Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (May 08, 2019)<br /><br />In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were released from prison by<br />presidential pardon on Tuesday. The reporters were arrested in 2017 while investigating the<br />killing of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. The plight of the Pulitzer-prize-winning pair<br />gained international attention as an indicator of the limits on freedom of expression and<br />democratic rights in Myanmar.<br /><br />Improve your Chinese with ChinesePod Today! Join our daily newscast on current events to practice and develop your Chinese language skills. Subscribe now to get the full benefit of our lessons!<br /><br />Connect with our host, Alice, on Facebook at facebook.com/Alice-ChinesePod-412105356007396/<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/xtua-KBenUY<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />特赦 presidential pardon<br />陷害 to frame <br />滥权 abuse of power<br />打压 to suppress<br />身陷囹圄 to be in prison<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library!<br /><br />LIKE US: facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: chinesepod.com/
