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Trump’s new spokeswoman is a ‘devoted fan’ who lived in Beijing and speaks Chinese
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beijing. The first report grouped here was at 11 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Trump’s new spokeswoman is a ‘devoted fan’ who lived in Beijing and speaks Chinese”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Before she addresses the world from behind the White House briefing room podium this week, 42-year-old Katie Zacharia has a story that stretches far beyond Washington’s power corridors. Years before US President Donald Trump appointed her as his new press secretary, she lived in Beijing, worked at one of China’s…
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Trump’s new spokeswoman is a ‘devoted fan’ who lived in Beijing and speaks Chinese
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