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China & Mongolia correspondent @AFP // Beijing via Seoul, Washington, @MedillSchool -- 法新社北京分社记者。联系：mary.yang@afp.com Signal: myang.22

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Mary Yang is a reporter at Foreign Policy with a focus on Southeast Asia, Asia, and island nations. She is also a writer for The Yappie, a publication on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) politics and activism, where she leads the newsletter—a bi-weekly round-up of the issues most relevant to members of the AAPI community.

Mary has also reported on Capitol Hill as a congressional reporter for Medill News Service. There, she covered affordable housing and transportation policy, but also…

Mary Yang’s Journalist Portfolio

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Why Do Caribbean Countries Want to Leave the Monarchy Now?

Why Do Caribbean Countries Want to Leave the Monarchy Now?

Officials in at least six countries in the Caribbean where Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is head of state have…

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Reports of Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Are Just the Beginning

Reports of Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Are Just the Beginning

Just over a month ago, the small city of Bucha was a leafy suburb like any other. Affluent and dotted with pa…

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What Putin's Past Says About Ukraine's Future

What Putin's Past Says About Ukraine's Future

Russian President Vladimir Putin's modus operandi in Ukraine has been grounded in an assertion of genocide ta…

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Southeast Asian Traders Are Paying the Cost of China's Border Policies

Southeast Asian Traders Are Paying the Cost of China's Border Policies

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-minus a representative from military-…

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Sanctions Won't Undo Myanmar's Coup

Sanctions Won't Undo Myanmar's Coup

The United States has unveiled new sanctions against Myanmar's military junta, almost one year after a milita…

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Equity, accessibility top infrastructure priorities, Transportation Department says

Equity, accessibility top infrastructure priorities, Transportation Department says

WASHINGTON -- Making public transit more accessible, cleaning up pollution in low-income neighborhoods and re…

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Messi plushies see roaring trade as China firms get World Cup boost

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By Mary Yang 
| BrandEquity.com
Mary YANG AFP Published On Jun 11, 2026 at 01:47 PM IST Highlights Chinese fans show huge interest despite team not qualifying. Emotional purchases surge amid sluggish domestic economy. Youth football programs spark hope for China's future in World Cup. Lionel Messi Toy charms shaped like a goat and decked out in Lionel Messi's Argentina number 10 shirt pepper a factory tabletop in China, where sellers are betting on the country's lucrative fan market for a big World Cup boost.
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Lionel Messi plushies see roaring trade as China firms get World Cup 2026 boost

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By Mary Yang , James Grainger 
| Buenos Aires Times
Toy charms shaped like a goat and decked out in Lionel Messi's Argentina number 10 shirt pepper a factory tabletop in China, where sellers are betting on the country's lucrative fan market for a big World Cup boost. The World Cup begins in North America on Thursday but China won't be there after failing to qualify once again, leaving their sole appearance back in 2002.
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Pelúcias de Messi como 'GOAT' fazem sucesso entre torcedores na China

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By Mary Yang 
| O Povo
Em uma fábrica no leste da China, dezenas de cabras de pelúcia vestindo a camisa número 10 de Lionel Messi são passadas de mão em mão rumo a lojas de todo o país. Embora o gigante asiático não participe da Copa do Mundo, fabricantes e varejistas trabalham a todo vapor para abastecer milhões de torcedores dispostos a gastar dinheiro com souvenirs, camisas, chaveiros e brinquedos inspirados nas estrelas do principal torneio de futebol do mundo.
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