DeepSeek? And why is it suddenly the talk of everywhere from Davos to Washington? Here's everything you need to know trib.al/wKOEOPl
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The Inflation Reduction Act added thousands of clean energy manufacturing jobs in the US, but with an unintended consequence: big tax breaks for the Chinese companies already dominating green technologies. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @jendlouhyhc + @luzdingyu
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Chinese wind turbines are getting HUGE 🇨🇳🌬️
⚠️ The latest one has blades with a diameter of 310 meters (!!) -- that's taller than the CHRYSLER BUILDING
💰 Turbine makers are rapidly increasing size to cut costs by deploying fewer units
Via @luzdingyu
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Looking forward to meeting everyone in New York! 🥰
We're excited to welcome the 2024 cohort of CGEP's #EnergyJournalismFellows!
The seminar offers journalists the opportunity to learn about disciplines shaping the global energy sector, including:
📈 Finance & markets
🌡️ Climate change
🔬 Science & tech
📑 Policy
🌎 Geopolitics
Super honored to have reported on the China story for Bloomberg’s Water Grab series that was named a 2024 Pulitzer finalist for explanatory reporting.
Amazing working with @cocojournalist @sharonchenhm, @MartinShanghai, congrats to you all!
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From the Yay, Us Dept.: We're thrilled that our Water Grab series is a 2024 Pulitzer finalist for explanatory reporting. Congrats to everyone! bloomberg.com/features/2023-… via @climate
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Apple depends on China to make its iPhones.
On Episode 2 of our podcast #FaceOff, we’re talking how iPhones are made by millions of workers in China. I’m joined by @WillyShih_atHBS, Wayne Ma @theinformation and Rana Mitter from @Harvard ’s @BelferCenter
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☀️SCOOP: World's top solar manufacturer Longi is cutting as much as 30% of its workforce as industry consolidation presses on. It already asked thousands to leave at the end of last year.
Still, Longi is at a better position to survive given it's cash-rich. 💵
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The world’s largest solar manufacturer, China’s Longi Green Technology Energy, will cut up to 30% of its workforce trib.al/sIY4VsJ
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As China's largest energy consumers, eastern provinces should focus on developing distributed renewable energy with energy storage and demand side management for a more efficient energy supply.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour concert movie is packing theaters across China, providing a rare outlet for young women rejecting ever-tighter social controls trib.al/OPRvZde
We had an exclusive interview with chairman of the world's largest solar company Longi at Davos, and he commented on the US clean energy market, a potential second Trump presidency's impact, and supply chain challenges.
More:
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It’s been the busiest year in my journalism career – traveling every other week for a better part of 2023, and it’s also the most fulfilling year with lots of learning thanks to my outstanding and patient editors and colleagues.