The Chinese government says it has used Interpol to locate, arrest and repatriate at least 479 suspected criminals in the last decade.
I'm surprised the Chinese gov published this, maybe to their audience and residents it makes them look strong. I appreciate the use of attribution as this number might be hard to fact check and could be larger than they state.
yard in Bordeaux in southwestern France and frequently appeared in Chinese tabloids beside his wife, Zhao Wei, a movie star turned business tycoon.
If H. declined to comment, I wonder how they legally navigated what they could share especially if this source and his wife are so high profile. I know with anonymous sourcing there is a small glimmer of truth regarding the source's proximity to the story that can be shared that is hopefully not traceable. I just wonder if this is traceable, we know H. owns a vineyard in Bordeaux and his wife is Zhao Wei.
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I know they interviewed subjects in over 100 countries, I wonder why they would open with a subject that declined to comment and could only use initial. I understand this story is deeply sensitive for many involved, maybe this was the strongest lede they had
Ma, co-founder of the sprawling Alibaba retail and technology empire, had himself only recently reemerged into public view. He had disappeared for three months after making a scathing speech in which he criticized Chinese financial regulators. As a result, the government abruptly nixed the stock market debut of his Ant Group, a financial technology firm, and forced its restructuring. Ma told H. that top officials at China’s anti-graft agency approached him with a peculiar mission: persuade H. to return voluntarily from France, court records show.
I find it fascinating thqat both Ma and H. were vulnerable to attacks from the chinese government, and they tasked Ma with persuading H. There could be an elaborate and powerful system of puppetry built on blackmail and threats I'm not yet aware of.
If that sounds absurdly pretentious, remember that science itself is restrained about its achievements and its possibilities and has its own sanctions against pretension.
I appreciate the honesty, I value the pursuit of scientific study but dont appreciate when others don't acknowledge it can be pretentious
A. (Bud) Lewis of the Los Angeles Times were among the prototypes.
I find it interesting the author dubbed himself one of the prototypes, that is usually a level of recognition reserved for another professional to determine
reporter without changing the nature of his or her mission
I think this is very important, where journalists level up skills to meet the evolving modern moment with tech, cultural understanding and improved fact checking they are still dedicated to a timeless pursuit
You still need those things, but they are no longer sufficient
harsh truth, but important