Robert Postings
@robertpostings.bsky.social
| Freelance journalist in London | Previously in China + Jordan |
Written for The Times, Time Out Shanghai, The PIE, The Defense Post + more.
Written for The Times, Time Out Shanghai, The PIE, The Defense Post + more.
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Hello Bluesky! I thought I'd introduce myself to new followers.
I'm a freelance journalist in London, previously I've spent time reporting in China and Jordan. In this thread 🧵 I'll share some of the articles I've written over the past couple of years and let them do the talking for me:
I'm a freelance journalist in London, previously I've spent time reporting in China and Jordan. In this thread 🧵 I'll share some of the articles I've written over the past couple of years and let them do the talking for me:
'One of the Greatest Writers, Full Stop' - was great to review Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms by Lu Xun for @asiancha.bsky.social
chajournal.blog/2025/06/16/w...
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[REVIEW] “One of the Greatest Writers, Full Stop: Lu Xun’s 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠 & 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝐺𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝐷𝑢𝑠𝑘” by Robert Postings
📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Also read “Feature: Lu Xun” in Cha. Lu Xun (author), Eileen J. Cheng (translator), Theodore Huters (editor), Wild G…
chajournal.blog
July 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
'One of the Greatest Writers, Full Stop' - was great to review Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms by Lu Xun for @asiancha.bsky.social
chajournal.blog/2025/06/16/w...
chajournal.blog/2025/06/16/w...
On Tuesday 3rd June I'll be moderating a talk about 'Reporting on China'. Come along to hear from a diverse group of four great journalists about the realities of reporting on China.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
May 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On Tuesday 3rd June I'll be moderating a talk about 'Reporting on China'. Come along to hear from a diverse group of four great journalists about the realities of reporting on China.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
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May 18th is the last chance to check out the great 'Living Spirits' exhibition in London detailing the crafts and beliefs of the Bai people from Yunnan, China. Part of London Craft Week, it is organised by Yicrafts x Liuran. Read my article about the exhibition here: chinaminutes.com/2025/05/16/l...
Living Spirits Exhibition: The Life and Craft of Bai People
“In the Hands of the Bai, all things have spirit” shares the Living Spirits: Bai Craft nd the Art of Nature exhibition at London Craft Week.
chinaminutes.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
May 18th is the last chance to check out the great 'Living Spirits' exhibition in London detailing the crafts and beliefs of the Bai people from Yunnan, China. Part of London Craft Week, it is organised by Yicrafts x Liuran. Read my article about the exhibition here: chinaminutes.com/2025/05/16/l...
May 18th is the last chance to check out the great 'Living Spirits' exhibition in London detailing the crafts and beliefs of the Bai people from Yunnan, China. Part of London Craft Week, it is organised by Yicrafts x Liuran. Read my article about the exhibition here: chinaminutes.com/2025/05/16/l...
Living Spirits Exhibition: The Life and Craft of Bai People
“In the Hands of the Bai, all things have spirit” shares the Living Spirits: Bai Craft nd the Art of Nature exhibition at London Craft Week.
chinaminutes.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
May 18th is the last chance to check out the great 'Living Spirits' exhibition in London detailing the crafts and beliefs of the Bai people from Yunnan, China. Part of London Craft Week, it is organised by Yicrafts x Liuran. Read my article about the exhibition here: chinaminutes.com/2025/05/16/l...
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I recently interviewed @xuetingni.bsky.social for China Minutes talking about Sinophagia, Chinese Horrror, and sharing Chinese cultures with a wider audience. It was a lovely chat and I hope everyone gives it a read!
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
Xueting C. Ni Interview: Sinophagia and Chinese Horror
Xueting C. Ni talks to China Minutes about her latest work Sinophagia, Chinese horror, and sharing Chinese culture with the West.
chinaminutes.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I recently interviewed @xuetingni.bsky.social for China Minutes talking about Sinophagia, Chinese Horrror, and sharing Chinese cultures with a wider audience. It was a lovely chat and I hope everyone gives it a read!
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
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Interview with China Minutes, in which I talk about Sinophagia, horror literature and my work on Chinese cultures. chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
Xueting C. Ni Interview: Sinophagia and Chinese Horror
Xueting C. Ni talks to China Minutes about her latest work Sinophagia, Chinese horror, and sharing Chinese culture with the West.
chinaminutes.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Interview with China Minutes, in which I talk about Sinophagia, horror literature and my work on Chinese cultures. chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
I recently interviewed @xuetingni.bsky.social for China Minutes talking about Sinophagia, Chinese Horrror, and sharing Chinese cultures with a wider audience. It was a lovely chat and I hope everyone gives it a read!
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
Xueting C. Ni Interview: Sinophagia and Chinese Horror
Xueting C. Ni talks to China Minutes about her latest work Sinophagia, Chinese horror, and sharing Chinese culture with the West.
chinaminutes.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I recently interviewed @xuetingni.bsky.social for China Minutes talking about Sinophagia, Chinese Horrror, and sharing Chinese cultures with a wider audience. It was a lovely chat and I hope everyone gives it a read!
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
chinaminutes.com/2025/04/25/x...
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Thanks so much @robertpostings.bsky.social !
If you're interested in China or Health, please do follow my friend @rcjwang.bsky.social and check out her Substack China Health Pulse.
She writes great articles like this one, which breaks down some of the biggest myths about Chinese healthcare:
chinahealthpulse.substack.com/p/five-bigge...
She writes great articles like this one, which breaks down some of the biggest myths about Chinese healthcare:
chinahealthpulse.substack.com/p/five-bigge...
Five Biggest Myths I See About China’s Healthcare
Here’s what everyone keeps getting wrong - and why it really matters.
chinahealthpulse.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thanks so much @robertpostings.bsky.social !
If you're interested in China or Health, please do follow my friend @rcjwang.bsky.social and check out her Substack China Health Pulse.
She writes great articles like this one, which breaks down some of the biggest myths about Chinese healthcare:
chinahealthpulse.substack.com/p/five-bigge...
She writes great articles like this one, which breaks down some of the biggest myths about Chinese healthcare:
chinahealthpulse.substack.com/p/five-bigge...
Five Biggest Myths I See About China’s Healthcare
Here’s what everyone keeps getting wrong - and why it really matters.
chinahealthpulse.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
If you're interested in China or Health, please do follow my friend @rcjwang.bsky.social and check out her Substack China Health Pulse.
She writes great articles like this one, which breaks down some of the biggest myths about Chinese healthcare:
chinahealthpulse.substack.com/p/five-bigge...
She writes great articles like this one, which breaks down some of the biggest myths about Chinese healthcare:
chinahealthpulse.substack.com/p/five-bigge...
I wrote about the Chinese uncle who followed IShowSpeed across China. His name is Jiang Ge from Rongchang near Chongqing. A local internet celebrity who has consistently worked to promote his hometown, support local farmers, and do charity work.
Read all here: chinaminutes.com/2025/04/09/i...
Read all here: chinaminutes.com/2025/04/09/i...
Who is IShowSpeed Unc that Followed Him Across China?
IShowSpeed Unc followed him across China giving Speed food and becoming a highlight of the stream - all to promote his hometown.
chinaminutes.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I wrote about the Chinese uncle who followed IShowSpeed across China. His name is Jiang Ge from Rongchang near Chongqing. A local internet celebrity who has consistently worked to promote his hometown, support local farmers, and do charity work.
Read all here: chinaminutes.com/2025/04/09/i...
Read all here: chinaminutes.com/2025/04/09/i...
Photos from the large protest at old Royal Mint yesterday, the proposed site of the new Chinese Embassy in London. Well over a thousand protesters turned up opposing the move.
February 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Photos from the large protest at old Royal Mint yesterday, the proposed site of the new Chinese Embassy in London. Well over a thousand protesters turned up opposing the move.
My latest for @thepienews.bsky.social translating and summarising a White Paper on Chinese overseas students' experiences. Includes lots of useful data and provides an important Chinese student perspective on struggles with English language and academic requirements.
thepienews.com/chinese-stud...
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Chinese students grapple with study and language pressures, report finds
Study pressures and language barriers are the biggest challenges shaping the experience of Chinese students, according to new research.
thepienews.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My latest for @thepienews.bsky.social translating and summarising a White Paper on Chinese overseas students' experiences. Includes lots of useful data and provides an important Chinese student perspective on struggles with English language and academic requirements.
thepienews.com/chinese-stud...
thepienews.com/chinese-stud...
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I made a starter pack for NUJ London Freelance branch members, committee, and union officials.
NUJ members on Bluesky - please join and share!
#StrongerTogether #JoinAUnion
go.bsky.app/JyaRxx
January 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I made a starter pack for NUJ London Freelance branch members, committee, and union officials.
NUJ members on Bluesky - please join and share!
#StrongerTogether #JoinAUnion
go.bsky.app/JyaRxx
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Christmas films: the less-known and the old classics
@gemmagould.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social
@gemmagould.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social
Christmas films: the less-known and the old classics
This Christmas you may prefer to watch your favourite films; we offer you two alternatives you may make your new classic must-watch movies
centralbylines.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Christmas films: the less-known and the old classics
@gemmagould.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social
@gemmagould.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social
As always @chinahousebrief.bsky.social a great read if you have an interest in China or Sino-British relations.
December 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
As always @chinahousebrief.bsky.social a great read if you have an interest in China or Sino-British relations.
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🥲 so proud of our institution, so proud.
The Principal always makes sure we hit the headlines in such hopeful ways. Good thing he made his office run this entire vanity conference to be the conduit between the minister and Chinese vice-minister, ambassador, and AI investors.
The Principal always makes sure we hit the headlines in such hopeful ways. Good thing he made his office run this entire vanity conference to be the conduit between the minister and Chinese vice-minister, ambassador, and AI investors.
December 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
🥲 so proud of our institution, so proud.
The Principal always makes sure we hit the headlines in such hopeful ways. Good thing he made his office run this entire vanity conference to be the conduit between the minister and Chinese vice-minister, ambassador, and AI investors.
The Principal always makes sure we hit the headlines in such hopeful ways. Good thing he made his office run this entire vanity conference to be the conduit between the minister and Chinese vice-minister, ambassador, and AI investors.
Was great getting my first article published in @thetimes.com with an exclusive scoop that UK Minister for Skills Baroness Smith had a private meeting with Chinese Vice Minister of Education Wu Yan in London last week. Previously the meeting had not been reported. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Education minister held private meeting with Chinese counterpart
Baroness Smith of Malvern and Wu Yan had discussed how universities could work together at a roundtable event in London
www.thetimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Was great getting my first article published in @thetimes.com with an exclusive scoop that UK Minister for Skills Baroness Smith had a private meeting with Chinese Vice Minister of Education Wu Yan in London last week. Previously the meeting had not been reported. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Christmas presents seem to bring both pleasure and stress; three members of our team have a few thoughts to share
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@gemmagould.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social
Christmas presents are both a pleasure and a pain
Christmas presents seem to bring both pleasure and stress; three members of our team have a few thoughts to share
centralbylines.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Christmas presents seem to bring both pleasure and stress; three members of our team have a few thoughts to share
@gemmagould.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social
@gemmagould.bsky.social @chasmanthium.bsky.social @robertpostings.bsky.social
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While numerous in-depth stories in China are produced every year, genuine investigative journalism remains rare. This is why GIJN's Editor’s Picks have pivoted from featuring investigative reporting “in China” to “about China."
Below are our 2024 picks: https://twp.ai/1KAb1i
Below are our 2024 picks: https://twp.ai/1KAb1i
A Mysterious Poisoning, Contaminated Tanker Trucks, and a Death in Custody: 2024’s Best Investigative Stories About China
Also featuring reporting on an elaborate con on a Chinese dissident, an academic credentials scandal, and trekking with Chinese migrants to the US border.
twp.ai
December 17, 2024 at 4:16 PM
While numerous in-depth stories in China are produced every year, genuine investigative journalism remains rare. This is why GIJN's Editor’s Picks have pivoted from featuring investigative reporting “in China” to “about China."
Below are our 2024 picks: https://twp.ai/1KAb1i
Below are our 2024 picks: https://twp.ai/1KAb1i
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Birmingham Christmas: an unapologetically festive time
As the arrival of consumer Christmas seems to creep earlier and earlier, head to Birmingham to enjoy an unapologetically festive time
@robertpostings.bsky.social
As the arrival of consumer Christmas seems to creep earlier and earlier, head to Birmingham to enjoy an unapologetically festive time
@robertpostings.bsky.social
Birmingham Christmas: an unapologetically festive time
As the arrival of consumer Christmas seems to creep earlier and earlier, head to Birmingham to enjoy an unapologetically festive time
centralbylines.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Birmingham Christmas: an unapologetically festive time
As the arrival of consumer Christmas seems to creep earlier and earlier, head to Birmingham to enjoy an unapologetically festive time
@robertpostings.bsky.social
As the arrival of consumer Christmas seems to creep earlier and earlier, head to Birmingham to enjoy an unapologetically festive time
@robertpostings.bsky.social
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Syria Is Free
December 8, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Syria Is Free
Even in what were Assad's heartlands along the coast like Latakia, people are celebrating the fall of the regime.
A video showing the toppling of the dictator Hafez al-Assad’s statue in the Syrian city of Latakia and the removal of the old regime’s flag. Crowds are celebrating this morning for Syria’s new future.
December 8, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Even in what were Assad's heartlands along the coast like Latakia, people are celebrating the fall of the regime.
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It's over for Bashar.
Syrian state TV airs video announcing Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
Syrian state TV airs video announcing Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
December 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM
It's over for Bashar.
Syrian state TV airs video announcing Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
Syrian state TV airs video announcing Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
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"إنها سوريا العظيمة وليست سوريا الأسد" -الراحلة مي سكاف
"It is Syria the great, and not Syria of Assad." -The late Mai Skaf
"It is Syria the great, and not Syria of Assad." -The late Mai Skaf
December 8, 2024 at 2:45 AM
"إنها سوريا العظيمة وليست سوريا الأسد" -الراحلة مي سكاف
"It is Syria the great, and not Syria of Assad." -The late Mai Skaf
"It is Syria the great, and not Syria of Assad." -The late Mai Skaf
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The liberation of prisoners from Branch 215, the branch from which the Caesar photos emerged… Back in September and October 2011, I was a prisoner in this vile prison. I am truly happy for the release of the detainees. Your families will be waiting for you.
December 8, 2024 at 8:35 AM
The liberation of prisoners from Branch 215, the branch from which the Caesar photos emerged… Back in September and October 2011, I was a prisoner in this vile prison. I am truly happy for the release of the detainees. Your families will be waiting for you.