This story would not have been possible without the tremendous reporting from my @Frontier colleagues, the amazing editorial and data team at @LHReports and help from journalists at @prachatai, @CdnPressNews & @FRONTSTORY_PL whose stories will be coming out in the next week!
Last Sept, a student-run WeChat channel shared holiday messages from Chinese railway workers around the world. In the thread was a forgettable photo of a meeting in #Myanmar posted by one official. But the attached message revealed something interesting. 🧵1/11
Three weeks ago Michael Kovrig & Michael Spavor marked 1000 days imprisoned in China. I asked a friend in Toronto to save the @globeandmail’s powerful front page from that day. As of yesterday - after charges against Meng Wanzhou were dropped - they are finally on their way home