You’ve either seen the articles being shared on Facebook or have read them in passing or, heck, you could’ve even been one of those who followed East Asia Tribune’s (EAT) 3-part “Five Nights in Pyongyang” or “Five Miles from the DPRK Border” series.
Or both. Religiously.
On a funnier note, at the bottom of the EAT website, it states, “Headquartered in Shanghai, the EAT Group has media investments throughout Greater China and East Asia, and is a founding member of the Asia News Union Service”. Just so you know, the acronym for “Asia News Union Service” is ANUS.
To add on, Chu Jingyi, when written in Chinese, is “吃精液”, which can be translated to:
Yup.
Don’t mind us. For what it’s worth, the “Five Nights in Pyongyang” or “Five Miles from the DPRK Border” series are really interesting reads, thanks to the good writing. But whether the stories, the now-Pulitzer-Prize-nominated Chu Jingyi’s murder, and EAT as a whole are legit, remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, we’ve reached out to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar for comment on the news of Chu Jingyi’s “assassination” in Kuala Lumpur. We’ll update this post if/when we get a response.
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