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Special Projects, NYTimes. Bosch Fellow ‘18. Knight Fellow ‘13. Al Jazeera veteran. Tweeting: China/Asia | Germany/Europe | Cuba | USA. Instagram:

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    11 hours ago

    EXCLUSIVE: The Chinese Communist Party is setting up cells at universities across the United States — and using them to spy on Chinese students. My latest for , with :

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    19 hours ago

    Miguel Díaz-Canel isn't a Castro, and that limits his options, writes .

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    14 hours ago

    Headline is not misleading. US is considering applying sanctions under the 2016 Global Magnitsky Act.

    Headline is a bit misleading but a senior US official did say, on the record, that US is "very confident" China is detaining at least tens of thousands of Uighurs in camps in Xinjiang. Important acknowledgment!
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    7 hours ago

    For many Cubans, this is a strange day. Of course, the end of Raul Castro’s presidency is a historic moment. But day-to-day life will remain basically the same, at least for the time being...

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  5. 7 hours ago

    Yes yes yes! And also, don't get capital and capitol mixed up!

    "Principal" refers to someone or something first in rank, authority, importance or degree. In a business context, principal refers to the amount of money borrowed in a loan, distinct from interest. "Principle" refers to a fundamental truth, law, doctrine or motivating force.
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    9 hours ago

    Nigel Farage: two of my children have German passports

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  7. 8 hours ago

    In conversation with : "The prospect of having a non-Castro head of state - I don’t know how you could read that as a bad outcome. It’s a good thing.” On Díaz-Canel: "He’s been very cautious... as anybody who is going to take the place of Raul Castro would have to be.”

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    10 hours ago

    The country’s first non-Castro president in over 50 years has only one path to legitimacy says

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    11 hours ago

    Breaking News: It’s the end of the Castro era in Cuba. With Raúl to step down as president, his chosen successor emerged as the only candidate to replace him.

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  10. 11 hours ago

    “The younger generation hasn’t known any kind of socialism that works. Díaz-Canel is going to be judged on his performance, and the people [will] ask, ‘Where is the prosperous and sustainable socialism that’s been promised over the last few years?’ Because it hasn’t happened."

    Miguel Díaz-Canel isn't a Castro, and that limits his options, writes .
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    12 hours ago

    Two of Fidel and Raul Castro's contemporaries Ramiro Valdes (85) and Guillermo Garcia Frias (90) will stay on in the Council of State. Will they take orders from someone born after the revolution?

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    12 hours ago

    As expected Miguel Diaz-Canel is the proposed and apparently only candidate to be the next president of Cuba.

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  13. 12 hours ago

    "In Havana, America looks like a bully again. But Mr Trump is quite capable of shaking things up. He is soon to meet Mr Kim. Why not explore a deal with Mr Díaz-Canel?"

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  14. 12 hours ago

    The new leaders won't have the revolutionary credentials of Fidel Castro's generation, Carlos Alzugaray, a former diplomat, told me. "They are going to be judged by their performance. So they better perform well. Otherwise they will be in trouble."

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  15. 13 hours ago

    Excited to share this story I worked on with - on :

    Video: How an alleged sonic attack shaped U.S. policy on Cuba
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  16. 14 hours ago

    So awhile ago, I went to and stayed in the same hotel where some American officials were allegedly attacked by a mystery sound...

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    17 hours ago

    Castro will remain as the 1st Secretary of Communist Party, likely head of Armed Forces but generational transition finally underway in Cuba.

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    17 hours ago

    Today is Raul Castro’s last full day as president of Cuba before he is expected to turn power over to an official born after the revolution.

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    18 hours ago

    Update on Cuba’s transition: the National Assembly on Weds will vote for new president of Council of State and other top positions. Results announced Thursday.

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    Apr 16

    I have written you several letters but I have not sent them because none of them were true enough.

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