Dake Kang
@dakekang.bsky.social
中文名：姜大翼｜AP Journalist in Beijing | 美联社北京分社的一位伟大时代的记录者｜你可以用微信联系我（dakekang) 或者电报, Signal, WhatsApp (+1 201 937 9797). 邮箱: dakekang@protonmail.com
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Dake Kang
@dakekang.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
apnews.com
1/THREAD: @AP has published our investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state. We obtained multiple, massive leaks of internal and classified Chinese government and corporate documents running into the tens of thousands:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Two lawmakers want the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit to proceed against Cisco over allegations their tech was used to persecute the Falun Gong.
If the suit succeeds, it would signal that U.S. firms could be held liable for abuse of their tech overseas:
apnews.com/article/cisc...
If the suit succeeds, it would signal that U.S. firms could be held liable for abuse of their tech overseas:
apnews.com/article/cisc...
GOP lawmakers urge Trump administration to back Falun Gong lawsuit against Cisco
Two prominent Republicans are urging the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit against Cisco. The lawsuit claims Cisco's technology was used to persecute Falun Gong members in China.
apnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Two lawmakers want the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit to proceed against Cisco over allegations their tech was used to persecute the Falun Gong.
If the suit succeeds, it would signal that U.S. firms could be held liable for abuse of their tech overseas:
apnews.com/article/cisc...
If the suit succeeds, it would signal that U.S. firms could be held liable for abuse of their tech overseas:
apnews.com/article/cisc...
1/As Trump prepares to meet with Xi in China, tech is one of the thorniest topics on the table.
Our investigation shows Washington repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police.
apnews.com/article/chin...
Our investigation shows Washington repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police.
apnews.com/article/chin...
US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds
Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American fi...
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
1/As Trump prepares to meet with Xi in China, tech is one of the thorniest topics on the table.
Our investigation shows Washington repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police.
apnews.com/article/chin...
Our investigation shows Washington repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police.
apnews.com/article/chin...
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I spoke recently with @dakekang.bsky.social of @apnews.com on the level of involvement that U.S. companies have had in China.
It’s often shareholder value over human values.
youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
It’s often shareholder value over human values.
youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
How U.S. Tech Helped to Create China’s Police State | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I spoke recently with @dakekang.bsky.social of @apnews.com on the level of involvement that U.S. companies have had in China.
It’s often shareholder value over human values.
youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
It’s often shareholder value over human values.
youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
A horrifying must-read from my colleague Kristen Gelineau on the starvation that has gripped parts of Myanmar after the dismantling of USAID.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A horrifying must-read from my colleague Kristen Gelineau on the starvation that has gripped parts of Myanmar after the dismantling of USAID.
I was on @AmanpourCoPBS tonight, discussing the role of American tech firms in China’s surveillance state with @hari. Grateful for the chance to speak to @CNN and @PBS’s audience about our story.
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
How U.S. Tech Created China’s Police State | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I was on @AmanpourCoPBS tonight, discussing the role of American tech firms in China’s surveillance state with @hari. Grateful for the chance to speak to @CNN and @PBS’s audience about our story.
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...
Hello everyone, I am now also on Substack. Bit of an experiment for me, but I suspect people who follow me might like that format better: substack.com/@dakekang
Dake Kang | Substack
Investigative journalist in Beijing
substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Hello everyone, I am now also on Substack. Bit of an experiment for me, but I suspect people who follow me might like that format better: substack.com/@dakekang
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Reposted by Dake Kang
1/THREAD: @AP has published our investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state. We obtained multiple, massive leaks of internal and classified Chinese government and corporate documents running into the tens of thousands:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
apnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
1/THREAD: @AP has published our investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state. We obtained multiple, massive leaks of internal and classified Chinese government and corporate documents running into the tens of thousands:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
1/THREAD: @AP has published our investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state. We obtained multiple, massive leaks of internal and classified Chinese government and corporate documents running into the tens of thousands:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
apnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
1/THREAD: @AP has published our investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state. We obtained multiple, massive leaks of internal and classified Chinese government and corporate documents running into the tens of thousands:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
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Tens of thousands of people in China are barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest surveillance apparatus.
An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies.
An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies.
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Tens of thousands of people in China are barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest surveillance apparatus.
An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies.
An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies.
BREAKING - China hits back at the US, adds another 50% tariff on US goods:
@huizhong-wu.bsky.social
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@huizhong-wu.bsky.social
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April 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
BREAKING - China hits back at the US, adds another 50% tariff on US goods:
@huizhong-wu.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/china-…
@huizhong-wu.bsky.social
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Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, in an escalation of Chinese pressure in Africa. It shows how far China will go to wield clout abroad: apnews.com/article/chin...
Beijing ups diplomatic pressure on Africa as the US pulls back
Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China, officials from t...
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, in an escalation of Chinese pressure in Africa. It shows how far China will go to wield clout abroad: apnews.com/article/chin...
The U.S. has banned government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, AP has learned. A blanket “non-fraternization” policy, as it is known, has been unheard of publicly since the Cold War
w/Didi Tang, Matt Lee
apnews.com/article/chin...
w/Didi Tang, Matt Lee
apnews.com/article/chin...
US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citize...
apnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The U.S. has banned government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, AP has learned. A blanket “non-fraternization” policy, as it is known, has been unheard of publicly since the Cold War
w/Didi Tang, Matt Lee
apnews.com/article/chin...
w/Didi Tang, Matt Lee
apnews.com/article/chin...
1/In the US, Elon Musk says he champions free speech. In China, his car company, Tesla, is silencing criticism - with the backing of the state.
Tesla China sued car owners, outlets and bloggers pointing out safety issues - and has won almost every case.
apnews.com/article/tesl...
Tesla China sued car owners, outlets and bloggers pointing out safety issues - and has won almost every case.
apnews.com/article/tesl...
Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages
Tesla has sued its own customers and journalists in China for defamation – and won just about every time.
apnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
1/In the US, Elon Musk says he champions free speech. In China, his car company, Tesla, is silencing criticism - with the backing of the state.
Tesla China sued car owners, outlets and bloggers pointing out safety issues - and has won almost every case.
apnews.com/article/tesl...
Tesla China sued car owners, outlets and bloggers pointing out safety issues - and has won almost every case.
apnews.com/article/tesl...
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30+ of Weibo's Top 50 trending topics are on the martial law declaration in South Korea — hard to overstate just how viral this news is on the Chinese internet.
December 3, 2024 at 4:47 PM
30+ of Weibo's Top 50 trending topics are on the martial law declaration in South Korea — hard to overstate just how viral this news is on the Chinese internet.
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Yes, it's very "Confucian" or whatever
The mysterious Far East custom of having your legislature actually vigorously oppose a coup attempt
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Yes, it's very "Confucian" or whatever
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If anyone was looking for an epigraph
I'm fucking blasted and hanging out in the weirdest scene because history happened at a deeply inconvenient hour. so it goes.
December 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM
If anyone was looking for an epigraph
Far from the only one.
People are sometimes surprised to hear me say it’s easier these days to be a foreign journalist in China than three or five years ago. But it is. Though people here are nervous about speaking to us, the hostility is gone.
People are sometimes surprised to hear me say it’s easier these days to be a foreign journalist in China than three or five years ago. But it is. Though people here are nervous about speaking to us, the hostility is gone.
Meet Alex Zhu, a former "little pink" whose journey from a staunch party supporter to an outspoken critic reflects what many young Chinese have experienced in recent years.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
How a Young Chinese Nationalist Turned Her Back on Beijing
Studying overseas, a former “little pink” started questioning her patriotic education.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Far from the only one.
People are sometimes surprised to hear me say it’s easier these days to be a foreign journalist in China than three or five years ago. But it is. Though people here are nervous about speaking to us, the hostility is gone.
People are sometimes surprised to hear me say it’s easier these days to be a foreign journalist in China than three or five years ago. But it is. Though people here are nervous about speaking to us, the hostility is gone.
If you haven’t watched 好东西, that movie is packed with these vibes. Lots of sly references to things that shall not be mentioned (censorship, pandemic, LGBT, feminism… ok maybe that one was full-on), lots of internet culture, and very very funny. Just watched on a friend’s rec, highly recommended
A couple thoughts on this story by Elsie Chen and me:
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
In China’s regimented society, youth find release at underground raves
In recent years, space for culture and creativity has been shrinking in China as the authorities have ramped up censorship of concerts, shows, and other cultural events.
apnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:26 AM
If you haven’t watched 好东西, that movie is packed with these vibes. Lots of sly references to things that shall not be mentioned (censorship, pandemic, LGBT, feminism… ok maybe that one was full-on), lots of internet culture, and very very funny. Just watched on a friend’s rec, highly recommended
Breaking: China Defense Ministry announces suspension and investigation of high-ranking military official Miao Hua, says FT report on Defense Minister Dong Jun being suspended is “sheer fabrication” and that Dong is still Minister
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
High-ranking military official in China placed under investigation, defense ministry says
China's Defense Ministry says a a high-ranking military official is under investigation. The official is Miao Hua, who is director of the political work department on the powerful Central Military Com...
apnews.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Breaking: China Defense Ministry announces suspension and investigation of high-ranking military official Miao Hua, says FT report on Defense Minister Dong Jun being suspended is “sheer fabrication” and that Dong is still Minister
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
My colleagues Simina and Ken on how Chinese manufacturers were already shifting away from the US market - and how that’s poised to accelerate under Trump’s proposed tariffs, speaking to a seller of those Times Square fridge magnets you see hawked in NYC:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Trump's sharp tariff hikes could speed up China's shift to new markets and offshore factories
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to sharply raise tariffs on all Chinese imports and close some loopholes Chinese exporters currently use to sell their products more cheaply in the U.S...
apnews.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:14 AM
My colleagues Simina and Ken on how Chinese manufacturers were already shifting away from the US market - and how that’s poised to accelerate under Trump’s proposed tariffs, speaking to a seller of those Times Square fridge magnets you see hawked in NYC:
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Can we please talk about how Chinese political humor has become so, so much better than American political humor
-Oh something I forgot to mention is some of the humor here is becoming very dark and very funny. Soviet, but updated for the 21st century.
November 24, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Can we please talk about how Chinese political humor has become so, so much better than American political humor
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wow the name of bluesky comes from mandarin Chinese :)
1. The name Bluesky was originally a placeholder for the project started by Twitter to build an open social protocol.
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
November 23, 2024 at 5:07 PM
wow the name of bluesky comes from mandarin Chinese :)
A couple thoughts on this story by Elsie Chen and me:
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
In China’s regimented society, youth find release at underground raves
In recent years, space for culture and creativity has been shrinking in China as the authorities have ramped up censorship of concerts, shows, and other cultural events.
apnews.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:39 AM
A couple thoughts on this story by Elsie Chen and me:
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...
-Upper-middle class urban China has become cool and fashionable! Little of that has reached foreign audiences except maybe through TikTok, because of the firewall and all those expelled journalists…
apnews.com/article/chin...