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Yi-Ling Liu
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writer & editor covering China | journalist-in-residence @tarbellcenter | writing a book on the Chinese Internet for @AAKnopf https://www.yi-lingliu.com/
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Yi-Ling Liu @yilingliu95.bsky.social · 1d
I wrote for @restofworld.org about China's chatbot therapists — why young people are turning to AI for mental health care & the risks of AI sycophancy

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Young people in China are embracing AI therapy
Cheap, accessible, and friendly AI tools can augment scarce professional help, but there are risks to overreliance on the technology.
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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 13d
A book to watch for in 2026 (have been eager to see it since reading and liking some magazine pieces by @yilingliu95.bsky.social) bookshop.org/p/books/danc... + it comes with blurbs by @karenhao.bsky.social & @iandenisjohnson.bsky.social (who refers to it as a
"masterful piece of reporting")
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
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Rina Chandran @rinachandran.bsky.social · 2d
Young people in China say that AI chatbots save them time and money, and are more discreet in a society where stigma around mental health persists. But there are risks to chatbots becoming therapists, writes @yilingliu95.bsky.social for @restofworld.org
restofworld.org/2025/young-p...
Young people in China are embracing AI therapy
Cheap, accessible, and friendly AI tools can augment scarce professional help, but there are risks to overreliance on the technology.
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · Aug 12
By 2030, a fifth of new cars sold in China will be fully driverless, and 70% will feature advanced assisted-driving technology. @yilingliu95.bsky.social breaks down what's driving the success of China's automated vehicle industry:
China’s vision for a driverless future is miles ahead of everyone else’s
Strong government backing and strict regulatory oversight of the Chinese autonomous vehicle industry contrasts sharply with the piecemeal laws and slower adoption in the U.S.
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Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) @asiapolicy.asiasociety.org · May 2
This year, 12.2 million new grads in China will start their adult lives amid deep uncertainty for their country and the world. How are they navigating what lies ahead? Join us on May 19 for a conversation with @yilingliu95.bsky.social, Biao Xiang, Li Zhang, and CCA's Barclay Bram. Register now ⬇️
China’s Youth: The Age of Anxiety
Join us for a discussion on how youth in China today are making sense of the challenges facing the country and how to navigate the future.
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · Mar 28
this is amazing. just came across the Xinsheng project, an initiative by 1.5 gen Chinese Americans and college students to counter right-wing misinformation rampant on WeChat.
www.xinshengproject.org/about
What is Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project? Over the past few years, WeChat has gained a reputation for circulating right-wing political mis- and disinformation. This has been particularly harmful to the Chinese diasporic community, who have had limited access to reputable, in-language reporting. Xīn Shēng Project (formerly WeChat Project) provides alternative, progressive perspectives on the most widely circulated issues on WeChat and beyond: affirmative action, policing, systemic racism, LGBTQ+ issues, and more. Our bilingual articles cross the language, generational, cultural, and informational barriers within our community and families
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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · Mar 26
Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Mar 25
After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.

I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
A hardcover copy of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone. The black cover features a vertical strip with the title and a photo of Atlanta’s skyline.
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