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Amy Li

Amy Li began her journalism career as a crime news reporter in Queens, New York, in 2004. She joined Reuters in Beijing in 2008 as a multimedia editor. Amy taught journalism at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu before joining SCMP in Hong Kong in 2012. She is now an online news editor for SCMP.com. Amy can be reached at [email protected], or follow her on Twitter @AmyLiSCMP

Alibaba's corporate headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Bloomberg

China

Alibaba stock tanks amid war of words with Chinese regulators and disappointing results

30 Jan 2015 - 9:04am 16

Tourism experts on the mainland say the slowdown of inbound tourism was to be expected after years of rapid growth since the early 1980s. Photo: Reuters

China

China's tourist turn-offs: visitor numbers down thanks to rising yuan, pollution and visa issues

28 Jan 2015 - 5:34pm 24

Zhang Yaoxue won this year's State Natural Science Award, prompting a backlash from a top-tier computer science association. Photo: Gov.cn

China

Stop meddling in science awards, Chinese computer federation tells government

25 Jan 2015 - 5:13am 19

A Singaporean, Japanese nationals and a Frenchman, are among more than 20 people still missing after a tug boat overturned and sank in the Yangtze River last night. Photo: Xinhua

China

Eight foreigners among 22 people missing as tugboat capsizes in China

14 Jun 2018 - 12:14pm

A man attends to an injured woman after this morning's fire on a bus in Xiamen, Fujian province, during rush hour. Photo: Sina Xiamen

China

Man sets fire to rush-hour bus ‘after being sacked for stealing’

15 Jan 2015 - 5:47pm

At least three firefighters died when a burning warehouse collapsed in Harbin in northern Heilongjiang province on Friday night. Photo: Weibo

China

Five firefighters die in Harbin warehouse collapse

3 Jan 2015 - 3:39pm

Rude awakening: Chinese tourists have the money, but not the manners

China

Rude awakening: Chinese tourists have the money, but not the manners

31 Dec 2014 - 2:19pm 47

Wang Fang and her husband, Gao Guanglin, enjoy lunch at
the China Postal Savings Bank in Huangshi as the coins they collected sit on the table. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China

Disabled couple walks 500 kilometres to raise money for children's education

14 Nov 2014 - 6:13pm 1

Uni-President will pull 19 product lines, including 17 instant noodles, from shop shelves.

China

Taiwanese instant noodle maker pulls products amid tainted-oil fears

26 Oct 2014 - 6:03am

Candidates wait to start the national civil service exam at Nanjing Forestry University in November last year. Photo: Imaginechina

China

Test takers vie for more than 22,000 public service jobs in China

17 Oct 2014 - 8:45pm

Beijing regulates news feeds on WeChat platform

China

China regulates original news feeds on messenger apps such as WeChat

21 Apr 2015 - 11:12am 3

Passengers transferring from Shanghai's Hongqiao International Airport crowd the Hongqiao Railway Station waiting hall. Photo: ImagineChina

China

Military exercises cause major flight delays in China as PLA carries out live fire drills

27 Jul 2014 - 10:04am 7

Premier Li Keqiang said in an article published yesterday that pushing through deeper economic reforms was a "wiser and more courageous approach" to produce growth.

Business

Premier Li Keqiang makes case for deeper economic reforms over stimulus

2 May 2014 - 5:46am

Jia Qinglin made a rare public appearance in Hubei.

China

Jia Qinglin joins growing parade of retired leaders

26 Apr 2014 - 6:07am

Jiang is photographed visiting his cousin at her home in Shanghai on Monday. Photo: screenshots

China

China’s former leader Jiang Zemin makes rare public appearance in Shanghai

24 Apr 2014 - 11:30am 2

An online report on Tuesday accused Song Lin, chairman of China Resources, of corruption, alleging that Yang was a "mistress" of Song's, and had helped him launder illicit gains. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China

UBS orders internal probe as banker is named in affair, graft allegations against state firm chairman

17 Apr 2014 - 7:59pm 3

A paramilitary policeman stands guard in Tiananmen Square. Photo: Reuters

China Insider

Suicide, drinking top causes of 'unnatural deaths' among Chinese officials, says report

11 Apr 2014 - 5:17pm 1

Air China aircraft sit on the tarmac of Beijing International Airport. Photo: Reuters

China Insider

Air China faces heat for allegedly sneaking Red Cross official past closed boarding gate

21 Jan 2015 - 4:40pm 2

China anonymous-confession app Mimi stirs concerns about ethics, bullying

China Insider

China anonymous-confession app Mimi stirs concerns about ethics, bullying

10 Apr 2014 - 8:10am

British PM David Cameron's message on gay marriage inspires Chinese LGBT community

China Insider

British PM David Cameron's message on gay marriage inspires Chinese LGBT community

5 Apr 2014 - 8:32am

Sun Jing. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China Insider

Promotion of young Chinese banker with alleged military links sparks controversy online

3 Apr 2014 - 10:57pm 3

Investors flocked to Baoding after the city said it wanted to help take the pressure off overcrowded Beijing. Photo: Screenshot via Weibo

China Insider

'Deputy seat of power' rumour sends Beijing flat buyers flocking to Baoding

2 Apr 2014 - 4:26pm

Hong Kong Observatory warns of thunderstorms and hail

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Observatory warns of thunderstorms and hail

2 Apr 2014 - 12:45pm 2

Combo picture of Chinese actor Wen Zhang (centre) his wife, actress Ma Yili (right) and actress Yao Di (left). Photo: SCMP Pictures

China Insider

How did gossip about a celebrity couple's marriage hijack China's social media?

2 Apr 2014 - 11:00am 1

A grieving relative of a Chinese passenger on missing flight outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China Insider

Chinese online travel agencies ban Malaysia Airlines ticket sales

28 Mar 2014 - 3:58pm 6

A relative of passengers on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 yells at a security personnel during a protest outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing on Tuesday.

China Insider

Are Chinese celebrities stoking resentment against Malaysia over MH370 disaster?

28 Mar 2014 - 3:41pm 17

Villagers gather around the debris of the tent that was set on fire on March 21. Photo: Weibo

China Insider

Seven detained after arson attack kills Shandong villager in latest China land dispute violence

26 Mar 2014 - 6:17pm

A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying a satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province in 2012. Photo: Xinhua

China Insider

Busted by Beidou: Satellite tracking pins down Hunan officials misusing government cars

25 Mar 2014 - 4:25pm 2

US First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a speech at the Stanford Center at Peking University in Beijing on March 22, 2014. Photo: Reuters

China

Freedom of expression is 'birth right,' Michelle Obama tells Peking University students

23 Mar 2014 - 11:24am 28

Villagers gathered near the debris of the tent that was burned down on Friday morning. Photo: weibo screenshot

China Insider

Arson attack kills Shandong villager in latest China land dispute violence

26 Mar 2014 - 6:04pm 1

Flowers in Yinzhai Village of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo: Xinhua

China Insider

Guizhou to make 'fresh canned air' to boost tourism after Xi Jinping comments

21 Mar 2014 - 12:09pm 1

Students and protesters hold banners and chairs inside Taiwan's legislature in Taipei. Photo: Reuters

China Insider

'This isn't the democracy we want': Some Chinese dismayed by Taiwan students' occupation of legislature

20 Mar 2014 - 8:21pm 16

Young trainees practise at Hunan gymnastics school. There is no suggestion the children in this photo are abuse victims. Photo: Weibo screenshot

China Insider

Heads of Hunan 'cradle of champions' gymnastics school charged with sex attacks on pupils

20 Mar 2014 - 3:21am

Relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 wait for a news briefing held by the airlines' officials at a hotel ballroom in Beijing Monday. Photo: AP

China Insider

Chinese netizens call for sanctions against Malaysia as frustration surges over missing flight

18 Mar 2014 - 7:36pm 1

People walk under a Malaysia Airlines sign at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. Photo: Reuters

Asia

'By the Grace of God we missed our flight' on Malaysia Airlines plane, tweets traveller

9 Mar 2014 - 12:06pm 9

Citizens convey condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack at the square of Kunming Railway Station in Kunming this week. Photo: Xinhua

China Insider

Beijing police threaten action against microbloggers over Kunming attack comments

8 Mar 2014 - 3:41pm 2

Chen Xingyu (inset), who was allegedly attacked by Yuan Yaping. Photo: Weibo screenshot

China Insider

Nurse paralysed as shocking hospital attack by Nanjing official is caught on camera

18 Mar 2014 - 12:43pm

Li was photographed carrying a cloth bag to a CPPCC session. Photo: Weibo screenshot

China Insider

No more Chanel or Emilio Pucci for princeling Li Xiaolin at congress meeting, but critics unimpressed

5 Mar 2014 - 2:12pm 3

Chinese paramilitary police patrol outside the scene of the attack at the main train station in Kunming on Monday. Photo: AFP

China Insider

Chinese police rush to dispel rumours of more attacks in wake of Kunming massacre

4 Mar 2014 - 3:14pm 1

A close-up of the icons of mobile apps WeChat and Weibo. Chinese President Xi Jinping (inset) is in charge of a new web security panel. Photos: Reuters

China Insider

Chinese worried about more censorship as Xi Jinping heads new web security panel

1 Mar 2014 - 9:16am

Liang Ya. Photo: Weibo screenshot

China Insider

Shenzhen woman's sudden death on commute triggers debate on emergency aid training

28 Feb 2014 - 5:18pm 1

The heavy smog in Beijing (above) prompted jokes such as a doctored photo of Mao Zedong's anti-haze tactics (inset). Photo: AP, Screenshot via Weibo

China Insider

Even Mao's wearing a mask: jokes and parodies abound as Chinese poke fun at smog problem

12 Jan 2018 - 2:59pm

Donnie Yen's the Monkey King has grossed 1.02 billion yuan in sales as of this week. Photo: screenshot

China Insider

China’s box-office revenues for February on track to hit record 3b yuan

25 Feb 2014 - 7:48pm 1

Liu Han donated a large sum to charity after the Sichuan quake.

China

Sichuan mining tycoon's fall from philanthropist to 'triad boss'

22 Feb 2014 - 4:48am 1

Li Chengpeng at a talk at the University of Hong Kong in 2012. Photo: Patrick Boehler

China Insider

Liberal blogger Li Chengpeng to sue Global Times for linking him to 'mafia' businessman

21 Feb 2014 - 3:36pm

Xiang filed the complaint with Kaifu district court in Changsha on Wednesday. Photo: SCMP pictures

China Insider

Hunan man sues government for rejecting gay rights group over 'immorality'

20 Feb 2014 - 2:26pm

Subway passengers in Beijing will be fined up to 500 yuan (HK$635) if they are found eating or drinking during their commute. Photo: Simon Song

China Insider

Beijing to slap hefty fine on subway passengers caught eating or drinking

19 Feb 2014 - 11:53am 1