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by alanwong 7y ago
An Inkstone editor here. It's almost always a good idea to follow the money, but I'd argue that there's no better way to determine our impartiality by examining our work. Alibaba owns Inkstone but we've received absolute
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by alanwong 7y ago
I work for Inkstone, part of SCMP but of a different division from the China and Hong Kong news desks. You're citing an SCMP article dated April 29, before Taiwan made those remarks, and comparing it with an AFP story published by HKFP
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by alanwong 7y ago
Writer of the articles, and an editor of Inkstone here. Thank you so much for the comment. You're describing exactly what that piece sought to do: a quick look at the views of the main stakeholders. You may also be interested in a thre
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by alanwong 7y ago
Thanks for sharing those. (I wrote them.)
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The cat-and-mouse game of talking about Tiananmen in China(inkstonenews.com)
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Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China's tech giant(reuters.com)
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China’s lunar rover finds proof the moon has a mantle(inkstonenews.com)
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The moon may be tectonically active(nationalgeographic.com)
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Why China launches its rockets over land, not water(inkstonenews.com)
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by alanwong 7y ago
Clinton in 2000 said: > In the new century, liberty will spread by cell phone and cable modem. In the past year, the number of Internet addresses in China has more than quadrupled from 2 million to 9 million. This year, the number is exp
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by alanwong 7y ago
Thanks but no need to apologize to me! You realize I'm an editor of Inkstone, right? I've been sharing stuff I think would interest people here and on other sites. I hope you find it as interesting as I do.
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by alanwong 7y ago
Inkstone editor of the piece here. I just wanted to add that his essay touched on much more than just China's removal of presidential term limits. He also called for the abolition of special privileges for Communist Party officials, di
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China wants to build a moon base in about 10 years(inkstonenews.com)
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Leica censored on Chinese social media over Tank Man video(inkstonenews.com)
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ASML says it suffered intellectual property theft, rejects 'Chinese' label(reuters.com)
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Scientists are about to unveil the first images of a supermassive black hole(theverge.com)
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Inside a Chinese Censorship Factory(inkstonenews.com)
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China says it wants to eliminate Bitcoin mining(reuters.com)
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by alanwong 8y ago
Inkstone is Hong Kong-based and independent. We're only a little more than one year old but have published countless stories about all of the topics you mentioned. I'll give you a few examples, below. Try searching the site with s
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by alanwong 8y ago
We're a Hong Kong-based media organization, meaning no government, Chinese or not, dictates to us what we can or cannot report on. Our website is blocked in China. We do not censor our content and have reported on Tiananmen. For exampl
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by alanwong 8y ago
Few sites list editors of an individual article these days. Here's my author page. https://www.inkstonenews.com/author/alan-wong-0 My role is also listed in my hackernews profile. Try searching my name and Inkston
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by alanwong 8y ago
Thanks. A reply button wasn't available until just now, so I had edited my original comment and added a note.
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by alanwong 8y ago
No I don't find you snarky. I'm just confused. Are you saying that by engaging in a discussion about an article I posted in an online forum I'm "cataloging" and "actively manipulating" it? Am I "catal
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by alanwong 8y ago
What's new is perhaps the China Initiative, something that the US Department of Justice announced late last year to focus on curbing Chinese economic espionage. Now the leader of this initiative has named Boston as a "target-rich
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by alanwong 8y ago
I created the article! Trust me when I say I'm not cataloging this discussion or actively manipulating it. (EDIT: deleted "with my colleagues" because another commenter says it sounds like something other than reporters worki
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by alanwong 8y ago
OP and an editor of Inkstone here. Surely I don't think what we do is farcical. Happy to answer any questions you have of our work.
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by alanwong 8y ago
And?
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The US says Chinese spies are targeting Boston for its tech secrets(inkstonenews.com)
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Why are the Terracotta Army’s swords so pristine? Scientists solve a mystery(inkstonenews.com)
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China’s tech workers take to GitHub to protest brutal work culture(inkstonenews.com)
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