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Didi Tang 唐迪迪

@tangdidi

Asian Affairs reporter with AP in Washington DC. Only using work email [email protected] to reach out. Please disregard any other email address claiming to be me.

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Tang joined the AP Washington bureau in 2023 after spending 11 years in Beijing as a China correspondent.

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The BTS effect was strong in Baltimore. M&T Bank Stadium announced Thursday that the two BTS concerts broke an all-time attendance record.
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China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says. By @tangdidi apnews.com/article/china-tru…
China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says

China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says

The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions now have flipped in Beijing’s favor.

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Many operational details of China's latest submarine missile test remain unconfirmed. With that in mind, I wanted to share a few preliminary observations in case they are helpful in informing our collective analysis. A short🧵:
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Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release. By @tangdidi apnews.com/article/china-tru…
Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

A pastor of a prominent underground church detained in China in October has been released, according to rights advocates.

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Frances Hui 許穎婷@frances_huiJul 4
Incredible to hear that #PastorEzraJin is free, has just arrived in LA, and is finally reunited with his family.🥹 It has been a privilege to stand beside @GraceJDrexel & witness her strength with @bill_drexel's support as they fought for her father’s freedom. (1/3)
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Taiwan's opposition leader touts talks with China as necessary for peace during US trip. By @tangdidi apnews.com/article/taiwan-op…
Taiwan's opposition leader touts talks with China as necessary for peace during US trip

Taiwan's opposition leader touts talks with China as necessary for peace during US trip

Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader says her party is committed to defense of the self-ruled island that China views as its own but that peace is possible by taking permanent secession off...

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Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military. By @tangdidi apnews.com/article/china-mil…
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military

Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military

The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies.

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US and China trade journalist expulsions days after Trump visits Xi in Beijing apnews.com/article/china-us-…
US and China trade journalist expulsions in tit-for-tat moves

US and China trade journalist expulsions in tit-for-tat moves

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the state news agency Xinhua in the U.S.

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Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip to China apnews.com/article/iran-war-…
Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip to China

Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip to China

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East.

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China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested apnews.com/article/china-pak…
China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested

China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested

China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on. It has put forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan and is rallying support for the plan from Gulf countries and Western governments.

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PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! It's official! The cherry blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸! #CherryBlossom #BloomWatch #WashingtonDC
White cherry blossoms growing on thin tree branches frame the Tidal Basin and Washington Monument under a warm sunrise sky.

ALT White cherry blossoms growing on thin tree branches frame the Tidal Basin and Washington Monument under a warm sunrise sky.

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Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories

Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories

Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu have turned the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics into a debate about identity and loyalty for Chinese Americans.

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What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes apnews.com/article/mh370-mal…
What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes

What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 remains a mystery more than a decade later. But Malaysia says the seabed search resumed on Dec. 31.

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Ruling against Trump's tariffs creates new uncertainty in US trade relations with China apnews.com/article/tariffs-c…
Ruling against Trump's tariffs creates new uncertainty in US trade relations with China

Ruling against Trump's tariffs creates new uncertainty in US trade relations with China

The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations.

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Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan's tariff barriers. By ⁦@joshboak⁩ & ⁦@tangdidi⁩ apnews.com/article/trump-tai…
Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan's tariff barriers

Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan's tariff barriers

Taiwan has reached a trade deal with the United States that cuts almost all of its tariff barriers. The U.S.

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Jimmy Lai's children look to Trump and other leaders to push China to free their father apnews.com/article/jimmy-lai…
Jimmy Lai's children look to Trump and other leaders to push China to free their father

Jimmy Lai's children look to Trump and other leaders to push China to free their father

The children of China critic Jimmy Lai say President Donald Trump's possible visit to Beijing in April could be crucial for their father's release.

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Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum apnews.com/article/guan-heng…
Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum

Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum

Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention.

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Pushed by Trump, US allies are resetting relations with China. By ⁦@tangdidi⁩ & ⁦@stmcneil⁩ apnews.com/article/china-tru…
Pushed by Trump, US allies are resetting relations with China

Pushed by Trump, US allies are resetting relations with China

Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go.

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Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US apnews.com/article/guan-heng…
Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US

Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US

A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back.

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