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James Edgar

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China 🇨🇳 news editor/deputy bureau chief @AFP. Previously Asia desk in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Pakistan 🇵🇰 France 🇫🇷

Beijing انضم Nisan 2011
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James Edgar
James Edgar@JamesEdgar·
Pleased to say (slightly belatedly) I’ve made it to Beijing as @AFP’s Deputy Bureau Chief / News Editor for China and Mongolia. Any tips for this amazing city very welcome! DMs open
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Matthew Walsh
Matthew Walsh@matthewwalsh91·
Today, @AFP is publishing a package of stories on China’s property crisis — something my colleagues and I have been working on for months. 🏡👇
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Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham@OliverHotham·
Today, after months of work -- and missions north, south, east and west -- @AFP is running our bureau's package of stories on how China's property market crisis is impacting people's lives across the country 🧵👇
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James Edgar@JamesEdgar·
@British_Airways Hi, I just tried sending a message with an inquiry but got an automatic "Oops" message as a reply. I was wondering if I could get some help with a booking. Thanks
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China sets lowest growth target in years as parliament kicks off f24.my/9IW5.T
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Beijing will "work with the international community to promote dialogue and consultation, address the concerns of all parties and seek common security," Qin said in a speech on global security
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James Edgar@JamesEdgar·
China's foreign minister Qin Gang said in a speech this morning that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the conflict in #Ukraine, which is "intensifying and even getting out of control"
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AFP News Agency
AFP News Agency@AFP·
Beijing has strongly denied US claims that China is considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, as it reiterated a call for dialogue to end the conflict. u.afp.com/isu2
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James Edgar@JamesEdgar·
Pleased to say (slightly belatedly) I’ve made it to Beijing as @AFP’s Deputy Bureau Chief / News Editor for China and Mongolia. Any tips for this amazing city very welcome! DMs open
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James Edgar@JamesEdgar·
With China's dropping of its "zero-Covid" policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being repurposed as mini-libraries, information points or even housing f24.my/9GLA.T
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James Edgar@JamesEdgar·
Alleged corruption at the top of Chinese football has left President Xi Jinping's dream of his country becoming a global force in the sport appear more remote than ever f24.my/9GAQ.T by @matthewwalsh91 for @AFP in Beijing
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Peter Catterall
Peter Catterall@pfcatterall·
So excited to announce that I've joined @AFP as a Correspondent for China & Mongolia based in Beijing. I look forward to working alongside my outstanding teammates to cover this fascinating country at such a critical juncture in world affairs.
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AFP News Agency
AFP News Agency@AFP·
#UPDATE Eight people are dead, including six Chinese nationals, after a ship sank off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat tells state media. The Jin Tian sent a distress signal on Tuesday evening from a position around 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of the Danjo Islands
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