Yonden Lhatoo
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THIS IS TERRORISM

“If this is not terrorism, I don’t know what is,” says the Post’s managing editor of content, Yonden Lhatoo, about the carnage in Lebanon caused by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies.

September 19, 2024
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In this monologue, the Post’s managing editor of content, Yonden Lhatoo takes aim at the US presidential race and what it means for the rest of the world.03:10
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BIDEN OR TRUMP: WHOEVER WINS, WE LOSE
July 12, 2024
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The Post’s managing editor of content, Yonden Lhatoo, pays tribute to US students protesting against Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, and condemns the hypocrisy of authorities stopping...04:23
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Opinion | Gen-Z vs Genocide: US student protests provide hope for humanity and expose official hypocrisy
May 10, 2024
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Post managing editor Yonden Lhatoo calls out Lionel Messi for letting down his fans and leaving Hong Kong disgusted during his much-vaunted visit.04:00
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WHY HONG KONG HATES MESSI
February 6, 2024
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Post managing editor Yonden Lhatoo highlights the horrors of the Israel-Gaza war and the sheer scale of death and destruction among defenceless Palestinian civilians in particular.04:18
Israel-Gaza war
Opinion | Apocalypse now: hell on Earth for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
October 20, 2023
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Chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo at the Post sets aside geopolitics, nuclear war and world peace to talk about what is really bothering him.02:59
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Your mobile phone is killing me
December 5, 2022
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo calls out Hongkongers who lay flowers at the crime scene for a man who stabs a police officer in the back and kills himself.03:24
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Celebrating attempted murder in Hong Kong
July 5, 2021
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SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo unboxes the US president’s disastrous meeting at the Oval Office with his Ukrainian counterpart, and contrasts it with the British prime minister’s slick handling...04:13
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How to, and how not to, handle Donald Trump when you want something from him.
March 7, 2025
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US President Donald Trump keeps talking about the “billions and trillions of dollars” that countries such as China will be paying his government in tariffs he imposes. In this monologue, Post...03:13
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IDIOT’S GUIDE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS
January 29, 2025
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SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo calls out Australian authorities for using travel warnings to play politics rather than protect citizens.  03:24
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Are Australians really unsafe in Hong Kong?
October 1, 2020
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How does a country deepen its relationship and do business with China without risking retaliation by the US and its allies? How can a nation protect its territorial claims in the South China Sea...27:37
Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo
Anwar’s China-US balancing act
June 14, 2024
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Washington’s plan to ban Hong Kong’s leader from the Apec summit is a textbook case of bullying by the US under the pretext of human rights, argues Post managing editor Yonden Lhatoo.04:15
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How the mighty US bullies little Hong Kong
August 9, 2023
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Read more on John Lee's interview: https://sc.mp/d31r ...32:26
Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo
How hard is it to heal Hong Kong? | Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo
June 29, 2023
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The Post’s chief news editor, Yonden Lhatoo, accuses the International Criminal Court of cowardice and double standards after it issued an arrest warrant only for Russian President Vladimir Putin...04:33
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ONLY PUTIN IS A WAR CRIMINAL?
March 31, 2023
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China recently wrapped up the “two sessions'' of its national legislature and top political advisory body. Beyond the confirmation of an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping and the...30:39
Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo
What to expect from China under third-term President Xi Jinping
March 21, 2023
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Chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo at the Post does not like being a wet blanket, but has his reasons for pouring cold water on the global celebration of Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022.03:24
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Why I did not watch the World Cup
December 23, 2022
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo unpacks what he sees as Britain’s metamorphosis from Hong Kong’s former colonial master to meddlesome critic and now open enemy.04:14
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Stalking and sabotage: UK’s HK policy
May 17, 2022
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In his New Year’s message, SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo demands Western governments free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before preaching press freedom to everyone else. 04:19
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Killing Assange while preaching press freedom
January 1, 2022
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JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon makes fun of China, then apologises. What does it mean? SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo looks at the lesson to be learned.   04:07
SCMP Originals
Show me the money
December 3, 2021
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo says blame the system, not the Hollywood star, for inequality.03:41
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
Is Nicole Kidman immune to Covid-19?
August 20, 2021
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo has another go at the sorry state of housing in Hong Kong, where car parks are selling for world record-breaking prices.02:56
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China is fixing Hong Kong – but why not housing?
June 10, 2021
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo calls out the adults who have fled Hong Kong, leaving children to pay the price as authorities in the city pursue criminal cases related to violent clashes...03:04
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Look who is being punished for the Hong Kong protests, and who is not
April 12, 2021
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SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo has the low down on the latest sore point in China-US tensions.03:25
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China-US clash over anal-swab Covid tests
March 1, 2021