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Rebecca Tan

Former Foreign Intern

    Latest articles by Rebecca Tan

    World Politics
    Iran’s cartoonists are finding it almost too easy to mock TrumpIran’s cartoonists are finding it almost too easy to mock Trump
    World Politics

    The regime’s anti-US rhetoric is back after a quiet few months. Guess who they’re going after?

    By Rebecca Tan
    Politics
    Donald Trump Jr. once called claims of Russian meddling “disgusting”Donald Trump Jr. once called claims of Russian meddling “disgusting”
    Politics

    Now we know he was part of it.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    16 US service men just died in a tragic plane crash16 US service men just died in a tragic plane crash
    World Politics

    The plan went down in rural western Mississippi on Monday evening.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    Beijing just told 340 million Chinese not to criticize Putin on social mediaBeijing just told 340 million Chinese not to criticize Putin on social media
    World Politics

    The Russian president is the first foreign leader to be protected from online criticism in China.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    Eye rolls at Putin’s mansplaining and other highlights of Merkel’s strange day at the G20Eye rolls at Putin’s mansplaining and other highlights of Merkel’s strange day at the G20
    World Politics

    The German chancellor is probably glad the day is over.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    “It’s all about the porn”: China’s latest crackdown on live streaming“It’s all about the porn”: China’s latest crackdown on live streaming
    World Politics

    The fastest-growing social media platform in China has a problem with seedy content.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    The leaders of India and Israel are forming a lasting bromanceThe leaders of India and Israel are forming a lasting bromance
    World Politics

    Indian Prime Minister Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shared a romantic walk on the beach Thursday.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    Trump is preparing to meet Putin this week by reading tweet-length memosTrump is preparing to meet Putin this week by reading tweet-length memos
    World Politics

    Desperate for Trump to read their memos, aides have condensed them into 140 characters.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    With a new banknote, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells everyone he’s here to stayWith a new banknote, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells everyone he’s here to stay
    World Politics

    This is the first time in his 17-year rule that Assad is appearing on a Syrian banknote.

    By Rebecca Tan
    World Politics
    A timeline of Trump’s clearly made-up “secret plan” to fight ISISA timeline of Trump’s clearly made-up “secret plan” to fight ISIS
    World Politics

    The latest anti-ISIS strategy from the Pentagon looks a lot like the one under the Obama administration.

    By Rebecca Tan