[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.] #  @Ignis_Rex Ignis Rex Ignis Rex posts on X about china, india, ukraine, russia the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::56411012/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX -XXXX% - X Month XXXXXXX +395% - X Months XXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXXXXX +45% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::56411012/posts_active)  - X Week XXX +65% - X Month XXX +716% - X Months XXX +3.50% - X Year XXXXX -XX% ### Followers: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::56411012/followers)  - X Week XXXXX +5.30% - X Month XXXXX +14% - X Months XXXXX +37% - X Year XXXXX +77% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::56411012/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::56411012/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) XXXXX% [finance](/list/finance) XXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) XXXX% [currencies](/list/currencies) XXXX% [gaming](/list/gaming) XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) XXXX% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china) #3718, [india](/topic/india) 5.64%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #2351, [russia](/topic/russia) #3128, [elements](/topic/elements) #709, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #1131, [japan](/topic/japan) 2.05%, [mauritius](/topic/mauritius) 2.05%, [governments](/topic/governments) #189, [iran](/topic/iran) #576 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@evagreiner8](/creator/undefined) [@jjnn1019631](/creator/undefined) [@paforos](/creator/undefined) [@auroragroove](/creator/undefined) [@stevew37912222](/creator/undefined) [@ft](/creator/undefined) [@shafrontom](/creator/undefined) [@jcguu](/creator/undefined) [@masterofnonees](/creator/undefined) [@shetlerjones](/creator/undefined) [@helpmeimretarde](/creator/undefined) [@robinjbrooks](/creator/undefined) [@dieunguyn6](/creator/undefined) [@ghostofroc](/creator/undefined) [@roccitybuilt](/creator/undefined) [@aravind](/creator/undefined) [@chathu50](/creator/undefined) [@zhuangcorp](/creator/undefined) [@atomac23](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Boeing Co (BA)](/topic/$ba) [BHP Group Limited (BHP)](/topic/$bhp) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Frontline Ltd. (FRO)](/topic/$fro) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::56411012/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "@henrysgao China is collapsing for the 100000 times" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978956341554106562) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-16T22:48Z 7348 followers, 4335 engagements "Why Chinas Rare Earth Dominance Is No Accidentand Why the U.S. Faces a 15-Year Climb to Catch Up In the global race for technological supremacy the battlefield is not just in silicon chips or AI algorithmsits buried deep in the earth in the form of obscure-sounding elements like neodymium dysprosium and terbium. These rare earth elements (REEs) are the lifeblood of modern defense systems electric vehicles wind turbines and advanced electronics. And right now China doesnt just dominate the rare earth marketit owns the entire chessboard. The Illusion of a Mining Problem Its tempting to think of" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977031645539844377) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-11T15:20Z 7347 followers, 176.7K engagements "Dutch government said that it must listen to "Daddy" Dutch Self-Immolation: The Nexperia Seizure and the Collapse of Investor Trust The Dutch governments intervention in Nexperiaseizing control from Chinese parent Wingtech under the Goods Availability Actis a strategic blunder with global repercussions. Once a beacon of legal stability and investment openness the Netherlands has now weaponized its regulatory framework retroactively undermining a previously approved acquisition. This sends a chilling message to foreign investors: Dutch assets are no longer safe from political override. The" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977643828569096267) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-13T07:53Z 7346 followers, 8819 engagements "How China responded to chip sanction with rare earth bans. The US is bringing a baseball bat to a gunfight. 1/2" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978633664306298907) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-16T01:26Z 7347 followers, 13.1K engagements "Are they Japanese S Korean N Korean Taiwanese or Russian vessels They operate often from the East China Sea region Please list them by the country based on their route from East Asia to Peru. By the way see explanation by Gemini on why AIS data don't tell you who owns the fishing vessel: Here is the brief explanation on why it is difficult to determine who actually controls a fishing vessel from its AIS data presented as a bullet list: * Limited Data in AIS: AIS is a navigational safety tool that primarily broadcasts position speed and basic static details (like name and flag). It does not" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980075449796718833) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T00:55Z 7346 followers, XX engagements "@growing_daniel You mean the US is so fragile. A small island in the Indian Ocean asking Chinese contractor to build a facility is an existential threat" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980480602639151574) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T03:45Z 7348 followers, 1854 engagements "@jordanschnyc Who really pulled the string in the Biden White House. Is it true President Biden wore an adult diaper that needed to be changed every X hours when he is traveling overseas" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980524754437304647) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T06:41Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements "If India is so important - Trump wouldn't have treated Modi like a supplicant. President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening remittance flows. The Keep Call Centers in" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980562734615056644) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T09:12Z 7348 followers, 2096 engagements "Chinas new export controls on rare earths and permanent magnets for military use are a strategic blow to unchecked militarism. By targeting the materials essential for U.S. weapons systemsF-35 jets smart bombs submarinesBeijing is not escalating a trade war; its exposing the fragility of Americas war-making supply chain. The U.S. has depleted its stockpiles in Ukraine Gaza and the Middle East yet its defense industry cannot replenish fast enough without Chinese inputs. Western medias framing of this move as overreach or "total rare earth ban" is gaslighting as only military applications are" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977934319890092348) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T03:07Z 7346 followers, 37.1K engagements "@Paforos China has not flexed it's muscle yet. ASML equipment needs ton of rare earth elements and permanent magnets to function. The best is yet to come. Stay tuned" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978121626647400516) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T15:32Z 7346 followers, 8883 engagements "Russia is fighting a grinding war of attrition with Ukraine - the objective is to eliminate the Ukrainian Army. Remember Russia is the biggest country in the world with XX time zones and has great strategic depth IE in time of war it can trade space for time while it slowly grind down the adversary's army. Both Napoleon and Hitler found out too late that it is not a good idea to fight a protracted war with Russia in its territory. Hitler found that X years after invading Russia the Soviet Army has eliminated XXX million German soldiers in Ukraine/Poland the Balkans and the Baltics and is" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980098525804560655) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T02:27Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements "Why RANDs report Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry Is a Strategic Breakthrough In an era of escalating rhetoric a-dime-a-dozen China hawk reports and strategic brinkmanship the RAND Corporations report "Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry" offers a rare and vital recalibration. It is not merely a policy paperit is a strategic intervention. By treating China as a legitimate great power with a worldview that demands respect and by proposing pathways for peaceful unification with Taiwan RAND breaks with decades of zero-sum orthodoxy and opens the door to a more stable multipolar future. π" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980153074103849250) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T06:04Z 7348 followers, 10.9K engagements "Digging Its Own Grave: Why the US BIS Blacklist Expansion Is Strategic Overreach When the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) quietly expanded its blacklist rules in late Septembertargeting not just named entities but any firm XX% owned by themit triggered a geopolitical chain reaction. What Washington framed as a technical fix now looks like a strategic overreach that risks backfiring spectacularly. With President Trump set to meet President Xi at the APEC Summit in South Korea on October XX the timing couldnt be worse. β Weaponizing Trade Lists Against a Supply Chain Superpower China" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980505209324585215) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T05:23Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements "@robin_j_brooks Can you ask Trump to get off his knees - it is unbecoming" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980603156204536124) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T11:52Z 7346 followers, XX engagements "@DieuNguyn6 @MyLordBebo I thought it was controlled by Jews" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980604670147215384) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T11:58Z 7347 followers, XX engagements "Why North Korea Is More Food-Sustainable Than South Korea in a Trade War where food import are reduced In a world increasingly fractured by trade wars and geopolitical realignments food security is no longer a question of abundanceits a question of resilience. And in this unforgiving calculus North Korea often dismissed as economically backward may prove more food-sustainable than its affluent southern neighbor. πΎ Self-Sufficiency Over Sophistication South Korea imports over XX% of its food. Its urbanized population depends on global supply chains for wheat dairy meat and even rice. In" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1975374519713095813) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-07T01:36Z 7346 followers, XXX engagements "BHP Faces a Rough Ride as China Diversifies Away from Australian Iron Ore Chinas steel industry the worlds largest has long been the backbone of global iron ore demand with Australias BHP Group supplying roughly 1820% of Chinas XXXX billion metric tons (Mt) of annual imports. But storm clouds are gathering for BHP as the China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) a state-backed juggernaut established in 2022 accelerates its mandate to diversify iron ore purchases away from U.S. allies like Australia. This strategic shift driven by Beijings quest for economic resiliency amid rising geopolitical" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1975584405105365025) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-07T15:30Z 7335 followers, 1071 engagements "Chinas Remote-Controlled BombsHow Beijing Rigged the Global Semiconductor Industry In the high-stakes tech war between the United States and China Beijing has just detonated a new kind of weaponnot with missiles but with minerals. On October X 2025 Chinas Ministry of Commerce announced sweeping export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) magnets and semiconductor-related technologies. These rules effective November X are not just bureaucratic tweaks. They are remote-controlled bombs embedded deep within the global semiconductor supply chain giving China the power to disrupt delay or deny" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1976551161428951240) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-10T07:31Z 7308 followers, 1158 engagements "Trump's has No Card - that is why he is mumbling about withdrawing supply of Boeing parts to China when Boeing is trying to finalize an order for XXX Boeing aircraft which would be the first major order since 2017 if completed otherwise the order would go to AirBus Remember Boeing is on the verge of bankruptcy - imagine what a XXX order would do to its profitability as China is XX% of the world order for passenger planes. Look at what the Walmart consumer electronic department will look like this Christmas" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1976903690184278053) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-11T06:52Z 7335 followers, 4656 engagements "Trump's has No Card - that is why he is mumbling about withdrawing supply of Boeing parts to China when Boeing is trying to finalize an order for XXX Boeing aircrafts which would be the first major order since 2017 if completed otherwise the order would go to AirBus Remember Boeing is on the verge of bankruptcy - imagine what a XXX order would do to its profitability as China is XX% of the world order for passenger planes. Look at what the Walmart consumer electronic department will look like this Christmas @54JohnBull @SonofLiberty357" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1976904300111839644) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-11T06:54Z 7335 followers, 5754 engagements "Putin's War of Attrition: A Slow Grind Towards a Greater Russia The widely held narrative that Russia's "Special Military Operation" (SMO) in Ukraine is a military failure because of its slow pace entirely misses the strategic reality on the ground. President Vladimir Putin is not merely stalled; he is deliberately executing a patient and brutal war of attrition as Russia is very much bigger than Ukraine in population and in size of country and resource whose primary aims are political and territorial focusing on the long game of exhausting Ukraine while minimizing the risk of a direct war" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1976912626895774142) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-11T07:27Z 7344 followers, 1207 engagements "Island Fortress or Strategic Trap Japans Geographic Vulnerability in Wartime Why Japan is Undefendable by itself and needs the US more than the US needs it. By any measure of modern warfare geography is destiny. Japan a formidable economic and technological power sits atop a precarious strategic foundation: a chain of narrow mountainous islands with no strategic depth and near-total dependence on imported energy. In an era of missile saturation drone swarms and maritime disruption Japans physical configuration is not just a tactical inconvenienceits a strategic liability. πΎ Geography as" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977182255828345326) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-12T01:19Z 7344 followers, XXX engagements "BHPs RMB Settlement for Iron ores Is a Shockwave That Will Reshape Global Commodity Trade When BHP agreed to settle XX% of its iron ore spot trades with China in RMB it didnt just tweak a payment methodit detonated a fault line beneath the global commodity market. This isnt a symbolic gesture. Its a strategic rupture that will reverberate across oil copper coal bauxite lithium soybeans and beyond. Why Because it challenges the dollars dominance rewires pricing power and exposes every commodity where China is the buyer-in-chief to a new geopolitical calculus. π£ The Dollars Grip Is Loosening" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977208820742210017) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-12T03:04Z 7346 followers, 14.2K engagements "The Dutch shows that has to listen to "Daddy" and seize Chinese asset in response to pressure from Washington. Trading Trust for Technology: Why the Chinese semiconductor firm Nexperia Takeover is a Suicidal Geopolitical Move by the Dutch government. The Dutch governments extraordinary decision to intervene in and seize effective control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia invoking the archaic Goods Availability Act is a landmark moment in the global tech war. While the action is framed as a defense of national security it is in reality a profound policy blunder: unwise for foreign investment" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977641353761763380) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-13T07:43Z 7344 followers, 36.4K engagements "Here is the chronology of key events concerning Nexperia and the Dutch government's intervention: * 2017: Nexperia is established and sold to a Chinese consortium (JAC Capital) spinning off from the Dutch chip giant NXP Semiconductors. * December 2019: Wingtech Technology acquires a controlling stake in Nexperia becoming the majority Chinese owner. The deal closes at this time without Dutch government intervention. * July 2021: Nexperia acquires the UK's largest chip factory Newport Wafer Fab which triggers a formal national security review by the UK government. * November 2022: The UK" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977641357058744827) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-13T07:43Z 7344 followers, 2413 engagements "China's Global Peace Plan: By Banning Miitary Applications for its Rare Earths China has Presented the World with A Strategic Gift of Global Peace In a world increasingly destabilized by endless military interventions China's decision to impose export controls on rare earth elements and permanent magnet technologies for military applications is not an act of aggressionit is a calculated intervention against militarism. Far from escalating a trade war this move is a strategic brake on the United States ability to endlessly replenish its weapons stockpiles which have been depleted across" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977724920076567005) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-13T13:15Z 7325 followers, 11.9K engagements "@atomac23 @Joe67346734 @FT Don't go round licking other people's shoes or balls - it's is subservient and humiliating. Have some self respect" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977888529087635509) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T00:05Z 7326 followers, XXX engagements "Q: What is America's strategy to compete with China in space A: SpaceX aka Elon Musk Q: When the International Space Station retire in 2030 - who is going to de-orbitb it A: SpaceX aka Elon Musk Q: What is America's strategy to compete with China in EV A: Tesla aka Elon Musk Q: What is America's strategy to compete with China in robots A: Tesla Optimus aka Elon Musk What will happen to America if Elon Musk gets runover by a bus" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1977901650598928435) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T00:57Z 7330 followers, 4780 engagements "@BitcoinBrabant @niccruzpatane @Grok list the top XX container ports in the world and explain why so many are Chinese. How many of these container port can berthed the giant ship MSC Irina" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978002210710819048) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T07:37Z 7289 followers, 2667 engagements "This is a fake Ethiopian account. If you look at it's Posts and Replies - you will find that it is all about China South China Sea Philippines Malaysia Australia signing a mutual defence treaty with Papua New Guinea You would have thought that someone from Ethiopia would be concerned about what is happening in the Red Sea Middle East the Gaza Genocide or Africa. But no it is only interested in reporting about South China Sea @robertavila888 @mszinck" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978019595396026766) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T08:46Z 7334 followers, 1088 engagements "Hanwha's US subsidiaries just got sanctioned by China Navigating the Sanctions Crossfire How U.S. Allies Can Defend Dual-Market Operations from Chinese Retaliation As China sharpens its retaliatory toolkitsanctioning foreign subsidiaries for their proximity to U.S. defense and Taiwan-related operationsU.S. allies with factories on American soil face a strategic reckoning. The recent blacklisting of Hanwha Oceans U.S. subsidiaries sends a clear message: Beijing is no longer limiting its punitive reach to American firms. Any company regardless of national origin that contributes to Washingtons" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978095369377702067) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T13:47Z 7344 followers, 8167 engagements "China has put export control on Nexperia's factory in China Nexperia's biggest factory is in China" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978110530524262502) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T14:47Z 7337 followers, XXX engagements "@DeadKat_Bounce I hope it happens in your lifetime" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978281395366539514) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-15T02:06Z 7301 followers, XX engagements ""Kill the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys". Hanwha is the chicken and China is going to make an example of it. Hanwhas Strategic Gamble: From Defense Darling to Geopolitical Target. Stupidity now has a New Name : HANWHA By aligning itself so publicly and aggressively with the U.S. defense establishmentespecially through its vocal support of the USTRs Section XXX investigation into Chinas maritime ambitionsHanwha has crossed a strategic Rubicon. What once looked like a savvy pivot toward Western defense markets now resembles a high-risk geopolitical provocation. The consequences may be swift" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978364377305845927) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-15T07:36Z 7334 followers, 11K engagements "2/2 The reckless letter sent by Hanwha to the US Trade Representative saying that the Korean company support the USTR XXX investigate into Chinese shipbuilding dominance" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978364379725779177) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-15T07:36Z 7327 followers, 1565 engagements "Hanwha committed hara-kiri when it openly support US Trade Representative XXX into the dominance of Chinese shipbuilding and shipping globally. Stupidity now has a New Name" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978366398863671387) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-15T07:44Z 7296 followers, XXX engagements "America shot itself in the foot again Indonesia is buying Chinese J10 fighter jets instead of Turkey KAAN. The US Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) ban on jet engine exports for Turkey's KAAN fighter jet has created a cascade of strategic consequences seemingly benefiting China. Indonesia had contracted to purchase XX KAAN jets a deal valued at around $XX billion as part of a strategy to acquire an advanced non-Western 5th-generation platform with crucial technology transfer. The US engine export block under CAATSA now jeopardizes KAANs production and delivery" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978645026671566975) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-16T02:11Z 7344 followers, 16.8K engagements "If this info is true - that India will stop buying oil from Russia. Then Modi will be calling Trump "Daddy" soon. 1/2" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978652805033509128) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-16T02:42Z 7301 followers, XXX engagements "The Illusion of Security: Why Banning HKT is a Geopolitical Stunt Not a Cybersecurity Strategy The decision by the U.S. government to bar Hong Kong telecom HKT from accessing domestic networks citing national security is a perfect example of a policy stuck in a bygone era. In the hyper-connected age of the internet this move is less a sophisticated defense against cyber-espionage and more a geopolitical performance that rings hollow to anyone with a basic understanding of modern network architecture. The argument is simple: traffic always finds a way. In the internet era traffic routing is" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978820378383548770) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-16T13:48Z 7345 followers, XXX engagements "A vassal state has no place at the negotiation table. It is the first to be sent to the Frontline during a war. If they are invited to the White House - it is for a bashing by Trump. The argument that the European Union (EU) is a vassal state of the US hinges on the concept of sacrificed sovereignty for mandated alignment. We can cite several key points: * Economic Subordination: Following the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines the EU's access to cheap Russian natural gas was eliminated. Europe subsequently became the primary buyer of much more expensive US Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)." [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979152830591332563) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-17T11:49Z 7305 followers, 2434 engagements "Hanwhas Strategic Overreach Risks Severe Blowback. Hanwhas decision to openly support the USTRs Section XXX investigation into Chinas maritime ambitions marks a bold but dangerous pivot. While its defense business thrived post-Ukraine and amid Middle East tensions Hanwha has now positioned itself as a visible enabler of U.S. strategic containmentdrawing Beijings ire. Chinas sanctions on five Hanwha subsidiaries are likely just the beginning. If extended to the Korean parent and global affiliates Hanwha could face supplier attrition component shortages and reputational damage. Most non-U.S." [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979163998303195421) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-17T12:34Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements "America dare not fly its B-52s in the South China for fear of being shot down by Chinese fighter jets but instead turn to bullying small Latin American countries - to show how tough it isπ ππ Why don't you try shooting Chinese fishing vessels in the South China Sea and see what happen to your fighter jets and helicopters π ππ" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979195518988489176) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-17T14:39Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements "Bullshit America dare not fly its B-52s in the South China for fear of being shot down by Chinese fighter jets but instead turn to bullying small Latin American countries - to show how tough it isπ ππ Why don't you try shooting Chinese fishing vessels in the South China Sea and see what happen to your fighter jets and helicopters π ππ" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979195809532170528) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-17T14:40Z 7269 followers, 1163 engagements "@MarioNawfal Sure Xi is a good friend of Trump Xi has Trump by the balls on rare earth elements and permanent magnets. Xi has not even shown his full hands" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979379545309643155) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-18T02:50Z 7264 followers, XXX engagements "Why all these talks about US considering giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine are amateur talk. First Tomahawk missiles are nuclear capable so if Ukraine pressed a button to launch a Tomahawk missiles at Moscow using US satellite targeting and technical assistance - it is like the US declaring a nuclear strike on Russian territory. The message the US would be sending is the US is willing to trade NY or SF for Kyiv in a nuclear exchange with Russia in order to defend Ukraine Did American voters voted to be nuked when they elected Trump for a Second Term Second the US is low on Tomahawk missiles" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979387055458390108) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-18T03:20Z 7337 followers, 2862 engagements "Trump pours cold water on Ukraines Tomahawks push" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979431571401875834) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-18T06:17Z 7310 followers, XXX engagements "Most people believe that if an info is repeated many times on the internet it must be true. Bear in mind that if you are willing to pay XX cents for every post you can hire an army of influencers in India and Philippines to amplify any disinformation you want to spread for you. For all you know this David Walpiri is an Indian guy sitting in Bangalore and posting all kinds of disinformation for XX cents a pop" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979571457719152932) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-18T15:33Z 7328 followers, 1699 engagements "Trump and Hegseth would have loved to do what Xi is doing - removing all Army Generals that cling to old ways and try to maintain their power network in the military echelon and replacing them with Air Force Generals and Navy Admirals who have the right skills and attitude to make the US the Greatest Military Force by 2030. What Xi is doing will only bear fruits after 2030. A strategic shift to make China a Global Naval and Air Power with rapid force projection capability requires synchronized support across four areas: Structure The military must move from near-sea defense to expeditionary" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979716316501295607) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T01:08Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements "Brief: Palantir and the Architecture of Authoritarian Surveillance Palantir Technologies a powerful surveillance firm aligned with Western elites poses a grave threat to democratic norms and human rights. Its toolsused by agencies like ICE and the Israeli militarytransform vast data into actionable intelligence enabling high-volume targeting with minimal oversight. In Gaza Palantirs technology reportedly accelerated the identification of tens of thousands of targets contributing to a campaign described by UN experts as genocidal. Though Palantir denies involvement in specific AI systems like" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979720600957706599) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T01:25Z 7330 followers, XX engagements "Brief: Palantir and the Architecture of Authoritarian Surveillance Palantir Technologies a powerful surveillance firm aligned with Western elites poses a grave threat to democratic norms and human rights. Its toolsused by agencies like ICE and the Israeli militarytransform vast data into actionable intelligence enabling high-volume targeting with minimal oversight. In Gaza Palantirs technology reportedly accelerated the identification of tens of thousands of targets contributing to a campaign described by UN experts as genocidal. Though Palantir denies involvement in specific AI systems like" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979720783858733174) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T01:26Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements "@benedictrogers From China spy balloon. secret China police station in Canada. China spies in UK Parliament.and now Chinese agents" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979897557993267653) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T13:08Z 7344 followers, XX engagements "@benedictrogers @DailyMail Benedict you are still alive Or is this a bot" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979905465581457658) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T13:40Z 7346 followers, XX engagements "When you have no more men to send to the front - and it is collapsing how are you going to survive Is NATO raising a XXX mil European Army to march into Western Urkaine to hold up the front line to prevent it from collapsing. No Most of Western Ukraine energy infrastructure has been destroyed. It will be a long dark winter for Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979906638766277061) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T13:45Z 7344 followers, XX engagements "@rad_ranger11175 @WhiteHouse According to Trump - it is always CHYNA Genocide - C not Israel Stealing American Jobs - C not India Fentanyl - CCC" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980077062686900662) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T01:02Z 7328 followers, XX engagements "From Strategic Partner to Scapegoat: Why PM Modi Is Being Treated So Badly by President Trump In the theater of global diplomacy few relationships have soured as dramatically as that between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump in his second term. Once hailed as a strategic partnership built on shared democratic values and Indo-Pacific cooperation the U.S.India relationship now resembles a transactional tug-of-warwhere India is punished for its autonomy and Modi is publicly humiliated for refusing to play the role of compliant junior partner. π₯ Tariffs: Economic Punishment" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980116109446762819) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T03:37Z 7344 followers, XXX engagements "President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening remittance flows. The Keep Call Centers in America Act (S. 2495) jeopardizes Indias BPO giants exposing them to" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980118142501507231) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T03:45Z 7332 followers, XXX engagements "President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening remittance flows. The Keep Call Centers in America Act (S. 2495) jeopardizes Indias BPO giants exposing them to" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980118297296490990) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T03:46Z 7327 followers, XX engagements "Trump putting more public pressures on Modi to "bend the knees" by saying he has agreed to stop buying Russian oil. President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980118752336425053) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T03:47Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements "The grounds are shifting in the US with regards to how China should be viewed in a multipolar world. I suggest everyone examine the new Rand report before you continue with your "China Threats" rhetoric. Strategic Realism Reimagined: Why RAND Report Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry Breaks New Ground RANDs Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry marks a pivotal shift in American strategic thinking. Rather than casting China as a threat to be contained the report treats it as a legitimate great power with a coherent worldviewone that must be understood not dismissed. This reframing challenges" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980162207393730603) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T06:40Z 7336 followers, XX engagements "@robin_j_brooks" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980169974426824863) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T07:11Z 7336 followers, XX engagements "For the UK and France- the motto for NATO is keep the the Russian out the American IN and the German down. For Australia - the motto for AUKUS is to keep the Chinese out the American IN and the Aborigines (voice in Parliament) down. Aborigines are the guardian of Australia and they actually care about the environment and do not want US bases near their ancestral land" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980468790883455266) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T02:58Z 7343 followers, XX engagements "@evagreiner8 @shenjee888 Guam is a small island. No strategy depth against Chinese missile attacks. Undefendable in a Pacific war" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980505576452006172) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T05:25Z 7343 followers, XX engagements "In a Rare Earth Trade War China Holds the Winning Hand. The US will have to decide which commercial industries it want to sacrifice in order to supply the defence industry if they are totally cut off from Chinese rare earths. By any strategic measure the United States is dangerously exposed in the event of a full Chinese cutoff of rare earth exports. As Michael Silver CEO of American Elements bluntly warns The U.S. military can be supplied with heavy rare earthsbut only if were willing to sacrifice the commercial sector. Silvers point is chillingly clear: while defense applications require" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979091462861332837) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-17T07:45Z 7346 followers, 10.6K engagements "Palantir and the Architecture of Authoritarian Surveillance: A Tool That Would Have Delighted Hitler In todays data-driven world where algorithms shape decisions of life and death Palantir Technologies stands as a chilling embodiment of privatized surveillance power. Marketed as a tool for Western democracies its existence is not merely morally questionableit is legally hypocritical and from a human rights perspective profoundly dangerous. π§ Surveillance as Ideological Weaponry Palantirs business model is simple: sell elite-grade surveillance platforms to governments aligned with Western" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979712784024899854) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T00:54Z 7346 followers, 1777 engagements "I am amazed at how serious the UK takes it vassal status. Amazing Rehashing more China collapse theories from AI desk research. FT is getting too ideological and lazy. 2/3 of the Chinese real estate companies debt are in RMB. The balance are in USD that is depreciating each day due to dedollarization. Even BHP is accepting payment in RMB for iron ores China is buying Brazilian soya beans from Brazil and zero from America. China has a growing trade surplus of USD XX bil in 2024 despite the trade war with the US so we can say that the US is unable to throw a wrench into the Chinese economy as" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980087224206319975) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T01:42Z 7348 followers, 1738 engagements "@SprinterPress I guess you have to cast the net wider if you want to know that illegal fishing is an international problem involving fishing vessels from China S Korea and Spain" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980247671207342324) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T12:20Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements "The Dutch Government is stupid. Nexperia biggest factory is in China. Now China has put export control on Nexperia's products and forbid them from being exported If China is nasty - it can add Nexperia's operation outside China to an equivalent of an Entity List and simultaneously enforce its new rare earth element (REE) export controls on Nexperia's key equipment suppliers (like ASML and Japanese toolmakers) - so that they cannot do business with Nexperia. Nexperia's operations would be severely crippled if not halted. The reason lies in the total dependence of Nexperia chip manufacturing on" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978103426916446251) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-14T14:19Z 7347 followers, 140.8K engagements "Japans Rare Earth Dilemma: Why Japan after XX years of diversification is still dependent on China for heavy rare earths for making permanent magnet. Japan a technological powerhouse that can produce rare earth permanent magnet remains strategically tethered to China for one critical input: heavy rare earths like dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb) essential for high-performance permanent magnets. Despite over a decade of diversification efforts the dependency persistsand for good reason. Chinas dominance is not just geological (see appendix below) its institutional. Southern Chinas ionic" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978470498817519964) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-15T14:38Z 7347 followers, 81.8K engagements "I hate to repeat an earlier post about why Ukraine is losing. Here is it below: Russia is fighting a grinding war of attrition with Ukraine - the objective is to eliminate the Ukrainian Army. Remember Russia is the biggest country in the world with XX time zones and has great strategic depth IE in time of war it can trade space for time while it slowly grind down the adversary's army. Both Napoleon and Hitler found out too late that it is not a good idea to fight a protracted war with Russia in its territory. Hitler found that X years after invading Russia the Soviet Army has eliminated 3.5" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980253150570512647) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T12:41Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements "@TimesAlgebraIND Sure. What can they buy with Rupees Rice spices I heard Indian traders demand payment in Dollars or RMB and not Rupees" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980604842079814001) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-21T11:59Z 7348 followers, 2139 engagements "@MM2014455150282 @kevinkfyam If he has a PHD and a law degree from University of Melbourne - he must be able to think and explain his position logically and convincingly" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980808606963625985) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T01:29Z 7348 followers, XX engagements "@RobertMidgley07 Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites in Mauritius are of Indian ethnicity. Please stop spreading fake news about China buying up island in Mauritius" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980816274172370966) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T01:59Z 7348 followers, X engagements "I am not sure which is worse for the US. 1) Buy Ukrainian-made drones make from Chinese components for less than USD 10000 each OR 2) Buy crap drones from the likes of Anduril or Skydio who is trying to sell each drone (with less feature than a high end commercial DJI Matrice XXX drone) at USD X mil each. DJI Matrice XXX cost around USD 15000 outside the US. 1/2" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1978291835811602669) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-15T02:48Z 7347 followers, 1545 engagements "@WhiteHouse Please provide proof that they are carrying drugs. How many people on board was killed Did the US Navy give them fair warning to stop in international water where it has no jurisdiction" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1979743751028584643) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-19T02:57Z 7347 followers, 2913 engagements "That is why Xi is going to replace Ground Force Army Generals in the CMC with younger Naval and Air Force Generals in the latest reorganization. China is the only Great Power that can be a Continental Power (like Russia) and a Global Sea Power (like the US). Xi Jinpings Military Reshuffle Toward Maritime and Aerospace Dominance and Rapid Deployment by 2030. President Xi Jinpings purge of nine senior generalsincluding Politburo member He Weidongsignals a decisive pivot in Chinas military doctrine. By sidelining entrenched ground force leadership Xi is elevating Navy and Air Force officers into" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980091993524166688) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-20T02:01Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements "@WarMonitor3 Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites are ethnic Indians. Please stop spreading fake news" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980812230699675959) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T01:43Z 7348 followers, XXX engagements "@Hieraaetus Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites in Mauritius are of Indian ethnicity. Please stop spreading fake news about China buying up island in Mauritius" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980816399900778606) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T02:00Z 7348 followers, X engagements "@GuidoFawkes Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites in Mauritius are of Indian ethnicity. Please stop spreading fake news about China buying up island in Mauritius" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980816537838879036) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T02:00Z 7348 followers, X engagements "@YatesComms In other words she is Washington's candidate to turn Japan into the next Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980818834811724146) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T02:09Z 7348 followers, XX engagements "@WarMonitor3 Please provide proof of that. Japan has big investment in Sakhalin gas plants" [X Link](https://x.com/Ignis_Rex/status/1980819127834145207) [@Ignis_Rex](/creator/x/Ignis_Rex) 2025-10-22T02:10Z 7348 followers, X engagements
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Social topic influence china #3718, india 5.64%, ukraine #2351, russia #3128, elements #709, prime minister #1131, japan 2.05%, mauritius 2.05%, governments #189, iran #576
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"@henrysgao China is collapsing for the 100000 times"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-16T22:48Z 7348 followers, 4335 engagements
"Why Chinas Rare Earth Dominance Is No Accidentand Why the U.S. Faces a 15-Year Climb to Catch Up In the global race for technological supremacy the battlefield is not just in silicon chips or AI algorithmsits buried deep in the earth in the form of obscure-sounding elements like neodymium dysprosium and terbium. These rare earth elements (REEs) are the lifeblood of modern defense systems electric vehicles wind turbines and advanced electronics. And right now China doesnt just dominate the rare earth marketit owns the entire chessboard. The Illusion of a Mining Problem Its tempting to think of"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-11T15:20Z 7347 followers, 176.7K engagements
"Dutch government said that it must listen to "Daddy" Dutch Self-Immolation: The Nexperia Seizure and the Collapse of Investor Trust The Dutch governments intervention in Nexperiaseizing control from Chinese parent Wingtech under the Goods Availability Actis a strategic blunder with global repercussions. Once a beacon of legal stability and investment openness the Netherlands has now weaponized its regulatory framework retroactively undermining a previously approved acquisition. This sends a chilling message to foreign investors: Dutch assets are no longer safe from political override. The"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-13T07:53Z 7346 followers, 8819 engagements
"How China responded to chip sanction with rare earth bans. The US is bringing a baseball bat to a gunfight. 1/2"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-16T01:26Z 7347 followers, 13.1K engagements
"Are they Japanese S Korean N Korean Taiwanese or Russian vessels They operate often from the East China Sea region Please list them by the country based on their route from East Asia to Peru. By the way see explanation by Gemini on why AIS data don't tell you who owns the fishing vessel: Here is the brief explanation on why it is difficult to determine who actually controls a fishing vessel from its AIS data presented as a bullet list: * Limited Data in AIS: AIS is a navigational safety tool that primarily broadcasts position speed and basic static details (like name and flag). It does not"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T00:55Z 7346 followers, XX engagements
"@growing_daniel You mean the US is so fragile. A small island in the Indian Ocean asking Chinese contractor to build a facility is an existential threat"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T03:45Z 7348 followers, 1854 engagements
"@jordanschnyc Who really pulled the string in the Biden White House. Is it true President Biden wore an adult diaper that needed to be changed every X hours when he is traveling overseas"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T06:41Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements
"If India is so important - Trump wouldn't have treated Modi like a supplicant. President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening remittance flows. The Keep Call Centers in"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T09:12Z 7348 followers, 2096 engagements
"Chinas new export controls on rare earths and permanent magnets for military use are a strategic blow to unchecked militarism. By targeting the materials essential for U.S. weapons systemsF-35 jets smart bombs submarinesBeijing is not escalating a trade war; its exposing the fragility of Americas war-making supply chain. The U.S. has depleted its stockpiles in Ukraine Gaza and the Middle East yet its defense industry cannot replenish fast enough without Chinese inputs. Western medias framing of this move as overreach or "total rare earth ban" is gaslighting as only military applications are"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T03:07Z 7346 followers, 37.1K engagements
"@Paforos China has not flexed it's muscle yet. ASML equipment needs ton of rare earth elements and permanent magnets to function. The best is yet to come. Stay tuned"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T15:32Z 7346 followers, 8883 engagements
"Russia is fighting a grinding war of attrition with Ukraine - the objective is to eliminate the Ukrainian Army. Remember Russia is the biggest country in the world with XX time zones and has great strategic depth IE in time of war it can trade space for time while it slowly grind down the adversary's army. Both Napoleon and Hitler found out too late that it is not a good idea to fight a protracted war with Russia in its territory. Hitler found that X years after invading Russia the Soviet Army has eliminated XXX million German soldiers in Ukraine/Poland the Balkans and the Baltics and is"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T02:27Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements
"Why RANDs report Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry Is a Strategic Breakthrough In an era of escalating rhetoric a-dime-a-dozen China hawk reports and strategic brinkmanship the RAND Corporations report "Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry" offers a rare and vital recalibration. It is not merely a policy paperit is a strategic intervention. By treating China as a legitimate great power with a worldview that demands respect and by proposing pathways for peaceful unification with Taiwan RAND breaks with decades of zero-sum orthodoxy and opens the door to a more stable multipolar future. π"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T06:04Z 7348 followers, 10.9K engagements
"Digging Its Own Grave: Why the US BIS Blacklist Expansion Is Strategic Overreach When the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) quietly expanded its blacklist rules in late Septembertargeting not just named entities but any firm XX% owned by themit triggered a geopolitical chain reaction. What Washington framed as a technical fix now looks like a strategic overreach that risks backfiring spectacularly. With President Trump set to meet President Xi at the APEC Summit in South Korea on October XX the timing couldnt be worse. β Weaponizing Trade Lists Against a Supply Chain Superpower China"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T05:23Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements
"@robin_j_brooks Can you ask Trump to get off his knees - it is unbecoming"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T11:52Z 7346 followers, XX engagements
"@DieuNguyn6 @MyLordBebo I thought it was controlled by Jews"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T11:58Z 7347 followers, XX engagements
"Why North Korea Is More Food-Sustainable Than South Korea in a Trade War where food import are reduced In a world increasingly fractured by trade wars and geopolitical realignments food security is no longer a question of abundanceits a question of resilience. And in this unforgiving calculus North Korea often dismissed as economically backward may prove more food-sustainable than its affluent southern neighbor. πΎ Self-Sufficiency Over Sophistication South Korea imports over XX% of its food. Its urbanized population depends on global supply chains for wheat dairy meat and even rice. In"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-07T01:36Z 7346 followers, XXX engagements
"BHP Faces a Rough Ride as China Diversifies Away from Australian Iron Ore Chinas steel industry the worlds largest has long been the backbone of global iron ore demand with Australias BHP Group supplying roughly 1820% of Chinas XXXX billion metric tons (Mt) of annual imports. But storm clouds are gathering for BHP as the China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) a state-backed juggernaut established in 2022 accelerates its mandate to diversify iron ore purchases away from U.S. allies like Australia. This strategic shift driven by Beijings quest for economic resiliency amid rising geopolitical"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-07T15:30Z 7335 followers, 1071 engagements
"Chinas Remote-Controlled BombsHow Beijing Rigged the Global Semiconductor Industry In the high-stakes tech war between the United States and China Beijing has just detonated a new kind of weaponnot with missiles but with minerals. On October X 2025 Chinas Ministry of Commerce announced sweeping export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) magnets and semiconductor-related technologies. These rules effective November X are not just bureaucratic tweaks. They are remote-controlled bombs embedded deep within the global semiconductor supply chain giving China the power to disrupt delay or deny"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-10T07:31Z 7308 followers, 1158 engagements
"Trump's has No Card - that is why he is mumbling about withdrawing supply of Boeing parts to China when Boeing is trying to finalize an order for XXX Boeing aircraft which would be the first major order since 2017 if completed otherwise the order would go to AirBus Remember Boeing is on the verge of bankruptcy - imagine what a XXX order would do to its profitability as China is XX% of the world order for passenger planes. Look at what the Walmart consumer electronic department will look like this Christmas"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-11T06:52Z 7335 followers, 4656 engagements
"Trump's has No Card - that is why he is mumbling about withdrawing supply of Boeing parts to China when Boeing is trying to finalize an order for XXX Boeing aircrafts which would be the first major order since 2017 if completed otherwise the order would go to AirBus Remember Boeing is on the verge of bankruptcy - imagine what a XXX order would do to its profitability as China is XX% of the world order for passenger planes. Look at what the Walmart consumer electronic department will look like this Christmas @54JohnBull @SonofLiberty357"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-11T06:54Z 7335 followers, 5754 engagements
"Putin's War of Attrition: A Slow Grind Towards a Greater Russia The widely held narrative that Russia's "Special Military Operation" (SMO) in Ukraine is a military failure because of its slow pace entirely misses the strategic reality on the ground. President Vladimir Putin is not merely stalled; he is deliberately executing a patient and brutal war of attrition as Russia is very much bigger than Ukraine in population and in size of country and resource whose primary aims are political and territorial focusing on the long game of exhausting Ukraine while minimizing the risk of a direct war"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-11T07:27Z 7344 followers, 1207 engagements
"Island Fortress or Strategic Trap Japans Geographic Vulnerability in Wartime Why Japan is Undefendable by itself and needs the US more than the US needs it. By any measure of modern warfare geography is destiny. Japan a formidable economic and technological power sits atop a precarious strategic foundation: a chain of narrow mountainous islands with no strategic depth and near-total dependence on imported energy. In an era of missile saturation drone swarms and maritime disruption Japans physical configuration is not just a tactical inconvenienceits a strategic liability. πΎ Geography as"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-12T01:19Z 7344 followers, XXX engagements
"BHPs RMB Settlement for Iron ores Is a Shockwave That Will Reshape Global Commodity Trade When BHP agreed to settle XX% of its iron ore spot trades with China in RMB it didnt just tweak a payment methodit detonated a fault line beneath the global commodity market. This isnt a symbolic gesture. Its a strategic rupture that will reverberate across oil copper coal bauxite lithium soybeans and beyond. Why Because it challenges the dollars dominance rewires pricing power and exposes every commodity where China is the buyer-in-chief to a new geopolitical calculus. π£ The Dollars Grip Is Loosening"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-12T03:04Z 7346 followers, 14.2K engagements
"The Dutch shows that has to listen to "Daddy" and seize Chinese asset in response to pressure from Washington. Trading Trust for Technology: Why the Chinese semiconductor firm Nexperia Takeover is a Suicidal Geopolitical Move by the Dutch government. The Dutch governments extraordinary decision to intervene in and seize effective control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia invoking the archaic Goods Availability Act is a landmark moment in the global tech war. While the action is framed as a defense of national security it is in reality a profound policy blunder: unwise for foreign investment"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-13T07:43Z 7344 followers, 36.4K engagements
"Here is the chronology of key events concerning Nexperia and the Dutch government's intervention: * 2017: Nexperia is established and sold to a Chinese consortium (JAC Capital) spinning off from the Dutch chip giant NXP Semiconductors. * December 2019: Wingtech Technology acquires a controlling stake in Nexperia becoming the majority Chinese owner. The deal closes at this time without Dutch government intervention. * July 2021: Nexperia acquires the UK's largest chip factory Newport Wafer Fab which triggers a formal national security review by the UK government. * November 2022: The UK"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-13T07:43Z 7344 followers, 2413 engagements
"China's Global Peace Plan: By Banning Miitary Applications for its Rare Earths China has Presented the World with A Strategic Gift of Global Peace In a world increasingly destabilized by endless military interventions China's decision to impose export controls on rare earth elements and permanent magnet technologies for military applications is not an act of aggressionit is a calculated intervention against militarism. Far from escalating a trade war this move is a strategic brake on the United States ability to endlessly replenish its weapons stockpiles which have been depleted across"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-13T13:15Z 7325 followers, 11.9K engagements
"@atomac23 @Joe67346734 @FT Don't go round licking other people's shoes or balls - it's is subservient and humiliating. Have some self respect"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T00:05Z 7326 followers, XXX engagements
"Q: What is America's strategy to compete with China in space A: SpaceX aka Elon Musk Q: When the International Space Station retire in 2030 - who is going to de-orbitb it A: SpaceX aka Elon Musk Q: What is America's strategy to compete with China in EV A: Tesla aka Elon Musk Q: What is America's strategy to compete with China in robots A: Tesla Optimus aka Elon Musk What will happen to America if Elon Musk gets runover by a bus"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T00:57Z 7330 followers, 4780 engagements
"@BitcoinBrabant @niccruzpatane @Grok list the top XX container ports in the world and explain why so many are Chinese. How many of these container port can berthed the giant ship MSC Irina"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T07:37Z 7289 followers, 2667 engagements
"This is a fake Ethiopian account. If you look at it's Posts and Replies - you will find that it is all about China South China Sea Philippines Malaysia Australia signing a mutual defence treaty with Papua New Guinea You would have thought that someone from Ethiopia would be concerned about what is happening in the Red Sea Middle East the Gaza Genocide or Africa. But no it is only interested in reporting about South China Sea @robertavila888 @mszinck"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T08:46Z 7334 followers, 1088 engagements
"Hanwha's US subsidiaries just got sanctioned by China Navigating the Sanctions Crossfire How U.S. Allies Can Defend Dual-Market Operations from Chinese Retaliation As China sharpens its retaliatory toolkitsanctioning foreign subsidiaries for their proximity to U.S. defense and Taiwan-related operationsU.S. allies with factories on American soil face a strategic reckoning. The recent blacklisting of Hanwha Oceans U.S. subsidiaries sends a clear message: Beijing is no longer limiting its punitive reach to American firms. Any company regardless of national origin that contributes to Washingtons"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T13:47Z 7344 followers, 8167 engagements
"China has put export control on Nexperia's factory in China Nexperia's biggest factory is in China"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T14:47Z 7337 followers, XXX engagements
"@DeadKat_Bounce I hope it happens in your lifetime"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-15T02:06Z 7301 followers, XX engagements
""Kill the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys". Hanwha is the chicken and China is going to make an example of it. Hanwhas Strategic Gamble: From Defense Darling to Geopolitical Target. Stupidity now has a New Name : HANWHA By aligning itself so publicly and aggressively with the U.S. defense establishmentespecially through its vocal support of the USTRs Section XXX investigation into Chinas maritime ambitionsHanwha has crossed a strategic Rubicon. What once looked like a savvy pivot toward Western defense markets now resembles a high-risk geopolitical provocation. The consequences may be swift"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-15T07:36Z 7334 followers, 11K engagements
"2/2 The reckless letter sent by Hanwha to the US Trade Representative saying that the Korean company support the USTR XXX investigate into Chinese shipbuilding dominance"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-15T07:36Z 7327 followers, 1565 engagements
"Hanwha committed hara-kiri when it openly support US Trade Representative XXX into the dominance of Chinese shipbuilding and shipping globally. Stupidity now has a New Name"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-15T07:44Z 7296 followers, XXX engagements
"America shot itself in the foot again Indonesia is buying Chinese J10 fighter jets instead of Turkey KAAN. The US Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) ban on jet engine exports for Turkey's KAAN fighter jet has created a cascade of strategic consequences seemingly benefiting China. Indonesia had contracted to purchase XX KAAN jets a deal valued at around $XX billion as part of a strategy to acquire an advanced non-Western 5th-generation platform with crucial technology transfer. The US engine export block under CAATSA now jeopardizes KAANs production and delivery"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-16T02:11Z 7344 followers, 16.8K engagements
"If this info is true - that India will stop buying oil from Russia. Then Modi will be calling Trump "Daddy" soon. 1/2"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-16T02:42Z 7301 followers, XXX engagements
"The Illusion of Security: Why Banning HKT is a Geopolitical Stunt Not a Cybersecurity Strategy The decision by the U.S. government to bar Hong Kong telecom HKT from accessing domestic networks citing national security is a perfect example of a policy stuck in a bygone era. In the hyper-connected age of the internet this move is less a sophisticated defense against cyber-espionage and more a geopolitical performance that rings hollow to anyone with a basic understanding of modern network architecture. The argument is simple: traffic always finds a way. In the internet era traffic routing is"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-16T13:48Z 7345 followers, XXX engagements
"A vassal state has no place at the negotiation table. It is the first to be sent to the Frontline during a war. If they are invited to the White House - it is for a bashing by Trump. The argument that the European Union (EU) is a vassal state of the US hinges on the concept of sacrificed sovereignty for mandated alignment. We can cite several key points: * Economic Subordination: Following the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines the EU's access to cheap Russian natural gas was eliminated. Europe subsequently became the primary buyer of much more expensive US Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)."
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-17T11:49Z 7305 followers, 2434 engagements
"Hanwhas Strategic Overreach Risks Severe Blowback. Hanwhas decision to openly support the USTRs Section XXX investigation into Chinas maritime ambitions marks a bold but dangerous pivot. While its defense business thrived post-Ukraine and amid Middle East tensions Hanwha has now positioned itself as a visible enabler of U.S. strategic containmentdrawing Beijings ire. Chinas sanctions on five Hanwha subsidiaries are likely just the beginning. If extended to the Korean parent and global affiliates Hanwha could face supplier attrition component shortages and reputational damage. Most non-U.S."
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-17T12:34Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements
"America dare not fly its B-52s in the South China for fear of being shot down by Chinese fighter jets but instead turn to bullying small Latin American countries - to show how tough it isπ ππ Why don't you try shooting Chinese fishing vessels in the South China Sea and see what happen to your fighter jets and helicopters π ππ"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-17T14:39Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements
"Bullshit America dare not fly its B-52s in the South China for fear of being shot down by Chinese fighter jets but instead turn to bullying small Latin American countries - to show how tough it isπ ππ Why don't you try shooting Chinese fishing vessels in the South China Sea and see what happen to your fighter jets and helicopters π ππ"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-17T14:40Z 7269 followers, 1163 engagements
"@MarioNawfal Sure Xi is a good friend of Trump Xi has Trump by the balls on rare earth elements and permanent magnets. Xi has not even shown his full hands"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-18T02:50Z 7264 followers, XXX engagements
"Why all these talks about US considering giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine are amateur talk. First Tomahawk missiles are nuclear capable so if Ukraine pressed a button to launch a Tomahawk missiles at Moscow using US satellite targeting and technical assistance - it is like the US declaring a nuclear strike on Russian territory. The message the US would be sending is the US is willing to trade NY or SF for Kyiv in a nuclear exchange with Russia in order to defend Ukraine Did American voters voted to be nuked when they elected Trump for a Second Term Second the US is low on Tomahawk missiles"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-18T03:20Z 7337 followers, 2862 engagements
"Trump pours cold water on Ukraines Tomahawks push"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-18T06:17Z 7310 followers, XXX engagements
"Most people believe that if an info is repeated many times on the internet it must be true. Bear in mind that if you are willing to pay XX cents for every post you can hire an army of influencers in India and Philippines to amplify any disinformation you want to spread for you. For all you know this David Walpiri is an Indian guy sitting in Bangalore and posting all kinds of disinformation for XX cents a pop"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-18T15:33Z 7328 followers, 1699 engagements
"Trump and Hegseth would have loved to do what Xi is doing - removing all Army Generals that cling to old ways and try to maintain their power network in the military echelon and replacing them with Air Force Generals and Navy Admirals who have the right skills and attitude to make the US the Greatest Military Force by 2030. What Xi is doing will only bear fruits after 2030. A strategic shift to make China a Global Naval and Air Power with rapid force projection capability requires synchronized support across four areas: Structure The military must move from near-sea defense to expeditionary"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T01:08Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements
"Brief: Palantir and the Architecture of Authoritarian Surveillance Palantir Technologies a powerful surveillance firm aligned with Western elites poses a grave threat to democratic norms and human rights. Its toolsused by agencies like ICE and the Israeli militarytransform vast data into actionable intelligence enabling high-volume targeting with minimal oversight. In Gaza Palantirs technology reportedly accelerated the identification of tens of thousands of targets contributing to a campaign described by UN experts as genocidal. Though Palantir denies involvement in specific AI systems like"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T01:25Z 7330 followers, XX engagements
"Brief: Palantir and the Architecture of Authoritarian Surveillance Palantir Technologies a powerful surveillance firm aligned with Western elites poses a grave threat to democratic norms and human rights. Its toolsused by agencies like ICE and the Israeli militarytransform vast data into actionable intelligence enabling high-volume targeting with minimal oversight. In Gaza Palantirs technology reportedly accelerated the identification of tens of thousands of targets contributing to a campaign described by UN experts as genocidal. Though Palantir denies involvement in specific AI systems like"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T01:26Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements
"@benedictrogers From China spy balloon. secret China police station in Canada. China spies in UK Parliament.and now Chinese agents"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T13:08Z 7344 followers, XX engagements
"@benedictrogers @DailyMail Benedict you are still alive Or is this a bot"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T13:40Z 7346 followers, XX engagements
"When you have no more men to send to the front - and it is collapsing how are you going to survive Is NATO raising a XXX mil European Army to march into Western Urkaine to hold up the front line to prevent it from collapsing. No Most of Western Ukraine energy infrastructure has been destroyed. It will be a long dark winter for Ukraine"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T13:45Z 7344 followers, XX engagements
"@rad_ranger11175 @WhiteHouse According to Trump - it is always CHYNA Genocide - C not Israel Stealing American Jobs - C not India Fentanyl - CCC"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T01:02Z 7328 followers, XX engagements
"From Strategic Partner to Scapegoat: Why PM Modi Is Being Treated So Badly by President Trump In the theater of global diplomacy few relationships have soured as dramatically as that between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump in his second term. Once hailed as a strategic partnership built on shared democratic values and Indo-Pacific cooperation the U.S.India relationship now resembles a transactional tug-of-warwhere India is punished for its autonomy and Modi is publicly humiliated for refusing to play the role of compliant junior partner. π₯ Tariffs: Economic Punishment"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T03:37Z 7344 followers, XXX engagements
"President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening remittance flows. The Keep Call Centers in America Act (S. 2495) jeopardizes Indias BPO giants exposing them to"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T03:45Z 7332 followers, XXX engagements
"President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening remittance flows. The Keep Call Centers in America Act (S. 2495) jeopardizes Indias BPO giants exposing them to"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T03:46Z 7327 followers, XX engagements
"Trump putting more public pressures on Modi to "bend the knees" by saying he has agreed to stop buying Russian oil. President Trumps second-term treatment of Prime Minister Modi marks a dramatic shift from strategic partnership to punitive pressure. India faces steep tariffs50% on exports and calls for XXX% by the EUcrippling key sectors like textiles and pharmaceuticals. Sanctions have targeted Indian firms trading with Iran and Russia while the revocation of the Chabahar Port waiver undermines Indias regional strategy. The H-1B visa fee hike hits Indias tech workforce hard threatening"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T03:47Z 7328 followers, XXX engagements
"The grounds are shifting in the US with regards to how China should be viewed in a multipolar world. I suggest everyone examine the new Rand report before you continue with your "China Threats" rhetoric. Strategic Realism Reimagined: Why RAND Report Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry Breaks New Ground RANDs Stabilizing the U.S.-China Rivalry marks a pivotal shift in American strategic thinking. Rather than casting China as a threat to be contained the report treats it as a legitimate great power with a coherent worldviewone that must be understood not dismissed. This reframing challenges"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T06:40Z 7336 followers, XX engagements
"@robin_j_brooks"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T07:11Z 7336 followers, XX engagements
"For the UK and France- the motto for NATO is keep the the Russian out the American IN and the German down. For Australia - the motto for AUKUS is to keep the Chinese out the American IN and the Aborigines (voice in Parliament) down. Aborigines are the guardian of Australia and they actually care about the environment and do not want US bases near their ancestral land"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T02:58Z 7343 followers, XX engagements
"@evagreiner8 @shenjee888 Guam is a small island. No strategy depth against Chinese missile attacks. Undefendable in a Pacific war"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T05:25Z 7343 followers, XX engagements
"In a Rare Earth Trade War China Holds the Winning Hand. The US will have to decide which commercial industries it want to sacrifice in order to supply the defence industry if they are totally cut off from Chinese rare earths. By any strategic measure the United States is dangerously exposed in the event of a full Chinese cutoff of rare earth exports. As Michael Silver CEO of American Elements bluntly warns The U.S. military can be supplied with heavy rare earthsbut only if were willing to sacrifice the commercial sector. Silvers point is chillingly clear: while defense applications require"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-17T07:45Z 7346 followers, 10.6K engagements
"Palantir and the Architecture of Authoritarian Surveillance: A Tool That Would Have Delighted Hitler In todays data-driven world where algorithms shape decisions of life and death Palantir Technologies stands as a chilling embodiment of privatized surveillance power. Marketed as a tool for Western democracies its existence is not merely morally questionableit is legally hypocritical and from a human rights perspective profoundly dangerous. π§ Surveillance as Ideological Weaponry Palantirs business model is simple: sell elite-grade surveillance platforms to governments aligned with Western"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T00:54Z 7346 followers, 1777 engagements
"I am amazed at how serious the UK takes it vassal status. Amazing Rehashing more China collapse theories from AI desk research. FT is getting too ideological and lazy. 2/3 of the Chinese real estate companies debt are in RMB. The balance are in USD that is depreciating each day due to dedollarization. Even BHP is accepting payment in RMB for iron ores China is buying Brazilian soya beans from Brazil and zero from America. China has a growing trade surplus of USD XX bil in 2024 despite the trade war with the US so we can say that the US is unable to throw a wrench into the Chinese economy as"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T01:42Z 7348 followers, 1738 engagements
"@SprinterPress I guess you have to cast the net wider if you want to know that illegal fishing is an international problem involving fishing vessels from China S Korea and Spain"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T12:20Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements
"The Dutch Government is stupid. Nexperia biggest factory is in China. Now China has put export control on Nexperia's products and forbid them from being exported If China is nasty - it can add Nexperia's operation outside China to an equivalent of an Entity List and simultaneously enforce its new rare earth element (REE) export controls on Nexperia's key equipment suppliers (like ASML and Japanese toolmakers) - so that they cannot do business with Nexperia. Nexperia's operations would be severely crippled if not halted. The reason lies in the total dependence of Nexperia chip manufacturing on"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-14T14:19Z 7347 followers, 140.8K engagements
"Japans Rare Earth Dilemma: Why Japan after XX years of diversification is still dependent on China for heavy rare earths for making permanent magnet. Japan a technological powerhouse that can produce rare earth permanent magnet remains strategically tethered to China for one critical input: heavy rare earths like dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb) essential for high-performance permanent magnets. Despite over a decade of diversification efforts the dependency persistsand for good reason. Chinas dominance is not just geological (see appendix below) its institutional. Southern Chinas ionic"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-15T14:38Z 7347 followers, 81.8K engagements
"I hate to repeat an earlier post about why Ukraine is losing. Here is it below: Russia is fighting a grinding war of attrition with Ukraine - the objective is to eliminate the Ukrainian Army. Remember Russia is the biggest country in the world with XX time zones and has great strategic depth IE in time of war it can trade space for time while it slowly grind down the adversary's army. Both Napoleon and Hitler found out too late that it is not a good idea to fight a protracted war with Russia in its territory. Hitler found that X years after invading Russia the Soviet Army has eliminated 3.5"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T12:41Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements
"@TimesAlgebraIND Sure. What can they buy with Rupees Rice spices I heard Indian traders demand payment in Dollars or RMB and not Rupees"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-21T11:59Z 7348 followers, 2139 engagements
"@MM2014455150282 @kevinkfyam If he has a PHD and a law degree from University of Melbourne - he must be able to think and explain his position logically and convincingly"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T01:29Z 7348 followers, XX engagements
"@RobertMidgley07 Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites in Mauritius are of Indian ethnicity. Please stop spreading fake news about China buying up island in Mauritius"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T01:59Z 7348 followers, X engagements
"I am not sure which is worse for the US. 1) Buy Ukrainian-made drones make from Chinese components for less than USD 10000 each OR 2) Buy crap drones from the likes of Anduril or Skydio who is trying to sell each drone (with less feature than a high end commercial DJI Matrice XXX drone) at USD X mil each. DJI Matrice XXX cost around USD 15000 outside the US. 1/2"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-15T02:48Z 7347 followers, 1545 engagements
"@WhiteHouse Please provide proof that they are carrying drugs. How many people on board was killed Did the US Navy give them fair warning to stop in international water where it has no jurisdiction"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-19T02:57Z 7347 followers, 2913 engagements
"That is why Xi is going to replace Ground Force Army Generals in the CMC with younger Naval and Air Force Generals in the latest reorganization. China is the only Great Power that can be a Continental Power (like Russia) and a Global Sea Power (like the US). Xi Jinpings Military Reshuffle Toward Maritime and Aerospace Dominance and Rapid Deployment by 2030. President Xi Jinpings purge of nine senior generalsincluding Politburo member He Weidongsignals a decisive pivot in Chinas military doctrine. By sidelining entrenched ground force leadership Xi is elevating Navy and Air Force officers into"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-20T02:01Z 7347 followers, XXX engagements
"@WarMonitor3 Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites are ethnic Indians. Please stop spreading fake news"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T01:43Z 7348 followers, XXX engagements
"@Hieraaetus Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites in Mauritius are of Indian ethnicity. Please stop spreading fake news about China buying up island in Mauritius"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T02:00Z 7348 followers, X engagements
"@GuidoFawkes Mauritius is an ally of India. Most of the political elites in Mauritius are of Indian ethnicity. Please stop spreading fake news about China buying up island in Mauritius"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T02:00Z 7348 followers, X engagements
"@YatesComms In other words she is Washington's candidate to turn Japan into the next Ukraine"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T02:09Z 7348 followers, XX engagements
"@WarMonitor3 Please provide proof of that. Japan has big investment in Sakhalin gas plants"
X Link @Ignis_Rex 2025-10-22T02:10Z 7348 followers, X engagements
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