[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @Byron_Wan Byron Wan Byron Wan posts on X about china, beijing, chips, dominance the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2888593734/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX +21% - X Month XXXXXXXXX +37% - X Months XXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX +0.54% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::2888593734/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XX% - X Month XXX +53% - X Months XXX +31% - X Year XXX -XXXX% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2888593734/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +0.38% - X Month XXXXXX +1.50% - X Months XXXXXX +10% - X Year XXXXXX +32% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::2888593734/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::2888593734/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) XXXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) XXXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% [finance](/list/finance) XXXX% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) XXXX% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) XXXX% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china) #410, [beijing](/topic/beijing) #102, [chips](/topic/chips) 3.53%, [dominance](/topic/dominance) #40, [shanghai](/topic/shanghai) 2.35%, [electric vehicle](/topic/electric-vehicle) 2.35%, [beverage](/topic/beverage) 2.35%, [bottled water](/topic/bottled-water) 2.35%, [yang](/topic/yang) 2.35%, [geely](/topic/geely) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@wannafigh](/creator/undefined) [@rethaiard](/creator/undefined) [@cindywan19](/creator/undefined) [@shizaibuyidao](/creator/undefined) [@geoffraby](/creator/undefined) [@friendlyjordies](/creator/undefined) [@tigerprecarious](/creator/undefined) [@henrikstroem](/creator/undefined) [@aspiorg](/creator/undefined) [@abcnews](/creator/undefined) [@grahameuan](/creator/undefined) [@solomonyue](/creator/undefined) [@michaelwar50195](/creator/undefined) [@derniederbayer2](/creator/undefined) [@arnulfocarden17](/creator/undefined) [@osintnewsxpress](/creator/undefined) [@nvidia](/creator/undefined) [@mhar4](/creator/undefined) [@mikhailhkmy](/creator/undefined) [@softwarnet](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [BlackRock Inc (BLK)](/topic/blackrock) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::2888593734/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "The unsolicited spontaneous one-China comments of Xinyu ( Zhou Xinyu) a Chinese member of the 24-member South Korean multinational girl group TripleS have caused a firestorm among her fanbase"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1944652891005862351) 2025-07-14 06:59:13 UTC 41K followers, 25.5K engagements "US policymakers have been somewhat naive or ignorant of China's domestic abilities in chip tool making. China already has homegrown competitors to Applied Materials Tokyo Electron and Lam Research and is likely to double down on developing its own semiconductor tools. "We are at risk of running our own equipment manufacturers into the ground. The worst-case scenario is that Chinese toolmakers become not only domestically competitive but even internationally competitive which is coming . Once that starts it will be very difficult to stop." Chinas top five chip tool makers have flourished amid"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945677911023059303) 2025-07-17 02:52:17 UTC 41K followers, 4717 engagements "Department of Commerce will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties of XXXX% on anode-grade graphite imported from China after concluding that the materials which are a key component for electric vehicle batteries are being sold in the US at less than fair market value. The order affects imports valued at $XXXXX million in 2023. The duties apply to anode-grade graphite material with a graphite minimum purity content of XX% carbon by weight and can be synthetic graphite natural graphite or a blend of the two. A separate but parallel anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese anode grade graphite"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946006127839412232) 2025-07-18 00:36:30 UTC 41K followers, 4640 engagements "NF North America a subsidiary of Chinese bottled water and beverage company Nongfu Spring () purchased a 337391-square-foot single-story commercial building on XX acres at XX Northwest Blvd. in Nashuas Westwood Park for $XX million a price X times more than its assessed value in January. Corporate documentation cites water bottling and beverage manufacturing among the intended uses. Water to the site for whatever beverage or water bottling production might occur there will be supplied by the Pennichuck Water Works owned by the Pennichuck Corp and supplier of all the water to the city of"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945625129289224329) 2025-07-16 23:22:33 UTC 41K followers, 10.7K engagements "Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee whos been sanctioned by the US recently hosted a reunion with American actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang at Hong Kong government headquarters where the two bonded over their connections to Hong Kong's Wah Yan College (a high school in the city) network. The special gathering revealed through Weibo posts by O. Yang's management company Creative Artists Agency (CAA) brought together three Wah Yan alumni: Lee a graduate of Wah Yan College Kowloon O. Yang from Wah Yan College Hong Kong and the comedians classmate Nicholas Ho Lik-chi Hong Kong's Commissioner for"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1943957324789690720) 2025-07-12 08:55:17 UTC 41K followers, 48.6K engagements "automakers including SAIC Motor Changan Great Wall Motor BYD Li Auto and Geely are preparing to launch models equipped with XXX% homemade chips with at least two brands aiming to start mass production as early as 2026. The latest policy target is to use XXX% self-developed and made automotive chips by 2027. However the XXX% target is not mandatory. It is more a framework that incentivizes companies to reassure Beijing that they can meet its goals and are working hard to do so. The majority of top automakers including SAIC FAW Group GAC Group BYD Geely Changan and Great Wall have been asked by"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1934852266365997225) 2025-06-17 05:55:02 UTC 41K followers, 2172 engagements "@shizaibuyidao Hahaha in case you dont know this one-party systems have been around for a long time. Its not like China has proven anything"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1947131190059917639) 2025-07-21 03:07:06 UTC 41K followers, XX engagements "@henrikstroem its time for you to go back inside the loony bin and take your medication"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946527014892019736) 2025-07-19 11:06:19 UTC 41.1K followers, 3964 engagements "ICE New Orleans has arrested national Jiejun Shen who now faces deportation. Shens criminal history includes extortion intent to extort marriage from a person Even the White House takes a dig at her 👇🏻"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946441009874776141) 2025-07-19 05:24:34 UTC 41K followers, 10.9K engagements "security guards and men in plain clothes blocked Australian journalists from leaving a tourist attraction in Beijing July 15: reporters from Australia travelled with an Australian embassy escort and written permission to film piece to camera elements for stories on Anthony Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing. While SBS ABC Sky News Channel Nine and Channel X crews were filming their content near the Bell and Drum Towers iconic historical structures and popular tourist attractions in the city local authorities approached with questions about whether they had the correct permissions."  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945298323478630727) 2025-07-16 01:43:56 UTC 41K followers, 13.3K engagements "Many wumaos are clearly upset by this what-if scenario report I guess they are still owed wages for months and now theyre panicking 😜"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946772010836930662) 2025-07-20 03:19:51 UTC 41.1K followers, 9045 engagements "The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) has named Louis Vuitton a suspect in a money laundering investigation involving Bei W. a woman from Lelystad. Roughly X million euros in criminal proceeds were laundered through the Dutch branches of the French luxury brand in recent years. Women bought expensive bags and clothing paid thousands of euros in cash and shipped the products to China. Louis Vuitton let this happen without sounding any alarms. The fashion house did not even ask its customers for identification. That is facilitating money laundering as far as the OM is concerned. The key"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946856802915930570) 2025-07-20 08:56:47 UTC 41.1K followers, 6181 engagements "BYDs manufacturing plant in Lancaster CA Edwards AFB is not far away 🤔"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1933689488334860672) 2025-06-14 00:54:34 UTC 41K followers, 84.3K engagements "A new report from Hudson Institute: China after Communism: Preparing for a Post-CCP China As the CCP strengthens its regime and pursues global dominance it faces significant and complex structural challenges. While the Peoples Republic of China has weathered crises before a sudden regime collapse in China is not entirely unthinkable. Policymakers need to consider what might happen and what steps they would have to take if the worlds longest-ruling Communist dictatorship and second-largest economy collapses due to its domestic and international troubles. This report examines the initial steps"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946455653876445281) 2025-07-19 06:22:45 UTC 41.1K followers, 185.7K engagements "Robin Shaban a founding partner at Canadian consulting firm 2R Strategy and a co-author of this article published in The Globe and Mail a few hours ago met CCP member Li Ying () a Beijing-based partner at Chinese law firm Anli Partners () in Beijing in June 🤔"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1944962655485325661) 2025-07-15 03:30:07 UTC 41.1K followers, 86.8K engagements "Posts on Chinese social media all hail the exit ban on Wells Fargos Mao Chenyue ( according to MFA presser hosted by Guo Jiakun on July 21) as the rightful tit-for-tat retaliatory move against the arrest of hacker Xu Zewei () in Milan"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1947210828207521813) 2025-07-21 08:23:33 UTC 41.1K followers, 4315 engagements "🚨 July 9: four nationals a 47-year-old couple their 15-year-old son and a 53-year-old friend were arrested in Greece for photographing the Tanagra Air Base the home base for the 114th Combat Wing of the Hellenic Air Force and is adjacent to Hellenic Aerospace Industry facilities; they will be brought before the prosecutor on July XX. The four individuals were initially noticed by the security personnel of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) who asked them to leave the area. However they moved to a nearby bridge and continued taking photos of HAI facilities and the 114th Combat Wing"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1943206997807218840) 2025-07-10 07:13:45 UTC 41K followers, 8521 engagements "What could possibly go wrong 🚨🚨🚨 Microsoft has been using engineers in China to help maintain the Department of Defenses computer systems with minimal supervision by US personnel leaving some of the nations most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from China. The arrangement which was critical to Microsoft winning the federal governments cloud computing business a decade ago relies on US citizens with security clearances to oversee the work and serve as a barrier against espionage and sabotage. But these workers known as digital escorts often lack the technical expertise to police foreign"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945153050722885926) 2025-07-15 16:06:41 UTC 41.1K followers, 34.8K engagements "The US Department of Agriculture has fired XX foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure the US food supply from adversaries including China Russia North Korea and Iran. "The individuals working on these contracts from countries of concern will no longer be able to work on USDA projects." The contractors had worked at the Agricultural Research Service the in-house research arm of the USDA. Most of those dismissed were Chinese post-doctoral researchers on two-year contracts with the agency. Some arrived to work on July X to find their badges no longer"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946786387371704415) 2025-07-20 04:16:58 UTC 41.1K followers, 7973 engagements "⚠ content warning July 9: a teenager reportedly stabbed his mom multiple times and killed her at the car park of Powerlong Plaza () in Xiamen after she refused to buy him a ninebot () electric scooter which is popular among high school students"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1811225310123434219) 2024-07-11 02:25:39 UTC 41K followers, 148.5K engagements "Anthony Albanese a spokesman for Xi Jinping"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945339508901470623) 2025-07-16 04:27:36 UTC 41K followers, 1942 engagements "🚨🚨🚨 Shanghai-born and Atlanta-based Chenyue Mao a Wells Fargo managing director who works in trade financing has been blocked from leaving China after traveling there recently. Mao was subjected to an exit ban after she entered China sometime in recent weeks. An automated reply from her corporate email account said she was traveling internationally on business. The reason for her travel to China couldnt be determined. Mao attended an industry conference in Brazil in late June. It couldnt be determined precisely when Mao entered China or what prompted the travel restriction. Wells Fargo has"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945845737205694487) 2025-07-17 13:59:10 UTC 41.1K followers, 22.4K engagements "Beijing July 16: state media are of course capitalizing on these free endorsements for Chinese EVs from Jensen Huang"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945751007868436550) 2025-07-17 07:42:45 UTC 41K followers, 1733 engagements "July 18: Microsoft will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the US military finally"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946363593924223132) 2025-07-19 00:16:57 UTC 41.1K followers, 29.1K engagements "Nongfu Spring () China's largest beverage company is owned by Zhong Shanshan () Chinas richest man"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945630160264597741) 2025-07-16 23:42:32 UTC 41K followers, 6271 engagements "The biotechnology industry is experiencing a tectonic shift driven by drugmakers who have come a long way from their copycat days to challenge Western dominance on innovation. The number of novel drugs in China for cancer weight-loss and more entering into development ballooned to over 1250 last year far surpassing the EU and nearly catching up to the USs count of about 1440. Drug candidates from China are increasingly clearing high bars to win recognition from both drug regulators and Western pharmaceutical giants. This shift has occurred at an unprecedented pace. When China began to"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1944758692966289456) 2025-07-14 13:59:38 UTC 41K followers, 4268 engagements "Unification ads were seen all over T3 of Beijing Capital international Airport in this video reportedly recorded on April 9: (unification) (defend national sovereignty) (uphold national unity) Note the Taiwan shape in 👇🏻"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1910883511642489063) 2025-04-12 02:31:46 UTC 41K followers, 34K engagements "Many Americans including those in Washington are still pretty naive about the CCP the regime being far more ruthless and much nastier has viewed America as its top enemy for decades. If you think you have good relationships with them you are dead wrong"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1947086810901057649) 2025-07-21 00:10:45 UTC 41.1K followers, 10.9K engagements "@shizaibuyidao Hmmm PRC was founded by the CCP its just a dynasty similar to Han Tang Song Qing etc when the ruling clan / clique is gone the dynasty would be gone too and a new entity would be established"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1947128060895203665) 2025-07-21 02:54:40 UTC 41.1K followers, XXX engagements "🚨🚨🚨 a Chinese American man who works for the Commerce Department and traveled to China several months ago is being prevented from leaving the country after he failed to disclose on his visa application that he worked for the US government. The American an employee of the Patent and Trademark Office went to China to visit family and now has been caught up in Chinas controversial practice of blocking Chinese and foreign nationals from leaving China in what is often seen by Washington as a tool of coercion against people and businesses. What makes this case more significant is that the"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1947076320137297966) 2025-07-20 23:29:04 UTC 41.1K followers, 27.1K engagements "6 months into his second term Trump has softened his harsh campaign rhetoric and dialled down his confrontational tone with Beijing in an effort to secure a summit with Xi Jinping and a trade deal with Beijing. The warmer posture contrasts with his threats against other trading partners. Trump is now focused on cutting purchase deals with Beijing and celebrating quick wins instead of addressing the root causes of the trade imbalances. China posted a record trade surplus in the first half of the year. Trump recently said that he would be fighting China in a very friendly fashion. In meetings"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945731306215850189) 2025-07-17 06:24:27 UTC 41K followers, 3803 engagements "Department of Commerce has informed the worlds three leading chip design software providers Synopsys Cadence Design Systems and Siemens EDA (part of Siemens Digital Industries Software a subsidiary of Germanys Siemens AG) that recent requirements to seek government licenses for business in China are no longer in place"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1940605462564819347) 2025-07-03 02:56:11 UTC 41.1K followers, 7863 engagements "Chinese electric vehicle brands Neta () from Hozon Auto () and Zeekr () owned by Geely have inflated sales in recent years to hit aggressive targets with Neta doing so for more than 60000 cars. The companies arranged for cars to be insured before they were sold to buyers enabling them under Chinese industry car registration practices to book sales early so they could hit the monthly and quarterly targets according to dealers and buyers. Neta booked early sales of at least 64719 cars through this method from Jan 2023 to Mar 2024 according to copies of records it sent to dealers. That was more"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946781281792188784) 2025-07-20 03:56:41 UTC 41.1K followers, 26.9K engagements "July 3: Italian police arrested man Xu Zewei aka Zavier Xu and David Xu who is wanted by the US authorities over industrial espionage which targeted projects including efforts to develop a COVID vaccine. Xu was picked up on an arrest warrant issued on Nov X 2023 by the Southern District of Texas District Court as part of an FBI investigation after he arrived at Milan's Malpensa airport from Shanghai. Xu is a member of Hafnium a state-linked hacker group also known as Silk Typhoon by Microsoft which orchestrated a sweeping 2020 cyber campaign. Specifically Hafnium tried to access a COVID"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1942344713941705062) 2025-07-07 22:07:21 UTC 41K followers, 45.5K engagements "Other multinational players like Merck AstraZeneca Plc and Roche Holding AG have also scooped up Chinese assets. In May Pfizer Inc. set a new record as it announced a $1.2B upfront deal with 3SBio Inc for a cancer drug similar to Akesos. These deals are increasing in both value and frequency signaling confidence that China-originated drugs are competitive internationally and can bring in substantial revenue. The volume of potential candidates coming out of China means multinational companies who have a constant need to add new products to the mix can cast their net wider than ever before. A"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1944759568594292978) 2025-07-14 14:03:07 UTC 41.1K followers, 1820 engagements "Beijing wants XXX% domestic chip equipment but lithography remains an uphill battle. Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) was set up XX years ago and has developed lithography tools capable of producing 90-nm chips suitable for use in home appliances some consumer electronics and cars that require less computing power. The company aims to introduce lithography systems for 65-nm and 28-nm-grade production but adoption of its machines by Chinese chipmaking clients remains limited. Huawei a key supporter of China's chipmaking equipment sector has built a massive R&D hub in Shanghai and is"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945677592482422824) 2025-07-17 02:51:01 UTC 41K followers, 6989 engagements "Ding Yumei () the ex-wife of China Evergrande Groups chairman Hui Ka Yan () and reportedly a Canada passport holder spent millions on luxury apartments in London XX units at the high-end residential development Thames City worth XXXX million ($67 million) in Sep 2022 nine months after the developer defaulted on its loans and Chinese authorities asked Hui to pay debt with his personal wealth. Ding holds the homes through five British Virgin Islands companies. She has hired Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) as a letting and management agent. The 68-year-old is living in one of the most expensive homes"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1936629617852633340) 2025-06-22 03:37:36 UTC 41K followers, 9618 engagements "🚨 China is pushing for state-owned Cosco to be an equal partner and shareholder of the ports with BlackRock and international shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC); officials have told BlackRock MSC and Hutchison that if Cosco is left out of the deal Beijing would take steps to block Hutchisons proposed sale. BlackRock and MSC in March reached a preliminary agreement to buy the ports in a deal valued at nearly $XX billion. Now BlackRock MSC and Hutchison all are open to Coscos taking a stake"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945821616019308887) 2025-07-17 12:23:19 UTC 41K followers, 7317 engagements "June 27: The Lagos Zonal Directorate X of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC secured the convictions and sentences of XX nationals for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts: Su Zong Gen Li Zhong Chang Chen Gui Ping Li Xiang Long San Feng Zhang Jia Yang Jia Zhi Hao Liu Chuang Yu Hai Ging Zhao Xiao Liang Dai Li Tao Kun Mao Bu Yi and Zhao Zi Cheng. They are among the syndicate of XXX alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on Dec XX 2024 in Lagos during a sting operation tagged 'Eagle Flush Operation' conducted by EFCC operatives. One of"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945988058740121969) 2025-07-17 23:24:42 UTC 41K followers, 2097 engagements "This Commerce Department employee and Mao Chenyue of Wells Fargo are most likely bargaining chips hostages for negotiating the releases of hacker Xu Zewei () who was arrested in Milan and the UM visiting scholars Jian Yunqing and Han Chengxuan. Beijing could of course use them to extract other concessions from Washington too"  [@Byron_Wan](/creator/x/Byron_Wan) on [X](/post/tweet/1947082969593892898) 2025-07-20 23:55:29 UTC 41.1K followers, 2680 engagements
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@Byron_Wan Byron Wan
Byron Wan posts on X about china, beijing, chips, dominance the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
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Social topic influence china #410, beijing #102, chips 3.53%, dominance #40, shanghai 2.35%, electric vehicle 2.35%, beverage 2.35%, bottled water 2.35%, yang 2.35%, geely XXXX%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @wannafigh @rethaiard @cindywan19 @shizaibuyidao @geoffraby @friendlyjordies @tigerprecarious @henrikstroem @aspiorg @abcnews @grahameuan @solomonyue @michaelwar50195 @derniederbayer2 @arnulfocarden17 @osintnewsxpress @nvidia @mhar4 @mikhailhkmy @softwarnet
Top assets mentioned Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) BlackRock Inc (BLK)
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"The unsolicited spontaneous one-China comments of Xinyu ( Zhou Xinyu) a Chinese member of the 24-member South Korean multinational girl group TripleS have caused a firestorm among her fanbase"
@Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-14 06:59:13 UTC 41K followers, 25.5K engagements
"US policymakers have been somewhat naive or ignorant of China's domestic abilities in chip tool making. China already has homegrown competitors to Applied Materials Tokyo Electron and Lam Research and is likely to double down on developing its own semiconductor tools. "We are at risk of running our own equipment manufacturers into the ground. The worst-case scenario is that Chinese toolmakers become not only domestically competitive but even internationally competitive which is coming . Once that starts it will be very difficult to stop." Chinas top five chip tool makers have flourished amid" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 02:52:17 UTC 41K followers, 4717 engagements
"Department of Commerce will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties of XXXX% on anode-grade graphite imported from China after concluding that the materials which are a key component for electric vehicle batteries are being sold in the US at less than fair market value. The order affects imports valued at $XXXXX million in 2023. The duties apply to anode-grade graphite material with a graphite minimum purity content of XX% carbon by weight and can be synthetic graphite natural graphite or a blend of the two. A separate but parallel anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese anode grade graphite" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-18 00:36:30 UTC 41K followers, 4640 engagements
"NF North America a subsidiary of Chinese bottled water and beverage company Nongfu Spring () purchased a 337391-square-foot single-story commercial building on XX acres at XX Northwest Blvd. in Nashuas Westwood Park for $XX million a price X times more than its assessed value in January. Corporate documentation cites water bottling and beverage manufacturing among the intended uses. Water to the site for whatever beverage or water bottling production might occur there will be supplied by the Pennichuck Water Works owned by the Pennichuck Corp and supplier of all the water to the city of" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-16 23:22:33 UTC 41K followers, 10.7K engagements
"Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee whos been sanctioned by the US recently hosted a reunion with American actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang at Hong Kong government headquarters where the two bonded over their connections to Hong Kong's Wah Yan College (a high school in the city) network. The special gathering revealed through Weibo posts by O. Yang's management company Creative Artists Agency (CAA) brought together three Wah Yan alumni: Lee a graduate of Wah Yan College Kowloon O. Yang from Wah Yan College Hong Kong and the comedians classmate Nicholas Ho Lik-chi Hong Kong's Commissioner for" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-12 08:55:17 UTC 41K followers, 48.6K engagements
"automakers including SAIC Motor Changan Great Wall Motor BYD Li Auto and Geely are preparing to launch models equipped with XXX% homemade chips with at least two brands aiming to start mass production as early as 2026. The latest policy target is to use XXX% self-developed and made automotive chips by 2027. However the XXX% target is not mandatory. It is more a framework that incentivizes companies to reassure Beijing that they can meet its goals and are working hard to do so. The majority of top automakers including SAIC FAW Group GAC Group BYD Geely Changan and Great Wall have been asked by" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-06-17 05:55:02 UTC 41K followers, 2172 engagements
"@shizaibuyidao Hahaha in case you dont know this one-party systems have been around for a long time. Its not like China has proven anything" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-21 03:07:06 UTC 41K followers, XX engagements
"@henrikstroem its time for you to go back inside the loony bin and take your medication" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-19 11:06:19 UTC 41.1K followers, 3964 engagements
"ICE New Orleans has arrested national Jiejun Shen who now faces deportation. Shens criminal history includes extortion intent to extort marriage from a person Even the White House takes a dig at her 👇🏻" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-19 05:24:34 UTC 41K followers, 10.9K engagements
"security guards and men in plain clothes blocked Australian journalists from leaving a tourist attraction in Beijing July 15: reporters from Australia travelled with an Australian embassy escort and written permission to film piece to camera elements for stories on Anthony Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing. While SBS ABC Sky News Channel Nine and Channel X crews were filming their content near the Bell and Drum Towers iconic historical structures and popular tourist attractions in the city local authorities approached with questions about whether they had the correct permissions." @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-16 01:43:56 UTC 41K followers, 13.3K engagements
"Many wumaos are clearly upset by this what-if scenario report I guess they are still owed wages for months and now theyre panicking 😜" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-20 03:19:51 UTC 41.1K followers, 9045 engagements
"The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) has named Louis Vuitton a suspect in a money laundering investigation involving Bei W. a woman from Lelystad. Roughly X million euros in criminal proceeds were laundered through the Dutch branches of the French luxury brand in recent years. Women bought expensive bags and clothing paid thousands of euros in cash and shipped the products to China. Louis Vuitton let this happen without sounding any alarms. The fashion house did not even ask its customers for identification. That is facilitating money laundering as far as the OM is concerned. The key" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-20 08:56:47 UTC 41.1K followers, 6181 engagements
"BYDs manufacturing plant in Lancaster CA Edwards AFB is not far away 🤔" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-06-14 00:54:34 UTC 41K followers, 84.3K engagements
"A new report from Hudson Institute: China after Communism: Preparing for a Post-CCP China As the CCP strengthens its regime and pursues global dominance it faces significant and complex structural challenges. While the Peoples Republic of China has weathered crises before a sudden regime collapse in China is not entirely unthinkable. Policymakers need to consider what might happen and what steps they would have to take if the worlds longest-ruling Communist dictatorship and second-largest economy collapses due to its domestic and international troubles. This report examines the initial steps" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-19 06:22:45 UTC 41.1K followers, 185.7K engagements
"Robin Shaban a founding partner at Canadian consulting firm 2R Strategy and a co-author of this article published in The Globe and Mail a few hours ago met CCP member Li Ying () a Beijing-based partner at Chinese law firm Anli Partners () in Beijing in June 🤔" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-15 03:30:07 UTC 41.1K followers, 86.8K engagements
"Posts on Chinese social media all hail the exit ban on Wells Fargos Mao Chenyue ( according to MFA presser hosted by Guo Jiakun on July 21) as the rightful tit-for-tat retaliatory move against the arrest of hacker Xu Zewei () in Milan" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-21 08:23:33 UTC 41.1K followers, 4315 engagements
"🚨 July 9: four nationals a 47-year-old couple their 15-year-old son and a 53-year-old friend were arrested in Greece for photographing the Tanagra Air Base the home base for the 114th Combat Wing of the Hellenic Air Force and is adjacent to Hellenic Aerospace Industry facilities; they will be brought before the prosecutor on July XX. The four individuals were initially noticed by the security personnel of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) who asked them to leave the area. However they moved to a nearby bridge and continued taking photos of HAI facilities and the 114th Combat Wing" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-10 07:13:45 UTC 41K followers, 8521 engagements
"What could possibly go wrong 🚨🚨🚨 Microsoft has been using engineers in China to help maintain the Department of Defenses computer systems with minimal supervision by US personnel leaving some of the nations most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from China. The arrangement which was critical to Microsoft winning the federal governments cloud computing business a decade ago relies on US citizens with security clearances to oversee the work and serve as a barrier against espionage and sabotage. But these workers known as digital escorts often lack the technical expertise to police foreign" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-15 16:06:41 UTC 41.1K followers, 34.8K engagements
"The US Department of Agriculture has fired XX foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure the US food supply from adversaries including China Russia North Korea and Iran. "The individuals working on these contracts from countries of concern will no longer be able to work on USDA projects." The contractors had worked at the Agricultural Research Service the in-house research arm of the USDA. Most of those dismissed were Chinese post-doctoral researchers on two-year contracts with the agency. Some arrived to work on July X to find their badges no longer" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-20 04:16:58 UTC 41.1K followers, 7973 engagements
"⚠ content warning July 9: a teenager reportedly stabbed his mom multiple times and killed her at the car park of Powerlong Plaza () in Xiamen after she refused to buy him a ninebot () electric scooter which is popular among high school students" @Byron_Wan on X 2024-07-11 02:25:39 UTC 41K followers, 148.5K engagements
"Anthony Albanese a spokesman for Xi Jinping" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-16 04:27:36 UTC 41K followers, 1942 engagements
"🚨🚨🚨 Shanghai-born and Atlanta-based Chenyue Mao a Wells Fargo managing director who works in trade financing has been blocked from leaving China after traveling there recently. Mao was subjected to an exit ban after she entered China sometime in recent weeks. An automated reply from her corporate email account said she was traveling internationally on business. The reason for her travel to China couldnt be determined. Mao attended an industry conference in Brazil in late June. It couldnt be determined precisely when Mao entered China or what prompted the travel restriction. Wells Fargo has" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 13:59:10 UTC 41.1K followers, 22.4K engagements
"Beijing July 16: state media are of course capitalizing on these free endorsements for Chinese EVs from Jensen Huang" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 07:42:45 UTC 41K followers, 1733 engagements
"July 18: Microsoft will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the US military finally" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-19 00:16:57 UTC 41.1K followers, 29.1K engagements
"Nongfu Spring () China's largest beverage company is owned by Zhong Shanshan () Chinas richest man" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-16 23:42:32 UTC 41K followers, 6271 engagements
"The biotechnology industry is experiencing a tectonic shift driven by drugmakers who have come a long way from their copycat days to challenge Western dominance on innovation. The number of novel drugs in China for cancer weight-loss and more entering into development ballooned to over 1250 last year far surpassing the EU and nearly catching up to the USs count of about 1440. Drug candidates from China are increasingly clearing high bars to win recognition from both drug regulators and Western pharmaceutical giants. This shift has occurred at an unprecedented pace. When China began to" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-14 13:59:38 UTC 41K followers, 4268 engagements
"Unification ads were seen all over T3 of Beijing Capital international Airport in this video reportedly recorded on April 9: (unification) (defend national sovereignty) (uphold national unity) Note the Taiwan shape in 👇🏻" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-04-12 02:31:46 UTC 41K followers, 34K engagements
"Many Americans including those in Washington are still pretty naive about the CCP the regime being far more ruthless and much nastier has viewed America as its top enemy for decades. If you think you have good relationships with them you are dead wrong" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-21 00:10:45 UTC 41.1K followers, 10.9K engagements
"@shizaibuyidao Hmmm PRC was founded by the CCP its just a dynasty similar to Han Tang Song Qing etc when the ruling clan / clique is gone the dynasty would be gone too and a new entity would be established" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-21 02:54:40 UTC 41.1K followers, XXX engagements
"🚨🚨🚨 a Chinese American man who works for the Commerce Department and traveled to China several months ago is being prevented from leaving the country after he failed to disclose on his visa application that he worked for the US government. The American an employee of the Patent and Trademark Office went to China to visit family and now has been caught up in Chinas controversial practice of blocking Chinese and foreign nationals from leaving China in what is often seen by Washington as a tool of coercion against people and businesses. What makes this case more significant is that the" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-20 23:29:04 UTC 41.1K followers, 27.1K engagements
"6 months into his second term Trump has softened his harsh campaign rhetoric and dialled down his confrontational tone with Beijing in an effort to secure a summit with Xi Jinping and a trade deal with Beijing. The warmer posture contrasts with his threats against other trading partners. Trump is now focused on cutting purchase deals with Beijing and celebrating quick wins instead of addressing the root causes of the trade imbalances. China posted a record trade surplus in the first half of the year. Trump recently said that he would be fighting China in a very friendly fashion. In meetings" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 06:24:27 UTC 41K followers, 3803 engagements
"Department of Commerce has informed the worlds three leading chip design software providers Synopsys Cadence Design Systems and Siemens EDA (part of Siemens Digital Industries Software a subsidiary of Germanys Siemens AG) that recent requirements to seek government licenses for business in China are no longer in place" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-03 02:56:11 UTC 41.1K followers, 7863 engagements
"Chinese electric vehicle brands Neta () from Hozon Auto () and Zeekr () owned by Geely have inflated sales in recent years to hit aggressive targets with Neta doing so for more than 60000 cars. The companies arranged for cars to be insured before they were sold to buyers enabling them under Chinese industry car registration practices to book sales early so they could hit the monthly and quarterly targets according to dealers and buyers. Neta booked early sales of at least 64719 cars through this method from Jan 2023 to Mar 2024 according to copies of records it sent to dealers. That was more" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-20 03:56:41 UTC 41.1K followers, 26.9K engagements
"July 3: Italian police arrested man Xu Zewei aka Zavier Xu and David Xu who is wanted by the US authorities over industrial espionage which targeted projects including efforts to develop a COVID vaccine. Xu was picked up on an arrest warrant issued on Nov X 2023 by the Southern District of Texas District Court as part of an FBI investigation after he arrived at Milan's Malpensa airport from Shanghai. Xu is a member of Hafnium a state-linked hacker group also known as Silk Typhoon by Microsoft which orchestrated a sweeping 2020 cyber campaign. Specifically Hafnium tried to access a COVID" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-07 22:07:21 UTC 41K followers, 45.5K engagements
"Other multinational players like Merck AstraZeneca Plc and Roche Holding AG have also scooped up Chinese assets. In May Pfizer Inc. set a new record as it announced a $1.2B upfront deal with 3SBio Inc for a cancer drug similar to Akesos. These deals are increasing in both value and frequency signaling confidence that China-originated drugs are competitive internationally and can bring in substantial revenue. The volume of potential candidates coming out of China means multinational companies who have a constant need to add new products to the mix can cast their net wider than ever before. A" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-14 14:03:07 UTC 41.1K followers, 1820 engagements
"Beijing wants XXX% domestic chip equipment but lithography remains an uphill battle. Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) was set up XX years ago and has developed lithography tools capable of producing 90-nm chips suitable for use in home appliances some consumer electronics and cars that require less computing power. The company aims to introduce lithography systems for 65-nm and 28-nm-grade production but adoption of its machines by Chinese chipmaking clients remains limited. Huawei a key supporter of China's chipmaking equipment sector has built a massive R&D hub in Shanghai and is" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 02:51:01 UTC 41K followers, 6989 engagements
"Ding Yumei () the ex-wife of China Evergrande Groups chairman Hui Ka Yan () and reportedly a Canada passport holder spent millions on luxury apartments in London XX units at the high-end residential development Thames City worth XXXX million ($67 million) in Sep 2022 nine months after the developer defaulted on its loans and Chinese authorities asked Hui to pay debt with his personal wealth. Ding holds the homes through five British Virgin Islands companies. She has hired Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) as a letting and management agent. The 68-year-old is living in one of the most expensive homes" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-06-22 03:37:36 UTC 41K followers, 9618 engagements
"🚨 China is pushing for state-owned Cosco to be an equal partner and shareholder of the ports with BlackRock and international shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC); officials have told BlackRock MSC and Hutchison that if Cosco is left out of the deal Beijing would take steps to block Hutchisons proposed sale. BlackRock and MSC in March reached a preliminary agreement to buy the ports in a deal valued at nearly $XX billion. Now BlackRock MSC and Hutchison all are open to Coscos taking a stake" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 12:23:19 UTC 41K followers, 7317 engagements
"June 27: The Lagos Zonal Directorate X of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC secured the convictions and sentences of XX nationals for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts: Su Zong Gen Li Zhong Chang Chen Gui Ping Li Xiang Long San Feng Zhang Jia Yang Jia Zhi Hao Liu Chuang Yu Hai Ging Zhao Xiao Liang Dai Li Tao Kun Mao Bu Yi and Zhao Zi Cheng. They are among the syndicate of XXX alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on Dec XX 2024 in Lagos during a sting operation tagged 'Eagle Flush Operation' conducted by EFCC operatives. One of" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-17 23:24:42 UTC 41K followers, 2097 engagements
"This Commerce Department employee and Mao Chenyue of Wells Fargo are most likely bargaining chips hostages for negotiating the releases of hacker Xu Zewei () who was arrested in Milan and the UM visiting scholars Jian Yunqing and Han Chengxuan. Beijing could of course use them to extract other concessions from Washington too" @Byron_Wan on X 2025-07-20 23:55:29 UTC 41.1K followers, 2680 engagements