Clement Tan 陳永強 @clemtan

In between jobs • Ex-CNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg • Previously in Beijing, HK, DC, NY • Always trying to write a book • https://t.co/sGOUUNpNjd linkedin.com/in/clemtan Singapore Joined January 2009

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Thomas Piketty @PikettyWIL

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Structural inequality.

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From @katie_martin_fx column in today’s @FT — a must read. So much for the Fed’s forward policy guidance: What I find fascinating is that people I respect, both economists and market participants, are all over the place in their thinking on both what the Fed WILL do and what the…

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The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter

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Alex de Minaur says he’s sad because he doesn’t want Nadal to stop playing, Rafa’s values are the ideals for everyone to try to copy from a young age Alex: “Obviously, like the entire tennis world, a little sad because nobody wants Rafa to stop playing…” “What does Rafa mean…

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David Fishman @pretentiouswhat

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This is a massive discrepancy - over 45 TWh of "missing" generation betweenChinese power generation stats and the power consumption stats. I asked around and found the answer - but it was also something I wasn't aware of myself, so I learned something in the process... Short 🧵

Dan Murtaugh @danmurtaugh

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Max Kim @maxsoeunkim

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A lot of these workers are probably quietly dying from their illnesses, either in Korea or back home, with their deaths overlooked by the statistics.

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Max Kim @maxsoeunkim

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Workers comp was initially denied and it took lawsuits and 10+ years of activism by victims and families to win settlements.

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Max Kim @maxsoeunkim

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A well-known case from 2007: workers at Samsung’s semiconductor/display factories developed rare cancers after being exposed to chemicals. Samsung refused to reveal what some of those chemicals were, citing “trade secrets.

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Clement Tan 陳永強 @clemtan

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Full story on the human rights catastrophe that is Korea’s use of migrant workers latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Max Kim @maxsoeunkim

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Full story on the human rights catastrophe that is Korea’s use of migrant workers latimes.com/world-nation/s…

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David Frum @davidfrum

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The world faces a global alignment of dictators, thugs, and aggressors, from Tehran to Moscow to Beijing to Palm Beach. My latest in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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RAND @RANDCorporation

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Rivalries between great powers tend to end in 3 ways, RAND experts say: 1️⃣ One side collapses or is conquered. 2️⃣ One side decides to give up. 3️⃣ Both sides agree to transcend the competition and develop a different relationship. New report: bit.ly/3xx8DLM

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Nilesh Christopher @NilChristopher

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Instagram boosts Modi AI image ads ahead of elections, raising questions on AI disclosure An @AJEnglish review found Instagram boosted 50 political ads with AI images of Modi without sufficient disclosures, showing gaps in the enforcement of its AI policies…

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Zhaoyin Feng @ZhaoyinFeng

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Scoop from @BeimengFu and me: Eight Chinese migrants trying to reach the US were found dead on a Mexican beach. We find out more about their identities, why they went on the fatal boat journey and the human trafficking operations allegedly aided by local Chinese restaurant owners

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Anup Kaphle 🐐 @AnupKaphle

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EXCLUSIVE: Swiggy, one of India's largest delivery platforms, gamifies health insurance by taking away the health benefits when delivery riders don’t meet their quotas @VarshaaBansal spoke to 40 riders across India for this report. restofworld.org/2024/swiggy-he…

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ProPublica @propublica

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Federal investigators believe multiple Chinese criminal organizations are involved in gift card "draining" and are using the proceeds to fund other illicit activities, from narcotics to human trafficking. propublica.org/article/chines…

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Philip Thai @philip_thai

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Readers interested in the new Zhou Enlai biography might also be interested in another academic biography. Hu Yaobang and his tumultuous tenure as China’s leader during the 1980s should attract more scholarly inquiry. Coming this October. hup.harvard.edu/books/97806742…

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Yimou Lee @YimouLee

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Exclusive: sources said one option being considered by Foxconn is to have four CEOs on a rotating basis of six months at a time. They said details had not been finalised and were subject to change. reuters.com/technology/fox…

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Clement Tan 陳永強 @clemtan

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Important 🧵 unroll please

David Fickling @davidfickling

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Important 🧵 unroll please

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Mark Jacob @MarkJacob16

2 weeks ago

No one in the news media is truly objective. Every report is shaped by biases, from who gets quoted to how they’re described to what gets edited out. When journalists try too hard to appear to be objective, they become unfair to the facts. My newsletter. stopthepresses.news/p/when-media-o…

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Sixth Tone @SixthTone

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China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has greenlit the prosecution of three 13-year-old boys accused of killing one of their classmates last month, prosecutors in the northern province of Hebei announced Monday. The decision, which comes after the murder attracted headlines…

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Yuen Yuen Ang @yuenyuenang

2 weeks ago

In truth, answering important questions is not only a lesser priority, but looked down upon these days. This is how political science becomes irrelevant. Also a massive waste of talent and resources.