Mark Dreyer
@dreyerchina.bsky.social
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This is very sad.
David Webb’s collection of data has been a treasure trove for journalists and HongKongers alike.
Thank you, Mr Webb, for all your hard work.
Godspeed!
webb-site.com/articles/shu...?
David Webb’s collection of data has been a treasure trove for journalists and HongKongers alike.
Thank you, Mr Webb, for all your hard work.
Godspeed!
webb-site.com/articles/shu...?
Webb-site Reports
webb-site.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This is very sad.
David Webb’s collection of data has been a treasure trove for journalists and HongKongers alike.
Thank you, Mr Webb, for all your hard work.
Godspeed!
webb-site.com/articles/shu...?
David Webb’s collection of data has been a treasure trove for journalists and HongKongers alike.
Thank you, Mr Webb, for all your hard work.
Godspeed!
webb-site.com/articles/shu...?
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Hopefully by the time the 2034 World Cup comes round, the message it’s not okay to grope visiting supporters will have been heard. What a grim story.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Spanish FA apologises after Mallorca players’ families harassed in Jeddah
The RFEF president has apologised to Real Mallorca supporters six days after they were harassed at the Super Cup semi-final in Saudi Arabia
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hopefully by the time the 2034 World Cup comes round, the message it’s not okay to grope visiting supporters will have been heard. What a grim story.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Behind all the excitement of these TikTok escapees discovering Little Red, Chinese censors must be having kittens.
Chinese public have a lifetime of inate self-censorship, ease to fit XHS's ToS. "Free speech" American kids? Not so much~
🔮Surely many bans coming~ 🔮
Chinese public have a lifetime of inate self-censorship, ease to fit XHS's ToS. "Free speech" American kids? Not so much~
🔮Surely many bans coming~ 🔮
January 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Behind all the excitement of these TikTok escapees discovering Little Red, Chinese censors must be having kittens.
Chinese public have a lifetime of inate self-censorship, ease to fit XHS's ToS. "Free speech" American kids? Not so much~
🔮Surely many bans coming~ 🔮
Chinese public have a lifetime of inate self-censorship, ease to fit XHS's ToS. "Free speech" American kids? Not so much~
🔮Surely many bans coming~ 🔮
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Happy 2025! I started a Substack. Here's my first post: open.substack.com/pub/chinaspo...
Li Tie and me
Chinese football legend is appealing his 20-year sentence for corruption
open.substack.com
December 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Happy 2025! I started a Substack. Here's my first post: open.substack.com/pub/chinaspo...
Happy 2025! I started a Substack. Here's my first post: open.substack.com/pub/chinaspo...
Li Tie and me
Chinese football legend is appealing his 20-year sentence for corruption
open.substack.com
December 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Happy 2025! I started a Substack. Here's my first post: open.substack.com/pub/chinaspo...
This SCMP editorial on a "fresh start" for Chinese football feels like it's straight out of the Xinhua library. Utter tripe. www.scmp.com/opinion/comm...
Editorial | Clean start needed for China football to score
The game has been rife with corruption, but latest crackdown offers hope to realise not only the goals of nation’s leaders but also long-suffering fans.
www.scmp.com
December 31, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This SCMP editorial on a "fresh start" for Chinese football feels like it's straight out of the Xinhua library. Utter tripe. www.scmp.com/opinion/comm...
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The lesson being Hong Kong is horrible at organizing exhibition football
December 29, 2024 at 5:11 AM
The lesson being Hong Kong is horrible at organizing exhibition football
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Wang Jianlin (Atletico Madrid)
Zhang Jindong (Inter Milan)
Guo Guangchang (@Wolves)
Dai Yongge (@ReadingFC)
All bought European clubs between 2015-2018
What else do they have in common?
They all sat on the National Committee of the CPPCC - which coordinates the UFWD
#China #football #influence
Zhang Jindong (Inter Milan)
Guo Guangchang (@Wolves)
Dai Yongge (@ReadingFC)
All bought European clubs between 2015-2018
What else do they have in common?
They all sat on the National Committee of the CPPCC - which coordinates the UFWD
#China #football #influence
December 16, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Wang Jianlin (Atletico Madrid)
Zhang Jindong (Inter Milan)
Guo Guangchang (@Wolves)
Dai Yongge (@ReadingFC)
All bought European clubs between 2015-2018
What else do they have in common?
They all sat on the National Committee of the CPPCC - which coordinates the UFWD
#China #football #influence
Zhang Jindong (Inter Milan)
Guo Guangchang (@Wolves)
Dai Yongge (@ReadingFC)
All bought European clubs between 2015-2018
What else do they have in common?
They all sat on the National Committee of the CPPCC - which coordinates the UFWD
#China #football #influence
Four typos in four sentences for this BBC homepage piece on Vanuatu's earthquake. It's clear the editors were laid off there years ago, but what about Grammarly? AI? Or even a read through??
December 17, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Four typos in four sentences for this BBC homepage piece on Vanuatu's earthquake. It's clear the editors were laid off there years ago, but what about Grammarly? AI? Or even a read through??
A 20-year prison sentence was handed down to former Everton and China player and national team coach Li Tie today - "short" according to what he could have received for admitting bribery charges of more than $10m. Sad end to a truly groundbreaking career.
Qi Jun, former director of the strategic planning dept of the CFA, who was also team leader of the men's national team during the 2022 World Cup qualification campaign, was sentenced to 7 years today.
Speculation in Chinese media that Li Tie's verdict could come as early as this week...
Speculation in Chinese media that Li Tie's verdict could come as early as this week...
December 13, 2024 at 6:26 AM
A 20-year prison sentence was handed down to former Everton and China player and national team coach Li Tie today - "short" according to what he could have received for admitting bribery charges of more than $10m. Sad end to a truly groundbreaking career.
Qi Jun, former director of the strategic planning dept of the CFA, who was also team leader of the men's national team during the 2022 World Cup qualification campaign, was sentenced to 7 years today.
Speculation in Chinese media that Li Tie's verdict could come as early as this week...
Speculation in Chinese media that Li Tie's verdict could come as early as this week...
December 10, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Qi Jun, former director of the strategic planning dept of the CFA, who was also team leader of the men's national team during the 2022 World Cup qualification campaign, was sentenced to 7 years today.
Speculation in Chinese media that Li Tie's verdict could come as early as this week...
Speculation in Chinese media that Li Tie's verdict could come as early as this week...
That, and the fact that "Hong Kong" was the reason why the NBA hasn't played games in China since 2019. No point in giving the critics - and there will still be plenty critical of this move - the neat and tidy "full circle" ironic headline.
In case it wasn't obvious why the NBA China Games are being held in Macau instead of Hong Kong:
• Hong Kong doesn't have a stadium that meets NBA standards (Kai Tak Arena seats only 10,000)
• No Hong Kong organization has the financial resources to host the event
www.scmp.com/sport/basket...
• Hong Kong doesn't have a stadium that meets NBA standards (Kai Tak Arena seats only 10,000)
• No Hong Kong organization has the financial resources to host the event
www.scmp.com/sport/basket...
Macau’s better finances, infrastructure crucial in winning race to host NBA games
Sources tell Post why Macau was considered a better option than Hong Kong for five-year agreement, even if Kai Tak Arena had been available.
www.scmp.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:55 AM
That, and the fact that "Hong Kong" was the reason why the NBA hasn't played games in China since 2019. No point in giving the critics - and there will still be plenty critical of this move - the neat and tidy "full circle" ironic headline.
NBA games are returning to China next October - six years since a single tweet derailed the league there. Covered this a LOT in my book, as all my worlds - comms, sports, China, US-China - collided. Expect plenty more rhetoric next year... apnews.com/article/nba-...
NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025, AP source says
The NBA is returning to China next season. The league has struck a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned for Commissioner Adam Silver not puni...
apnews.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM
NBA games are returning to China next October - six years since a single tweet derailed the league there. Covered this a LOT in my book, as all my worlds - comms, sports, China, US-China - collided. Expect plenty more rhetoric next year... apnews.com/article/nba-...
This is explosive. Summary:
-WADA's investigation unit tells WADA that Chinese athletes are likely/historically taking trace amounts of TMZ.
-WADA then learns Chinese athletes tested positive for trace amounts of TMZ.
-But WADA does not inform its own investigation unit
WADA --> not fit for purpose
-WADA's investigation unit tells WADA that Chinese athletes are likely/historically taking trace amounts of TMZ.
-WADA then learns Chinese athletes tested positive for trace amounts of TMZ.
-But WADA does not inform its own investigation unit
WADA --> not fit for purpose
Global anti doping agency’s own investigators wrote a memo to leaders with warning from source alleging Chinese athletes were using a banned heart drug. But Wada left investigators in the dark when China’s swim team then failed test for same drug. W/ Mike Schmidt
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/u...
Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China (Gift Article)
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but were kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for...
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:18 AM
This is explosive. Summary:
-WADA's investigation unit tells WADA that Chinese athletes are likely/historically taking trace amounts of TMZ.
-WADA then learns Chinese athletes tested positive for trace amounts of TMZ.
-But WADA does not inform its own investigation unit
WADA --> not fit for purpose
-WADA's investigation unit tells WADA that Chinese athletes are likely/historically taking trace amounts of TMZ.
-WADA then learns Chinese athletes tested positive for trace amounts of TMZ.
-But WADA does not inform its own investigation unit
WADA --> not fit for purpose
Ohtani's 50/50 ball sold for $4.4m last month to Taiwanese investment firm UC Capital - a tenant of Taipei 101 - so they decided to put it up for viewing until March next year.
Oh you know Shohei Ohtani’s 50/50 ball is casually on display……at the former world’s tallest building, Taipei 101 Tower??? 🧐
November 29, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Ohtani's 50/50 ball sold for $4.4m last month to Taiwanese investment firm UC Capital - a tenant of Taipei 101 - so they decided to put it up for viewing until March next year.
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Bluesky now appears to be blocked in China
At an over/under of 10 days until Bluesky is blocked in China, I'm taking the under.
Tonight at dinner with a friend here in Shanghai they asked me about Bluesky and then told me that the uptick was from China - because it’s the only big outside (of China) social media not blocked in China and so normal Chinese people can access it.
Interesting to see how long that will last…
Interesting to see how long that will last…
November 28, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Bluesky now appears to be blocked in China
🧵The Shanghai marathon takes place tomorrow, December 1. Last month, the Abbott World Marathon Majors (@worldmarathon.bsky.social) announced that Shanghai was in contention to join its elite races.
A thread on why that might still happen - but why it probably shouldn't.
A thread on why that might still happen - but why it probably shouldn't.
November 29, 2024 at 10:40 AM
🧵The Shanghai marathon takes place tomorrow, December 1. Last month, the Abbott World Marathon Majors (@worldmarathon.bsky.social) announced that Shanghai was in contention to join its elite races.
A thread on why that might still happen - but why it probably shouldn't.
A thread on why that might still happen - but why it probably shouldn't.
I remember the days long, long ago, when you could read stuff like this on Twitter. 10/10 thread.
Baseball. Taiwan's historic victory in the WBSC Premier12 Championship has allowed further affirmation for the country on the international stage.
This gesture by Team Taiwan's captain Chen Chieh-hsien best encapsulates this breakthrough. You can't see any logo or team name? Try harder.
Thread.
1/n
This gesture by Team Taiwan's captain Chen Chieh-hsien best encapsulates this breakthrough. You can't see any logo or team name? Try harder.
Thread.
1/n
November 25, 2024 at 3:53 PM
I remember the days long, long ago, when you could read stuff like this on Twitter. 10/10 thread.
At an over/under of 10 days until Bluesky is blocked in China, I'm taking the under.
Tonight at dinner with a friend here in Shanghai they asked me about Bluesky and then told me that the uptick was from China - because it’s the only big outside (of China) social media not blocked in China and so normal Chinese people can access it.
Interesting to see how long that will last…
Interesting to see how long that will last…
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
At an over/under of 10 days until Bluesky is blocked in China, I'm taking the under.
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First hot take on a new social network: international baseball needs to happen more. It’s Taiwan v Japan in the finals of the WBSC at the Tokyo Dome and the atmosphere is electric. Got dudes going headfirst into first. Fan chants booming. Half of Taiwan is watching. National honor on the line.
November 24, 2024 at 12:34 PM
First hot take on a new social network: international baseball needs to happen more. It’s Taiwan v Japan in the finals of the WBSC at the Tokyo Dome and the atmosphere is electric. Got dudes going headfirst into first. Fan chants booming. Half of Taiwan is watching. National honor on the line.
Tried the Hong Kong-Beijing overnight high-speed train journey last weekend. Overall: good, but seems like I was only overnight passenger in the cheap(er) seats, which were packed from HK-Changsha (7:30-11pm) and again from Shijiazhuang-BJ (5:30-7am), but deserted in between!
Even in the land of big numbers, the data on China’s high-speed rail extravaganza boggles the mind. 30K miles, $1 trillion in debt, and local examples like this:
November 21, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Tried the Hong Kong-Beijing overnight high-speed train journey last weekend. Overall: good, but seems like I was only overnight passenger in the cheap(er) seats, which were packed from HK-Changsha (7:30-11pm) and again from Shijiazhuang-BJ (5:30-7am), but deserted in between!
Remember Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics? Well, it's back - with some snake-themed hairstyles for the upcoming Year of the Snake!
November 21, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Remember Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics? Well, it's back - with some snake-themed hairstyles for the upcoming Year of the Snake!
China lost 3-1 at home to Japan last night in 2026 World Cup qualifying, "a result that many considered worthy of praise", as per the Global Times, noting that "plenty of Chinese journalists burst into applause" at the end of coach Ivankovic's press conference. Tells you everything you need to know.
November 20, 2024 at 2:56 AM
China lost 3-1 at home to Japan last night in 2026 World Cup qualifying, "a result that many considered worthy of praise", as per the Global Times, noting that "plenty of Chinese journalists burst into applause" at the end of coach Ivankovic's press conference. Tells you everything you need to know.