Emily Feng
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
NPR correspondent. 10 years in China and Taiwan. Now DC-based. My book "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom" is now out: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724947/let-only-red-flowers-bloom-by-emily-feng/
Great to be at University of Chicago on such a fine fall day before the first snows
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Great to be at University of Chicago on such a fine fall day before the first snows
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For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing.
The Dalai Lama created a Tibetan capital in exile in India. It's shrinking
For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing.
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"In 1976, Song Ying swam for eight hours from Shenzhen, then a small fishing village, to Hong Kong...
Today, at 72, she is a New Yorker who voted for President Trump three times and voted early for Andrew M. Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral election."
"In 1976, Song Ying swam for eight hours from Shenzhen, then a small fishing village, to Hong Kong...
Today, at 72, she is a New Yorker who voted for President Trump three times and voted early for Andrew M. Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral election."
In Chinese American Families, There’s a Generational Split on Mamdani
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November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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"In 1976, Song Ying swam for eight hours from Shenzhen, then a small fishing village, to Hong Kong...
Today, at 72, she is a New Yorker who voted for President Trump three times and voted early for Andrew M. Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral election."
"In 1976, Song Ying swam for eight hours from Shenzhen, then a small fishing village, to Hong Kong...
Today, at 72, she is a New Yorker who voted for President Trump three times and voted early for Andrew M. Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral election."
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this is the best story I've ever read on what it's like working (as a PRC citizen) in state media in China, and also extremely good on Mongolian ethnic tensions.
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The Xi Jinping School of Journalism • Articles • EQUATOR
The education and reeducation of a Mongolian reporter
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November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
this is the best story I've ever read on what it's like working (as a PRC citizen) in state media in China, and also extremely good on Mongolian ethnic tensions.
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The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
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Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia
Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
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"“Rarely in a career do you enjoy a task that is so solitary and intense, so concentrated and vivid as that of a foreign correspondent." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Edward Cody, globe-trotting correspondent at The Post, dies at 82
He reported on conflicts and disaster zones from Mexico to Lebanon. “Rarely in a career do you enjoy a task that is so solitary and intense,” he wrote.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"“Rarely in a career do you enjoy a task that is so solitary and intense, so concentrated and vivid as that of a foreign correspondent." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
“In September 2024, the university informed Chinese state security that it would not be publishing a final phase of research on forced labour in China. “Immediately, relations improved,” an administrator wrote.”
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UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
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November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“In September 2024, the university informed Chinese state security that it would not be publishing a final phase of research on forced labour in China. “Immediately, relations improved,” an administrator wrote.”
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A highly-anticipated meeting between president Trump and Xi Jinping leads to a pause - but not an end - to trade and tech competition issues.
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A temporary calm in the U.S.-China trade war after Trump–Xi meeting
A highly-anticipated meeting between president Trump and Xi Jinping leads to a pause - but not an end - to trade and tech competition issues.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A highly-anticipated meeting between president Trump and Xi Jinping leads to a pause - but not an end - to trade and tech competition issues.
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“Last October, almost four years after his wife’s arrest, the Belarusian riot police came for him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...
He Stayed in Belarus for His Imprisoned Wife. Now He’s Locked Up, Too.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Last October, almost four years after his wife’s arrest, the Belarusian riot police came for him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...
Catching up on my book pile and looking forward to diving into this (which just hit shelves)
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Catching up on my book pile and looking forward to diving into this (which just hit shelves)
“I fought hard not to weep at one of the most decent, humane, and heartfelt gestures I've ever seen.” NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism
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Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“I fought hard not to weep at one of the most decent, humane, and heartfelt gestures I've ever seen.” NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism
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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
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October 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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Media across the ideological spectrum said they will not sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press and CNN said they wouldn’t sign, as did Newsmax and the Washington Times.
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News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Media across the ideological spectrum said they will not sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press and CNN said they wouldn’t sign, as did Newsmax and the Washington Times.
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Such a cool new podcast on music performed in beautiful mother nature … hosted by my childhood classmate! And Yo-Yo Ma.
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Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Such a cool new podcast on music performed in beautiful mother nature … hosted by my childhood classmate! And Yo-Yo Ma.
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It's been a busy week for those reporting from the holy land
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What to know as Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt
Israel and Hamas appear closer than ever to a deal to end their two-year war — but questions remain. Delegations from Israel, Hamas, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are meeting on Monday.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's been a busy week for those reporting from the holy land
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Local journalism is THE strength of public media. Please support your station today.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting says there's an ironic result to President Trump's successful attack on public media: It will have to rely more on NPR programs.
A public broadcaster's path after losing U.S. funds: Youth sports and less local news
South Dakota Public Broadcasting says there's an ironic result to President Trump's successful attack on public media: It will have to rely more on NPR programs.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Local journalism is THE strength of public media. Please support your station today.
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For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished.
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🚨NEW-ICE officer caught on video pushing a woman in a NYC immigration court is the same ICE officer NPR reported last month aggressively arrested a court observer.
He was placed on admin leave after this latest incident. Watch the video, hear the audio: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
He was placed on admin leave after this latest incident. Watch the video, hear the audio: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
ICE officer caught on video pushing woman is placed on leave
The man appears to be the same officer who was caught last month on NPR audio aggressively arresting a court observer.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨NEW-ICE officer caught on video pushing a woman in a NYC immigration court is the same ICE officer NPR reported last month aggressively arrested a court observer.
He was placed on admin leave after this latest incident. Watch the video, hear the audio: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
He was placed on admin leave after this latest incident. Watch the video, hear the audio: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
"In the early days of the war, Reuters shared with the Israeli military locations of its teams in Gaza... to try to ensure they would not be targeted...But after many journalists were killed in IDF strikes, Reuters stopped giving precise coordinates." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital
Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"In the early days of the war, Reuters shared with the Israeli military locations of its teams in Gaza... to try to ensure they would not be targeted...But after many journalists were killed in IDF strikes, Reuters stopped giving precise coordinates." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
“"I struggled to accept the possibility that Jews, the victims of genocide, could become perpetrators of genocide," Waxman said.”
Inside the debate over whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Inside the debate over whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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A question of intent: Is what's happening in Gaza genocide?
As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“"I struggled to accept the possibility that Jews, the victims of genocide, could become perpetrators of genocide," Waxman said.”
Inside the debate over whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Inside the debate over whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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“reporters must pledge not to support - report on classified or even unclassified material …If you don't agree to this, you'll lose your press pass and you can't report from the Pentagon…you'll be barred from any U.S. military base around the world.”
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Hegseth summons military top brass to unusual meeting, agenda unclear
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of general and admirals from across the globe to a meeting in Virginia. But there's no word on why the highly unusual meeting has been called.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“reporters must pledge not to support - report on classified or even unclassified material …If you don't agree to this, you'll lose your press pass and you can't report from the Pentagon…you'll be barred from any U.S. military base around the world.”
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
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