Melissa Chan
@melissakchan.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated reporter. Russia Today called me “notorious,” China kicked me out. Formerly Asia, Doha, California, more 🌏. Author of graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION out now!
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📺 A clip from our MSNBC segment. @badiucao.bsky.social and I are honored that our graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION joined Ali Velshi's Banned Book Club! Thank you again to @velshi.bsky.social for the invitation! 🔗 GRAB YOUR COPY: www.melissachan.com/revolution
Tomorrow is a big day for us in Berlin. @badiucao.bsky.social and I speak right after a speech by the former president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen! 😮 And in the evening — we have our first book talk in Berlin. 💛 For good vibes, here's a photo from our event in February in Taipei. What a year it's been.
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tomorrow is a big day for us in Berlin. @badiucao.bsky.social and I speak right after a speech by the former president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen! 😮 And in the evening — we have our first book talk in Berlin. 💛 For good vibes, here's a photo from our event in February in Taipei. What a year it's been.
Sobering stats from Hong Kong Democracy Council: As of Oct. 31, the number of Hong Kong political prisoners has reached 1,942. 🔗 www.hkdc.us/hong-kong-po...
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Sobering stats from Hong Kong Democracy Council: As of Oct. 31, the number of Hong Kong political prisoners has reached 1,942. 🔗 www.hkdc.us/hong-kong-po...
Developing country vibes. ➡️ Nov 6 (Reuters) - United Airlines UAL.O and Delta Air Lines both started cancelling Friday flights after the Federal Aviation Administration directed reductions at 40 high-traffic U.S. airports to address air traffic control safety concerns.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Developing country vibes. ➡️ Nov 6 (Reuters) - United Airlines UAL.O and Delta Air Lines both started cancelling Friday flights after the Federal Aviation Administration directed reductions at 40 high-traffic U.S. airports to address air traffic control safety concerns.
I love Skylight Books in Los Angeles and this was my book haul last time I was there: Kaveh Akbar's MARTYR! and Nicole Wong's MAHJONG, which is a how-to guide. Go read some books, people! 🌱 Social media can be fun but unplug a bit and touch grass! Read and play mahjong!
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I love Skylight Books in Los Angeles and this was my book haul last time I was there: Kaveh Akbar's MARTYR! and Nicole Wong's MAHJONG, which is a how-to guide. Go read some books, people! 🌱 Social media can be fun but unplug a bit and touch grass! Read and play mahjong!
🇮🇹 "It’s ironic that Meloni’s push to return Italian opera to its former glory risks weakening it." From @vanmusicmag.bsky.social by Kevin Ng:
Is Beatrice Venezi’s Appointment Really Based on Merit?
Everywhere you look, politics are seeping into opera. In New York, Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, accompanied onstage by Democratic senator Chuck Schumer, gave a rousing opening-night ...
van-magazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🇮🇹 "It’s ironic that Meloni’s push to return Italian opera to its former glory risks weakening it." From @vanmusicmag.bsky.social by Kevin Ng:
It is wild to be in Germany watching Americans acting like absolute psychos because they confuse social democracy with communism. Mamdani's economic policy is like the very boring, centrist SPD here or something.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It is wild to be in Germany watching Americans acting like absolute psychos because they confuse social democracy with communism. Mamdani's economic policy is like the very boring, centrist SPD here or something.
🇩🇪 Berlin! YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION comes to Germany — the anniversary week of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Come say hi to @badiucao.bsky.social and me at Literaturhaus this coming Monday, 10th November. 🔗 bit.ly/li-be-revolution
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🇩🇪 Berlin! YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION comes to Germany — the anniversary week of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Come say hi to @badiucao.bsky.social and me at Literaturhaus this coming Monday, 10th November. 🔗 bit.ly/li-be-revolution
🇺🇸🇨🇳 "The first year of Trump’s second term in office may be remembered as the moment when the power dynamic between the United States and China shifted decidedly in Beijing’s favor." From @noahbarkin.bsky.social:
Watching China in Europe—November 2025
www.gmfus.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🇺🇸🇨🇳 "The first year of Trump’s second term in office may be remembered as the moment when the power dynamic between the United States and China shifted decidedly in Beijing’s favor." From @noahbarkin.bsky.social:
Reposted by Melissa Chan
Mamdani's victory wasn't only a repudiation of an old and exhausted political establishment in the city, it was also a triumph over the framing power of the political press, and none more so than the New York Times, whose coverage and editorials worked relentlessly to dampen his appeal.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mamdani's victory wasn't only a repudiation of an old and exhausted political establishment in the city, it was also a triumph over the framing power of the political press, and none more so than the New York Times, whose coverage and editorials worked relentlessly to dampen his appeal.
Reposted by Melissa Chan
"You cannot turn a blind eye to conspiracies about Satanic paedophile rings and expect the base will stop at the Protocols of the Elders of Zion." My column on the suppurating neo-Nazism on America's right. on.ft.com/4oxjjQj
Don’t blame the left for US antisemitism
[FREE TO READ] The anti-Jewish threat in America today comes largely from the right
on.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"You cannot turn a blind eye to conspiracies about Satanic paedophile rings and expect the base will stop at the Protocols of the Elders of Zion." My column on the suppurating neo-Nazism on America's right. on.ft.com/4oxjjQj
The White House saying that the California vote is rigged is dangerous stuff and a precursor to what we’ll be seeing next year. America will have elections for years to come — the question is whether you want it to be one that operates like Turkey’s or Russia’s.
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The White House saying that the California vote is rigged is dangerous stuff and a precursor to what we’ll be seeing next year. America will have elections for years to come — the question is whether you want it to be one that operates like Turkey’s or Russia’s.
⚾️ Yoshinobu Yamamoto greeting the crowd with a confident “buenas tardes” in the stadium is everything I love about Los Angeles.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
⚾️ Yoshinobu Yamamoto greeting the crowd with a confident “buenas tardes” in the stadium is everything I love about Los Angeles.
🎙️ I was this week's guest on @newlinesmag.bsky.social's podcast — talking about the changing nature of authoritarian attempts at soft power (they're getting much better and more subtle at it), from the arts to sportwashing. Thank you @amiefr.bsky.social for having me on!
The Pillars of China’s Global Rise
Author and Emmy-nominated journalist Melissa Chan joins Amie Ferris-Rotman on the podcast to discuss the foundations of China’s increasing global dominance.
newlinesmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🎙️ I was this week's guest on @newlinesmag.bsky.social's podcast — talking about the changing nature of authoritarian attempts at soft power (they're getting much better and more subtle at it), from the arts to sportwashing. Thank you @amiefr.bsky.social for having me on!
This opening line is classic journalism and beautiful writing: “Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s arms were so tired, he needed help lifting the World Series MVP trophy.”
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series MVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers with one of the greatest pitching performances in Fall Classic history, including an epic relief appearance in Game 7 on Saturday night.
Yamamoto completes outstanding October with Game 7 heroics, World Series MVP
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series MVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers with one of the greatest pitching performances in Fall Classic history, including an epic relief appearance in Game 7 on Saturday night.
bit.ly
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This opening line is classic journalism and beautiful writing: “Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s arms were so tired, he needed help lifting the World Series MVP trophy.”
Reposted by Melissa Chan
Clocks in USA go back one hour. Clocks in Russia already went back to 1937.
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Clocks in USA go back one hour. Clocks in Russia already went back to 1937.
🌴 In good company at the Miami Book Fair! Florida needs some good trouble. 😉 I'm looking forward to José Zamora leading our conversation — a great free speech and free press advocate. Come say hi 11/23!
November 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🌴 In good company at the Miami Book Fair! Florida needs some good trouble. 😉 I'm looking forward to José Zamora leading our conversation — a great free speech and free press advocate. Come say hi 11/23!
🇪🇺 In Europe, you can die from incremental technocracy: ➡️ BRUSSELS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The European Union and China will continue to engage on export control policies, the European Commission's trade chief said on Saturday, a day after EU and Chinese officials met in Brussels.
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🇪🇺 In Europe, you can die from incremental technocracy: ➡️ BRUSSELS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The European Union and China will continue to engage on export control policies, the European Commission's trade chief said on Saturday, a day after EU and Chinese officials met in Brussels.
All this griping about Shohei not speaking English from Americans who are not from LA miss the point that the Dodgers are partly the Indo-Pacific’s baseball team. Angelenos with their diversity understand that. Sorry not sorry for those who do not. Shohei is massive in Japan, Taiwan, etc.
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
All this griping about Shohei not speaking English from Americans who are not from LA miss the point that the Dodgers are partly the Indo-Pacific’s baseball team. Angelenos with their diversity understand that. Sorry not sorry for those who do not. Shohei is massive in Japan, Taiwan, etc.
Reposted by Melissa Chan
Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social Announces New Imprint – Takumigraphics to Celebrate the Art and Craft of East Asian Comics in 2026. www.brokenfrontier.com/fantagraphic...
Fantagraphics Announces New Imprint - Takumigraphics to Celebrate the Art and Craft of East Asian Comics in 2026 – Broken Frontier
Fantagraphics have a new imprint Takumigraphics coming next year featuring work from Shimura Takako, Yudori and more.
www.brokenfrontier.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social Announces New Imprint – Takumigraphics to Celebrate the Art and Craft of East Asian Comics in 2026. www.brokenfrontier.com/fantagraphic...
Reposted by Melissa Chan
Join COURAGE to WRITE grantee Melissa Chan and co-author Badiucao, in conversation with José Zamora, at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday, November 23rd, at 12:00pm ET! @melissakchan.bsky.social @badiucao.bsky.social @miamibookfair.bsky.social
Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...
Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Join COURAGE to WRITE grantee Melissa Chan and co-author Badiucao, in conversation with José Zamora, at the Miami Book Fair on Sunday, November 23rd, at 12:00pm ET! @melissakchan.bsky.social @badiucao.bsky.social @miamibookfair.bsky.social
Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...
Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/melissa-chan...
The thing is if you actually read South African press, a ton of post-apartheid, young, white South Africans are deeply mortified and definitely do not want to be associated with ethno-nationalism and reject MAGA. 🫣
BREAKING: The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.
Trump administration limits number of refugees to 7,500 and they're mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The thing is if you actually read South African press, a ton of post-apartheid, young, white South Africans are deeply mortified and definitely do not want to be associated with ethno-nationalism and reject MAGA. 🫣
The deportation of undocumented Haitians from the Dominican Republic is an undercovered story. Good to see Fault Lines report on this. From Natasha Del Toro, Jeremy Young, Adrienne Haspel, and the rest of the amazing team:
Inside the Dominican Republic’s crackdown on Haitians | Nowhere to Belong | Fault Lines Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The deportation of undocumented Haitians from the Dominican Republic is an undercovered story. Good to see Fault Lines report on this. From Natasha Del Toro, Jeremy Young, Adrienne Haspel, and the rest of the amazing team:
I love the reflections from readers who run book and comic blogs. This one is from Sean Kleefeld of Kleefeld on Comics — another one I missed but am so glad to find now. 🥹
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I love the reflections from readers who run book and comic blogs. This one is from Sean Kleefeld of Kleefeld on Comics — another one I missed but am so glad to find now. 🥹
Kind of a miracle Xi didn’t try to bring up Taiwan and Trump avoided some One China Policy / Principle rhetorical trap. Whoever on his team deserves a pat on the back.
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Kind of a miracle Xi didn’t try to bring up Taiwan and Trump avoided some One China Policy / Principle rhetorical trap. Whoever on his team deserves a pat on the back.
Reposted by Melissa Chan
Interesting optics – Trump clearly trying to play up the closeness of the two leaders’ relationship, nodding in agreement as Xi speaks, calling Xi a great leader, whereas Xi is much more subdued, not reciprocating with the bonhomie Trump seems over eager to project.
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Interesting optics – Trump clearly trying to play up the closeness of the two leaders’ relationship, nodding in agreement as Xi speaks, calling Xi a great leader, whereas Xi is much more subdued, not reciprocating with the bonhomie Trump seems over eager to project.