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9 September, 2024
Chen Jinping attends a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York in April. Courtroom sketch: Jane Rosenberg via Reuters
US-China relations

US man Chen Jinping pleads guilty in Chinese ‘secret police station’ case

He faces up to five years in prison for conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent.

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Music

Why the popular North Star Boys want to ‘inspire Asian-Americans’

TV shows and streaming video

Why Netflix show Jentry Chau vs the Underworld is a ‘love letter’

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Science

Top mathematician says Chinese scientists have no choice but to leave US

Many feel ‘uncomfortable’ because of discrimination, according to Yau Shing-Tung.

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Top mathematician Yau Shing-tung says China needs to foster groundbreaking innovations and creative research. Photo: Edmond So
TV shows and streaming video

Review | Jimmy O. Yang excels in Interior Chinatown, bold detective comedy

Yang is the stand-out star in this ambitious, heartfelt series that sends up police procedural TV shows and addresses racial stereotyping.

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United States

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Gary Wang spared prison time over FTX fraud

Wang cooperated with the prosecution and testified in the trial that led to Bankman-Fried’s conviction on fraud and other charges.

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American cinema

Ranking every film by Jon M. Chu, from Wicked to Crazy Rich Asians

Jon M. Chu’s film career spans genres such as action with GI Joe Retaliation to romance with Crazy Rich Asians and musicals with Wicked.

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Cynthia Erivo (left) as Elphaba and Ariana Grande-Butera as Glinda in a still from Wicked. Photo: Universal Pictures
US presidential election 2024

Trump names combative spokesman Steven Cheung as communications director

Cheung, who previously worked for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has a reputation for insulting attacks on Trump’s opponents.

US-China relations

US Congress battles, Trump slams Chinese carmakers: 7 US-China relations reads

From China’s role in congressional races to a surge of activism, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in October 2024.

US presidential election 2024

‘Feeling attacked’ by Texas law threat, Chinese-Americans turn to activism

Legislation to bar Chinese citizens from buying property in the state ultimately failed, but many became politically engaged because of it.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
American cinema

Review | Didi, Asian-American coming-of-age drama that’s a real gem

Izaac Wang and Joan Chen star in Sean Wang’s Sundance winner about a teen navigating adolescence as kids begin living their lives online.

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Izaac Wang in a still from Didi (category: IIB; English, Mandarin), directed by Sean Wang and co-starring Joan Chen and Shirley Chen. Photo: Focus Features/Talking Fish Pictures, LLC.
US-China relations

Opinion | China-bashing is hurting Asian-Americans and US business interests

From a ‘China Week’ of anti-Beijing bills to targeting Hong Kong’s trade offices, the narrative is harming Asian-Americans and US businesses.

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US-China relations

Most Chinese-Americans say not enough being done to fight discrimination in US

Respondents note struggles with psychological issues, particularly those who are younger, female and regularly experience racial prejudice.

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China-Philippines relations

Taiwanese suspect in Philippine double murder ‘to stand trial in mainland China’

Woman, 44, held in Seoul is a suspect in the deaths of a Chinese national and a Chinese-American kidnapped in the Philippines in June.

Taipei-born Chen Yu-hsuan is believed to have been working in the Philippines. Photo: Handout
US presidential election 2024

Opinion | 24 million Asian-Americans in search of voting clout

In a US election where a small number could tip the balance, diffuse voting preferences prevent Asian-Americans from becoming kingmakers.

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Vice-President Kamala Harris (right) takes a photo with Senator Mazie Hirono (left) and others, in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 17, 2022, during a reception to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Photo: AP
Books and literature

How TV’s Connie Chung affected Asian-Americans in ways she didn’t even know

Connie Chung, so ubiquitous on American TV news that hundreds of Asian-American women have been named after her, tells all in a new memoir.

US presidential election 2024

Trump ally Loomer in racism row after ‘curry’ jab at Harris’ Indian roots

The conspiracy theorist was called out for her comments by both the White House and Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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US-China relations

Bill reviving US Justice Department’s ‘China Initiative’ passes House

A bid to revise anti-espionage programme discredited for racial profiling is part of ‘China Week’ legislation, but White House opposes it.

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The US Department of Justice headquarters in Washington. The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday reviving a version of the department’s discredited “China Initiative”. Photo: Reuters
American cinema

How Chinese-American comedy 21 & Over became 2 problematic films

21 & Over, the 2013 comedy from The Hangover writers, raised eyebrows with its racism and sexual objectification. Extra scenes shot for a Chinese cut made it a quite different film but not a better one.

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US presidential election 2024

Chinese-Americans launch group backing Harris-Walz ticket

America’s top trade official among those hailing Democratic presidential candidate as ally of community that could prove a swing bloc.

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US-China relations

Former top aide to New York governor is charged with acting as Chinese agent

Linda Sun, ex-deputy chief of staff to Kathy Hochul, allegedly provided ‘improper benefits’ to China for millions of dollars in husband’s business transactions.

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Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, was arrested on Tuesday. Photo: X/LindaSun84
US-China relations

Trump’s bobbleheads, pandas’ debut, ‘spy’ arrest: 7 stories you may have missed

How Asian-Americans see Harris’ nomination, illegal agent charges: highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in August 2024.

A bobblehead depicting former US president Donald Trump’s mugshot. Photo: The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
Wellness

61-year-old’s dance moves would be impressive for people half her age

Korean-American Instagram influencer Mimi Ison, who went viral with videos of her copying younger dancers’ moves, wants people to understand that middle age is not a limitation.

US presidential election 2024

Asian-Americans see Kamala Harris’ nomination as their time to shine

‘Having one of our own in the White House would mean the world,’ says New York State Senator John Liu. ‘It’s a dream come true for so many people, myself included.’

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India

US woman found chained to tree in Indian forest, prompting murder probe

Lalita Kayi, who was rescued after a cow herder heard her screams, told police her husband had left her there to die.

Police believe Lalita Kayi moved to India from the US around a decade ago to study yoga and meditation. Photo: Sawantwadi Rescue Team
United States

New York councilwoman Susan Zhuang arrested for biting police chief at protest

Zhuang who faces assault and other charges, allegdly left an impression of her teeth in the skin of the officer’s arm.

Brooklyn City councilwoman Susan Zhuang is removed by officers from the 62nd Precinct in Bath Beach for transport to Brooklyn Central Booking in New York on Wednesday. Photo: TNS
American cinema

‘Very personal’ – Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung on his tornado movie

Oscar-nominated director Lee Isaac Chung talks about drawing on his experiences of extreme weather in the American Midwest to make Twisters and having his film executive produced by Steven Spielberg.

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US presidential election 2024

Meet Usha Vance, child of Indian immigrants who could be next US second lady

The wife of Trump’s VP nominee J.D. Vance is a graduate of Yale law, where the couple met, and has worked for two US Supreme Court justices.

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