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Chinese President Xi Jinping Visited Tibet To Mark 60 Years Since China Crushed Its Uprising
For many Tibetan, it was a reminder of 60 years since the uprising, which was brutally crushed by China.
Vicky Ho
Vicky Ho is a Chinese Reporter and Producer for Almost and is based in Taipei. Contact this reporter at vicky@almostmag.co.
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French Actress Adèle Haenel Has Announced She Is Joining The Global Sumud Flotilla To Sail To Gaza
“Our goal is to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza and break the illegal siege,” Haenel wrote. “Humanity is still here. Free Palestine.”
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Taiwan Held An Unprecedented "Mass Recall" Vote To Remove 24 Opposition Lawmakers But All Of Them Survived
The movement stemmed out of the opposition parties trying to push a bill to reform the legislature and weaken the pro-independence president's powers.
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China Held A Football Match For AI Robots But They Still Have A Long Way To Go
People online compared the match to watching “a group of 90-year-old men playing soccer,” With others saying, “The stretcher was the busiest on the field.
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This Chinese State News Anchor Accidentally Called Taiwan And China "Two Countries" On Live TV
“Nothing can stop the trend of the ‘two countries’… the trend of the ‘motherland’ eventually achieving reunification,” she said, before attempting to correct herself.
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The Chinese Soldiers Captured By Ukraine Denied Being Recruited By China, Saying They Saw TikTok Ads
"I saw some videos on Douyin featuring people in military uniforms holding weapons. They were appealing." the captured soldier said.
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These Nurses In China Stayed To Protect Newborn Babies When The Huge Myanmar Earthquake Struck
"All I could think of was that I must protect the baby in my arms," a nurse said.
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Hundreds Of People In Taiwan Held A Protest To Call For Tibet To Be Free From China
Almost spoke to Tibetans in Taiwan and local Taiwanese protesters, asking them to share why it was important for them to joins the march and what they want the world to know.
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People In China Are Welcoming American "TikTok Refugees" To RedNote With Some Incredible Memes
Here are some of the best memes that have come out of this chaotic saga.
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This Chinese Trans Woman Sued A Hospital For Forcing Her To Undergo Electroshock Conversion Therapy And Won
Chinese trans woman Ling’er said she passed out every time during seven forced electroshock sessions, but the hospital refused her request to terminate the treatment.
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Australian Firefighters Posed With Taiwanese Firefighters For Their Charity Calendar And It’s Too Hot To Handle
This year’s calendar has a special edition with Taiwanese firefighters.
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This Taiwanese Trans Woman Sued The Government For Not Letting Her Change Her Legal Gender And Won
Meet Lisbeth Wu, a Taiwanese trans woman who sued the government for not letting her change her legal gender without undergoing surgery and won.