Edward Wong
Diplomatic Correspondent for The New York Times. Nieman Fellow @ Harvard. Ferris Professor of Journalism @ Princeton. 13 years covering China & Iraq.
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In Georgia, Democrats Target the True Silent Majority: People Who Don’t Vote
Nytimes.com 85d 3 tweets
As Democrats eye the Southern battleground, high turnout will be crucial for them, and that means persuading nonvoters to participate. But experts warn that changing electorates is hard and complicated.
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Edward Wong This is an important story by ⁦⁩ that examines the complexities of electoral demographics and getting out the vote in 2020 and future years. Pair it with the ⁦⁩ story today about the surprising poll stats in the Sun Belt. 85d
Questions and Answers About the Bidens and a Deal in China
Eric Lipton, Kenneth P. Vogel, Maggie Haberman - Nytimes.com 88d 8 tweets
There is no evidence that the former vice president was involved in or profited from a joint venture pursued by his son and brother.
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Edward Wong "There is no evidence that the former vice president was involved in or profited from a joint venture pursued by his son and brother.” Fact-checking the China-related insinuations pushed by Trump & allies. By . 88d
Europe Wonders if It Can Rely on U.S. Again, Whoever Wins
Steven Erlanger - Nytimes.com 91d 6 tweets
America’s deeply polarized politics have marked foreign policy, too, undermining Washington’s authority and reputation for reliability.
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Edward Wong "Even if civility can be restored, a fundamental trust has been broken, and many European diplomats and experts believe that U.S. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable.” By . 88d
How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine
Kevin Roose - Nytimes.com 89d 16 tweets
Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire.
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Edward Wong . investigation: How Epoch Times, a Falun Gong-backed newspaper, has infected the info ecosystem. It peddles pro-Trump conspiracies to millions. Online audience is equal to that of Daily Caller or Breitbart. Facebook is key tool. By . 88d
U.S. Still Seeking Clues to Mystery Illness Afflicting Diplomats and Spies
Edward Wong - Nytimes.com 92d 1 tweets
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said officials continued to investigate the episodes, which began in 2016, but diplomats and C.I.A. officers have accused the administration of a cover-up.
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Edward Wong US still has no answers on mystery illnesses of diplomats & spies in China, Cuba & elsewhere, ⁦⁩ says. & GQ found Trump admin mistreated victims & hid info — potential Russian role. w/ ⁦⁩. cc: ⁦⁩. 92d
How an Alleged Sonic Attack Shaped U.S. Policy on Cuba
NYTimes.com - Video 1008d 9 tweets
In 2016, diplomats at the United States Embassy in Havana were mysteriously stricken. Was it an attack? There is no official explanation, but the episode has played a big role in America’s current political disengagement with Cuba.
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Edward Wong 8. This earlier video by & looked at how the episodes in Havana were used by the Trump administration to undo the Obama opening with Cuba. pushed for that, but also pointed to Russia as a potential attacker. 94d
U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks
Ana Swanson, Edward Wong - Nytimes.com 94d 23 tweets
American officials in China, Cuba and Russia say U.S. agencies are concealing the true extent of the episodes, leaving colleagues vulnerable to hostile actions abroad.
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Edward Wong NEW: US diplomats & spies say Trump administration has concealed info on mystery attacks abroad in which Russia is a suspect. We found new episodes w/ CIA officers in Moscow & elsewhere — similar to Cuba & China crises. w/ . 94d
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Edward Wong Wash Post runs 2 editorial pieces on & GQ investigations into how Trump admin has mishandled & concealed attacks on US diplomats & spies — w/ Russia as a suspect. 1) 2) By : 3) Our story: 87d
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Edward Wong Office of Special Counsel opens 2 investigations into for Hatch Act violations — critics say he is campaigning for Trump using taxpayer resources. We reported OSC also has 2 investigations into State Dept. handling of illnesses in China & Cuba: 87d
China Threatens to Detain Americans if U.S. Prosecutes Chinese Scholars
Edward Wong - Nytimes.com 95d 1 tweets
American officials said China had insisted that the Justice Department not proceed with cases against the arrested scholars, who are in the Chinese military and face charges of visa fraud.
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Edward Wong Chinese officials have told Trump administration that China might detain Americans if Justice Dept. prosecutes Chinese scholars. The scholars were charged with failing to disclose their membership in Chinese military on visa forms. Confirms WSJ report. 95d
How Xinjiang’s gulag tears families apart
The Economist 98d 12 tweets
So many parents have been locked up that officials struggle to cope with the left-behind children
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Edward Wong "So many parents have been locked up that officials struggle to cope with the left-behind children.” The Economist cover story this week by , on the internment camps holding Uighurs and other ethnic minority Muslims in Xinjiang, China. 97d
Analysis: The West is being left behind as it squanders Covid-19 lessons from Asia-Pacific
CNN 101d 2 tweets
While the Asia-Pacific region treads water until a coronavirus vaccine is found, the West's biggest economies are drowning as a second wave firmly establishes itself in Europe.
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Edward Wong US and some Western European nations remain disaster zones, while countries in parts of Asia are moving on with “normal” life after successfully tamping down the new coronavirus. A self-defeating orientalist mindset is paralyzing Americans and Europeans. 101d
How to Cover a Sick Old Man
Nytimes.com 109d 21 tweets
The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts. What should elderly leaders — many of America’s top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?
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Edward Wong The new ⁦⁩ story about Sen. Dianne Feinstein and questions over her work at age 87 is an example of a type of delicate but necessary reporting that DC journalists have often avoided doing, according to this ⁩ piece from last week. 103d
The Taliban on Trump: "We hope he will win the election" and withdraw U.S. troops
Cbsnews.com 103d 25 tweets
President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.
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Edward Wong Another 2020 moment: Trump is officially endorsed by the Taliban. 103d
Over 1,600 clergy members and other religious figures endorse Biden.
Nytimes.com 104d 26 tweets
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Edward Wong In time for Halloween: the subject of emails is back, thanks to Trump & . Who wants to tell Pompeo that the State Dept. that he runs exonerated Clinton on the question of classified info after a 3-year inquiry? By . 104d
Feds say they thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer
The Detroit News 105d 73 tweets
The alleged plot is described in federal court records obtained by The Detroit News on Thursday
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Edward Wong This is the type of story we wrote in Iraq from 2003 to 2007. 105d
She Fed Her Sick Flock During the 1918 Pandemic. Her Legacy Lives On.
Jim Dwyer - Nytimes.com 240d 15 tweets
An old woman leaves a pot of food on a rock outside her daughter’s house. A century later, others roll trays of meals to people with Covid-19.
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Edward Wong “In times to come, when we are all gone, people not yet born will walk in the sunshine of their own days because of what women and men did at this hour to feed the sick, to heal and to comfort.” The final column by Jim Dwyer, a brilliant writer now passed. 105d
Breakthrough Drug for Covid-19 May Be Risky for Mild Cases
Nytimes.com 211d 16 tweets
That study about dexamethasone has arrived with a big asterisk: While it appears to help severely ill patients, it harms others.
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Edward Wong This earlier story on dexamethasone — its uses and its dangers — points to the severity of covid-19 in those who end up taking the drug. Conley said today that doctors gave it to a Trump. 109d
A President’s Positive Test and the Year That Won’t Let Up
Matt Flegenheimer - Nytimes.com 111d 4 tweets
President Trump’s health news brought on, for many, the kind of psychic doom-spiraling that has felt endemic to the era.
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Edward Wong We approach each day now with a sense of the absurd. captures the moment: 111d
‘A huge misstep’: Trump allies see a lost opportunity in first debate
POLITICO 113d 5 tweets
For the next debate, some Trump supporters want the president’s demeanor to undergo a wholesale makeover.
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Edward Wong For the next debates, some Trump allies suddenly want Trump to transform into a person he has not been for at least the last 5 years. Have they watched any of his press conferences or rallies? It’s hard to imagine people were surprised by what they saw. 113d
How Do Children Fight Off the Coronavirus?
Nytimes.com 118d 23 tweets
The secret may lie in an “innate” immune response that targets unrecognized invaders, scientists say.
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Edward Wong Interesting story on how children’s immune systems act differently than those of adults against the new coronavirus. By ⁦⁩. 117d
U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Faces Questions About Political Interference
Steven Erlanger - Nytimes.com 120d 1 tweets
The outspoken conservative envoy, Pete Hoekstra, has been criticized for hosting a fund-raiser for a Dutch populist party at the U.S. Embassy.
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Edward Wong Pete Hoekstra, US ambassador to the Netherlands and a former GOP Congressman from Michigan, co-hosted a fundraiser for a far-right Dutch political party. That violates diplomatic protocol and the Vienna Convention. By ⁦⁩. 120d