Matt Sheehan
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Matt Sheehan writes and consults on topics connecting China and California. He worked as the China correspondent for The WorldPost from 2014 to 2016, and lived in the c...
BEIJING — On Monday, President Barack Obama told world leaders gathered in Beijing that America was loosening visa restrictions for Chinese visitors. Yet for people w...
SHENZHEN, China — Chinese technology is chock-full of awkward analogies and misfit metaphors. The social network formerly known as “the Facebook of China” (Renren...
MONG KOK, Hong Kong — Police can’t conquer it and protest leaders can’t control it. Local politicians have called it the ticking “time bomb” of the Umbrella M...
HONG KONG — Born into a haze of teargas, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement has been a four-week roller coaster ride replete with joyous celebration, anti-occupy violenc...
HONG KONG — Representatives from trade unions, women’s groups and left-leaning political parties marched on the house of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive C.Y. Leung on...
HONG KONG — Born of political frustrations, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement has blossomed into a vibrant exhibition of the artistry and inventiveness of the city’s ...
HONG KONG — Student leaders of Hong Kong’s ongoing Umbrella Movement debated city officials on live television Tuesday night, marking the first public dialogue betw...
HONG KONG — Leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Occupy protests are scheduled to begin long-awaited negotiations with representatives of the city government on Tue...
HONG KONG — As the vehicle came into view from around the corner, a group of young men wearing surgical masks sprang into action, taking up positions in the center of...
HONG KONG — Free speech, free live music and free reign of the streets. Ever since Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” took over large swaths of the city center, yo...
HONG KONG — Groups opposing the ongoing occupation of Hong Kong’s key roads dismantled barricades on Monday and clashed with pro-democracy protesters who have occup...
HONG KONG –- Protests in Hong Kong’s Admiralty neighborhood have been a boisterously youthful affair, often giving the feeling of an extended sleepover celebrated w...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong government leaders and student organizers of the massive pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of the Asian hub for more than a week ...
SHENZHEN, China — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators have captured the imagination of people around the world with their disciplined displays of determination ...
