Kristie Lu Stout ✌🏽
@klustout.bsky.social
Anchor/correspondent CNN CNNi covering Hong Kong, China & Asia 🎥📝🌏| AAJA | Stanford | Name my momma gave me: 魯可蒂 (and I’m a momma to Ara & Bobo)
TikTok is officially staying in the US, and Trump is thanking Xi.
After TikTok sealed a deal to form a majority US JV, Trump thanked Xi for approving it. The JV will retrain TikTok’s algorithm with US data, while ByteDance controls of e-commerce, ads, marketing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUP...
After TikTok sealed a deal to form a majority US JV, Trump thanked Xi for approving it. The JV will retrain TikTok’s algorithm with US data, while ByteDance controls of e-commerce, ads, marketing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUP...
Trump thanks Xi after TikTok seals deal to avoid US ban
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 AM
TikTok is officially staying in the US, and Trump is thanking Xi.
After TikTok sealed a deal to form a majority US JV, Trump thanked Xi for approving it. The JV will retrain TikTok’s algorithm with US data, while ByteDance controls of e-commerce, ads, marketing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUP...
After TikTok sealed a deal to form a majority US JV, Trump thanked Xi for approving it. The JV will retrain TikTok’s algorithm with US data, while ByteDance controls of e-commerce, ads, marketing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUP...
A staggering half of the country’s population could be over 60 by 2100: UN
It's a reality with potentially far-reaching implications, not only for the world's second-largest economy but also for #China's ambitions to rival the US as a military power.
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It's a reality with potentially far-reaching implications, not only for the world's second-largest economy but also for #China's ambitions to rival the US as a military power.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/18/c...
China’s birth rate drops to record low as economy hits target despite US trade war | CNN
China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A staggering half of the country’s population could be over 60 by 2100: UN
It's a reality with potentially far-reaching implications, not only for the world's second-largest economy but also for #China's ambitions to rival the US as a military power.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/18/c...
It's a reality with potentially far-reaching implications, not only for the world's second-largest economy but also for #China's ambitions to rival the US as a military power.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/18/c...
AI-generated videos are everywhere, so why not imitate them in all their sloppiness?
A Chinese influencer has mastered imitating AI videos, including their flaws.
His videos are so good that even Douyin, China's TikTok, warned the imitations could be AI-generated!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/19/w...
A Chinese influencer has mastered imitating AI videos, including their flaws.
His videos are so good that even Douyin, China's TikTok, warned the imitations could be AI-generated!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/19/w...
Is this Chinese influencer AI? | CNN
Influencers like Mu Tianran have mastered imitating AI-generated videos, including their flaws.
edition.cnn.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
AI-generated videos are everywhere, so why not imitate them in all their sloppiness?
A Chinese influencer has mastered imitating AI videos, including their flaws.
His videos are so good that even Douyin, China's TikTok, warned the imitations could be AI-generated!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/19/w...
A Chinese influencer has mastered imitating AI videos, including their flaws.
His videos are so good that even Douyin, China's TikTok, warned the imitations could be AI-generated!
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/19/w...
The year was 2016…
January 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The year was 2016…
Reposted by Kristie Lu Stout ✌🏽
NYT: China quietly mobilized thousands of fishing boats twice in recent weeks to form massive floating barriers of at least 200 miles long, showing a new level of coordination that could give Beijing more ways to impose control in contested seas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea Barriers
China is practicing vast maneuvers that could be used to disrupt U.S. naval movement, a New York Times analysis of ship data reveals.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 AM
NYT: China quietly mobilized thousands of fishing boats twice in recent weeks to form massive floating barriers of at least 200 miles long, showing a new level of coordination that could give Beijing more ways to impose control in contested seas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Woah, I've been at CNN for 25 years.😳
I've clocked tens of thousands of hours of live video journalism, having anchored over a dozen programs from Eye on China to News Stream and NYE Live.
After 25 years, I'm still trying new things. Let's keep creating as we craft the next era of news together✌🏽
I've clocked tens of thousands of hours of live video journalism, having anchored over a dozen programs from Eye on China to News Stream and NYE Live.
After 25 years, I'm still trying new things. Let's keep creating as we craft the next era of news together✌🏽
January 15, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Woah, I've been at CNN for 25 years.😳
I've clocked tens of thousands of hours of live video journalism, having anchored over a dozen programs from Eye on China to News Stream and NYE Live.
After 25 years, I'm still trying new things. Let's keep creating as we craft the next era of news together✌🏽
I've clocked tens of thousands of hours of live video journalism, having anchored over a dozen programs from Eye on China to News Stream and NYE Live.
After 25 years, I'm still trying new things. Let's keep creating as we craft the next era of news together✌🏽
💪🏼 In 2026, Asian economies are facing a test of resilience.
Economists warn that the region will be tested by enduring trade pressures, shifting U.S. policy, and the need to find fresh engines for growth.
From the latest CNN Marketplace Asia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe9...
Economists warn that the region will be tested by enduring trade pressures, shifting U.S. policy, and the need to find fresh engines for growth.
From the latest CNN Marketplace Asia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe9...
In 2026, Asian economies face a test of resilience
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 AM
💪🏼 In 2026, Asian economies are facing a test of resilience.
Economists warn that the region will be tested by enduring trade pressures, shifting U.S. policy, and the need to find fresh engines for growth.
From the latest CNN Marketplace Asia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe9...
Economists warn that the region will be tested by enduring trade pressures, shifting U.S. policy, and the need to find fresh engines for growth.
From the latest CNN Marketplace Asia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe9...
We’re back in the CNN-HK flash studio for two hours of live news.
Newsroom. 4am-5am ET, 5pm-6pm HKT. CNN.
Join us! ✌🏽
Newsroom. 4am-5am ET, 5pm-6pm HKT. CNN.
Join us! ✌🏽
January 11, 2026 at 9:24 AM
We’re back in the CNN-HK flash studio for two hours of live news.
Newsroom. 4am-5am ET, 5pm-6pm HKT. CNN.
Join us! ✌🏽
Newsroom. 4am-5am ET, 5pm-6pm HKT. CNN.
Join us! ✌🏽
Outrage in Minneapolis as protesters rally a few blocks from the street where an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.
Newsroom. 2am-4am ET, 3pm-5pm HKT. CNN.
See you soon.
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Newsroom. 2am-4am ET, 3pm-5pm HKT. CNN.
See you soon.
edition.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Live updates: Portland Border Patrol shooting; Minneapolis protests over ICE shooting | CNN
Two people are hospitalized after they were shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon today, according to DHS. Separately, tensions flared in the Minneapolis area after an ICE agent fatally sh...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Outrage in Minneapolis as protesters rally a few blocks from the street where an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.
Newsroom. 2am-4am ET, 3pm-5pm HKT. CNN.
See you soon.
edition.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Newsroom. 2am-4am ET, 3pm-5pm HKT. CNN.
See you soon.
edition.cnn.com/us/live-news...
✨There is nothing like seeing the fireworks light up the Chao Praya on New Year’s Eve! From Bangkok, Happy 2026! 🎆
#cnnnye #happynewyear #cnn
#cnnnye #happynewyear #cnn
December 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
✨There is nothing like seeing the fireworks light up the Chao Praya on New Year’s Eve! From Bangkok, Happy 2026! 🎆
#cnnnye #happynewyear #cnn
#cnnnye #happynewyear #cnn
✨It’s happening!
CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live kicks off December 31 at 7pm from Bangkok.
Join us as we ring in 2026 across the region! 🌏 🎆
#cnnnye @willripleycnn.bsky.social
CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live kicks off December 31 at 7pm from Bangkok.
Join us as we ring in 2026 across the region! 🌏 🎆
#cnnnye @willripleycnn.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
✨It’s happening!
CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live kicks off December 31 at 7pm from Bangkok.
Join us as we ring in 2026 across the region! 🌏 🎆
#cnnnye @willripleycnn.bsky.social
CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live kicks off December 31 at 7pm from Bangkok.
Join us as we ring in 2026 across the region! 🌏 🎆
#cnnnye @willripleycnn.bsky.social
Reposted by Kristie Lu Stout ✌🏽
EU leaders announced a multi-billion dollar funding plan for Ukraine’s economy and military for the next two years – with the package funded for now by borrowing cash and not tapping into billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets held in the bloc.
EU reaches $105 billion deal on Ukraine funding, won’t use frozen Russian assets for now | CNN
EU leaders early Friday announced a multi-billion dollar funding plan for Ukraine’s economy and military for the next two years – with the package funded for now by borrowing cash and not tapping into...
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
EU leaders announced a multi-billion dollar funding plan for Ukraine’s economy and military for the next two years – with the package funded for now by borrowing cash and not tapping into billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets held in the bloc.
🙏🏽 Today, Hong Kong lays to rest a hero...
Friends, colleagues, and fellow residents bowed and laid offerings in tribute to Ho Wai-ho, the 37 year-old firefighter who was killed while trying to put out the blaze that engulfed the high-rise housing estate in Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwM...
Friends, colleagues, and fellow residents bowed and laid offerings in tribute to Ho Wai-ho, the 37 year-old firefighter who was killed while trying to put out the blaze that engulfed the high-rise housing estate in Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwM...
Hong Kong lays to rest "selfless" firefighter killed battling inferno that rocked city
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🙏🏽 Today, Hong Kong lays to rest a hero...
Friends, colleagues, and fellow residents bowed and laid offerings in tribute to Ho Wai-ho, the 37 year-old firefighter who was killed while trying to put out the blaze that engulfed the high-rise housing estate in Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwM...
Friends, colleagues, and fellow residents bowed and laid offerings in tribute to Ho Wai-ho, the 37 year-old firefighter who was killed while trying to put out the blaze that engulfed the high-rise housing estate in Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwM...
We’ve been witnessing solemn and moving scenes today…
Hong Kong is holding a funeral with full honors for Ho Wai-ho, the 37-year-old firefighter who died saving lives in the devastating Tai Po blaze at Wang Fuk Court — a fire that has killed at least 160 people. 💔 🙏🏽
Hong Kong is holding a funeral with full honors for Ho Wai-ho, the 37-year-old firefighter who died saving lives in the devastating Tai Po blaze at Wang Fuk Court — a fire that has killed at least 160 people. 💔 🙏🏽
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We’ve been witnessing solemn and moving scenes today…
Hong Kong is holding a funeral with full honors for Ho Wai-ho, the 37-year-old firefighter who died saving lives in the devastating Tai Po blaze at Wang Fuk Court — a fire that has killed at least 160 people. 💔 🙏🏽
Hong Kong is holding a funeral with full honors for Ho Wai-ho, the 37-year-old firefighter who died saving lives in the devastating Tai Po blaze at Wang Fuk Court — a fire that has killed at least 160 people. 💔 🙏🏽
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of sedition and colluding with foreign forces.
Under the National Security Law, collusion is a serious crime and is punishable with up to life in prison.
Sentencing will come next.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/c...
Under the National Security Law, collusion is a serious crime and is punishable with up to life in prison.
Sentencing will come next.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/c...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence | CNN
Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty on two national security charges and a lesser sedition charge, in a landmark two-year trial widely viewed as a measure of the city’s shrin...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of sedition and colluding with foreign forces.
Under the National Security Law, collusion is a serious crime and is punishable with up to life in prison.
Sentencing will come next.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/c...
Under the National Security Law, collusion is a serious crime and is punishable with up to life in prison.
Sentencing will come next.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/c...
Here in Hong Kong, we're outside the court as we await the verdict in the National Security trial of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, one of the highest-profile critics of Beijing.
Security is tight. Scores have turned out to bear witness to this moment, with some lining up overnight.
Security is tight. Scores have turned out to bear witness to this moment, with some lining up overnight.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Here in Hong Kong, we're outside the court as we await the verdict in the National Security trial of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, one of the highest-profile critics of Beijing.
Security is tight. Scores have turned out to bear witness to this moment, with some lining up overnight.
Security is tight. Scores have turned out to bear witness to this moment, with some lining up overnight.
🌱𖥂🌲 Tech for Good revisits Flash Forest, a Canadian startup that replants entire forests by drone.
I speak with co-founder Cameron Jones to find out how it's now leveraging AI to expand their reach, as they aim to plant **one billion trees by the early 2030s.**
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9R0...
I speak with co-founder Cameron Jones to find out how it's now leveraging AI to expand their reach, as they aim to plant **one billion trees by the early 2030s.**
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9R0...
Replanting entire forests by advanced drones, lidar sensors and AI
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🌱𖥂🌲 Tech for Good revisits Flash Forest, a Canadian startup that replants entire forests by drone.
I speak with co-founder Cameron Jones to find out how it's now leveraging AI to expand their reach, as they aim to plant **one billion trees by the early 2030s.**
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9R0...
I speak with co-founder Cameron Jones to find out how it's now leveraging AI to expand their reach, as they aim to plant **one billion trees by the early 2030s.**
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9R0...
🐄🤖💡This was the moment we witnessed a *robot* herd cattle for the very first time.
🙌🏽 RESPECT for the farmers around the world who help sustain us... and the engineers who study their work, and find ways to support them through tech.
From the latest CNN Tech for Good…
🙌🏽 RESPECT for the farmers around the world who help sustain us... and the engineers who study their work, and find ways to support them through tech.
From the latest CNN Tech for Good…
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🐄🤖💡This was the moment we witnessed a *robot* herd cattle for the very first time.
🙌🏽 RESPECT for the farmers around the world who help sustain us... and the engineers who study their work, and find ways to support them through tech.
From the latest CNN Tech for Good…
🙌🏽 RESPECT for the farmers around the world who help sustain us... and the engineers who study their work, and find ways to support them through tech.
From the latest CNN Tech for Good…
🤠 (Folks are calling this the “Kristie in a cowboy hat” show)
🤖🐄 For CNN's Tech for Good, we head to Australia to visit Milk Haven -- a dairy farm where tech takes center stage -- and a cattle farm outside Sydney to meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGu...
🤖🐄 For CNN's Tech for Good, we head to Australia to visit Milk Haven -- a dairy farm where tech takes center stage -- and a cattle farm outside Sydney to meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGu...
Meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot that runs with the herd
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
🤠 (Folks are calling this the “Kristie in a cowboy hat” show)
🤖🐄 For CNN's Tech for Good, we head to Australia to visit Milk Haven -- a dairy farm where tech takes center stage -- and a cattle farm outside Sydney to meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGu...
🤖🐄 For CNN's Tech for Good, we head to Australia to visit Milk Haven -- a dairy farm where tech takes center stage -- and a cattle farm outside Sydney to meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGu...
The photo of Mr. Wong has become a poignant symbol of Hong Kong's deadly fire. Reuters photojournalist Tyrone Siu captured the moment of anguish in the now viral photograph.
Mr. Wong's family says they are reeling as the man’s wife remains missing.
🙏🏽🇭🇰😞
www.youtube.com/shorts/uDjDe...
Mr. Wong's family says they are reeling as the man’s wife remains missing.
🙏🏽🇭🇰😞
www.youtube.com/shorts/uDjDe...
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The photo of Mr. Wong has become a poignant symbol of Hong Kong's deadly fire. Reuters photojournalist Tyrone Siu captured the moment of anguish in the now viral photograph.
Mr. Wong's family says they are reeling as the man’s wife remains missing.
🙏🏽🇭🇰😞
www.youtube.com/shorts/uDjDe...
Mr. Wong's family says they are reeling as the man’s wife remains missing.
🙏🏽🇭🇰😞
www.youtube.com/shorts/uDjDe...
Yayuk Setyowati is the sister of an Indonesian caregiver who perished in the Tai Po fire. Yayuk searched for her sister for four agonizing days before she received confirmation of her death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqO...
‘My heart is broken’: Domestic worker mourns sister who died in Hong Kong fire
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Yayuk Setyowati is the sister of an Indonesian caregiver who perished in the Tai Po fire. Yayuk searched for her sister for four agonizing days before she received confirmation of her death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqO...
🙏🏽🇭🇰😔 Thousands have turned out to pay tribute to the victims of the Tai Po fire by leaving flowers and messages of condolence.
There's also a memorial for the pets who perished. Mourners have left toys and food for the dogs, cats and other companion animals who died in the fire.
There's also a memorial for the pets who perished. Mourners have left toys and food for the dogs, cats and other companion animals who died in the fire.
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🙏🏽🇭🇰😔 Thousands have turned out to pay tribute to the victims of the Tai Po fire by leaving flowers and messages of condolence.
There's also a memorial for the pets who perished. Mourners have left toys and food for the dogs, cats and other companion animals who died in the fire.
There's also a memorial for the pets who perished. Mourners have left toys and food for the dogs, cats and other companion animals who died in the fire.
The scale of the fire tragedy has deeply shaken #HongKong and the world.
- Death toll has climbed to 151
- Thousands gather at impromptu memorials
- Authorities blame substandard renovation material
- More than a dozen arrests made
The latest from Tai Po. 🙏🏽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xaZ...
- Death toll has climbed to 151
- Thousands gather at impromptu memorials
- Authorities blame substandard renovation material
- More than a dozen arrests made
The latest from Tai Po. 🙏🏽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xaZ...
Hong Kong grieves as Tai Po fire death toll reaches 151
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The scale of the fire tragedy has deeply shaken #HongKong and the world.
- Death toll has climbed to 151
- Thousands gather at impromptu memorials
- Authorities blame substandard renovation material
- More than a dozen arrests made
The latest from Tai Po. 🙏🏽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xaZ...
- Death toll has climbed to 151
- Thousands gather at impromptu memorials
- Authorities blame substandard renovation material
- More than a dozen arrests made
The latest from Tai Po. 🙏🏽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xaZ...
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hong Kong is in mourning after a deadly fire tore through a housing complex, killing 146 and leaving at least 40 missing.
Victims include elderly residents, migrant caregivers, and a firefighter... as anger mounts over unsafe renovations.
The latest from Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=elQh...
Victims include elderly residents, migrant caregivers, and a firefighter... as anger mounts over unsafe renovations.
The latest from Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=elQh...
Hong Kong mourns as high-rise fire takes 146 lives
YouTube video by Kristie Lu Stout
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Hong Kong is in mourning after a deadly fire tore through a housing complex, killing 146 and leaving at least 40 missing.
Victims include elderly residents, migrant caregivers, and a firefighter... as anger mounts over unsafe renovations.
The latest from Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=elQh...
Victims include elderly residents, migrant caregivers, and a firefighter... as anger mounts over unsafe renovations.
The latest from Tai Po.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=elQh...