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. The website called itself a "daily digest of China-focused stories". It published a selection of stories every weekday morning ( ET) on its website, as well as a daily newsletter and an audio edition on

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. The platform reported news on the Chinese-speaking regions, including

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, and

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. It catered to young people and readers in the United States, its largest market,A Hong Kong Newspaper on a Mission to Promote China’s Soft Power
New York Times, by Javier C. Hernández, March 31, 2018 and is blocked in mainland China. As of May 2021, the last edition was published on March 30, 2021. The site is no longer linked from ''SCMP'''s main site.

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* Hong Kong news websites Internet properties established in 2018 Alibaba Group 2018 establishments in Hong Kong {{News-website-stub