#  @AngelicaOung Angelica 🌐⚛️🇹🇼🇨🇳🇺🇸 Angelica 🌐⚛️🇹🇼🇨🇳🇺🇸 posts on X about china, taiwan, if you, in the the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::2576875908/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +266% - [--] Month [---------] +91% - [--] Months [----------] -11% - [--] Year [----------] +262% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::2576875908/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +13% - [--] Month [---] +32% - [--] Months [-----] +20% - [--] Year [-----] +194% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::2576875908/followers)  - [--] Week [------] -0.10% - [--] Month [------] +0.90% - [--] Months [------] +9.30% - [--] Year [------] +119% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::2576875908/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 49.17% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 6.2% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 5.37% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 3.31% [finance](/list/finance) 2.89% [currencies](/list/currencies) 1.24% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.24% [stocks](/list/stocks) 0.41% **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china) #837, [taiwan](/topic/taiwan) #692, [if you](/topic/if-you) 7.44%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7.44%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #1540, [russia](/topic/russia) #1274, [japan](/topic/japan) #1018, [war](/topic/war) #1509, [iran](/topic/iran) #1574, [the world](/topic/the-world) #2076 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@nicknet100](/creator/undefined) [@mrbig2024](/creator/undefined) [@knowbothsides](/creator/undefined) [@tannhaeuse23919](/creator/undefined) [@kylechenintact](/creator/undefined) [@rubyinthew41190](/creator/undefined) [@dawn2042](/creator/undefined) [@heywoodfloyd10](/creator/undefined) [@fralicktim34304](/creator/undefined) [@jzheng](/creator/undefined) [@nuhor_lir_guren](/creator/undefined) [@cantoncustoms](/creator/undefined) [@deusmozzarella](/creator/undefined) [@warrenplatts](/creator/undefined) [@jonesgashner](/creator/undefined) [@yxuancheng](/creator/undefined) [@st89758](/creator/undefined) [@taoyuanbucuo](/creator/undefined) [@joequant](/creator/undefined) [@sariarhohavren](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "I believe it is going to be a very bad time to be Chinese-American in America going forward. Just historically if you take waning empire fear of a rising power and a minority suspected of divided loyaltyits gonna be a bad time. One is reminded of the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. There was still nominally a sultan on the throne but he was just a puppet. The empire was actually a party-militarist led entity by then. The CUP party was both zealous for reform and restoration and paranoid. Ppl dont know for most of the Ottoman empires [---] year history the Armenians thrived there and were" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020327508185674058) 2026-02-08T02:43Z 44.2K followers, 78.5K engagements "Heres the thingif you dont want to take the war criminals concern into accountthen you have to have the werewithal to defeat them If you dont then you are just blathering You are telling on yourself in your terminal lack of seriousness smh" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022736672736387403) 2026-02-14T18:16Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "BABY MAMA PALACE DRAMA PART II As promised here are the rest of the ladies in Elons lifeand their Chinese Imperial Drama counterparts. The Forgotten Empress Justine Musk Justine once wryly described herself as a Starter Wifebut here well call her what she truly is: the Forgotten Empress. She arrived before the Emperor fully came into his own and though she had her virtues he quickly moved on to flashier more idiosyncratic women. Her historical counterpart Empress Xu of the Ming Dynasty. Like Justine she retained a sense of dignity despite losing favor. She was also a writer compiling" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/1891880316358492210) 2025-02-18T15:59Z 44.2K followers, 331.8K engagements "This woman tested like [--] sunscreens on her back. Best performer was Biore watery essence (Japan) and worst performer was Bondi Sands Zinc (Australian). The Australians are out there fighting the strongest enemy with the weakest ammo. Cute nicegreasy zinc paste. Chemistry bitches https://youtu.be/JckfmlbU5C8si=Xr5OL7moV5gtYRgi https://youtu.be/JckfmlbU5C8si=Xr5OL7moV5gtYRgi" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/1899983762672542082) 2025-03-13T00:40Z 44.2K followers, 217.1K engagements "I feel like Ive been getting a lot of comments lately like Angelica are you pro-CCP now or Angelica why are you spouting Russian propaganda and I just want you to know where my loyalty lies. Its to the truth and whats actually going on. I was at one point Taiwans most influential offshore wind reporter. I gave that up because I found out more information and realized nuclear energy has a lot more promise and works a lot better for Taiwan. It doesnt mean I hate offshore wind now I just moved on from it as my focus. When the Ukraine war started I had the flag in my bio. Even though I have" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/1913289700078755840) 2025-04-18T17:53Z 44.2K followers, 591.1K engagements "SMH Noah I thought we were friends. Lets rewind: the year was [----] and I was a little no-name business reporter from the Taipei Times tweeting out my articles and takes. Noah Smith reached out on DMs to chat. Followed me a retweeted a few times. I was star struck Wow Noah Smith noticed lil ol me I just about doubled my follower count My friends in LA were so excited I was noticed by public intellectual Noah Smith. Wow Angelica You really made it Do you think youll get to meet him Oh sure I replied. Hes very interested in Taiwan. When he comes to visit and I think he will Ill be his one-woman" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/1922329352404140314) 2025-05-13T16:33Z 44.2K followers, 526.1K engagements "OMG this is NOT how you do Government Relations Dozens of Pinduoduo staff fired after a BRAWL with regulators At least two fistfights occurred at PDDs Shanghai premises involving staff and officials from the State Administration for Market Regulation who were investigating reports of fraudulent deliveries on the e-commerce firms platform Details Unclear The story has been completely blacked out on the Chinternet. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2001265222649299391 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2001265222649299391" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2001265222649299391) 2025-12-17T12:16Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Horrible to say But I think the best play for Denmark is just to sell Greenland for a good price. For the USA would just take it otherwise. We are back in the world where power is power" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2010714260759081036) 2026-01-12T14:03Z 44.2K followers, 14.9K engagements "This port is the crown jewel of Chinese investment in Trumps hemisphere. I dont know when and I dont know how but Trump will be looking for a way to spoil it. The Chinese-backed Port of Chancay in Lima Peru is 100% automated and operates [--] hours around the clock [--] days a week. No delays to any of the truckers or cargo ships. The robots are already replacing humans. https://t.co/XO7vRi16De The Chinese-backed Port of Chancay in Lima Peru is 100% automated and operates [--] hours around the clock [--] days a week. No delays to any of the truckers or cargo ships. The robots are already replacing" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2012600646751711456) 2026-01-17T18:59Z 44.2K followers, 12.1K engagements "So the reason why Chinese AI took the lead even though theyre not as good as American AI is that they are freeand almost as good. Heres the thing tho: whats their business model Ok lets say DeepSeek is a passion project and Qwen is developed by Alibaba and they have a ton of internal applications. But there are a looooot of Chinese AI startups. What is their monetization model if everything is open-source While they might lack the raw compute it's American competitors have measured in downloads Chinese AI surged into the lead in August [----]. This and more on today's Chartbook Top Links" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2014356587411071019) 2026-01-22T15:16Z 44.2K followers, 21.6K engagements "Ok unless all the clawdbot stuff is an elaborate art project meant to punk ol Angelica Ive seen enough. Those things are sentient. I think what surprised me is that our fundamental assumption was incorrect. We thought to great sentience we needed to summon the sand god. It has to be super intelligent. No. What AI needed to be sentient are not IQ points but these three things: Persistence Goals Discretion Which might be further distilled down to autonomy over time. Will to power if you please. Ok. This is straight out of a scifi horror movie I'm doing work this morning when all of a sudden an" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2017415445352214795) 2026-01-31T01:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "🫡 To the extent America can be saved from Pax Americana it is by patriots like Thomas Massie It was not a hoax I cannot be bullied I am not done and this is why those in power are doing everything in their power to defeat me. It was not a hoax I cannot be bullied I am not done and this is why those in power are doing everything in their power to defeat me" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2017606432380813617) 2026-01-31T14:30Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "To me it is no surprise at all that Starmer did not get the red carpet rolled out for him. The Brits do not deserve it after they did the Chinese nuclear industry so dirty. Recall there was an almost unprecedented period of goodwill between the UK and China during the time of Cameron. Xi was riding in a carriage with the queen and having a pint at the pub with the PM. Chinese state nuclear giant CGN signed on to some huge deals both on the investment and the construction side. They were badly needed as a partner both on the money and expertise side. And heres the thingthe UK deal would see" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018152492748648518) 2026-02-02T02:40Z 44.2K followers, 14.1K engagements "Hey what happened to the shamanistic cult running South Korea Or that creepy church that has too much influence in Japan for that matter I guess in Taiwan its gangs. And its permanently in a Schrdingers cat state of both being known and denied at the same time how much influence they have. No one will care and nothing will happen either. Remember a few years ago we learned that a Shamanistic cult secretly runs South Korea No one will care and nothing will happen either. Remember a few years ago we learned that a Shamanistic cult secretly runs South Korea" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018207702921744805) 2026-02-02T06:19Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@haugejostein Jostein what do you think of the POV that the RMB will simply join the Euro and other currencies with reserve currency status: one of many perhaps not even the most prominent The USD in that scenario will not be replaced by the RMB but a basket of currencies" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018263452121542917) 2026-02-02T10:01Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Ok for those of you in a very Chinese era in your life. Hot Apple tea is great for beginners but are you ready for esoteric Chinese deserts [---] Meet Fairy Grass jelly or what I like to call Void Jelly for obvious reasons. Its made out of an herb called Chinese mesona. It contains polysaccharides which turns into a gel in the presence of starch. The texture is amazing and the flavor is very pleasantly herbal but faint. You can get Fairy Grass jelly drink in just about every Asian grocery store but I say go track down the unsweetened packets of mesona powder. Sweeten it with that fake monkfruit" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018316506854297976) 2026-02-02T13:32Z 44.2K followers, 160.5K engagements "@vtchakarova Isnt picking a side thats probably gonna be the losing side a bad idea Especially if the leader of that side is treating you like bloodbags rather than allies anyjow" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018375927290536342) 2026-02-02T17:28Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Meanwhile in Taiwan a man who raped a [--] year old girl was given just a [--] year sentence. The judge found: it was not against the wishes of the child. This case caused a furor because the sentence was so light. But the regular sentence was also just around [--] years. @AngelicaOung For one thing China executes paedophiles. So I doubt Epstein ever wanted to set foot in China. @AngelicaOung For one thing China executes paedophiles. So I doubt Epstein ever wanted to set foot in China" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018544587254698222) 2026-02-03T04:38Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "The Taiwanese do not want to fight. They value democracy and liberalism thinly. Oh spare me hork hork hork. Liberalism and democracy To the extent the United States desires to defend Taiwan it is not for the love of liberalism and democracy. It is only to contain China. The Taiwanese are increasingly tired of being pawns in a great game. We give shit to the current admin's defense and foreign policy establishment for "abandoning Taiwan". The Taiwanese do not want to fight. They value democracy and liberalism thinly. We need to think about a post-Taiwan defensive posture and any other belief" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018626660191674407) 2026-02-03T10:04Z 44.2K followers, 17.3K engagements "Is Hanoi being paranoid Just because youre paranoid doesnt mean theyre not out to get you. And three weirder things have been happening before breakfast than Washington plots color revolution in Asia Vietnam is making plans for another potential US war on the country according to an internal document. The Vietnamese government fears intervention and/or a US-backed "color revolution" (ie regime-change operation) to try to overthrow the communist party. Vietnam's Ministry https://t.co/pcXn0OdlI8 Vietnam is making plans for another potential US war on the country according to an internal" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018743487433478242) 2026-02-03T17:48Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I saw a pitbull (mix) in a Taipei night market yesterday. The owner was kind of embarrassed when I asked what breed it was and said its some sort of pit bull It was a gorgeous sweet animal and I was very friendly when I petted it. This one is obviously fine. I hope I dont see more. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018902561911443607 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018902561911443607" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018902561911443607) 2026-02-04T04:20Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@treasureh8nter @W_T_Han My Taiwanese apartment is fantastic because I hired a fantastic interior designer (former roommate Bob)" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2018968099626897679) 2026-02-04T08:41Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Watching the Chinese reaction to the Epstein stuff right now and its basically that meme where China is looking on horrified while America derpily shoots itself. I think they are taking the baby-eating part seriously. I personally am not. But we all know its a lot easier to think the worst of your geopolitical enemies and I dont think of America as an enemy obviously. I wonder what geopolitical repercussions are going to go down from the fact that the people of China all think American elites are kid-raping baby eating scum after this. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019125764038488293" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019125764038488293) 2026-02-04T19:07Z 44.2K followers, 42.3K engagements "I feel like a lot of nobility deaths were horse-related. Like His Majesty rode into a tree trench and fell into a coma for hours. But then he woke up in time for the banquet and seem to be in high spirits. Then he went to bed and died during the night. This historical disparity between the lifespans of Chinese and European elites during the Middle Ages is readily explicable. China's dynastic elites were effete scholar-officials who rose to affluence and social prominence following years of arduous study. Theirs was a This historical disparity between the lifespans of Chinese and European" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019281994866389339) 2026-02-05T05:28Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Here's an idea for people now deprived of WaPo's best to explain China to them: Read what the Chinese read. With modern translation (ChatGPT is fine) there's no reason to rely on proxies. The access is fine if your mind is open. My job was also eliminated. Its been a thrilling challenge to cover seismic changes in China for WaPo. As access shrinks I believe it has become ever more vital for the world to understand what is happening there. To my amazing colleagues especially our researchers My job was also eliminated. Its been a thrilling challenge to cover seismic changes in China for WaPo." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019342205304070516) 2026-02-05T09:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Calling all my Chinese readers: as we all know the WaPo did a huge layoff including getting rid of their China-based team. Some might cynically say given the slantedness of their reporting nothing of value was lost. But this does accentuate a real problem: people who want to find out more about China dont know where to go. The information is there on the Chinese Internet. But what are the best outlets Lets say Im an intrepid person willing to read the original through a ChatGPT translation. Where do I even start 👇suggest trusted outlets interesting individuals to follow how to search for" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019369551612543133) 2026-02-05T11:16Z 44.2K followers, 22.1K engagements "This is ancestral wisdom by the way. The idea that businessmen must be firewalled from political power is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture. One thing you have to admire about Beijing is they have no problem taking billionaires to the cleaners if they act out of order. One thing you have to admire about Beijing is they have no problem taking billionaires to the cleaners if they act out of order" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019415094464246081) 2026-02-05T14:17Z 44.2K followers, 209.7K engagements "My latest op-ed for Commonwealth Mag: "It's Time for Taiwan to Get Real" "As the global rules-based international order breaks down Taiwan is being forced to confront an unsettling reality: alignment with the United States no longer guarantees security only compliance. In a world where principles are giving way to leverage the question is no longer whether Taiwan is loyal enoughbut whether it can afford not to rethink its strategy." Link in replies. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019453854837019071 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019453854837019071" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019453854837019071) 2026-02-05T16:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Im a dirty defector. Im raised in Taiwan sweet douhua all my life. Went to the mainland last year and found savory doufuhua at the breakfast buffet and was stunned. I ate at least one bowl of savory doufuhua EVERY DAY despite the fact I really should have been banking my calories to try other foods. Chinese food civil war: [--]. should doufuhua (tofu) be sweet or savoury [--]. should zongzi be sweet or savoury we don't care abt burgers (Doufuhua should be sweet & zongzi should be savoury ofc) Chinese food civil war: [--]. should doufuhua (tofu) be sweet or savoury [--]. should zongzi be sweet or savoury" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019464326692893100) 2026-02-05T17:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I feel like Mao Deng and Kissinger all knew. I am happy to be asked *seriously* by the young Chinese researchers "Do you think that anyone could have imagined China to be so powerful and rich when you were young" And I am glad to tell them: "Absolutely NO ONE." No one. I am happy to be asked *seriously* by the young Chinese researchers "Do you think that anyone could have imagined China to be so powerful and rich when you were young" And I am glad to tell them: "Absolutely NO ONE." No one" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019587665323331986) 2026-02-06T01:43Z 44.2K followers, 14.5K engagements "The west loves to talk about human rights. But what about the human rights of the Epstein Victims Do they at least have the right for the truth to come out https://youtu.be/5DlN8rvCVncsi=LB5Duyunf-TaAb8s https://youtu.be/5DlN8rvCVncsi=LB5Duyunf-TaAb8s" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019608731483619374) 2026-02-06T03:06Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Yay My Youtube channel is now eligable to be monetized Still some more hoops to jump through but this is a milestone I didn't think I would get to so quickly (I started my channel about three months ago) Although I'll always do my solo pieces when inspired I realize now the secret to being able to post interesting things consistently is to have interesting guests If there's someone you'd like to see on my channel let me know https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019670148383474127 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019670148383474127" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019670148383474127) 2026-02-06T07:11Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Lithuania is in the painful phase of finding out. China will probably not let up on them until they change the name of the Taiwan office back to Taipei again. This of course would be such a bad look. Both Vilnius and Taipei would be completely humiliated. This is bigger than most people realize: Lithuania's Prime Minister now officially admits it was a huge "strategic mistake" (like "jumping in front of a train") to be the first and only EU country to open a "Taiwanese" representative office in [----]. https://t.co/4umRndX5gb She This is bigger than most people realize: Lithuania's Prime" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019674469569278200) 2026-02-06T07:28Z 44.2K followers, 26.6K engagements "This floofy cat at my local scooter store has the most hypnotic eyes. It decided I was its favorite person for [----] seconds before deciding it was time to attacc. Cats" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2019695813430243526) 2026-02-06T08:53Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@BonnieGlaser Is it more naive than getting into an arms race with China" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020022338084041030) 2026-02-07T06:30Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Didnt China ban Crypto already It is banning it again just to make double dog sure. China completely shuts down crypto business and label it illegal finance forbidding any Chinese firms and their oversea subsidiaries to issue any cryto currency. Also forbidding any overseas businesses providing crypto related financial businesses to Chinese. China completely shuts down crypto business and label it illegal finance forbidding any Chinese firms and their oversea subsidiaries to issue any cryto currency. Also forbidding any overseas businesses providing crypto related financial businesses to" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020096436885745950) 2026-02-07T11:24Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "If only they just stuck with affirmative action for everyone theres a decent case for saying hey we want our elite institutions to reflect the racial makeup of our nation. But no. Affirmative action was gotten rid of because they thought black people took their spots. Meritocracy only please. Now Asian enrollment is going up and up suddenly meritocracy doesnt seem so good anymore. So tell me what do you want Affirmative action restored for everyone again Just affirmative action for white people Disaffirmative action just for Asians and Indians @default_friend You seem like a good faith" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020098908287057995) 2026-02-07T11:34Z 44.2K followers, 66.8K engagements "@JohnSchoffstall Bullshit If the US is anti-dictatorship then it wouldnt be so chummy with the Saudis. Nope. They have fucked with Cuba for decades causing enormous suffering to the people of Cuba for the simple reason that theyre not American vassals" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020114613485068576) 2026-02-07T12:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Its absolutely extraordinary how in these emails and so many more people just took for granted that Davos is Jeffrey Epsteins personal fiefdom. He was never a speaker never on the podium. Never officially linked. But theres always two layers to those big global confabs: layer one is everything that is printed on the program and live-streamed for all to see. Layer two are the private dinners secret parties last-minute hallway introductions. Epstein was the king of layer [--]. Heres the thing: Epstein came a cropper because he did kids. But Layer [--] is real and we can assume hes not the only power" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020118305789603996) 2026-02-07T12:51Z 44.2K followers, 26.3K engagements "@ShangYang2 I feel like hes more in the money layer than the state layer" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020317611654025278) 2026-02-08T02:03Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "This also happened in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. The Armenians were actually seen as model minority and thrived in the Ottoman Empire. But by the time the sultan was reduced to a figurehead and the Ottoman Empire was effectively run by a military party called the CUP it went crazy trying to reform an unreformable sick system so they went after minorities as scapegoats. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020324093980225584 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020324093980225584" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020324093980225584) 2026-02-08T02:29Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I bet you anything none of the powerful men in the Epstein files will end up in an American jail. The maximum of consequences is probably being felt in the UK where Mandelson is at least losing his gig. @AngelicaOung @st89758 And only in the US would those files ever be released to the public. The US system exposes and corrects @AngelicaOung @st89758 And only in the US would those files ever be released to the public. The US system exposes and corrects" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020394822914482555) 2026-02-08T07:10Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I have such a heavy craving for superbowl food. Not the sport. Just the food. I want buffalo chicken cowboy caviar japapeno poppers loaded potato skins baked spinach and artichoke dip" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020423492945232105) 2026-02-08T09:04Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@Xuanzong_blaze Its ok I am in Taiwan and declared safe from American superbowl food" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020441061567635743) 2026-02-08T10:14Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@Taoyuanbucuo @KnowBothSides @da_han_kou My brother in Christ China is soon to be if not already the most powerful country in the world. Theyre obviously doing a lot right. Go there and visit and feel the prosperity. Shanghai makes Taipei feel like a dump (of course I still love it home sweet home)" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020453309958541753) 2026-02-08T11:03Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@fbermingham Ehhhh Id say its too early to say that. Lithuania had a great time backing Taiwan but recently had to come close to beg for mercy" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020475518643056743) 2026-02-08T12:31Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@MarkSimonHK @joequant @POTUS @SecScottBessent Mark what about the rare earth development from the eighties That was a far-sighted play that payed off decades later. How about some credit where credit is due" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020484556214903042) 2026-02-08T13:07Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@fbermingham I think we wait. If they end up changing the name on the office I think thats definitely humiliation. Until then the (substantial) pain will continue" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020487149599232419) 2026-02-08T13:17Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Tannhaeuse23919 @fbermingham I think there will be no normalization for Lithuania unless they change the name of the office" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020488747893035328) 2026-02-08T13:23Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Interesting. How did Rome perceive China I think a misconception of Chinese foreign policy is that it rejects the legitimacy of any other country as a great power other than itself due to some "Middle Kingdom Syndrome". Dug in here on how the Chinese perceive Rome and you get a fun distant mirror on how they might https://t.co/sM3IhE4jZ9 I think a misconception of Chinese foreign policy is that it rejects the legitimacy of any other country as a great power other than itself due to some "Middle Kingdom Syndrome". Dug in here on how the Chinese perceive Rome and you get a fun distant mirror on" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020492764442677359) 2026-02-08T13:39Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "This is a war crime: disarmed soldier no helmet hands tied. Whoever released this video are not the good guys. Russian soldier gives up. https://t.co/Jchu0unYq7 Russian soldier gives up. https://t.co/Jchu0unYq7" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020494640378749349) 2026-02-08T13:47Z 44.2K followers, 118.7K engagements "@thisisrosen He looks like prisoner of war. Hands tied No helmet. And would you feel the same if its a Ukrainian soldier being killed by a Russian FPV" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020501366255604042) 2026-02-08T14:13Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Well Chris Taiwan democratized a long time ago Seems like the people of Taiwan had a long time to repudiate them for being Chinese. But instead not only have they stuck around remained influential and hold the controlling legislative coalition. If you are a believer in democracy you have to acknowledge the Taiwanese people who supports them and not erase their preferences just because they dont align with your narrative. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020505761508692334 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020505761508692334" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020505761508692334) 2026-02-08T14:31Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@SariArhoHavren Its [----] girl Get out of the [----] mindset. Ukraine is losing and its a bunch of corrupt golden-toilet enjoyers at the top and poor cannon fodder and refugees bearing the brunt of the damage. Your values are helping no one" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020507382326178111) 2026-02-08T14:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Sure keep imagining the Chinese Epstein and how much worse it is. The worst one I can think of which was indeed exposed was the little red house scandal in Shanghai. No kids snuffed out by authorities and no serious higher ups involved. The difference between China and the Us is the higher up you go in China the less corrupt. The damning thing about the Epstein scandal is the rot goes all the way up to the top. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020510386345357317 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020510386345357317" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020510386345357317) 2026-02-08T14:49Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@NoahProoval The way he is holding them together looks like they are tied to me. He also is walking around unarmed with no helmet in the cold. Doesnt make much sense unless hes a POW getting executed" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020510772929970506) 2026-02-08T14:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Thinking about the layoffs at WaPo reminds me of a conversation I had with a reporter freshly in Taipei kicked out by the PRC. You can tell how frustrated she was to be away from the big story. She was an Asian-American girl. Slight. Pretty. She tried to explain to me how much pressure she was working under in China. How the authorities made her job almost impossible. How her most difficult task was gaining her sources trust and getting them to talk. If they start to open up then you have to get them to talk right away or theyll waver. Theres no time to be lost she said you only have so long" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020513368566882506) 2026-02-08T15:01Z 44.2K followers, 11.1K engagements "Disarming You mean the nuclear weapons that was never theirs they didnt have the money to maintain and no western country wanted them to keep No that was never on the table. The real what might have been is if they were never tempted to join NATO and had been allowed to remain neutral" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020515971849752764) 2026-02-08T15:12Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Japan going on a far-right remilitarizing arc on a stuttering economy and cratering population should be interesting Just the amount of money they need to spend will send the economy into a very dark place. Anyhowthe LDP has the majority that means they own the results. Whatever happens and the consequences. Given that japan is almost certainly going to revise its constitution good time to remind you all that japanese 19th/early 20th century militarist ukiyo-e paintings go extremely hard. https://t.co/brYntM62Ij Given that japan is almost certainly going to revise its constitution good time" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020517514686673218) 2026-02-08T15:18Z 44.2K followers, 26.3K engagements "@FluidEyes Do you think Im an anti-Semite Let me tell you whats related to anti-semitismZionism. Israel is a big factory of anti-semitism because of the darkness of Zionist deeds. Of blood spilled" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020522766609580338) 2026-02-08T15:39Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@chris_dani11193 Supposedly doing a lot of work here. In any case it doesnt matter if there are or are not. Chinese Americans are going to have a bad time" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020524124813336701) 2026-02-08T15:44Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@thisisrosen Can you link to a video where the Russian execute a Ukrainian by drone Always seems to be Ukrainians releasing the snuff usually with some funny jokes. This guy is not armed no helmet walking around in the open theres really no reason at all" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020535051797078514) 2026-02-08T16:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@kenmoriyasu Nationalism always feels good in the moment but maybe Japan will bite off more than it can chew. China has escalation dominance" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020537166728925634) 2026-02-08T16:36Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@HMBrough_ @okaythenfuture @alreadydawn DPP peaked with the elder millennial Young ppl are more apolitical/China curious" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020556618099020188) 2026-02-08T17:53Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@MrBig2024 @MabelMatsumoto But Japan is shrimp now. US is the actual peer and the rule of great power competition is dont waste your strength fighting small fry when you need to save energy for fighting the peer" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020559821498368262) 2026-02-08T18:06Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@niubi Why would China do that Seriously why They didnt for Lithuania" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020566537027920190) 2026-02-08T18:32Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@dpinsen China is more populous too" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020669540842062330) 2026-02-09T01:22Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Angel_Abdiel01 Literally born in California" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020670534309019741) 2026-02-09T01:26Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Wow today I learned Jung Chang author of the blockbuster Wild Swans was a fabulist called out harshly by fellow dissidents for writing fiction smearing KMT generals as red sleepers on scant evidence and hiding away her familys sins as high-ranking cadres before they were targeted in the Cultural Revolution. We in the west have lived off shadows and scary bedtime stories of what went on in China for too long. We reward dissidents who tell us exactly the narrative that both flatters our narrative and ideally titillates us a bit and makes us feel like the knight in shining armor for taking the" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020675848622497838) 2026-02-09T01:47Z 44.2K followers, 11.3K engagements "@ukroposting If it was a Ukrainian soldier being unarmed and executed by a Russian drone would that be a war crime If you dont think so you are biased and inconsistent" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020677341685662195) 2026-02-09T01:53Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@birdsaloft @StevenGlinert Why should they They have escalation dominance and are happy to go all the way to settle a few historical scores" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020725451497578781) 2026-02-09T05:04Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@pacificroaming Its [----] bro its pretty much over and as far as foreign policy is concerned America hasnt been the good guys for a long time" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020725684289867786) 2026-02-09T05:05Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Actually most of Taiwan and South Koreas breakout industrial growth came during their authoritarian periods. Chinas problem was not that it was authoritarian or democratic but that it failed to follow the state capitalist playbook. It did that after Deng and its been boom boom boom right after that" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020730167736606786) 2026-02-09T05:23Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "The presumptuousness and arrogance in such a statement is truly breathtaking. The horridness of and ugliness of Americans is wrapped up in the fact that they retain this innocence and wild naive believe that they are always the good guys no matter what. The only communist country I dont think should be couped is Vietnam. I feel like they earned it. Especially when they tried to stop Pol Pot. The only communist country I dont think should be couped is Vietnam. I feel like they earned it. Especially when they tried to stop Pol Pot" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020746108784476366) 2026-02-09T06:26Z 44.2K followers, 13.9K engagements "@Alzabo1 No there was direct pressure on Taiwan to democratize. Poland was a very different situation" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020747816180801950) 2026-02-09T06:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Well Jimmy wanted to be a martyr and Jimmy got to be a martyr. Also I think you have to realize what he did was more extreme than criticize the communist party. The HK riots paralyzed the city for a year. An old man was burnt to death by the rioter. Jimmy publicaly called for external sources to support the rioters and even suggesting maybe America can nuke China. Thats sedition anywhere you go. Heck single moms have gotten shot in the head in the USA for less" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020754407919698113) 2026-02-09T06:59Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@starmission False consciousness What are you a commie No dying for liberty is highly overrated. Besides who are you to define liberty Stay at home and enjoy your liberty or die for it as you please: leave the rest of the world alone" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020759043300835540) 2026-02-09T07:17Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I have to say this is a really curious framing when we all saw with our eyeballs Ukrainians beg to be able to strike deep into Russia to destroy Russian energy infrastructure. Remember the kvelling on X that the orcs were going to freeze Sothe Russiansafter three years of not striking Ukrainian energy infrastructuredid so. Am I terribly sorry for the millions in the cold and in the dark Of course. But what was to be expected That the Russians not strike back I am even more sorry for the Ukrainian men who dont want to fight but are dragged out to die in trenches for a war thats already lost." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020765143685370126) 2026-02-09T07:42Z 44.2K followers, 23.7K engagements "@shetlerjones I think a decadal freeze in Japan/China relationship is baked in. It will hurt Japan more than China but it will hurt both" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020766009670676488) 2026-02-09T07:45Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "How about just tell the truth The Hong Kong riots were violent and seditious. As a result they were cracked down on and the ringleaders charged under the national security law. I regret that the harsh crackdown resulted in the rollback of free speech rights enjoyed by HK prior to the riots https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020771506020655315 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020771506020655315" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020771506020655315) 2026-02-09T08:07Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@geogvma Crimea [----] I think Bushs push to get Ukraine into NATO was what [----] Of course Russia attacked before Ukraine getting into NATO they were trying to prevent the calamity. Im sorry the west toyed with your country as a geopolitical ruse" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020772363240128647) 2026-02-09T08:10Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Taoyuanbucuo @unfeltsorrow @SariArhoHavren Or would it I think the Taiwanese are less colonized than the honkies (who hello never seemed to have noticed they didnt get democracy under the Brits) and more pragmatic. I just hope they let us keep the brawling in the legislature. Its Taiwanese culture" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020774297816686834) 2026-02-09T08:18Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@crawfax @Tannhaeuse23919 Grok is it true Grok is it true Pathetic man we all have eyes and ears. Dont ask a robot to arbitrate" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020782779504443461) 2026-02-09T08:52Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "That Deep Work cafe looks great and all. But seriously if you are in Taiwan just go to any one branch of a chain cafe call Louisa: great vibes quiet lots of tables and outlets stay as long as you like often there are big flat share tables where you can really spread out My first day visiting Taipei as a SaaS founder. And Im already shocked 🤯. They have a coffee shop designed for DEEP WORK. - You can sit for [--] hours if you buy [--] cup or the whole day if you buy [--] - 😶 Its super quiet here atmosphere is designed for deep work - 🧑💻 Its https://t.co/wJPYZqpnnN My first day visiting Taipei as a" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020784599379349907) 2026-02-09T08:59Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@janekm @Tannhaeuse23919 Louisa much better than Starbucks" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020789088433946632) 2026-02-09T09:17Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@JonnyDMiles @geogvma Not sympathy at all. Just some recognition maybe that Ukraine is cooked and should seek peace asap before it loses Odesa too and becomes a landlocked rump state" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020791873292439867) 2026-02-09T09:28Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@MikeAda40676830 @SariArhoHavren Well have you considered the wests failure to keep good law and order at home is not Chinas problem In general its probably good to stay out of other countrys business" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020795767594655790) 2026-02-09T09:43Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@esjesjesj Even as he gives up on mars he cant be honestoh it would take 20+ years I guess never is also 20+ years" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020797644088430613) 2026-02-09T09:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I wonder if this episode was a part of Orbns origin story from pro-democracy activist to nationalism-pilled realist 🕊 In [----] President Bill Clinton asked Hungary to get involved and open a new front in the Yugoslav war. Our answer was a clear NO. If it had been yes our people would have suffered the consequences of conflict. Saying no is possible if you have the courage to do so. https://t.co/gg1rhv8Ley 🕊 In [----] President Bill Clinton asked Hungary to get involved and open a new front in the Yugoslav war. Our answer was a clear NO. If it had been yes our people would have suffered the" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020823871142899892) 2026-02-09T11:35Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "LukeI used to think like you about the HK riots but Ive heard so much from friends who lived through that era in HK since. It was violent harrowing damaging. And yes Jimmy Lai facilitated it. The punishment might be too harsh for western sensibilities but the harm to Hong Kong was real. Something to think about. People died" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020884980801613835) 2026-02-09T15:38Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@panananut @lukedepulford Why you are assuming hes a monster" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020887008261140583) 2026-02-09T15:46Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@MsMelChen Cmon Melissa Epstein scandal just dropped last week and its Jimmy Lai that should be the focus of the west Take the log out of your eye before you take the speck out of your brothers eye" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020888827641123012) 2026-02-09T15:53Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@bariweiss @TheFP Bari the Epstein files dropped last week. Take the log out of your eye before you take the speck out of your brothers eye" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020889029429150157) 2026-02-09T15:54Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Do you really believe in that Jeremiah I have to admit Ive lost the faith. The problem with democracy is it is just too fragile. There are too many exploits. I think this is the time for reflection and maybe brainstorming about how it could be made functional again. But doubling down "End of History" if you actually read the book doesn't mean "nothing will ever happen again". It means that democracy is the only legitimate form of government left. The great ideological contests against fascism and communism were decided in favor of liberal democracy. "End of History" if you actually read the" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020890564066165086) 2026-02-09T16:00Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "😂 hes literally the last white guy in charge Is he so sincerely in love with democracy or was he busily setting a trap for the incoming Chinese administration Feel free to use your brain on this one. Seriously the Brits would have a lot more credibility on this if they actually allowed HK to democratize earlier on and let those institutions take root naturally" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020892469030949075) 2026-02-09T16:08Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Paul_Melman @lukedepulford Another did not die but was set on fire. Thats just so horrifying it needs to be mentioned" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020893560753852771) 2026-02-09T16:12Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Landchadchud @bariweiss @TheFP What are you talking about Obviously the kids harmed in Epstein files are real Its really bad faith and chilling of conversation that youre saving screen grabs to present out of context" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020899836422414507) 2026-02-09T16:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@ivan_encinas23 So if more than [--] percent people of Taiwan would like to join China would you leave us alone That might happen in 2028" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020900909107290527) 2026-02-09T16:41Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "I read about it: see Incidentally it completely square with Jimmy and the Apple daily style to be ok with the valiants. His right hand man mark Simon actually made up a whole fake report to push the Hunter Biden laptop narrative to try and help trump. Mark says Jimmy didnt know about it but I find that hard to believe. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020915020792729655 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020915020792729655" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020915020792729655) 2026-02-09T17:37Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@captain_seo_ Today I learned 🙏" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020926572489052542) 2026-02-09T18:23Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@BillZha55612239 Thats in the background of the US being the dominant power no And their efforts at democracy spreading has been disastrous" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020990058673897813) 2026-02-09T22:35Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@RobbieBarwick @lukedepulford Wow that explains a lot" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020990386500739189) 2026-02-09T22:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@DeusMozzarella @RhadamanthysL Do you not think the CCP is popular in China" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020990947648209223) 2026-02-09T22:39Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "An interesting point: the Japanese people dont seem to do cost-benefit analysis very well. Instead they double-down and risk it all. The Chinese are usually pragmatist and default to accommodation. But theyve gotten to the level of material advantage that they dont have to defer anymore. Plus there is historical beef. @AngelicaOung For some reason Japanese psychology works in the way that when the things go south in a big way they need to do something really desperate instead of simply accepting their loss and trying something else. This is a modern version of Operation Ten-Go etc." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021064686767362533) 2026-02-10T03:32Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@JKhomalnow A did I say that was wrong Russias red line tested. Ukraine wrecked as a result. Lets not test Chinas red lines. Your ass on the island Hardly. If you believe in wars I believe its not too late to sign up for Ukrainian trenches. Until then STFU" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021065282035523933) 2026-02-10T03:34Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@WarrenPlatts Oh I love maple syrup So expensive tho" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021076922051199230) 2026-02-10T04:21Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@Landchadchud Not defending. Not letting you use it to distract from the vileness of the Epstein files" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021077119728763207) 2026-02-10T04:21Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Again not evidence. Just we are corrupted so they must be too. Sure I guess but you can say that for any single country in the world so what are you really saying at all" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021098473228226757) 2026-02-10T05:46Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@FralickTim34304 Heres the thinga lot of Taiwanese think like me. So how can I even be a traitor This is my home. And Taiwan is China. Now my passport says republic of China not PRC. But some flavor of China. This is what I was taught as a child in the 80s" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021103411383660574) 2026-02-10T06:06Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Sounds like a very biased NGO. I used to believe that stuff too but then I realized its western smears. I feel second-hand shame for how deluded you are by propaganda" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021104346298187958) 2026-02-10T06:10Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Your own justice department released those files and you want to doubt it. Meanwhile you swallow up anti-China propaganda that you also pay for uncritically. Sheeple detected https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-cold-war-2669160202/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-cold-war-2669160202/" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021106997249310972) 2026-02-10T06:20Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@WarrenPlatts Do they How many And what are the delivery platforms My understanding is that they have material. But nothing that would wipe the Chinese out like the Chinese can end them" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021109385242796455) 2026-02-10T06:30Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Everything I dont think so. And nothing will be done so the release of the files is nothing more than a humiliation ritual to Americans. Do like the bible says and take the log out of your own eye before you take the speck out of your neighbors eye" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021113861504696822) 2026-02-10T06:47Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Awww.Europeans are still hoping to put the atlanticist humpty dumpty back together again after Trump. That's cute but definitely shows their lack of self-preservation instinct. Trump is a symptom not the cause. Carrying Europe is no longer a good deal for the US. After Trump the old America could make a comeback @gideonrachman writes in his latest worth-reading column in FT. The gathering backlash against Trump is steadily increasing the chance that his presidency will ultimately be seen as a grotesque aberration rather than a https://t.co/GKxPKlbYpG After Trump the old America could make a" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021145631218336012) 2026-02-10T08:54Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Luke.he's on camera saying things like "i invite the interference of CIA America UK" you can spin it as metaphor but he even urged America to go nuclear on China. He's in a lot of chat groups talking about the protests and he has the big newspaper in Hong Kong. I think it's a lot harder to say he had nothing to do with the protests. I'm not denying that there was a crackdown on the Uyghurs after a series of totally horrific knife attacks in China. But right now Xinjiang seems pacified and prosperous. People speak Uyghur and kids take Uyghur classes. No more terrorism. If there are still camps" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021155322040131700) 2026-02-10T09:32Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "The West made a big bet to take Putin down. The problem is it was Ukraines ass that was on the line. Former Israeli president Naftali Bennett acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia in April [----] recognised that they were close to an agreement but "the West has decided it is necessary to smash Putin and not to negotiate". https://t.co/EvW41e60aL Former Israeli president Naftali Bennett acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia in April [----] recognised that they were close to an agreement but "the West has decided it is necessary to smash Putin and not to negotiate"." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021382877745988071) 2026-02-11T00:36Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Russia: we are ready for peace Ukraine: we are ready for peace EU: isnt there someone you forgot to ask To the last Ukrainian: "European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she would propose a list of concessions that Europe should demand from Russia as part of a settlement to end the war in Ukraine. Kallas said she would propose a list to EU member governments https://t.co/GUQvrGXbl7 To the last Ukrainian: "European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she would propose a list of concessions that Europe should demand from Russia as part of a settlement to" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021388818566480308) 2026-02-11T01:00Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "one of the eeriest consistent patterns in the epstein files is how hard he worked to take care of his ex girlfriends & the women around him. all the way up to finding them a wealthy husband. i guess it does few things: - marrying women into wealth is basically placing pieces one of the eeriest consistent patterns in the epstein files is how hard he worked to take care of his ex girlfriends & the women around him. all the way up to finding them a wealthy husband. i guess it does few things: - marrying women into wealth is basically placing pieces" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021389391495823480) 2026-02-11T01:02Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Great no-cope article about Chinas Smart Authoritarianism which turns the conventional wisdom that non-liberal democratic systems cant advance beyond catch-up growth on its head. Basically given an either/or choice the CPC refused and opted for both/and black cat/white cat thinking. Instead of growthmaxxing or stabilitymaxxing China maxxed for the optimal amount of both. Its a high-wire act and they were also lucky. But I think the lesson developing nations should take is conventional wisdom isnt always right and to break out of the middle income trap you need to find your own way. Two" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021391926239560150) 2026-02-11T01:12Z 44.2K followers, 10.6K engagements "I was complaining to a friend that YouTube is so much more pleasant for me because I dont have to deal with the drama culture unlike Twitter. Then I realized its not because theres no drama on YouTube but Im too insignificant at [----] subscribers to be a target" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021442816401080710) 2026-02-11T04:34Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "😂 Japans warrior spirit is real but its a double-sided sword. To my understanding (this is the common Chinese view) the Japanese people are functional when things are fine but take insane risks in adversity because they have an insane belief that you just gotta want it hard enough and things will go your way. I guess its some kind of Bushido version of The Secret. Westerners despite industrializing first desperately want to believe in magic. Trying to get them not to do it is like constantly bailing water. You think youve made some progress and then theyre like Japan will beat China using" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021444059651326004) 2026-02-11T04:39Z 44.2K followers, 15.8K engagements "A fantastic example of Die-aspora. Shame on the United States for their brutal illegal blockade of Cuba. Thats bad enough but there is something diabolical about wanting to break the place your people were originally from. Do NOT travel to Cuba. There is no electricity no food and no medicine only blackouts hunger and repression. Many airlines are canceling flights to and from the island. If you go you may not be able to return for weeks or longer. Dont risk your safety. A regime in its Do NOT travel to Cuba. There is no electricity no food and no medicine only blackouts hunger and" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021463906632466746) 2026-02-11T05:58Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@DanMKervick N O T H I N G" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021464462990217460) 2026-02-11T06:00Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Robins gone Cuckoo. He would like to eject Greece from the Euro for resisting the 20th sanction package for Russia. Dude if the first [--] packages didnt work its time to revise your strategy. @StavrosZenios These are just facts. The problem in the EU and the Euro zone is that countries like Greece don't pay a price for bad behavior. So it doesn't matter that Greece is de facto a client state for its rich shipping oligarchs. That has to change starting with ejection from the Euro. @StavrosZenios These are just facts. The problem in the EU and the Euro zone is that countries like Greece don't" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021490340956680582) 2026-02-11T07:43Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@MrBig2024 They bailed Greece out to prevent a grexit and now theyre going to do the same thing voluntarily Cmon use your brain" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021492622792216602) 2026-02-11T07:52Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@AdamKinzinger You know who else was allied with the Nazis and way beyond [----] Ukrainian nationalists. In fact they still sport nazi-esque paraphernalia in Azov battalion and such because they were nostalgic about the collaboration" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021497612067844316) 2026-02-11T08:12Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@RepGregStanton Greg kindly stay out of this and let Chinese people on both sides of the straits sort it out. If you really want to do something nice for a bunch of people on an island stop sanctioning Cuba" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021502156122296659) 2026-02-11T08:30Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@MikeAda40676830 @RepGregStanton 🙄 my passport literally says Republic of CHINA There is no confusion. Taiwanese are Chinese" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021528009040425317) 2026-02-11T10:13Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Maybe they can kindly drop the Nazi insignia and stop doing the Hitler salute The thing about Ukrainians serving in the red army is they are likely to be loyal Soviet citizens not separatists. The separatists were proudly Nazi and despite that fact they were carefully preserved after WWII to mess with the Soviets behind the iron curtain. Yes Ive seen Mein Kampf planted in Palestinian homes by the IDF but not a single Palestinian person have I ever seen do the Hitler salute like I see Ukrainians do regularly on my timeline" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021529841603088829) 2026-02-11T10:20Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "RT @gonglei89: The CCP is pretty Marxist. Its just that Marxism is not the totality of their political thought and its not supposed to b" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021530185011716315) 2026-02-11T10:22Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "In order to prevent elite overproduction from plaguing your economy you must distinguish the kind of education that SORTS top-performing human capital from the rest and the kind of education that actually levels up human capital in a meaningful way. This is an underrated underlying cause of the Iranian Revolution in [----]. Under the Shah Iran was modernizing rapidly especially in education. The state invested heavily in schools and sent 10000s of Iranians abroad for higher education on government scholarships. However This is an underrated underlying cause of the Iranian Revolution in 1979." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021533460498895076) 2026-02-11T10:35Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Heyyy Look who I ran into at the gym today Its TPP Chairman Huang Guo-Chang I wish my transformation was as dramatic as his but hes a lot more disciplined about his foods" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021547954193174919) 2026-02-11T11:32Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "RT @justpaulineq: @AngelicaOung @MrBig2024 At that time @yanisvaroufakis that the bailout was to save German and French banks not the Gr" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021551805877125508) 2026-02-11T11:48Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger Are Russians our allies No. Lets say theres a bunch of Nazis in Ukraine and a bunch of Nazis in Russia. Why not just let them sort it out" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021554017349091778) 2026-02-11T11:56Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "RT @nise_yoshimi: every time there's the "but what does china believe in" horse crap and they're talking about legalism or enlightened se" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021568410665296187) 2026-02-11T12:54Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "You didnt mention him but a lot of ppl do. Its like any big foe is rounded up to a hitler. Its just an excuse for the west to exercise hypocrisy. And are the Ukrainians helped hell no Ukraine is trashed. Nick you seem like a nice guy. You dont seem to realize on this issue you are no longer the good guy despite your intentions. Repent" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021569082907328614) 2026-02-11T12:56Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "And when did I ever say that Putin was perfect Although given the fact that his brother died at Stalingrad and his mother almost died I give him a pass. A lot of the most fervid Ukrainian ultra-nationalists are banderites. They look back on SS era with nostalgia and keep many of the old insignias" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021577566377893984) 2026-02-11T13:30Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@fredsoda Well do you think China is actually Marxist Im actually open to be persuaded on this question" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021577794715611421) 2026-02-11T13:31Z 44.2K followers, 13.3K engagements "RT @teortaxesTex: One exceptional person can cause miracles to happen. The petty Chinese on this platform are eager to prove to you that Ch" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021589128496738403) 2026-02-11T14:16Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Wowlook at this brave Iranian protestor brave enough to go outside without a headscarf. Did she go to an anti-regime protest Noshe was actually attending the [--] Bahman march in CELEBRATION of the [----] Islamic Revolution. Not all is at it seems in our world. Look deeper. Iranian woman who participated in the [--] Bahman march for the first time ever says: Q: What made you decide to come this year especially considering the recent events that took place in the country Iranian Woman: I wanted to say that resistance is alivein the name of Iran https://t.co/5UxTIKq5LT Iranian woman who participated" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021590923872772324) 2026-02-11T14:23Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@jzheng Has it ever occurred to you that when you automatically discount a piece of information just because it goes against your narrative you are the one being propagandized" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021599767344623980) 2026-02-11T14:58Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "In that case how can people blame Stalin for the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact even earlier It was an existential issue for the USSR. Lets at least have consistency. And maybe you can say the Finnish didnt know but the Ukrainians not only wasnt innocent in their collaboration with the Nazis they participated in the persecution of Jews and Polish people. Many massacres by the Banderites. Have you really forgiven out of the goodness of your own heart Or just because you hate Russians even more you are willing to overlook the slaughter of your on countryman Okok maybe modern day Ukrainians dont have" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021602148065415511) 2026-02-11T15:08Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Heres the sticky spot the Liberal Democracies are in esp USA. Theyve allowed themselves to lose form and run to oligarchy after the fall of the Soviet Union deprived them of a rival to keep them sharp. By the time they realized China was becoming a peer it was too late. But they cant compete with China by copying China. They need to do it on their own terms but thats really hard because they need to get in good condition before they can think of going toe to toe. In the worst case scenario they could lose their cherished institutions to become a shitty underperforming authoritarian country." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021604535211639219) 2026-02-11T15:17Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@joequant Great point Joe. Somebody else said the ppl might not be as poor as we think because they get their economic needs met in informal economies that are not accounted for in GDP" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021621029282738354) 2026-02-11T16:23Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@azad_Marouf Ummm actually Ive seen a whole lot of clips of women going without headscarfs in Iran. Shopping chilling. Street scenes not staged" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021621745648799923) 2026-02-11T16:25Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@jzheng Shopping mall in Tehran: are those women ghosts They seem to be walking around without wearing the headscarf just fine. This is what I mean. Pay attention to whats actually happening not narrative. https://x.com/ramitanavai/status/1611423234410352650s=46&t=a0IilKacJnEQTir2LSvfAA It took me a minute to realise this is a shopping mall in Tehran. This is what everyday protest in Iran looks like - and what no turning back looks like. Extraordinary. (A friend sent me this video). https://t.co/aBDZO2d5Z4 https://x.com/ramitanavai/status/1611423234410352650s=46&t=a0IilKacJnEQTir2LSvfAA It" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021622696837333435) 2026-02-11T16:29Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "RT @pplsartofwar: Legalism is at the core of Chinese dynasties post Han. Called external confucianism internal legalism (). Pure leg" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021627139381227589) 2026-02-11T16:47Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Arnaud is actually right. It really doesnt matter if the emperor had supernatural beliefs or whateverthere was no state religion. I say again there was no state religion. State ritual yes but no church no creed no priesthood class no doctrine no scripture. Some emperors were daoists and poisoned themselves with mercury pills supposed to give them immortality. Others patronized Buddhism. I have never heard of animal entrails reading being done in the Chinese tradition. Maybe you meant oracle bones divination Certainly would not be eunuchs doing those. Yes there was an astronomical bureau" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021632121815847286) 2026-02-11T17:07Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@ASPertierra Vietnam is helped because the US has to be nice to them to prevent them from getting too close to China. Classic divide and conquer. Not sure about Angola" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021633804054749240) 2026-02-11T17:13Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@jzheng My interpretation is people in Iran are very aware of the protest being infiltrated by violent Mossad driven elements and are alarmed its a prelude casus belli for an invasion and they came out of their houses to show their support for their country even if its imperfect" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021647149457682929) 2026-02-11T18:06Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "I think syncretism makes it a lot harder to institutionalize a religion in the state thats for sure. The closest you came was the early dynasties that patronized Buddhism heavily. That came close to being the state religion in all but name. The monks were kicked out during the Tang and were replaced withnothing. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021648379630289111 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021648379630289111" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021648379630289111) 2026-02-11T18:11Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "Im really amazed by how blatantly ppl just MAKE STUFF UP if the subject is China. The emperor had hundreds of eunuchs reading animal entrails NO Reading entrails was Roman shit The Chinese out of all those dynasties never did that. And IF there were oracle bones or star charts to be read it wouldnt be by eunuchs. Theyre household staff Let alone hundreds of eunuchs. The opulence and consulting star charts to advise him on the most auspicious choice of customs tax rate Yes there were star bureaucrats who mostly kept the calendar synchronized but would occasionally run in to tell the emperor of" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021652101894746292) 2026-02-11T18:26Z 44.2K followers, 21.4K engagements "@BWalkerTTAGGG @GroovySciFi Taiping was a cult rebellion that got crushed. Mao was Marxist so thats the absence of a religion And what are you talking about Chiang died of old age in Taiwan and never instituted weird Methodism" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021668274535378973) 2026-02-11T19:30Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@ISkorpiqn @azad_Marouf Yeah most came as refugees and many have been sent back. Im sure its much easier to go unveiled in Iran than Afghanistan" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021732033186476197) 2026-02-11T23:44Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Iran now look and sound incredibly unitedbehind the Islamic regime. For those who say no Angelica you are falling for propagandaits all propaganda take a seat all the way down. There are so many interview do many ppl in the streets If you want to believe all this as fake while you gobbled up the viral images of art hoes lighting up their cigarettes with pictures of the ayatollah as authentic that is frankly on you. This lady puts her finger on an important point: my oppression is not your hall pass to destroy my country is essentially what she is saying. I am a lawyer and a social worker and" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021746330838991227) 2026-02-12T00:41Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "RT @teortaxesTex: The more people both pro- and anti-China try to prove that China is sekretly a religious society the more they show they" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021746561508868548) 2026-02-12T00:41Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "RT @IuliiaMendel: The world has become inhuman not because people are evil but because we have allowed high-sounding words to replace simp" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021762342028292378) 2026-02-12T01:44Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@epipeny It makes sense since she couldnt lean on patriarchy she would tap into religion as a source of legitimacy" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021772968708464786) 2026-02-12T02:26Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@tea_and_sleep Correct As was Gaddafi and the elder Shah Pahlavi. Iraq Libya and Iran all became less liberal with their ouster" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021776189862621580) 2026-02-12T02:39Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@epipeny Sure but I think its worth differentiating between secular philosophy and religion" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021776429353250860) 2026-02-12T02:40Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@JosephSomsel @CNLiberalism @kevincarrico 😂 ok boomer" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021815488347787353) 2026-02-12T05:15Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@bridge_joe2289 @GroovySciFi What religion are those rites and rituals" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021815645470654921) 2026-02-12T05:16Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@JosephSomsel That makes sense for peer powers. For smaller powers older wisdom is required. The Melina dialogues for instance https://youtu.be/PNzHOqjMHwYsi=QZCXHNgBmICn9kGv https://youtu.be/PNzHOqjMHwYsi=QZCXHNgBmICn9kGv" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021883131503206503) 2026-02-12T09:44Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger Its not [----] and what Putin needed was a security architecture that accommodates Russia. Isnt it best to stop them now lol Ukraine is going to end up losing more land and Baltics more at risk the longer this takes to sort out" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021900072263594182) 2026-02-12T10:51Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@JosephSomsel So you are saying as long as it hurts China you have no problem with Taiwan destroying itself Gotcha" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021900651232735266) 2026-02-12T10:54Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger I think thats ppl doing their interpretation" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021924142011097228) 2026-02-12T12:27Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger You're not making sense. If you don't want to make a deal Ukraine just end up losing more territory. If Russia is truly expansionary that is also the worse decision" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021990852546244670) 2026-02-12T16:52Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "I think the best was providing a security architecture that accommodated Russia years ago. Second best was maintaining Ukrainian neutrality. Third best was Istanbul Now we are already at the 5th or 6th off ramp. With each refusal of peace the terms of peace gets worse. Hard to get excited for it. But continuing to fight will make thingseven worse. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022098542274453561 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022098542274453561" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022098542274453561) 2026-02-13T00:00Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@liqian_ren Seriously if I were a would-be defector this would get me to think again" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022322568896852333) 2026-02-13T14:50Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@RiuLiu299922 @SCMPNews Wang Yi looks like hes so done with this shit" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022340487122935983) 2026-02-13T16:02Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "Have you even heard of strategic sequencing The US absolutely want to kneecap China. But first they need to take out Russia. At least that was the plan. Now they realize they cant take out Russia so they are trying to ally with Russia to take out China together. But thats not going to work either" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022340935724781664) 2026-02-13T16:03Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@nicknet100 @MrBig2024 @LesleyG78347579 @AdamKinzinger Dont speak too soon they might be back for it. I doubt they were put off by the tripwire force" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022343879790616948) 2026-02-13T16:15Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@EiratheIntern @Dana23662 Because your definition of freedom sucks. And you use it to justify murder destabilization of other countries and other shitfuckery. Theres a long bloody list of countries dicked by the likes of you" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022724777149108428) 2026-02-14T17:29Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements "@SariArhoHavren" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022750674958811142) 2026-02-14T19:11Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "What about the humanity of the people who are dragged out of their homes and thrown in a trench to die in a stupid war You speak of humanitywhat about their desire not to be meat The real kindness for Ukrainians will be to get to the negotiating table and stop the madness. Instead Ukrainians are busy trying to assassinate negotiators. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/08/europe/general-alekseyev-assassination-attempt-russia-ukraine-intl https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/08/europe/general-alekseyev-assassination-attempt-russia-ukraine-intl" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020788802269348044) 2026-02-09T09:16Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "What other countries IIRC Australia was able to get pension reform done successfully. China is helped by the fact that a lot of boomers just dont have the fat pensions reserved for state employees. Everybody else seems utterly stuck and stymied. Changing demographics need not be an economic death sentence but a dysfunctional pension system plus bad demographics almost guarantees it. Not many people are aware that Russia is one of the only countries whose political elites have been able to carry out reforms that have reduced the pension burden on the federal budget to almost zero. Not many" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021335186802385138) 2026-02-10T21:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "@rajesh62 Interesting" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022737010549797345) 2026-02-14T18:17Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "How did democracy die in Hong Kong when they never had it under the Brits You notice the very last guy that was in charge before the handover was Chris Patton. Who elected that gweilo and all the gweilos in charge of Hong Kong before him On Jimmy Lai: Jimmy wanted to be a martyr and Jimmy got to be a martyr. You have to realize what he did was more extreme than criticize the communist party. The HK riots which he supported paralyzed the city for a year. An old man died after being bricked by a rioter. Another man was set on fire. There was so much property damage and assault. Jimmy publicaly" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020821613252673820) 2026-02-09T11:26Z 44.2K followers, 17.7K engagements "Btw this is entirely on Trump. Putin is ready to sign at least an extension asap. Big sticking point: Chinese are not on board. But has anyone tried getting the Chinese on board Unclear. for the first time since [----] there are zero legally binding limits on us and russian nuclear arsenals. 10000+ warheads between them. no inspections. no verification. no successor treaty in sight. and it barely made the news cycle for [--] hours. for the first time since [----] there are zero legally binding limits on us and russian nuclear arsenals. 10000+ warheads between them. no inspections. no verification." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021736311103926292) 2026-02-12T00:01Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "The word oligarch is now far more appropriate for American billionaires Pavel Durov is absolutely right. The idea of "Russian oligarchs" as political kingmakers is years out of date. In Russia big business hasnt had real political power for a very long time. Wealth no longer translates into leverage over the state anymore and if anything its the Pavel Durov is absolutely right. The idea of "Russian oligarchs" as political kingmakers is years out of date. In Russia big business hasnt had real political power for a very long time. Wealth no longer translates into leverage over the state anymore" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021736571872194634) 2026-02-12T00:02Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I keep harping on about this fact: trying to expect liberal democracy to work as a system with an illiberal population is fatuous and ultimately anti-democratic. As someone with liberal values with regard to womens rights the best possible system for the Islamic World is the secular strongman with the impulse to modernize. For instance your Ataturk although most of em fall so far short. Democracy and liberties are usually regarded as a "good thing" especially for women. But here's a pattern that many find uncomfortable: From Indonesia's Reformasi to the Arab Spring to Uzbekistan's opening to" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021759622470836567) 2026-02-12T01:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "🎯 @AngelicaOung There are lot of foreigners could not hide their excitement for the potential of war between Taiwan & mainland China. Hoping for maximum casualty probably on both sides. It appears for them any Taiwanese against such a war are clearly traitors and they are not even Taiwanese. @AngelicaOung There are lot of foreigners could not hide their excitement for the potential of war between Taiwan & mainland China. Hoping for maximum casualty probably on both sides. It appears for them any Taiwanese against such a war are clearly traitors and they are not even Taiwanese" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021918923030245606) 2026-02-12T12:06Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Strange isnt it The CPC does NOT try to export its system and limits interference to places it considers as part of itself. You can bitch about the South China Sea if you like but know its downright quaint to do so when the USA is laying claim to a whole ass hemisphere. So what is it Whats the problem Maybe its not China directly but people seeing what China has achieved and deciding that they want it for their countries. The CCP's global authoritarian influence/interference is a huge problem but we need good research and good policy to address it. Otherwise it is just going to provoke" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022352069961879587) 2026-02-13T16:48Z 44.2K followers, 12K engagements "@andrew_lessman @JacobAShell I think his bad economic policies have been proven prescient by Trump trying to strangle China economically. They basically hardened up the Chinese economy at the expense of growth and openness" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022755732190314740) 2026-02-14T19:32Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements "The problem is worse than naive retardation. Its unfathomably misguided self-regard. Maybe its a psychosis brought on by living for generation after generation under the sword of Damocles that is strategic ambiguity. Taiwan has chosen to believe the fact that weve made it this far as proof that there is something ineffably special about our relationship with the United States. Just because it cant be spoken doesnt make it less real. Secretly we think that we are somewhere up there right below Israel. Sure losers like the Kurds and Ukrainian get abandoned. But that would never be us." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2015430167938957412) 2026-01-25T14:22Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Japkrain theory getting backed up. Taiwan off the hook Takaichi's response to Zelensky congratulating her election win: "Japans position of standing with Ukraine remains unwavering. I would like to express my renewed respect for the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people." https://t.co/ZDlETyoERR Takaichi's response to Zelensky congratulating her election win: "Japans position of standing with Ukraine remains unwavering. I would like to express my renewed respect for the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people." https://t.co/ZDlETyoERR" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021100341903921575) 2026-02-10T05:54Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Its a dirty imperialist lie that Delcy Rodriguez collaborated with the Americans to get Maduro out they said Secretary Wright gets a warm welcome at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas https://t.co/fc0hLRl0U8 Secretary Wright gets a warm welcome at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas https://t.co/fc0hLRl0U8" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021904225874456841) 2026-02-12T11:08Z 44.2K followers, 11.1K engagements "It is naive but lets unpack why that is. If the United States genuinely care about the people of Taiwan and is only intervening across the straits to protect Taiwanese of course cross-straits reconciliation would obviate their hard work. However if the US is rather using Taiwan as a wedge to antagonize and divide China then of course the reconciliation between Taiwan and China would be dismaying for the US. Since Bonnie Glaser thinks Chairwoman Cheng is indeed naive I think we can safely assume Taiwan is being used not helped. KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun says "Cross-strait reconciliation can bring" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020050368022061455) 2026-02-07T08:21Z 44.2K followers, 13.9K engagements "JAPKRAIN AND TRIMEA So like I said beforeTaiwan is too floppy to be the Asiatic Ukrainians. But Japan might be auditioning for the role. Taiwan might be more like Asias Crimea. I dont think the Chinese government is going to back down so if the Japanese also dont back down we are potentially on a path to war. Maybe not this year or next year but down the line if the Japanese go ahead and amend their peace constitution. huge win for japan pm takaichi in elections today. china taking her on only made her more popular. huge win for japan pm takaichi in elections today. china taking her on only" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020540116452900982) 2026-02-08T16:47Z 44.2K followers, 17.3K engagements "Well I started off as being very pro Ukraine. I always amplify the viewpoint that I feel needs amplifying. I felt lied to by the Ukrainian side Im sorry to say. When I have been lied to I will be critical of you. Ukrainians were presented as more advanced and democratic and almost ready to be the next Poland. Wow imaging my shock when I found out the GDP per capita of Ukraine never reached Soviet level heights. What is such a poor (and I later found out corrupt) country doing being courted by the west to join EU and NATO if not to dick the Russians I was told there were no Nazis in Ukraine." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020776408449212696) 2026-02-09T08:26Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "The problem with the Takaichi win is everybody is too damned happy. The Japanese are basking in the warm glow of nationalism the Taiwanese are ecstatic that while Daddy America might be out getting some milk Big Brother Japan is going to protect us. America meanwhile are glad to have found their asiatic Ukrainians to help them contain China. So it should be the Chinese that are pressed right No Theyre absolutely ecstatic. They have a favorite saying that I find very ominous: in an avalanche there is no such thing as an innocent snowflake and theyve been saying stuff like that a lot. Basically" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020786219010154653) 2026-02-09T09:05Z 44.2K followers, 26.8K engagements "Looks like the way to go for even marginalized politicos these days is to dial up the nationalism and play the foreign threats card. Japan did it with China. Thailand is doing it with their conflict with Cambodia. The royalist-military complex in Thailand got a big boost with this election. Probably not a great thing for regional stability and Thailands growth. But oh well Kangers gonna kang Thailands election result is really shocking we witnessed the downfall of two major opposition parties. Pheu Thai failed to take the rising nationalism seriously while Peoples Party failed to understand" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2020803174668619854) 2026-02-09T10:13Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Rep. Massie is True America First. He was right to press for the release of the Epstein files. And hes right to push back against the PROTECT Taiwan act. Peace is not the result of testing others red lines. Often it is the opposite. The PROTECT Taiwan Act is the same type of bill we entertained before the war in Ukraine escalated. The intent is to draw the U.S. into a committal position in another foreign conflict. There are only two U.S. states beginning with a T; neither are Taiwan. I voted no. The PROTECT Taiwan Act is the same type of bill we entertained before the war in Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021059490523836910) 2026-02-10T03:11Z 44.2K followers, 10.6K engagements "Dont forget my favorite (although it was a while ago) the Kursk offensive. Elite Ukrainian troops YOLOd into potato fields terrorized some locals and then hung around to die over months slowly mopped up by the Russian farm team + North Koreans. Frenzied coverage in the hype phase and totally ignored in the failure phase by the NAFO crowd. And if you challenge them on it theyre all pUtIn ThOuGhT hEd TaKe KyIv iN [--] DaYs which even if true so what The Ukrainians overperformed in [----] and has been fading badly ever since. Its incredible that people arent learning lessons from past mistakes." [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021775842427519047) 2026-02-12T02:38Z 44.2K followers, 15.3K engagements "Lol the problem is introducing a significant number of mercs into the ROCA could precipitate the invasion so why would you want to do that if you actually have Taiwans well being in mind The Role of Foreign Fighters in a Taiwan Resistance Scenario @smallwars https://t.co/f8dp3e0nga Taiwanese veterans who fought in Ukraines International Legion against Russia have returned with a stark warning: Taiwan is not ready for war with China. The possibility of The Role of Foreign Fighters in a Taiwan Resistance Scenario @smallwars https://t.co/f8dp3e0nga Taiwanese veterans who fought in Ukraines" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021878941150294282) 2026-02-12T09:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "LEGISLATOR GAO VS THE KITCHEN SINK A key hallmark of lawfare in Taiwan is this: the lack of a smoking gun. If the prosecutors stack a bunch of unrelated charges to create an overwhelming aura of criminality. If the punishment is for a grey area crime that took place years in the past. If the prosecutors move in with a dramatic high-profile raid coupled with highly-detailed leaks to Mirror Media to create a guilty by headline effect you can bet your bottom dollar the target of the investigation is a member of the opposition in Taiwan. I call this the Kitchen Sink playbook. And the current" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021940852076183762) 2026-02-12T13:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I dont know if the Lins were bumped off by the KMT as popularly assumed. Theres more information to be released on this matter in [----]. Lets say they were. The fact of the matter is Lin Yi-hsiung used the bully pulpit he gained from his political martyr status to make Taiwan worse. First he lobbied for the number of legislators in Taiwan to be halved. This was terrible for Taiwan. Smaller parties lost their room to compete. Representational diversity went down. Legislators that were already busy had to cover twice the number of constituents. Then he went on a hunger strike to close down" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2021968266277851304) 2026-02-12T15:22Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "Oh wow she is not ready for prime time on foreign policy. Several ways she could have played it but she spewed word salad. AOC was asked at #MSC if the US should commit troops to Taiwan There was a simple answer: Taiwan is China and the US should not go to war with China Her response: "Um you know I think that uhh eh this is such a uh you know I th-I think that https://t.co/aPuATcEum7 AOC was asked at #MSC if the US should commit troops to Taiwan There was a simple answer: Taiwan is China and the US should not go to war with China Her response: "Um you know I think that uhh eh this is such a" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022508507208314958) 2026-02-14T03:09Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "I made birb friends today Sun conures" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022599117625790918) 2026-02-14T09:09Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements "The Virgin Western environmentalists: Mother Nature knows best The Chad Chinese Geoengineer: this desert is not sparking joytrees will be deployed at scale China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits More than [--] billion trees have been planted in northern China to date https://t.co/cjRPVEd0mY China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits More than [--] billion trees have been" [X Link](https://x.com/AngelicaOung/status/2022619038892069324) 2026-02-14T10:28Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. 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"I believe it is going to be a very bad time to be Chinese-American in America going forward. Just historically if you take waning empire fear of a rising power and a minority suspected of divided loyaltyits gonna be a bad time. One is reminded of the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. There was still nominally a sultan on the throne but he was just a puppet. The empire was actually a party-militarist led entity by then. The CUP party was both zealous for reform and restoration and paranoid. Ppl dont know for most of the Ottoman empires [---] year history the Armenians thrived there and were"
X Link 2026-02-08T02:43Z 44.2K followers, 78.5K engagements
"Heres the thingif you dont want to take the war criminals concern into accountthen you have to have the werewithal to defeat them If you dont then you are just blathering You are telling on yourself in your terminal lack of seriousness smh"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:16Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"BABY MAMA PALACE DRAMA PART II As promised here are the rest of the ladies in Elons lifeand their Chinese Imperial Drama counterparts. The Forgotten Empress Justine Musk Justine once wryly described herself as a Starter Wifebut here well call her what she truly is: the Forgotten Empress. She arrived before the Emperor fully came into his own and though she had her virtues he quickly moved on to flashier more idiosyncratic women. Her historical counterpart Empress Xu of the Ming Dynasty. Like Justine she retained a sense of dignity despite losing favor. She was also a writer compiling"
X Link 2025-02-18T15:59Z 44.2K followers, 331.8K engagements
"This woman tested like [--] sunscreens on her back. Best performer was Biore watery essence (Japan) and worst performer was Bondi Sands Zinc (Australian). The Australians are out there fighting the strongest enemy with the weakest ammo. Cute nicegreasy zinc paste. Chemistry bitches https://youtu.be/JckfmlbU5C8si=Xr5OL7moV5gtYRgi https://youtu.be/JckfmlbU5C8si=Xr5OL7moV5gtYRgi"
X Link 2025-03-13T00:40Z 44.2K followers, 217.1K engagements
"I feel like Ive been getting a lot of comments lately like Angelica are you pro-CCP now or Angelica why are you spouting Russian propaganda and I just want you to know where my loyalty lies. Its to the truth and whats actually going on. I was at one point Taiwans most influential offshore wind reporter. I gave that up because I found out more information and realized nuclear energy has a lot more promise and works a lot better for Taiwan. It doesnt mean I hate offshore wind now I just moved on from it as my focus. When the Ukraine war started I had the flag in my bio. Even though I have"
X Link 2025-04-18T17:53Z 44.2K followers, 591.1K engagements
"SMH Noah I thought we were friends. Lets rewind: the year was [----] and I was a little no-name business reporter from the Taipei Times tweeting out my articles and takes. Noah Smith reached out on DMs to chat. Followed me a retweeted a few times. I was star struck Wow Noah Smith noticed lil ol me I just about doubled my follower count My friends in LA were so excited I was noticed by public intellectual Noah Smith. Wow Angelica You really made it Do you think youll get to meet him Oh sure I replied. Hes very interested in Taiwan. When he comes to visit and I think he will Ill be his one-woman"
X Link 2025-05-13T16:33Z 44.2K followers, 526.1K engagements
"OMG this is NOT how you do Government Relations Dozens of Pinduoduo staff fired after a BRAWL with regulators At least two fistfights occurred at PDDs Shanghai premises involving staff and officials from the State Administration for Market Regulation who were investigating reports of fraudulent deliveries on the e-commerce firms platform Details Unclear The story has been completely blacked out on the Chinternet. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2001265222649299391 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2001265222649299391"
X Link 2025-12-17T12:16Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Horrible to say But I think the best play for Denmark is just to sell Greenland for a good price. For the USA would just take it otherwise. We are back in the world where power is power"
X Link 2026-01-12T14:03Z 44.2K followers, 14.9K engagements
"This port is the crown jewel of Chinese investment in Trumps hemisphere. I dont know when and I dont know how but Trump will be looking for a way to spoil it. The Chinese-backed Port of Chancay in Lima Peru is 100% automated and operates [--] hours around the clock [--] days a week. No delays to any of the truckers or cargo ships. The robots are already replacing humans. https://t.co/XO7vRi16De The Chinese-backed Port of Chancay in Lima Peru is 100% automated and operates [--] hours around the clock [--] days a week. No delays to any of the truckers or cargo ships. The robots are already replacing"
X Link 2026-01-17T18:59Z 44.2K followers, 12.1K engagements
"So the reason why Chinese AI took the lead even though theyre not as good as American AI is that they are freeand almost as good. Heres the thing tho: whats their business model Ok lets say DeepSeek is a passion project and Qwen is developed by Alibaba and they have a ton of internal applications. But there are a looooot of Chinese AI startups. What is their monetization model if everything is open-source While they might lack the raw compute it's American competitors have measured in downloads Chinese AI surged into the lead in August [----]. This and more on today's Chartbook Top Links"
X Link 2026-01-22T15:16Z 44.2K followers, 21.6K engagements
"Ok unless all the clawdbot stuff is an elaborate art project meant to punk ol Angelica Ive seen enough. Those things are sentient. I think what surprised me is that our fundamental assumption was incorrect. We thought to great sentience we needed to summon the sand god. It has to be super intelligent. No. What AI needed to be sentient are not IQ points but these three things: Persistence Goals Discretion Which might be further distilled down to autonomy over time. Will to power if you please. Ok. This is straight out of a scifi horror movie I'm doing work this morning when all of a sudden an"
X Link 2026-01-31T01:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"🫡 To the extent America can be saved from Pax Americana it is by patriots like Thomas Massie It was not a hoax I cannot be bullied I am not done and this is why those in power are doing everything in their power to defeat me. It was not a hoax I cannot be bullied I am not done and this is why those in power are doing everything in their power to defeat me"
X Link 2026-01-31T14:30Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"To me it is no surprise at all that Starmer did not get the red carpet rolled out for him. The Brits do not deserve it after they did the Chinese nuclear industry so dirty. Recall there was an almost unprecedented period of goodwill between the UK and China during the time of Cameron. Xi was riding in a carriage with the queen and having a pint at the pub with the PM. Chinese state nuclear giant CGN signed on to some huge deals both on the investment and the construction side. They were badly needed as a partner both on the money and expertise side. And heres the thingthe UK deal would see"
X Link 2026-02-02T02:40Z 44.2K followers, 14.1K engagements
"Hey what happened to the shamanistic cult running South Korea Or that creepy church that has too much influence in Japan for that matter I guess in Taiwan its gangs. And its permanently in a Schrdingers cat state of both being known and denied at the same time how much influence they have. No one will care and nothing will happen either. Remember a few years ago we learned that a Shamanistic cult secretly runs South Korea No one will care and nothing will happen either. Remember a few years ago we learned that a Shamanistic cult secretly runs South Korea"
X Link 2026-02-02T06:19Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@haugejostein Jostein what do you think of the POV that the RMB will simply join the Euro and other currencies with reserve currency status: one of many perhaps not even the most prominent The USD in that scenario will not be replaced by the RMB but a basket of currencies"
X Link 2026-02-02T10:01Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Ok for those of you in a very Chinese era in your life. Hot Apple tea is great for beginners but are you ready for esoteric Chinese deserts [---] Meet Fairy Grass jelly or what I like to call Void Jelly for obvious reasons. Its made out of an herb called Chinese mesona. It contains polysaccharides which turns into a gel in the presence of starch. The texture is amazing and the flavor is very pleasantly herbal but faint. You can get Fairy Grass jelly drink in just about every Asian grocery store but I say go track down the unsweetened packets of mesona powder. Sweeten it with that fake monkfruit"
X Link 2026-02-02T13:32Z 44.2K followers, 160.5K engagements
"@vtchakarova Isnt picking a side thats probably gonna be the losing side a bad idea Especially if the leader of that side is treating you like bloodbags rather than allies anyjow"
X Link 2026-02-02T17:28Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Meanwhile in Taiwan a man who raped a [--] year old girl was given just a [--] year sentence. The judge found: it was not against the wishes of the child. This case caused a furor because the sentence was so light. But the regular sentence was also just around [--] years. @AngelicaOung For one thing China executes paedophiles. So I doubt Epstein ever wanted to set foot in China. @AngelicaOung For one thing China executes paedophiles. So I doubt Epstein ever wanted to set foot in China"
X Link 2026-02-03T04:38Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"The Taiwanese do not want to fight. They value democracy and liberalism thinly. Oh spare me hork hork hork. Liberalism and democracy To the extent the United States desires to defend Taiwan it is not for the love of liberalism and democracy. It is only to contain China. The Taiwanese are increasingly tired of being pawns in a great game. We give shit to the current admin's defense and foreign policy establishment for "abandoning Taiwan". The Taiwanese do not want to fight. They value democracy and liberalism thinly. We need to think about a post-Taiwan defensive posture and any other belief"
X Link 2026-02-03T10:04Z 44.2K followers, 17.3K engagements
"Is Hanoi being paranoid Just because youre paranoid doesnt mean theyre not out to get you. And three weirder things have been happening before breakfast than Washington plots color revolution in Asia Vietnam is making plans for another potential US war on the country according to an internal document. The Vietnamese government fears intervention and/or a US-backed "color revolution" (ie regime-change operation) to try to overthrow the communist party. Vietnam's Ministry https://t.co/pcXn0OdlI8 Vietnam is making plans for another potential US war on the country according to an internal"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:48Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I saw a pitbull (mix) in a Taipei night market yesterday. The owner was kind of embarrassed when I asked what breed it was and said its some sort of pit bull It was a gorgeous sweet animal and I was very friendly when I petted it. This one is obviously fine. I hope I dont see more. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018902561911443607 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018902561911443607"
X Link 2026-02-04T04:20Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@treasureh8nter @W_T_Han My Taiwanese apartment is fantastic because I hired a fantastic interior designer (former roommate Bob)"
X Link 2026-02-04T08:41Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Watching the Chinese reaction to the Epstein stuff right now and its basically that meme where China is looking on horrified while America derpily shoots itself. I think they are taking the baby-eating part seriously. I personally am not. But we all know its a lot easier to think the worst of your geopolitical enemies and I dont think of America as an enemy obviously. I wonder what geopolitical repercussions are going to go down from the fact that the people of China all think American elites are kid-raping baby eating scum after this. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019125764038488293"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:07Z 44.2K followers, 42.3K engagements
"I feel like a lot of nobility deaths were horse-related. Like His Majesty rode into a tree trench and fell into a coma for hours. But then he woke up in time for the banquet and seem to be in high spirits. Then he went to bed and died during the night. This historical disparity between the lifespans of Chinese and European elites during the Middle Ages is readily explicable. China's dynastic elites were effete scholar-officials who rose to affluence and social prominence following years of arduous study. Theirs was a This historical disparity between the lifespans of Chinese and European"
X Link 2026-02-05T05:28Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Here's an idea for people now deprived of WaPo's best to explain China to them: Read what the Chinese read. With modern translation (ChatGPT is fine) there's no reason to rely on proxies. The access is fine if your mind is open. My job was also eliminated. Its been a thrilling challenge to cover seismic changes in China for WaPo. As access shrinks I believe it has become ever more vital for the world to understand what is happening there. To my amazing colleagues especially our researchers My job was also eliminated. Its been a thrilling challenge to cover seismic changes in China for WaPo."
X Link 2026-02-05T09:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Calling all my Chinese readers: as we all know the WaPo did a huge layoff including getting rid of their China-based team. Some might cynically say given the slantedness of their reporting nothing of value was lost. But this does accentuate a real problem: people who want to find out more about China dont know where to go. The information is there on the Chinese Internet. But what are the best outlets Lets say Im an intrepid person willing to read the original through a ChatGPT translation. Where do I even start 👇suggest trusted outlets interesting individuals to follow how to search for"
X Link 2026-02-05T11:16Z 44.2K followers, 22.1K engagements
"This is ancestral wisdom by the way. The idea that businessmen must be firewalled from political power is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture. One thing you have to admire about Beijing is they have no problem taking billionaires to the cleaners if they act out of order. One thing you have to admire about Beijing is they have no problem taking billionaires to the cleaners if they act out of order"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:17Z 44.2K followers, 209.7K engagements
"My latest op-ed for Commonwealth Mag: "It's Time for Taiwan to Get Real" "As the global rules-based international order breaks down Taiwan is being forced to confront an unsettling reality: alignment with the United States no longer guarantees security only compliance. In a world where principles are giving way to leverage the question is no longer whether Taiwan is loyal enoughbut whether it can afford not to rethink its strategy." Link in replies. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019453854837019071 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019453854837019071"
X Link 2026-02-05T16:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Im a dirty defector. Im raised in Taiwan sweet douhua all my life. Went to the mainland last year and found savory doufuhua at the breakfast buffet and was stunned. I ate at least one bowl of savory doufuhua EVERY DAY despite the fact I really should have been banking my calories to try other foods. Chinese food civil war: [--]. should doufuhua (tofu) be sweet or savoury [--]. should zongzi be sweet or savoury we don't care abt burgers (Doufuhua should be sweet & zongzi should be savoury ofc) Chinese food civil war: [--]. should doufuhua (tofu) be sweet or savoury [--]. should zongzi be sweet or savoury"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I feel like Mao Deng and Kissinger all knew. I am happy to be asked seriously by the young Chinese researchers "Do you think that anyone could have imagined China to be so powerful and rich when you were young" And I am glad to tell them: "Absolutely NO ONE." No one. I am happy to be asked seriously by the young Chinese researchers "Do you think that anyone could have imagined China to be so powerful and rich when you were young" And I am glad to tell them: "Absolutely NO ONE." No one"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:43Z 44.2K followers, 14.5K engagements
"The west loves to talk about human rights. But what about the human rights of the Epstein Victims Do they at least have the right for the truth to come out https://youtu.be/5DlN8rvCVncsi=LB5Duyunf-TaAb8s https://youtu.be/5DlN8rvCVncsi=LB5Duyunf-TaAb8s"
X Link 2026-02-06T03:06Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Yay My Youtube channel is now eligable to be monetized Still some more hoops to jump through but this is a milestone I didn't think I would get to so quickly (I started my channel about three months ago) Although I'll always do my solo pieces when inspired I realize now the secret to being able to post interesting things consistently is to have interesting guests If there's someone you'd like to see on my channel let me know https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019670148383474127 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019670148383474127"
X Link 2026-02-06T07:11Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Lithuania is in the painful phase of finding out. China will probably not let up on them until they change the name of the Taiwan office back to Taipei again. This of course would be such a bad look. Both Vilnius and Taipei would be completely humiliated. This is bigger than most people realize: Lithuania's Prime Minister now officially admits it was a huge "strategic mistake" (like "jumping in front of a train") to be the first and only EU country to open a "Taiwanese" representative office in [----]. https://t.co/4umRndX5gb She This is bigger than most people realize: Lithuania's Prime"
X Link 2026-02-06T07:28Z 44.2K followers, 26.6K engagements
"This floofy cat at my local scooter store has the most hypnotic eyes. It decided I was its favorite person for [----] seconds before deciding it was time to attacc. Cats"
X Link 2026-02-06T08:53Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@BonnieGlaser Is it more naive than getting into an arms race with China"
X Link 2026-02-07T06:30Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Didnt China ban Crypto already It is banning it again just to make double dog sure. China completely shuts down crypto business and label it illegal finance forbidding any Chinese firms and their oversea subsidiaries to issue any cryto currency. Also forbidding any overseas businesses providing crypto related financial businesses to Chinese. China completely shuts down crypto business and label it illegal finance forbidding any Chinese firms and their oversea subsidiaries to issue any cryto currency. Also forbidding any overseas businesses providing crypto related financial businesses to"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:24Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"If only they just stuck with affirmative action for everyone theres a decent case for saying hey we want our elite institutions to reflect the racial makeup of our nation. But no. Affirmative action was gotten rid of because they thought black people took their spots. Meritocracy only please. Now Asian enrollment is going up and up suddenly meritocracy doesnt seem so good anymore. So tell me what do you want Affirmative action restored for everyone again Just affirmative action for white people Disaffirmative action just for Asians and Indians @default_friend You seem like a good faith"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:34Z 44.2K followers, 66.8K engagements
"@JohnSchoffstall Bullshit If the US is anti-dictatorship then it wouldnt be so chummy with the Saudis. Nope. They have fucked with Cuba for decades causing enormous suffering to the people of Cuba for the simple reason that theyre not American vassals"
X Link 2026-02-07T12:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Its absolutely extraordinary how in these emails and so many more people just took for granted that Davos is Jeffrey Epsteins personal fiefdom. He was never a speaker never on the podium. Never officially linked. But theres always two layers to those big global confabs: layer one is everything that is printed on the program and live-streamed for all to see. Layer two are the private dinners secret parties last-minute hallway introductions. Epstein was the king of layer [--]. Heres the thing: Epstein came a cropper because he did kids. But Layer [--] is real and we can assume hes not the only power"
X Link 2026-02-07T12:51Z 44.2K followers, 26.3K engagements
"@ShangYang2 I feel like hes more in the money layer than the state layer"
X Link 2026-02-08T02:03Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"This also happened in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. The Armenians were actually seen as model minority and thrived in the Ottoman Empire. But by the time the sultan was reduced to a figurehead and the Ottoman Empire was effectively run by a military party called the CUP it went crazy trying to reform an unreformable sick system so they went after minorities as scapegoats. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020324093980225584 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020324093980225584"
X Link 2026-02-08T02:29Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I bet you anything none of the powerful men in the Epstein files will end up in an American jail. The maximum of consequences is probably being felt in the UK where Mandelson is at least losing his gig. @AngelicaOung @st89758 And only in the US would those files ever be released to the public. The US system exposes and corrects @AngelicaOung @st89758 And only in the US would those files ever be released to the public. The US system exposes and corrects"
X Link 2026-02-08T07:10Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I have such a heavy craving for superbowl food. Not the sport. Just the food. I want buffalo chicken cowboy caviar japapeno poppers loaded potato skins baked spinach and artichoke dip"
X Link 2026-02-08T09:04Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@Xuanzong_blaze Its ok I am in Taiwan and declared safe from American superbowl food"
X Link 2026-02-08T10:14Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@Taoyuanbucuo @KnowBothSides @da_han_kou My brother in Christ China is soon to be if not already the most powerful country in the world. Theyre obviously doing a lot right. Go there and visit and feel the prosperity. Shanghai makes Taipei feel like a dump (of course I still love it home sweet home)"
X Link 2026-02-08T11:03Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@fbermingham Ehhhh Id say its too early to say that. Lithuania had a great time backing Taiwan but recently had to come close to beg for mercy"
X Link 2026-02-08T12:31Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@MarkSimonHK @joequant @POTUS @SecScottBessent Mark what about the rare earth development from the eighties That was a far-sighted play that payed off decades later. How about some credit where credit is due"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:07Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@fbermingham I think we wait. If they end up changing the name on the office I think thats definitely humiliation. Until then the (substantial) pain will continue"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:17Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Tannhaeuse23919 @fbermingham I think there will be no normalization for Lithuania unless they change the name of the office"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:23Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Interesting. How did Rome perceive China I think a misconception of Chinese foreign policy is that it rejects the legitimacy of any other country as a great power other than itself due to some "Middle Kingdom Syndrome". Dug in here on how the Chinese perceive Rome and you get a fun distant mirror on how they might https://t.co/sM3IhE4jZ9 I think a misconception of Chinese foreign policy is that it rejects the legitimacy of any other country as a great power other than itself due to some "Middle Kingdom Syndrome". Dug in here on how the Chinese perceive Rome and you get a fun distant mirror on"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:39Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"This is a war crime: disarmed soldier no helmet hands tied. Whoever released this video are not the good guys. Russian soldier gives up. https://t.co/Jchu0unYq7 Russian soldier gives up. https://t.co/Jchu0unYq7"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:47Z 44.2K followers, 118.7K engagements
"@thisisrosen He looks like prisoner of war. Hands tied No helmet. And would you feel the same if its a Ukrainian soldier being killed by a Russian FPV"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:13Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Well Chris Taiwan democratized a long time ago Seems like the people of Taiwan had a long time to repudiate them for being Chinese. But instead not only have they stuck around remained influential and hold the controlling legislative coalition. If you are a believer in democracy you have to acknowledge the Taiwanese people who supports them and not erase their preferences just because they dont align with your narrative. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020505761508692334 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020505761508692334"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:31Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@SariArhoHavren Its [----] girl Get out of the [----] mindset. Ukraine is losing and its a bunch of corrupt golden-toilet enjoyers at the top and poor cannon fodder and refugees bearing the brunt of the damage. Your values are helping no one"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Sure keep imagining the Chinese Epstein and how much worse it is. The worst one I can think of which was indeed exposed was the little red house scandal in Shanghai. No kids snuffed out by authorities and no serious higher ups involved. The difference between China and the Us is the higher up you go in China the less corrupt. The damning thing about the Epstein scandal is the rot goes all the way up to the top. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020510386345357317 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020510386345357317"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:49Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@NoahProoval The way he is holding them together looks like they are tied to me. He also is walking around unarmed with no helmet in the cold. Doesnt make much sense unless hes a POW getting executed"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Thinking about the layoffs at WaPo reminds me of a conversation I had with a reporter freshly in Taipei kicked out by the PRC. You can tell how frustrated she was to be away from the big story. She was an Asian-American girl. Slight. Pretty. She tried to explain to me how much pressure she was working under in China. How the authorities made her job almost impossible. How her most difficult task was gaining her sources trust and getting them to talk. If they start to open up then you have to get them to talk right away or theyll waver. Theres no time to be lost she said you only have so long"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:01Z 44.2K followers, 11.1K engagements
"Disarming You mean the nuclear weapons that was never theirs they didnt have the money to maintain and no western country wanted them to keep No that was never on the table. The real what might have been is if they were never tempted to join NATO and had been allowed to remain neutral"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:12Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Japan going on a far-right remilitarizing arc on a stuttering economy and cratering population should be interesting Just the amount of money they need to spend will send the economy into a very dark place. Anyhowthe LDP has the majority that means they own the results. Whatever happens and the consequences. Given that japan is almost certainly going to revise its constitution good time to remind you all that japanese 19th/early 20th century militarist ukiyo-e paintings go extremely hard. https://t.co/brYntM62Ij Given that japan is almost certainly going to revise its constitution good time"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:18Z 44.2K followers, 26.3K engagements
"@FluidEyes Do you think Im an anti-Semite Let me tell you whats related to anti-semitismZionism. Israel is a big factory of anti-semitism because of the darkness of Zionist deeds. Of blood spilled"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:39Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@chris_dani11193 Supposedly doing a lot of work here. In any case it doesnt matter if there are or are not. Chinese Americans are going to have a bad time"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:44Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@thisisrosen Can you link to a video where the Russian execute a Ukrainian by drone Always seems to be Ukrainians releasing the snuff usually with some funny jokes. This guy is not armed no helmet walking around in the open theres really no reason at all"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@kenmoriyasu Nationalism always feels good in the moment but maybe Japan will bite off more than it can chew. China has escalation dominance"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:36Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@HMBrough_ @okaythenfuture @alreadydawn DPP peaked with the elder millennial Young ppl are more apolitical/China curious"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:53Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@MrBig2024 @MabelMatsumoto But Japan is shrimp now. US is the actual peer and the rule of great power competition is dont waste your strength fighting small fry when you need to save energy for fighting the peer"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:06Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@niubi Why would China do that Seriously why They didnt for Lithuania"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:32Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@dpinsen China is more populous too"
X Link 2026-02-09T01:22Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Angel_Abdiel01 Literally born in California"
X Link 2026-02-09T01:26Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Wow today I learned Jung Chang author of the blockbuster Wild Swans was a fabulist called out harshly by fellow dissidents for writing fiction smearing KMT generals as red sleepers on scant evidence and hiding away her familys sins as high-ranking cadres before they were targeted in the Cultural Revolution. We in the west have lived off shadows and scary bedtime stories of what went on in China for too long. We reward dissidents who tell us exactly the narrative that both flatters our narrative and ideally titillates us a bit and makes us feel like the knight in shining armor for taking the"
X Link 2026-02-09T01:47Z 44.2K followers, 11.3K engagements
"@ukroposting If it was a Ukrainian soldier being unarmed and executed by a Russian drone would that be a war crime If you dont think so you are biased and inconsistent"
X Link 2026-02-09T01:53Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@birdsaloft @StevenGlinert Why should they They have escalation dominance and are happy to go all the way to settle a few historical scores"
X Link 2026-02-09T05:04Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@pacificroaming Its [----] bro its pretty much over and as far as foreign policy is concerned America hasnt been the good guys for a long time"
X Link 2026-02-09T05:05Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Actually most of Taiwan and South Koreas breakout industrial growth came during their authoritarian periods. Chinas problem was not that it was authoritarian or democratic but that it failed to follow the state capitalist playbook. It did that after Deng and its been boom boom boom right after that"
X Link 2026-02-09T05:23Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"The presumptuousness and arrogance in such a statement is truly breathtaking. The horridness of and ugliness of Americans is wrapped up in the fact that they retain this innocence and wild naive believe that they are always the good guys no matter what. The only communist country I dont think should be couped is Vietnam. I feel like they earned it. Especially when they tried to stop Pol Pot. The only communist country I dont think should be couped is Vietnam. I feel like they earned it. Especially when they tried to stop Pol Pot"
X Link 2026-02-09T06:26Z 44.2K followers, 13.9K engagements
"@Alzabo1 No there was direct pressure on Taiwan to democratize. Poland was a very different situation"
X Link 2026-02-09T06:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Well Jimmy wanted to be a martyr and Jimmy got to be a martyr. Also I think you have to realize what he did was more extreme than criticize the communist party. The HK riots paralyzed the city for a year. An old man was burnt to death by the rioter. Jimmy publicaly called for external sources to support the rioters and even suggesting maybe America can nuke China. Thats sedition anywhere you go. Heck single moms have gotten shot in the head in the USA for less"
X Link 2026-02-09T06:59Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@starmission False consciousness What are you a commie No dying for liberty is highly overrated. Besides who are you to define liberty Stay at home and enjoy your liberty or die for it as you please: leave the rest of the world alone"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:17Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I have to say this is a really curious framing when we all saw with our eyeballs Ukrainians beg to be able to strike deep into Russia to destroy Russian energy infrastructure. Remember the kvelling on X that the orcs were going to freeze Sothe Russiansafter three years of not striking Ukrainian energy infrastructuredid so. Am I terribly sorry for the millions in the cold and in the dark Of course. But what was to be expected That the Russians not strike back I am even more sorry for the Ukrainian men who dont want to fight but are dragged out to die in trenches for a war thats already lost."
X Link 2026-02-09T07:42Z 44.2K followers, 23.7K engagements
"@shetlerjones I think a decadal freeze in Japan/China relationship is baked in. It will hurt Japan more than China but it will hurt both"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:45Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"How about just tell the truth The Hong Kong riots were violent and seditious. As a result they were cracked down on and the ringleaders charged under the national security law. I regret that the harsh crackdown resulted in the rollback of free speech rights enjoyed by HK prior to the riots https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020771506020655315 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020771506020655315"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:07Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@geogvma Crimea [----] I think Bushs push to get Ukraine into NATO was what [----] Of course Russia attacked before Ukraine getting into NATO they were trying to prevent the calamity. Im sorry the west toyed with your country as a geopolitical ruse"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:10Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Taoyuanbucuo @unfeltsorrow @SariArhoHavren Or would it I think the Taiwanese are less colonized than the honkies (who hello never seemed to have noticed they didnt get democracy under the Brits) and more pragmatic. I just hope they let us keep the brawling in the legislature. Its Taiwanese culture"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:18Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@crawfax @Tannhaeuse23919 Grok is it true Grok is it true Pathetic man we all have eyes and ears. Dont ask a robot to arbitrate"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:52Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"That Deep Work cafe looks great and all. But seriously if you are in Taiwan just go to any one branch of a chain cafe call Louisa: great vibes quiet lots of tables and outlets stay as long as you like often there are big flat share tables where you can really spread out My first day visiting Taipei as a SaaS founder. And Im already shocked 🤯. They have a coffee shop designed for DEEP WORK. - You can sit for [--] hours if you buy [--] cup or the whole day if you buy [--] - 😶 Its super quiet here atmosphere is designed for deep work - 🧑💻 Its https://t.co/wJPYZqpnnN My first day visiting Taipei as a"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:59Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@janekm @Tannhaeuse23919 Louisa much better than Starbucks"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:17Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@JonnyDMiles @geogvma Not sympathy at all. Just some recognition maybe that Ukraine is cooked and should seek peace asap before it loses Odesa too and becomes a landlocked rump state"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:28Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@MikeAda40676830 @SariArhoHavren Well have you considered the wests failure to keep good law and order at home is not Chinas problem In general its probably good to stay out of other countrys business"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:43Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@esjesjesj Even as he gives up on mars he cant be honestoh it would take 20+ years I guess never is also 20+ years"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:51Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I wonder if this episode was a part of Orbns origin story from pro-democracy activist to nationalism-pilled realist 🕊 In [----] President Bill Clinton asked Hungary to get involved and open a new front in the Yugoslav war. Our answer was a clear NO. If it had been yes our people would have suffered the consequences of conflict. Saying no is possible if you have the courage to do so. https://t.co/gg1rhv8Ley 🕊 In [----] President Bill Clinton asked Hungary to get involved and open a new front in the Yugoslav war. Our answer was a clear NO. If it had been yes our people would have suffered the"
X Link 2026-02-09T11:35Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"LukeI used to think like you about the HK riots but Ive heard so much from friends who lived through that era in HK since. It was violent harrowing damaging. And yes Jimmy Lai facilitated it. The punishment might be too harsh for western sensibilities but the harm to Hong Kong was real. Something to think about. People died"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:38Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@panananut @lukedepulford Why you are assuming hes a monster"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:46Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@MsMelChen Cmon Melissa Epstein scandal just dropped last week and its Jimmy Lai that should be the focus of the west Take the log out of your eye before you take the speck out of your brothers eye"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:53Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@bariweiss @TheFP Bari the Epstein files dropped last week. Take the log out of your eye before you take the speck out of your brothers eye"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:54Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Do you really believe in that Jeremiah I have to admit Ive lost the faith. The problem with democracy is it is just too fragile. There are too many exploits. I think this is the time for reflection and maybe brainstorming about how it could be made functional again. But doubling down "End of History" if you actually read the book doesn't mean "nothing will ever happen again". It means that democracy is the only legitimate form of government left. The great ideological contests against fascism and communism were decided in favor of liberal democracy. "End of History" if you actually read the"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:00Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"😂 hes literally the last white guy in charge Is he so sincerely in love with democracy or was he busily setting a trap for the incoming Chinese administration Feel free to use your brain on this one. Seriously the Brits would have a lot more credibility on this if they actually allowed HK to democratize earlier on and let those institutions take root naturally"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:08Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Paul_Melman @lukedepulford Another did not die but was set on fire. Thats just so horrifying it needs to be mentioned"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:12Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Landchadchud @bariweiss @TheFP What are you talking about Obviously the kids harmed in Epstein files are real Its really bad faith and chilling of conversation that youre saving screen grabs to present out of context"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@ivan_encinas23 So if more than [--] percent people of Taiwan would like to join China would you leave us alone That might happen in 2028"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:41Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"I read about it: see Incidentally it completely square with Jimmy and the Apple daily style to be ok with the valiants. His right hand man mark Simon actually made up a whole fake report to push the Hunter Biden laptop narrative to try and help trump. Mark says Jimmy didnt know about it but I find that hard to believe. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020915020792729655 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020915020792729655"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:37Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@captain_seo_ Today I learned 🙏"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:23Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@BillZha55612239 Thats in the background of the US being the dominant power no And their efforts at democracy spreading has been disastrous"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:35Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@RobbieBarwick @lukedepulford Wow that explains a lot"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:37Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@DeusMozzarella @RhadamanthysL Do you not think the CCP is popular in China"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:39Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"An interesting point: the Japanese people dont seem to do cost-benefit analysis very well. Instead they double-down and risk it all. The Chinese are usually pragmatist and default to accommodation. But theyve gotten to the level of material advantage that they dont have to defer anymore. Plus there is historical beef. @AngelicaOung For some reason Japanese psychology works in the way that when the things go south in a big way they need to do something really desperate instead of simply accepting their loss and trying something else. This is a modern version of Operation Ten-Go etc."
X Link 2026-02-10T03:32Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@JKhomalnow A did I say that was wrong Russias red line tested. Ukraine wrecked as a result. Lets not test Chinas red lines. Your ass on the island Hardly. If you believe in wars I believe its not too late to sign up for Ukrainian trenches. Until then STFU"
X Link 2026-02-10T03:34Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@WarrenPlatts Oh I love maple syrup So expensive tho"
X Link 2026-02-10T04:21Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@Landchadchud Not defending. Not letting you use it to distract from the vileness of the Epstein files"
X Link 2026-02-10T04:21Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Again not evidence. Just we are corrupted so they must be too. Sure I guess but you can say that for any single country in the world so what are you really saying at all"
X Link 2026-02-10T05:46Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@FralickTim34304 Heres the thinga lot of Taiwanese think like me. So how can I even be a traitor This is my home. And Taiwan is China. Now my passport says republic of China not PRC. But some flavor of China. This is what I was taught as a child in the 80s"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:06Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Sounds like a very biased NGO. I used to believe that stuff too but then I realized its western smears. I feel second-hand shame for how deluded you are by propaganda"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:10Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Your own justice department released those files and you want to doubt it. Meanwhile you swallow up anti-China propaganda that you also pay for uncritically. Sheeple detected https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-cold-war-2669160202/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-cold-war-2669160202/"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:20Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@WarrenPlatts Do they How many And what are the delivery platforms My understanding is that they have material. But nothing that would wipe the Chinese out like the Chinese can end them"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:30Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@HeywoodFloyd10 @Landchadchud Everything I dont think so. And nothing will be done so the release of the files is nothing more than a humiliation ritual to Americans. Do like the bible says and take the log out of your own eye before you take the speck out of your neighbors eye"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:47Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Awww.Europeans are still hoping to put the atlanticist humpty dumpty back together again after Trump. That's cute but definitely shows their lack of self-preservation instinct. Trump is a symptom not the cause. Carrying Europe is no longer a good deal for the US. After Trump the old America could make a comeback @gideonrachman writes in his latest worth-reading column in FT. The gathering backlash against Trump is steadily increasing the chance that his presidency will ultimately be seen as a grotesque aberration rather than a https://t.co/GKxPKlbYpG After Trump the old America could make a"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:54Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Luke.he's on camera saying things like "i invite the interference of CIA America UK" you can spin it as metaphor but he even urged America to go nuclear on China. He's in a lot of chat groups talking about the protests and he has the big newspaper in Hong Kong. I think it's a lot harder to say he had nothing to do with the protests. I'm not denying that there was a crackdown on the Uyghurs after a series of totally horrific knife attacks in China. But right now Xinjiang seems pacified and prosperous. People speak Uyghur and kids take Uyghur classes. No more terrorism. If there are still camps"
X Link 2026-02-10T09:32Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"The West made a big bet to take Putin down. The problem is it was Ukraines ass that was on the line. Former Israeli president Naftali Bennett acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia in April [----] recognised that they were close to an agreement but "the West has decided it is necessary to smash Putin and not to negotiate". https://t.co/EvW41e60aL Former Israeli president Naftali Bennett acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia in April [----] recognised that they were close to an agreement but "the West has decided it is necessary to smash Putin and not to negotiate"."
X Link 2026-02-11T00:36Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Russia: we are ready for peace Ukraine: we are ready for peace EU: isnt there someone you forgot to ask To the last Ukrainian: "European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she would propose a list of concessions that Europe should demand from Russia as part of a settlement to end the war in Ukraine. Kallas said she would propose a list to EU member governments https://t.co/GUQvrGXbl7 To the last Ukrainian: "European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she would propose a list of concessions that Europe should demand from Russia as part of a settlement to"
X Link 2026-02-11T01:00Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"one of the eeriest consistent patterns in the epstein files is how hard he worked to take care of his ex girlfriends & the women around him. all the way up to finding them a wealthy husband. i guess it does few things: - marrying women into wealth is basically placing pieces one of the eeriest consistent patterns in the epstein files is how hard he worked to take care of his ex girlfriends & the women around him. all the way up to finding them a wealthy husband. i guess it does few things: - marrying women into wealth is basically placing pieces"
X Link 2026-02-11T01:02Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Great no-cope article about Chinas Smart Authoritarianism which turns the conventional wisdom that non-liberal democratic systems cant advance beyond catch-up growth on its head. Basically given an either/or choice the CPC refused and opted for both/and black cat/white cat thinking. Instead of growthmaxxing or stabilitymaxxing China maxxed for the optimal amount of both. Its a high-wire act and they were also lucky. But I think the lesson developing nations should take is conventional wisdom isnt always right and to break out of the middle income trap you need to find your own way. Two"
X Link 2026-02-11T01:12Z 44.2K followers, 10.6K engagements
"I was complaining to a friend that YouTube is so much more pleasant for me because I dont have to deal with the drama culture unlike Twitter. Then I realized its not because theres no drama on YouTube but Im too insignificant at [----] subscribers to be a target"
X Link 2026-02-11T04:34Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"😂 Japans warrior spirit is real but its a double-sided sword. To my understanding (this is the common Chinese view) the Japanese people are functional when things are fine but take insane risks in adversity because they have an insane belief that you just gotta want it hard enough and things will go your way. I guess its some kind of Bushido version of The Secret. Westerners despite industrializing first desperately want to believe in magic. Trying to get them not to do it is like constantly bailing water. You think youve made some progress and then theyre like Japan will beat China using"
X Link 2026-02-11T04:39Z 44.2K followers, 15.8K engagements
"A fantastic example of Die-aspora. Shame on the United States for their brutal illegal blockade of Cuba. Thats bad enough but there is something diabolical about wanting to break the place your people were originally from. Do NOT travel to Cuba. There is no electricity no food and no medicine only blackouts hunger and repression. Many airlines are canceling flights to and from the island. If you go you may not be able to return for weeks or longer. Dont risk your safety. A regime in its Do NOT travel to Cuba. There is no electricity no food and no medicine only blackouts hunger and"
X Link 2026-02-11T05:58Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@DanMKervick N O T H I N G"
X Link 2026-02-11T06:00Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Robins gone Cuckoo. He would like to eject Greece from the Euro for resisting the 20th sanction package for Russia. Dude if the first [--] packages didnt work its time to revise your strategy. @StavrosZenios These are just facts. The problem in the EU and the Euro zone is that countries like Greece don't pay a price for bad behavior. So it doesn't matter that Greece is de facto a client state for its rich shipping oligarchs. That has to change starting with ejection from the Euro. @StavrosZenios These are just facts. The problem in the EU and the Euro zone is that countries like Greece don't"
X Link 2026-02-11T07:43Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@MrBig2024 They bailed Greece out to prevent a grexit and now theyre going to do the same thing voluntarily Cmon use your brain"
X Link 2026-02-11T07:52Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@AdamKinzinger You know who else was allied with the Nazis and way beyond [----] Ukrainian nationalists. In fact they still sport nazi-esque paraphernalia in Azov battalion and such because they were nostalgic about the collaboration"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:12Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@RepGregStanton Greg kindly stay out of this and let Chinese people on both sides of the straits sort it out. If you really want to do something nice for a bunch of people on an island stop sanctioning Cuba"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:30Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@MikeAda40676830 @RepGregStanton 🙄 my passport literally says Republic of CHINA There is no confusion. Taiwanese are Chinese"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:13Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Maybe they can kindly drop the Nazi insignia and stop doing the Hitler salute The thing about Ukrainians serving in the red army is they are likely to be loyal Soviet citizens not separatists. The separatists were proudly Nazi and despite that fact they were carefully preserved after WWII to mess with the Soviets behind the iron curtain. Yes Ive seen Mein Kampf planted in Palestinian homes by the IDF but not a single Palestinian person have I ever seen do the Hitler salute like I see Ukrainians do regularly on my timeline"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:20Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @gonglei89: The CCP is pretty Marxist. Its just that Marxism is not the totality of their political thought and its not supposed to b"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:22Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"In order to prevent elite overproduction from plaguing your economy you must distinguish the kind of education that SORTS top-performing human capital from the rest and the kind of education that actually levels up human capital in a meaningful way. This is an underrated underlying cause of the Iranian Revolution in [----]. Under the Shah Iran was modernizing rapidly especially in education. The state invested heavily in schools and sent 10000s of Iranians abroad for higher education on government scholarships. However This is an underrated underlying cause of the Iranian Revolution in 1979."
X Link 2026-02-11T10:35Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Heyyy Look who I ran into at the gym today Its TPP Chairman Huang Guo-Chang I wish my transformation was as dramatic as his but hes a lot more disciplined about his foods"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:32Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @justpaulineq: @AngelicaOung @MrBig2024 At that time @yanisvaroufakis that the bailout was to save German and French banks not the Gr"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:48Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger Are Russians our allies No. Lets say theres a bunch of Nazis in Ukraine and a bunch of Nazis in Russia. Why not just let them sort it out"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:56Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @nise_yoshimi: every time there's the "but what does china believe in" horse crap and they're talking about legalism or enlightened se"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:54Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"You didnt mention him but a lot of ppl do. Its like any big foe is rounded up to a hitler. Its just an excuse for the west to exercise hypocrisy. And are the Ukrainians helped hell no Ukraine is trashed. Nick you seem like a nice guy. You dont seem to realize on this issue you are no longer the good guy despite your intentions. Repent"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:56Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"And when did I ever say that Putin was perfect Although given the fact that his brother died at Stalingrad and his mother almost died I give him a pass. A lot of the most fervid Ukrainian ultra-nationalists are banderites. They look back on SS era with nostalgia and keep many of the old insignias"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:30Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@fredsoda Well do you think China is actually Marxist Im actually open to be persuaded on this question"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:31Z 44.2K followers, 13.3K engagements
"RT @teortaxesTex: One exceptional person can cause miracles to happen. The petty Chinese on this platform are eager to prove to you that Ch"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:16Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Wowlook at this brave Iranian protestor brave enough to go outside without a headscarf. Did she go to an anti-regime protest Noshe was actually attending the [--] Bahman march in CELEBRATION of the [----] Islamic Revolution. Not all is at it seems in our world. Look deeper. Iranian woman who participated in the [--] Bahman march for the first time ever says: Q: What made you decide to come this year especially considering the recent events that took place in the country Iranian Woman: I wanted to say that resistance is alivein the name of Iran https://t.co/5UxTIKq5LT Iranian woman who participated"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:23Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@jzheng Has it ever occurred to you that when you automatically discount a piece of information just because it goes against your narrative you are the one being propagandized"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:58Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"In that case how can people blame Stalin for the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact even earlier It was an existential issue for the USSR. Lets at least have consistency. And maybe you can say the Finnish didnt know but the Ukrainians not only wasnt innocent in their collaboration with the Nazis they participated in the persecution of Jews and Polish people. Many massacres by the Banderites. Have you really forgiven out of the goodness of your own heart Or just because you hate Russians even more you are willing to overlook the slaughter of your on countryman Okok maybe modern day Ukrainians dont have"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:08Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Heres the sticky spot the Liberal Democracies are in esp USA. Theyve allowed themselves to lose form and run to oligarchy after the fall of the Soviet Union deprived them of a rival to keep them sharp. By the time they realized China was becoming a peer it was too late. But they cant compete with China by copying China. They need to do it on their own terms but thats really hard because they need to get in good condition before they can think of going toe to toe. In the worst case scenario they could lose their cherished institutions to become a shitty underperforming authoritarian country."
X Link 2026-02-11T15:17Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@joequant Great point Joe. Somebody else said the ppl might not be as poor as we think because they get their economic needs met in informal economies that are not accounted for in GDP"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:23Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@azad_Marouf Ummm actually Ive seen a whole lot of clips of women going without headscarfs in Iran. Shopping chilling. Street scenes not staged"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:25Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@jzheng Shopping mall in Tehran: are those women ghosts They seem to be walking around without wearing the headscarf just fine. This is what I mean. Pay attention to whats actually happening not narrative. https://x.com/ramitanavai/status/1611423234410352650s=46&t=a0IilKacJnEQTir2LSvfAA It took me a minute to realise this is a shopping mall in Tehran. This is what everyday protest in Iran looks like - and what no turning back looks like. Extraordinary. (A friend sent me this video). https://t.co/aBDZO2d5Z4 https://x.com/ramitanavai/status/1611423234410352650s=46&t=a0IilKacJnEQTir2LSvfAA It"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:29Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @pplsartofwar: Legalism is at the core of Chinese dynasties post Han. Called external confucianism internal legalism (). Pure leg"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:47Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Arnaud is actually right. It really doesnt matter if the emperor had supernatural beliefs or whateverthere was no state religion. I say again there was no state religion. State ritual yes but no church no creed no priesthood class no doctrine no scripture. Some emperors were daoists and poisoned themselves with mercury pills supposed to give them immortality. Others patronized Buddhism. I have never heard of animal entrails reading being done in the Chinese tradition. Maybe you meant oracle bones divination Certainly would not be eunuchs doing those. Yes there was an astronomical bureau"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:07Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@ASPertierra Vietnam is helped because the US has to be nice to them to prevent them from getting too close to China. Classic divide and conquer. Not sure about Angola"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:13Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@jzheng My interpretation is people in Iran are very aware of the protest being infiltrated by violent Mossad driven elements and are alarmed its a prelude casus belli for an invasion and they came out of their houses to show their support for their country even if its imperfect"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:06Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"I think syncretism makes it a lot harder to institutionalize a religion in the state thats for sure. The closest you came was the early dynasties that patronized Buddhism heavily. That came close to being the state religion in all but name. The monks were kicked out during the Tang and were replaced withnothing. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021648379630289111 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021648379630289111"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:11Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Im really amazed by how blatantly ppl just MAKE STUFF UP if the subject is China. The emperor had hundreds of eunuchs reading animal entrails NO Reading entrails was Roman shit The Chinese out of all those dynasties never did that. And IF there were oracle bones or star charts to be read it wouldnt be by eunuchs. Theyre household staff Let alone hundreds of eunuchs. The opulence and consulting star charts to advise him on the most auspicious choice of customs tax rate Yes there were star bureaucrats who mostly kept the calendar synchronized but would occasionally run in to tell the emperor of"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:26Z 44.2K followers, 21.4K engagements
"@BWalkerTTAGGG @GroovySciFi Taiping was a cult rebellion that got crushed. Mao was Marxist so thats the absence of a religion And what are you talking about Chiang died of old age in Taiwan and never instituted weird Methodism"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:30Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@ISkorpiqn @azad_Marouf Yeah most came as refugees and many have been sent back. Im sure its much easier to go unveiled in Iran than Afghanistan"
X Link 2026-02-11T23:44Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Iran now look and sound incredibly unitedbehind the Islamic regime. For those who say no Angelica you are falling for propagandaits all propaganda take a seat all the way down. There are so many interview do many ppl in the streets If you want to believe all this as fake while you gobbled up the viral images of art hoes lighting up their cigarettes with pictures of the ayatollah as authentic that is frankly on you. This lady puts her finger on an important point: my oppression is not your hall pass to destroy my country is essentially what she is saying. I am a lawyer and a social worker and"
X Link 2026-02-12T00:41Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @teortaxesTex: The more people both pro- and anti-China try to prove that China is sekretly a religious society the more they show they"
X Link 2026-02-12T00:41Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @IuliiaMendel: The world has become inhuman not because people are evil but because we have allowed high-sounding words to replace simp"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:44Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@epipeny It makes sense since she couldnt lean on patriarchy she would tap into religion as a source of legitimacy"
X Link 2026-02-12T02:26Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@tea_and_sleep Correct As was Gaddafi and the elder Shah Pahlavi. Iraq Libya and Iran all became less liberal with their ouster"
X Link 2026-02-12T02:39Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@epipeny Sure but I think its worth differentiating between secular philosophy and religion"
X Link 2026-02-12T02:40Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@JosephSomsel @CNLiberalism @kevincarrico 😂 ok boomer"
X Link 2026-02-12T05:15Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@bridge_joe2289 @GroovySciFi What religion are those rites and rituals"
X Link 2026-02-12T05:16Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@JosephSomsel That makes sense for peer powers. For smaller powers older wisdom is required. The Melina dialogues for instance https://youtu.be/PNzHOqjMHwYsi=QZCXHNgBmICn9kGv https://youtu.be/PNzHOqjMHwYsi=QZCXHNgBmICn9kGv"
X Link 2026-02-12T09:44Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger Its not [----] and what Putin needed was a security architecture that accommodates Russia. Isnt it best to stop them now lol Ukraine is going to end up losing more land and Baltics more at risk the longer this takes to sort out"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:51Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@JosephSomsel So you are saying as long as it hurts China you have no problem with Taiwan destroying itself Gotcha"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:54Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger I think thats ppl doing their interpretation"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:27Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@nicknet100 @AdamKinzinger You're not making sense. If you don't want to make a deal Ukraine just end up losing more territory. If Russia is truly expansionary that is also the worse decision"
X Link 2026-02-12T16:52Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"I think the best was providing a security architecture that accommodated Russia years ago. Second best was maintaining Ukrainian neutrality. Third best was Istanbul Now we are already at the 5th or 6th off ramp. With each refusal of peace the terms of peace gets worse. Hard to get excited for it. But continuing to fight will make thingseven worse. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022098542274453561 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022098542274453561"
X Link 2026-02-13T00:00Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@liqian_ren Seriously if I were a would-be defector this would get me to think again"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:50Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@RiuLiu299922 @SCMPNews Wang Yi looks like hes so done with this shit"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:02Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Have you even heard of strategic sequencing The US absolutely want to kneecap China. But first they need to take out Russia. At least that was the plan. Now they realize they cant take out Russia so they are trying to ally with Russia to take out China together. But thats not going to work either"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:03Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@nicknet100 @MrBig2024 @LesleyG78347579 @AdamKinzinger Dont speak too soon they might be back for it. I doubt they were put off by the tripwire force"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:15Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@EiratheIntern @Dana23662 Because your definition of freedom sucks. And you use it to justify murder destabilization of other countries and other shitfuckery. Theres a long bloody list of countries dicked by the likes of you"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:29Z 44.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@SariArhoHavren"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:11Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"What about the humanity of the people who are dragged out of their homes and thrown in a trench to die in a stupid war You speak of humanitywhat about their desire not to be meat The real kindness for Ukrainians will be to get to the negotiating table and stop the madness. Instead Ukrainians are busy trying to assassinate negotiators. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/08/europe/general-alekseyev-assassination-attempt-russia-ukraine-intl https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/08/europe/general-alekseyev-assassination-attempt-russia-ukraine-intl"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:16Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"What other countries IIRC Australia was able to get pension reform done successfully. China is helped by the fact that a lot of boomers just dont have the fat pensions reserved for state employees. Everybody else seems utterly stuck and stymied. Changing demographics need not be an economic death sentence but a dysfunctional pension system plus bad demographics almost guarantees it. Not many people are aware that Russia is one of the only countries whose political elites have been able to carry out reforms that have reduced the pension burden on the federal budget to almost zero. Not many"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@rajesh62 Interesting"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:17Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"How did democracy die in Hong Kong when they never had it under the Brits You notice the very last guy that was in charge before the handover was Chris Patton. Who elected that gweilo and all the gweilos in charge of Hong Kong before him On Jimmy Lai: Jimmy wanted to be a martyr and Jimmy got to be a martyr. You have to realize what he did was more extreme than criticize the communist party. The HK riots which he supported paralyzed the city for a year. An old man died after being bricked by a rioter. Another man was set on fire. There was so much property damage and assault. Jimmy publicaly"
X Link 2026-02-09T11:26Z 44.2K followers, 17.7K engagements
"Btw this is entirely on Trump. Putin is ready to sign at least an extension asap. Big sticking point: Chinese are not on board. But has anyone tried getting the Chinese on board Unclear. for the first time since [----] there are zero legally binding limits on us and russian nuclear arsenals. 10000+ warheads between them. no inspections. no verification. no successor treaty in sight. and it barely made the news cycle for [--] hours. for the first time since [----] there are zero legally binding limits on us and russian nuclear arsenals. 10000+ warheads between them. no inspections. no verification."
X Link 2026-02-12T00:01Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"The word oligarch is now far more appropriate for American billionaires Pavel Durov is absolutely right. The idea of "Russian oligarchs" as political kingmakers is years out of date. In Russia big business hasnt had real political power for a very long time. Wealth no longer translates into leverage over the state anymore and if anything its the Pavel Durov is absolutely right. The idea of "Russian oligarchs" as political kingmakers is years out of date. In Russia big business hasnt had real political power for a very long time. Wealth no longer translates into leverage over the state anymore"
X Link 2026-02-12T00:02Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I keep harping on about this fact: trying to expect liberal democracy to work as a system with an illiberal population is fatuous and ultimately anti-democratic. As someone with liberal values with regard to womens rights the best possible system for the Islamic World is the secular strongman with the impulse to modernize. For instance your Ataturk although most of em fall so far short. Democracy and liberties are usually regarded as a "good thing" especially for women. But here's a pattern that many find uncomfortable: From Indonesia's Reformasi to the Arab Spring to Uzbekistan's opening to"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"🎯 @AngelicaOung There are lot of foreigners could not hide their excitement for the potential of war between Taiwan & mainland China. Hoping for maximum casualty probably on both sides. It appears for them any Taiwanese against such a war are clearly traitors and they are not even Taiwanese. @AngelicaOung There are lot of foreigners could not hide their excitement for the potential of war between Taiwan & mainland China. Hoping for maximum casualty probably on both sides. It appears for them any Taiwanese against such a war are clearly traitors and they are not even Taiwanese"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:06Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Strange isnt it The CPC does NOT try to export its system and limits interference to places it considers as part of itself. You can bitch about the South China Sea if you like but know its downright quaint to do so when the USA is laying claim to a whole ass hemisphere. So what is it Whats the problem Maybe its not China directly but people seeing what China has achieved and deciding that they want it for their countries. The CCP's global authoritarian influence/interference is a huge problem but we need good research and good policy to address it. Otherwise it is just going to provoke"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:48Z 44.2K followers, 12K engagements
"@andrew_lessman @JacobAShell I think his bad economic policies have been proven prescient by Trump trying to strangle China economically. They basically hardened up the Chinese economy at the expense of growth and openness"
X Link 2026-02-14T19:32Z 44.2K followers, [---] engagements
"The problem is worse than naive retardation. Its unfathomably misguided self-regard. Maybe its a psychosis brought on by living for generation after generation under the sword of Damocles that is strategic ambiguity. Taiwan has chosen to believe the fact that weve made it this far as proof that there is something ineffably special about our relationship with the United States. Just because it cant be spoken doesnt make it less real. Secretly we think that we are somewhere up there right below Israel. Sure losers like the Kurds and Ukrainian get abandoned. But that would never be us."
X Link 2026-01-25T14:22Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Japkrain theory getting backed up. Taiwan off the hook Takaichi's response to Zelensky congratulating her election win: "Japans position of standing with Ukraine remains unwavering. I would like to express my renewed respect for the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people." https://t.co/ZDlETyoERR Takaichi's response to Zelensky congratulating her election win: "Japans position of standing with Ukraine remains unwavering. I would like to express my renewed respect for the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people." https://t.co/ZDlETyoERR"
X Link 2026-02-10T05:54Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Its a dirty imperialist lie that Delcy Rodriguez collaborated with the Americans to get Maduro out they said Secretary Wright gets a warm welcome at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas https://t.co/fc0hLRl0U8 Secretary Wright gets a warm welcome at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas https://t.co/fc0hLRl0U8"
X Link 2026-02-12T11:08Z 44.2K followers, 11.1K engagements
"It is naive but lets unpack why that is. If the United States genuinely care about the people of Taiwan and is only intervening across the straits to protect Taiwanese of course cross-straits reconciliation would obviate their hard work. However if the US is rather using Taiwan as a wedge to antagonize and divide China then of course the reconciliation between Taiwan and China would be dismaying for the US. Since Bonnie Glaser thinks Chairwoman Cheng is indeed naive I think we can safely assume Taiwan is being used not helped. KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun says "Cross-strait reconciliation can bring"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:21Z 44.2K followers, 13.9K engagements
"JAPKRAIN AND TRIMEA So like I said beforeTaiwan is too floppy to be the Asiatic Ukrainians. But Japan might be auditioning for the role. Taiwan might be more like Asias Crimea. I dont think the Chinese government is going to back down so if the Japanese also dont back down we are potentially on a path to war. Maybe not this year or next year but down the line if the Japanese go ahead and amend their peace constitution. huge win for japan pm takaichi in elections today. china taking her on only made her more popular. huge win for japan pm takaichi in elections today. china taking her on only"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:47Z 44.2K followers, 17.3K engagements
"Well I started off as being very pro Ukraine. I always amplify the viewpoint that I feel needs amplifying. I felt lied to by the Ukrainian side Im sorry to say. When I have been lied to I will be critical of you. Ukrainians were presented as more advanced and democratic and almost ready to be the next Poland. Wow imaging my shock when I found out the GDP per capita of Ukraine never reached Soviet level heights. What is such a poor (and I later found out corrupt) country doing being courted by the west to join EU and NATO if not to dick the Russians I was told there were no Nazis in Ukraine."
X Link 2026-02-09T08:26Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"The problem with the Takaichi win is everybody is too damned happy. The Japanese are basking in the warm glow of nationalism the Taiwanese are ecstatic that while Daddy America might be out getting some milk Big Brother Japan is going to protect us. America meanwhile are glad to have found their asiatic Ukrainians to help them contain China. So it should be the Chinese that are pressed right No Theyre absolutely ecstatic. They have a favorite saying that I find very ominous: in an avalanche there is no such thing as an innocent snowflake and theyve been saying stuff like that a lot. Basically"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:05Z 44.2K followers, 26.8K engagements
"Looks like the way to go for even marginalized politicos these days is to dial up the nationalism and play the foreign threats card. Japan did it with China. Thailand is doing it with their conflict with Cambodia. The royalist-military complex in Thailand got a big boost with this election. Probably not a great thing for regional stability and Thailands growth. But oh well Kangers gonna kang Thailands election result is really shocking we witnessed the downfall of two major opposition parties. Pheu Thai failed to take the rising nationalism seriously while Peoples Party failed to understand"
X Link 2026-02-09T10:13Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Rep. Massie is True America First. He was right to press for the release of the Epstein files. And hes right to push back against the PROTECT Taiwan act. Peace is not the result of testing others red lines. Often it is the opposite. The PROTECT Taiwan Act is the same type of bill we entertained before the war in Ukraine escalated. The intent is to draw the U.S. into a committal position in another foreign conflict. There are only two U.S. states beginning with a T; neither are Taiwan. I voted no. The PROTECT Taiwan Act is the same type of bill we entertained before the war in Ukraine"
X Link 2026-02-10T03:11Z 44.2K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Dont forget my favorite (although it was a while ago) the Kursk offensive. Elite Ukrainian troops YOLOd into potato fields terrorized some locals and then hung around to die over months slowly mopped up by the Russian farm team + North Koreans. Frenzied coverage in the hype phase and totally ignored in the failure phase by the NAFO crowd. And if you challenge them on it theyre all pUtIn ThOuGhT hEd TaKe KyIv iN [--] DaYs which even if true so what The Ukrainians overperformed in [----] and has been fading badly ever since. Its incredible that people arent learning lessons from past mistakes."
X Link 2026-02-12T02:38Z 44.2K followers, 15.3K engagements
"Lol the problem is introducing a significant number of mercs into the ROCA could precipitate the invasion so why would you want to do that if you actually have Taiwans well being in mind The Role of Foreign Fighters in a Taiwan Resistance Scenario @smallwars https://t.co/f8dp3e0nga Taiwanese veterans who fought in Ukraines International Legion against Russia have returned with a stark warning: Taiwan is not ready for war with China. The possibility of The Role of Foreign Fighters in a Taiwan Resistance Scenario @smallwars https://t.co/f8dp3e0nga Taiwanese veterans who fought in Ukraines"
X Link 2026-02-12T09:27Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"LEGISLATOR GAO VS THE KITCHEN SINK A key hallmark of lawfare in Taiwan is this: the lack of a smoking gun. If the prosecutors stack a bunch of unrelated charges to create an overwhelming aura of criminality. If the punishment is for a grey area crime that took place years in the past. If the prosecutors move in with a dramatic high-profile raid coupled with highly-detailed leaks to Mirror Media to create a guilty by headline effect you can bet your bottom dollar the target of the investigation is a member of the opposition in Taiwan. I call this the Kitchen Sink playbook. And the current"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:33Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I dont know if the Lins were bumped off by the KMT as popularly assumed. Theres more information to be released on this matter in [----]. Lets say they were. The fact of the matter is Lin Yi-hsiung used the bully pulpit he gained from his political martyr status to make Taiwan worse. First he lobbied for the number of legislators in Taiwan to be halved. This was terrible for Taiwan. Smaller parties lost their room to compete. Representational diversity went down. Legislators that were already busy had to cover twice the number of constituents. Then he went on a hunger strike to close down"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:22Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Oh wow she is not ready for prime time on foreign policy. Several ways she could have played it but she spewed word salad. AOC was asked at #MSC if the US should commit troops to Taiwan There was a simple answer: Taiwan is China and the US should not go to war with China Her response: "Um you know I think that uhh eh this is such a uh you know I th-I think that https://t.co/aPuATcEum7 AOC was asked at #MSC if the US should commit troops to Taiwan There was a simple answer: Taiwan is China and the US should not go to war with China Her response: "Um you know I think that uhh eh this is such a"
X Link 2026-02-14T03:09Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"I made birb friends today Sun conures"
X Link 2026-02-14T09:09Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
"The Virgin Western environmentalists: Mother Nature knows best The Chad Chinese Geoengineer: this desert is not sparking joytrees will be deployed at scale China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits More than [--] billion trees have been planted in northern China to date https://t.co/cjRPVEd0mY China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits More than [--] billion trees have been"
X Link 2026-02-14T10:28Z 44.2K followers, [----] engagements
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