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Edward Wong
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Diplomatic Correspondent @nytimes. Author of "At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China." Harvard Nieman Fellow. Taught at Princeton & UC Berkeley.
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    Edward Wong
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    Jun 12, 2024
    I can’t believe I’m holding this! It’s the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life — and 80 years of Chinese history, from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here:
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    Edward Wong
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    Nov 3, 2024
    From a former CIA senior intelligence officer who has briefed US presidents on China
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    John Culver
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    Nov 2, 2024
    I've been in the room with Trump many times. Vote for Harris.
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    Edward Wong
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    Jan 26, 2020
    UPDATE: NYT obtained emails between @NPRKelly & press aide to @SecPompeo — Kelly said explicitly the day before the interview that she would ask about Iran & Ukraine. And: "I never agree to take anything off the table.” Pompeo’s attack on her was baseless.
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been dismissive of journalists and has even cursed at diplomatic reporters in private meetings.
    Pompeo Denounces News Media, Undermining U.S. Message on Press Freedom (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Edward Wong
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    Mar 18, 2023
    Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in 1980 on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan, who was running against Carter.
    “History needs to know that this happened,” Ben Barnes now says of his trip to the Middle East in 1980.
    A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Published 2023)
    From nytimes.com
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    Edward Wong
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    Dec 18, 2024
    Mike Casey, a US diplomat working on Gaza and Iraq War veteran, has resigned. “The more informed you become on this issue, you can’t avoid realizing how bad it is." And: "We don’t have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do.”
    ‘Tired of writing about dead kids’: why a US state department worker resigned over Israel-Gaza...
    From theguardian.com
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    Edward Wong
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    Feb 25, 2023
    Pompeo was on the phone call where Trump signaled to Zelensky that he was withholding Javelins from Ukraine — which had been fighting a war with Russia since 2014 — unless Zelensky gave him political dirt on Hunter and Joe Biden.
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    Mike Pompeo
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    Feb 24, 2023
    Biden’s failure to deter Putin was a catastrophic mistake. But it’s not too late to help Ukraine win. foxnews.com/opinion/bidens…
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    Edward Wong
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    Dec 9, 2020
    This is notable — and a key marker for those who say Trump’s actions help China: The Chinese embassy in the US has retweeted Trump’s fake claim of election fraud. For autocrats, Trump is helping delegitimize democracy and eroding US standing. Putin has repeated his arguments too.
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    Edward Wong
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    Mar 18, 2022
    Xinhua released a longer readout of the Biden-Xi call. It indicates no change in China’s stance. Xi didn't suggest a role China could play in ending the war. And he used a favorite phrase of his to cast blame on the US: "Let he who tied the bell on the tiger’s neck take it off.”
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    Edward Wong
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    Jan 20, 2017
    Obama had a farewell lunch with 5 of his favorite writers: Dave Eggers, Colson Whitehead, Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver and Junot Díaz.
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    Edward Wong
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    Aug 20, 2020
    In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui, Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to China’s spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the “fundraising.” Kobach was on its board. nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyr…
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    Edward Wong
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    Oct 19, 2020
    NEW: US diplomats & spies say Trump administration has concealed info on mystery attacks abroad in which Russia is a suspect. We found new episodes w/ CIA officers in Moscow & elsewhere — similar to Cuba & China crises. w/ @AnaSwanson @julianbarnes.
    Mark Lenzi, who worked for the State Department in Guangzhou, China, experiences the same mysterious affliction as dozens of diplomats and spies at the American Embassy in Havana.
    U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Edward Wong
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    Jul 3, 2020
    This is a photo of the Hong Kong protests, not of the US. And many HK protesters hoped Trump would stand up for them against Xi — but Trump actually told Xi in a June 2019 call that he & his aides would stay silent on Hong Kong. As recounted by Bolton & also reported last year.
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    Matt Schlapp
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    Jul 2, 2020
    This Saturday, if the Marxist leaders have their way, we will celebrate #IndependenceDay for the last time as a free people. Now is the time to stand up for your country. And even more importantly, pray that the Great American Experiment survives their assault.
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    Edward Wong
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    Nov 3, 2020
    NEW: Top Trump officials are accused of using taxpayer resources to campaign for Trump — Pompeo, O’Brien, Barr, Wolf, Ratcliffe. Office of Special Counsel is investigating @SecPompeo for 2 potential illegal acts. w/ @shearm @michaelcrowley @KannoYoungs.
    The president’s assertion of raw power has drawn furious criticism from Democrats and ethics experts.
    In the Trump Campaign, Government Agencies and Officials Have Often Provided Help (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Edward Wong
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    Jun 7, 2020
    Amazing video that shows the spirit of Hong Kong. What happened in Beijing on June 3 and 4, 1989? A government sent troops into the site of a peaceful protest. The troops opened fire, killing hundreds or thousands.
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    Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
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    Jun 7, 2020
    Holy shit this was Hong Kong yesterday, at the vigil for Tiananmen Square. Despite police banning the vigil. Thank you for the inspiration Hong Kong. #BeWater
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