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Dear friends, I am leaving South China Morning Post, a newspaper I have worked at &loved for 26 years this month. I am ready to try next best thing I love—education.
各位朋友，本人月底离开我热爱和工作26年的南华早报和新闻报道前线，准备迎接下个挑战—教书。
Wang Xiangwei
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Wang Xiangwei
@wangxiangweihk
a China watcher and a news junkie, ex-South China Morning Post. Now teaching journalism at Hong Kong Baptist U.
- My latest #ThoughtofDayonChina: Fever meds in short supply, hospitals overwhelmed, blood shortage, death tolls soaring among the elderly, morgues overflown with body bags --Why China has a man-made crisis after "sudden reopening" wangxiangwei.substack.com/p/fever-meds-i…
00:00 - Replying to @wangxiangweihkHere is the video of the hospital morgue
00:00 - Our take on China’s leadership changes: 1–Much bigger than anticipated 2-Xi Jinping in absolute control 3-Li Keqiang may retire instead of serving as chairman of China’s legislature 4-Wang Yang is still rumored to become premier but may choose to retire.
- My latest column: my family and I have been stranded on Hainan Island for more than a week and with no end in sight. We are living proof that China’s extreme Covid suppression measures are messy, confusing and unsustainable.
- People’s Daily’s courageous attempt at using infographics to explain Xi Jinping Thought. What does this look like to you?
- My forecast on China’s top leadership line-up to be unveiled tomorrow and their likely portfolios: 1–Xi Jinping 2–Wang Huning, NPC Chairman 3–Li Qiang, Premier 4–Zhao Leji, Chairman of CPPCC 5–Huang Kunming, ideology 6–Li Xi, head of CCDI 7–Ding Xuexiang, executive vice premier
- Pyramid falling: Founder of Fanya, China’s defaulting metal exchange, missing since October scmp.com/business/compa… via @SCMP_News
- My latest column: China should truly learn from India and relax its citizenship arrangements if it wishes to attract talent and become a global innovation centre.
- More than six months after US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns arrived in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi finally met him yesterday, another sign of thawing in the run-up to Xi Jinping-Joe Biden summit in Indonesia. mfa.gov.cn/wjbzhd/202210/…
- What is Beijing thinking? Interpol president Meng Hongwei is a senior official from China and it now seeks explanation about his appearance. All Beijing does is remain silent. Because of public holiday or what? Incredible! China’s reputation at stake!
- My latest #ThoughtoftheDayonChina: If Beijing had come clean about the reasons for Qin Gang’s dismissal, it might have incurred nothing more than embarrassment. Stonewalling on the issue has instead damaged China’s image as a responsible world power.
- My latest column: With the international community rallying behind Ukraine, Beijing’s verbal acrobatics can’t be sustained. It needs a new playbook. Time for China’s leaders to conduct more proactive moves to defuse the crisis. Xi should reach out to Biden
- After nearly three years cooped up in Beijing, I am now heading for Hong Kong! So excited!
