user avatar
Bethany 貝書穎
@BethanyAllenEbr
China/AI/technology. Head of China investigations @aspi_cts. Formers @axios @foreignpolicy @yale @HopkinsNanjing. Author BEIJING RULES, FT Best Books 2023
Taipei, Taiwan
amazon.com/Beijing-Rules-…
Joined August 2009
1,987
Following
84.9K
Followers
Posts
  • Pinned
    user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Jun 10
    I increasingly find that my primary role in the "China influence" space these days is to debunk a lot of very, very poor quality "China influence" research reports that have been coming out. I don't think it would be an overreach to call this slate of reports "China influence
    24K
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Dec 8, 2020
    Exclusive: A suspected Chinese intelligence operative bundled donations for Eric Swalwell’s 2014 re-election campaign. The operation targeted politicians in California & across the country. Read Axios' year-long investigation, by me and @zachsdorfman:
    axios.com
    Exclusive: How a suspected Chinese spy gained access to California politics
    Christine Fang built connections with up-and-coming California politicians including Eric Swalwell and Ro Khanna.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Aug 3, 2022
    And there they are: The first female president of Taiwan and the first U.S. Speaker of the House, together.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Sep 28, 2021
    I woke up this morning to discover that LinkedIn had blocked my profile in China. I used to have to wait for Chinese govt censors, or censors employed by Chinese companies in China, to do this kind of thing. Now a US company is paying its own employees to censor Americans.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Feb 19, 2025
    NEW: The Trump administration has just told a federal judge in a court filing that it will not comply with the court's order to resume funding for USAID and State Department foreign assistance.
    532K
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Jan 26, 2023
    Fewer and fewer Chinese Muslims in Taiwan practice the religion of their ancestors. The grandson of a famous Chinese Muslim general is trying to keep the faith alive. A story I truly enjoyed reporting. Give it a read.
    Mohammed Ma stands in front of a halal butcher shop in Taipei, Taiwan.
    One man's struggle to keep Islam alive in Taiwan
    From axios.com
    367K
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Dec 8, 2020
    Replying to @BethanyAllenEbr
    The suspected operative, a Chinese national named Christine Fang, enrolled as a student at Cal State East Bay in 2011. Fang’s friends and acquaintances said she was in her late 20s or early 30s, though she looked younger and blended in well with the undergraduate population.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Dec 8, 2020
    Replying to @BethanyAllenEbr
    Christine Fang was "everywhere," to quote several people who knew her. She appears in photos with Eric Swalwell, Ro Khanna, Judy Chu, and Mike Honda, and numerous mayors, state assembly members, town council members, staffers, and other prominent politicos.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Dec 22, 2020
    A couple of weeks ago, an employee of a CCP-run think tank asked me who my sources were. I gave him the names of two characters from the Simpsons. Seemingly impressed, he then offered to pay me for more. A thread on CCP ineptitude: axios.com/chinese-commun…
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Nov 27, 2022
    I never thought I would ever hear a crowd of Chinese people in China shouting “习近平下台.” Wow indeed.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Jan 19, 2021
    BREAKING: U.S. declares China’s actions against Uyghurs “genocide” axios.com/us-declares-ch…
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Feb 6, 2025
    Because of the U.S. funding freezing, the entire global ecosystem of China nonprofits is facing an extinction event. I'm not exaggerating for clicks. This is really what is happening. Read my piece below:
    1.4M
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Dec 8, 2020
    Replying to @BethanyAllenEbr
    The alleged operation offers a rare window into how Beijing has tried to gain access to and influence U.S. political circles. The Chinese Communist Party knows that today’s mayors and city council members are tomorrow’s governors and members of Congress.
  • user avatar
    Bethany 貝書穎
    @BethanyAllenEbr
    Nov 19, 2021
    This is the right way to respond when the Chinese government disappears someone.
    user avatar
    ABC News
    @abcnews
    Nov 18, 2021
    WTA threatens to pull tournaments from China if Peng Shuai isn't accounted for abc.net.au/news/2021-11-1…