#  @JohnHemmings2 John Hemmings John Hemmings posts on X about china, beijing, taiwan, in the the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1239055040/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] -63% - [--] Month [------] +11,675% - [--] Months [------] +5,548% - [--] Year [------] -38% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1239055040/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +90% - [--] Month [--] +3,900% - [--] Months [---] +1,400% - [--] Year [---] +79% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::1239055040/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.15% - [--] Month [------] +0.74% - [--] Months [------] -0.26% - [--] Year [------] -0.51% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1239055040/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [finance](/list/finance) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [financial services](/list/financial-services) [gaming](/list/gaming) [currencies](/list/currencies) **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china), [beijing](/topic/beijing), [taiwan](/topic/taiwan), [in the](/topic/in-the), [mauritius](/topic/mauritius), [countries](/topic/countries), [russia](/topic/russia), [canada](/topic/canada), [japan](/topic/japan), [at least](/topic/at-least) **Top assets mentioned** [Pillar (PLR)](/topic/pillar) [Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL)](/topic/dell) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Taiwanese government officials said separately that Starlink itself was not an option for them adding Musks company would not agree to a joint venture in which Chunghwa Telecom or another Taiwanese entity held at least [--] per cent as Taipei demands. https://on.ft.com/3VKhIud https://on.ft.com/3VKhIud" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1880477679415345632) 2025-01-18T04:49Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Some good news on the tech competition front (in a bad week). https://wccftech.com/u-s-chip-industry-reaches-another-milestone-as-globalwafers-becomes-the-first-firm-to-produce-silicon-wafers-domestically/ https://wccftech.com/u-s-chip-industry-reaches-another-milestone-as-globalwafers-becomes-the-first-firm-to-produce-silicon-wafers-domestically/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1958229309409370622) 2025-08-20T18:07Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "You want to see Beijing disrupt the City Let them build the embassy with its massive underground room with the extractor fan and servers [---] cm next to sensitive financial and government agency-used cables. Seriously this is basic risk assessment and prioritization. Moving internet cables away from Chinas proposed super-embassy could disrupt the City of London insiders have warned Read more https://t.co/FKdq5eqPJ4 https://t.co/pRmbevvQgB Moving internet cables away from Chinas proposed super-embassy could disrupt the City of London insiders have warned Read more https://t.co/FKdq5eqPJ4" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2014274604479414389) 2026-01-22T09:51Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "Great speech but Canada's support for NATO Article V and Greenland would've been much boosted if Ottawa had met the NATO 2% spending commitment over the last decade. Instead its defence spending is amongst the lowest in NATO. #defenceconsumer https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2014648397362331856) 2026-01-23T10:36Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "The steady build up anti-US sentiment in Ottawa from Trudeau onwards and the desire to balance U.S. trade dependencies with the PRC makes little sense in a world where China is Washingtons greatest strategic competitor. This is the Scotland-France-England triangle all over. The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade. Were changing that with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations. https://t.co/2Geqt7Zf1d The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade. Were changing that with a new" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2015724443637563455) 2026-01-26T09:52Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@commiepommie I think youve missed the point Woodie the important thing is that people are debating it and calling it out. Good luck doing that with your Red Masters" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016065605221122171) 2026-01-27T08:27Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "If Carney followed up his speech by pushing hard on European trade there'd at least be moral clarity and strategic realism but pushing China (3.8% of total trade) vs the US (76.5%) (2024 figs) after decades of neglecting @NATO spend targets is insane. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/canada-s-carney-tells-trump-i-meant-what-i-said-in-davos/ar-AA1V62rqocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/canada-s-carney-tells-trump-i-meant-what-i-said-in-davos/ar-AA1V62rqocid=socialshare" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016411372146295170) 2026-01-28T07:21Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "Well here's a crazy idea why doesn't Canada push hard on the FTA with UK its 3rd largest trade partner as Starmer is currently obsessed with economic wins Why do countries prostrate themselves in Beijing when trade (esp digital) is so loaded with geostrategy leverage If Carney followed up his speech by pushing hard on European trade there'd at least be moral clarity and strategic realism but pushing China (3.8% of total trade) vs the US (76.5%) (2024 figs) after decades of neglecting @NATO spend targets is insane. https://t.co/7rIDu210XB If Carney followed up his speech by pushing hard on" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016412090391519694) 2026-01-28T07:24Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "@shashj @NATO My broader argument is [--]. Trade dependence theory is driving Lib China policy [--]. Canada should be leaning into Europe & NATO not the USs primary military & economic threat [--]. Its moving from ally to frenemy (yes Trump has accelerated) but NO US admin will accept this long run" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016426106748830022) 2026-01-28T08:20Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Starmer is getting the Red carpet treatment I see. Touched down in China Im here to deliver for the British people. https://t.co/kzCJNsuBw3 Touched down in China Im here to deliver for the British people. https://t.co/kzCJNsuBw3" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016470485228237065) 2026-01-28T11:16Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Fords move to expand ties with China battery giant CATL angers US lawmakers via @FT https://www.ft.com/content/9ce6ac8b-3c90-4ff0-a68c-d3aed51c2940shareType=nongift https://www.ft.com/content/9ce6ac8b-3c90-4ff0-a68c-d3aed51c2940shareType=nongift" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016645931308064832) 2026-01-28T22:53Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "How is this even remotely the same Britain that went toe to toe with the KGB and MSS during the Cold War I mean really aides wandering off to discoes Who knows Perhaps this was when they realized that hacking phones at No [--] was not going to be hard. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/burner-phones-history-uk-security-tactics-china-keir-starmer-visitCMP=share_btn_url https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/burner-phones-history-uk-security-tactics-china-keir-starmer-visitCMP=share_btn_url" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016789489985769836) 2026-01-29T08:24Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@ryanl_hass For this to be true they had to not have visited China previously. This is silly buggers. I've watched UK PM's crawl dash run and jiggle to Beijing for at least a decade an a half. And predictable as in PLA coup / [----] Taiwan predictable / rare earth restrictions predcitable" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016915283869344185) 2026-01-29T16:44Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@ryanl_hass Yes but bc the @Conservatives have bc much more susp of China post-Huawei. Note Xi's mention of @UKLabour in his remarks to Starmer. The PM pretty much began asking for visit as soon as elected. Embassy deal & PRC pressure drove the timing. Seriously" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016917416844874101) 2026-01-29T16:52Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@ryanl_hass @Conservatives @UKLabour A fair compromise would be if you removed the UK from the list since this visit has little to do with the US and everything to do with a small coterie of Treasury officials who think China will deliver UK growth" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016921340914090210) 2026-01-29T17:08Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "This graph shows unfavorability ratings of China by Political Party. The graph speaks for itself. Hello from Beijings Forbidden City. Minus degrees and clear sky this morning. Starmer and President Xi have held talks nearby. Xis opening remarks to the cameras were especially interesting The Chinese leader appears to have taken a swipe at the Tories for allowing the https://t.co/wqfq980rLv Hello from Beijings Forbidden City. Minus degrees and clear sky this morning. Starmer and President Xi have held talks nearby. Xis opening remarks to the cameras were especially interesting The Chinese" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2016922633732817171) 2026-01-29T17:13Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "If there is any truth to this - a big "if" - then it strikes one as a reminder of the opportunities that the great powers have to head off a major conflict. 💥💥💥Bombshell Development 💥💥💥 A document circulating online as an alleged open letter from the top Chinese military figure Zhang Youxia to Xi Jinping is being disseminated for analytical purposes. Based on prior NFSC intelligence and assessment several of the letters 💥💥💥Bombshell Development 💥💥💥 A document circulating online as an alleged open letter from the top Chinese military figure Zhang Youxia to Xi Jinping is being" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2017160582122688613) 2026-01-30T08:58Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@haugejostein U fail to mention Chinese disruption on WTO state subsidies and economic direction dumping impact on UNCLOS in South China Sea fail to mention impact of globalization on US-UK working class & manufacturing and you do mention a speech that morally soiled itself in Beijing" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2017168404088582320) 2026-01-30T09:29Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "It is related to the position that the Chinese state has over its technology sector. A number of policies and laws ensure that the China tech firms work closely with the state: Natl Intelligence Law National Cyber Security Law Trade Union Law Civil-Military Fusion policy. China allows millions of American EVs to be sold and driven all throughout the country. Clearly theyve figured out how to get comfortable with potential security issues here. Why cant we This speaks to either serious lack of institutional capacity or extreme paranoia more China allows millions of American EVs to be sold and" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2017537792385995168) 2026-01-31T09:57Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "I actually think he's the last of a dying breed: political leaders in the UK who think China can solve all of our outdated infrastructure problems & economic growth problems rather than addressing the policies we ourselves have put in place which hobble economic growth. Keir Starmer is the most treacherous prime minister in British history. Keir Starmer is the most treacherous prime minister in British history" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2017538122246979798) 2026-01-31T09:59Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "So.it looks like not all countries are going to Beijing after all. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/trump-says-agreed-trade-deal-with-india-2026-02-02/ https://www.reuters.com/world/india/trump-says-agreed-trade-deal-with-india-2026-02-02/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2018703164359295299) 2026-02-03T15:08Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "This is geopolitical analysis by a journalist inadvertantly steered by PRC narratives. And pretty thin on facts. India just signed a major trade deal with the US & EU - which is huge. The UK and Canadian trips were performative and got little. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-a-parade-of-us-allies-rattled-by-trump-visit-china-beijing-claims-a-win-for-its-new-world-order/ar-AA1VwYA0ocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-a-parade-of-us-allies-rattled-by-trump-visit-china-beijing-claims-a-win-for-its-new-world-order/ar-AA1VwYA0ocid=socialshare" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2018813694105596182) 2026-02-03T22:27Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "This second biolap linked to a PRC citizen inside the US "looks" like bio-industrial espionage; back-engineering US products like the COVID vaccine for PRC-linked companies or the state. What else are people hearing Thoughts https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chinese-linked-biolab-discovered-in-las-vegas-home-sparks-federal-investigation-with-swat-response/ar-AA1VBPD0ocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chinese-linked-biolab-discovered-in-las-vegas-home-sparks-federal-investigation-with-swat-response/ar-AA1VBPD0ocid=socialshare" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2018948639033291155) 2026-02-04T07:24Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Its hard to know what the UK can offer since Mauritius can renege at any time (with strong PRC diplomatic support in the UN). If guarantees cover the exclusion of PRC fishing fleets from the EEZ (which is doubtful) then security guarantees still amount to little. EXC: Donald Trump is now expected to approve Starmers Chagos deal. UK has offered additional security guarantees on Diego Garcia which appear to have won Trump over. Could be as soon as tonight in a call with Starmer - although timing not nailed down. https://t.co/ot0GiIviHX EXC: Donald Trump is now expected to approve Starmers" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019131823956324743) 2026-02-04T19:31Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements ""As to paragraph 1(b)(i) of this Annex the United Kingdom agrees to expeditiously inform Mauritius of any armed attack on a third State directly emanating from the Base on Diego Garcia" via Darren Spick Huge threat to @usairforce operational security here HTTPS://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f25afc054883884bff42a/CS_Mauritius_1.2025_Agreement_Chagos_Diego_Garcia.pdf HTTPS://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f25afc054883884bff42a/CS_Mauritius_1.2025_Agreement_Chagos_Diego_Garcia.pdf" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019428178339721606) 2026-02-05T15:09Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "@RossKempsell As a reminder [--]. China can lease any other island in the archipelago [--]. Both the UK and US would be required to provide timely warning to Mauritius of any attacks on a third party" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019467758660935777) 2026-02-05T17:46Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "HP Dell Acer and Asus mull using Chinese memory chips amid supply crunch via @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/hp-dell-acer-and-asus-mull-using-chinese-memory-chips-amid-supply-crunch https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/hp-dell-acer-and-asus-mull-using-chinese-memory-chips-amid-supply-crunch" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019479028084658352) 2026-02-05T18:31Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "Sad to see Philippe Sands argue against the rights of self-determination of the Chagossian people using a political argument pretending to be a legal one. His role as advisor to the governments of the UK and Mauritius looks like a conflict of interest. HTTPS://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2180b548-31e7-42fc-b1a9-d2acf771a3dd HTTPS://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2180b548-31e7-42fc-b1a9-d2acf771a3dd" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019711636911870450) 2026-02-06T09:55Z 10.4K followers, 27.5K engagements "@bill_hayton I 100% believe this was the original sin of where we are today. And the fact that Mauritius began lobbying in the UNGA immediately after independence for something theyd little national claim over" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019792642591059988) 2026-02-06T15:17Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@bill_hayton I think there are three possible solutions: [--]. Some limited rights to return; including working rights on the base (jobs which will now in any case go to Mautitians). [--]. Rights to British citizenship outright. [--]. Some efforts to make Peros Banhos more habitable" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019801069665017932) 2026-02-06T15:51Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@GreenStandard_ Hugely expensive as compared to the annual costs of the Mauritus Deal You have the US Department of Defense in the room who pay no annual leasing costs for the base. Yes it is extremly expensive to resupply DG but couldn't costs have been borne with the interests involved" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019804041199616151) 2026-02-06T16:03Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@bill_hayton Any US official - elected or appointed - see the security of the base as its priority. They'd advocate the best solution to that end" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2019804358700089825) 2026-02-06T16:04Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "The Car Industry Is Racing to Replace Chinese Code - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-car-industry-is-racing-to-replace-chinese-code-6b939e1f https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-car-industry-is-racing-to-replace-chinese-code-6b939e1f" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2020562491541950836) 2026-02-08T18:16Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Japanese stocks soar to record after Sanae Takaichis landslide election win via @FT https://www.ft.com/content/13556ff7-89be-463f-8dbd-a16540a47dabshareType=nongift https://www.ft.com/content/13556ff7-89be-463f-8dbd-a16540a47dabshareType=nongift" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2020732529133736141) 2026-02-09T05:32Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@bill_hayton Nah" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2020937305373175851) 2026-02-09T19:06Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "And it's only decades ago that thousands of Chinese students were killed by the PLA in Tiananmen Square. It's only decades ago that Mao's Cultural Revolution killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens. It's only decades ago that the PRC caused a famine killing millions. Its only decades ago that the Japanese militarists led Japan onto the path of war unleashed horrendous atrocities against its Asian neighbors and the world and brought calamities onto the Japanese people. Whether Japan will stick to the path of peaceful development and take https://t.co/XxCbmZxchU Its only decades ago" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2020961662019534950) 2026-02-09T20:43Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "The free-trade lobby said it couldn't be done shouldn't be done. Well this isn't the first time they were wrong. A 20-year marathon for Chinese exports to the US back to the starting line overnight. Goldman Sachs warned last year that Chinas share of U.S. imports could fall to 7.5% by [----]. Now its 2026and reality has confirmed it. 7.5% is where China was in [----] the year it joined https://t.co/iDNeiJgLaw A 20-year marathon for Chinese exports to the US back to the starting line overnight. Goldman Sachs warned last year that Chinas share of U.S. imports could fall to 7.5% by [----]. Now its" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2020962255878390162) 2026-02-09T20:45Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@bill_hayton @shashj I can see a loyal opposition-driven campaign vs a policy - poorly throught-through and riven with conflicts of interests - this one ignoring British Chagossians. Disregarding "the govt can't be wrong" for obv reasons. What's a reliable EW range vs the buffer" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2021197075770225075) 2026-02-10T12:18Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@bill_hayton @shashj I will also point out that I've been a critic of the deal since it was announced by the last government and while I recognize some of the political shenningans you describe 1) that's what oppositions do challenge and oppose and 2) it'll last if it withstands proper scrutiny" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2021198878780031195) 2026-02-10T12:25Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "Deeply moving essay that takes its observations of the changing nature of England from a U.S. perspective (one I know a little about) and while culturally conservative it is with the smallest and most polite small cs. https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2026/england-as-it-really-is/ https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2026/england-as-it-really-is/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2021328494937219122) 2026-02-10T21:00Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "This is nuts. [---] billion in counterfeit cash seized by Europol linked to shipments from China https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eur-12-billion-in-counterfeit-cash-stopped-in-postal-operation https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eur-12-billion-in-counterfeit-cash-stopped-in-postal-operation" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2021627824830841135) 2026-02-11T16:50Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "South Korean L-SAM side thruster test via @YouTube https://youtube.com/shorts/Yo59kOyOli8si=VdsjN5a7e0GFSgVI https://youtube.com/shorts/Yo59kOyOli8si=VdsjN5a7e0GFSgVI" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2022319047002423381) 2026-02-13T14:36Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Europe and Britain should concentrate on arming not on moving away from the US https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/16/munich-security-rubio-nato-defence-industry-us-europe-uk/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/16/munich-security-rubio-nato-defence-industry-us-europe-uk/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023455215647670552) 2026-02-16T17:51Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@whitebison66 Its Prague 1968" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1264323357865963520) 2020-05-23T22:32Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@UselessTree As long as there is a "correct" past and an "incorrect" past and emotionally-driven arguments in which people are shamed into apologizing and accepting the new orthodoxy a new form quasi-liberalism which elevates the group above the individual in "struggle sessions"" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1270910839143317504) 2020-06-11T02:48Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@UselessTree Agree on that but what of the Gandhi statue Churchill Hmm.we impose a single morality bad over the complexity and disregard the good. As for the your last it's true in principle but in fact individual-liberalism is being replaced by group-liberalism" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1270914667062325249) 2020-06-11T03:04Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "More United Front work & CCP propaganda is not going to make the world love the PRC. It already spends $10bn a year (compare that to the US $670mn). Changing its approach towards the world might but that isnt going to happen under Chairman Xi. https://www.economist.com/china/2017/03/23/china-is-spending-billions-to-make-the-world-love-it Media budget allocations for a start maybe also funding more areas studies and training elite Chinese students in third world cultures and languages in the way that the US did/does. This needs to be played as a long game." [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1277794211882864640) 2020-06-30T02:40Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements "The request comes on the heels of a White House announcement that the US would supply Taiwan with $345mn in weapons from stockpiles for the 1st time under a system known as presidential drawdown authority that has been used to send weapons to Ukraine https://on.ft.com/47bXrBR https://on.ft.com/47bXrBR" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1716820867806818324) 2023-10-24T14:16Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Arm to launch its own chip in move that could upend semiconductor industry via @FT https://on.ft.com/3EAax25 https://on.ft.com/3EAax25" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1890431231940260089) 2025-02-14T16:01Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] I wrote that Russia & PRC would work together on the "northern sea route" and the "southern sea route". Through the militarization of both routes & the extension of jurisdiction (contrary to UNCLOS) I speculated a new "mare clausem" era. https://dkiapcss.edu/the-sino-russian-approach-to-the-maritime-a-mare-clausem-system/ 🚨BREAKING: Russia & China sign Northern Sea Route cooperation deal Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom and the Chinese government will implement new technologies and develop joint projects to form a sustainable trade route between the countries https://t.co/55Lxtj66g6" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1978382446136598841) 2025-10-15T08:48Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Interference in the domestic affairs of others. If Beijing is this blatant with the US while its the most powerful nation in the intl system imagine what will happen to western democracies if China becomes hegemon. I shudder to think of it. Our new research suggests TikToks algorithm systematically boosts pro-Mamdani and anti-Cuomo content in NYCs mayoral race. This analysis was done by Spring AI. the company uncovers the hidden mechanics of social media algorithms to defend democracies from weaponized AI. 🧵 https://t.co/PFtvE5lIEg Our new research suggests TikToks algorithm systematically" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1981032617219588332) 2025-10-22T16:19Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@LiuXininBeijing Meaning: your countries don't need pesky industries or sovereign capability. Let China build everything for you" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1981123098234773849) 2025-10-22T22:18Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@RushDoshi While I actually do think Cold War-containment is a valid strategy to adapt to the current Chinese challenge I am also aware that Beijing has long waged cognitive warfare on us vis a vis the term re-defining it to mean something akin to "keep China down" https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myth-chinese-containment https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myth-chinese-containment" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1982860865314664697) 2025-10-27T17:24Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements ""While it's very early days to determine what brought down both vehicles the fact that two aircraft were brought down in short order in a deeply geostrategic and contested environment must be taken into account". https://www.newsweek.com/navy-helicopter-fighter-jet-crashes-south-china-sea-under-scrutiny-10942491 https://www.newsweek.com/navy-helicopter-fighter-jet-crashes-south-china-sea-under-scrutiny-10942491" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1982863232747602421) 2025-10-27T17:33Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "@KaiserKuo @haugejostein Please substantiate that statement. China "subordinated itself to Western interests" That's a huge claim" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1982864270263222549) 2025-10-27T17:37Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Pleased to see the recommendations from a [----] @ConGeostrategy report co-authored with @bill_hayton stand the test of time. The following recommendations from our paper were a part of yesterday's UK Vietnam Joint Declaration. https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/enhancing-british-vietnamese-relations-in-a-more-competitive-era/ This government has secured a landmark agreement with Vietnam to ramp up the returns process of illegal migrants. Through international cooperation - not shouting from the sidelines we can tackle illegal migration. https://t.co/iNcVliVHaC" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1983863614684721645) 2025-10-30T11:48Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@PatrickZhengCHN @JeffreyOrdaniel @bill_hayton @lylegoldstein @NCUSCR @CollinSLKoh @Rory_Medcalf @USAmbPH Literally the entire world - probably including yourself - believes that China is behaving like an expansionist power threatening the sovereignty of its neighbors: a massive own goal since the South China Sea could be an opportunity for regional cooperation" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1985579830394409178) 2025-11-04T05:28Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "What to Expect from Secretary Hegseths November [--] Speech on the Arsenal of Freedom https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-expect-secretary-hegseths-november-7-speech-arsenal-freedom https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-expect-secretary-hegseths-november-7-speech-arsenal-freedom" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1986541241077801413) 2025-11-06T21:08Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@XH_Lee23 Somehow I wonder if modern warfare involves that much goose stepping / sparkly uniforms" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988181472734527582) 2025-11-11T09:46Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@luo_yuehan Wow. Now show Xinjiang" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988182871165857946) 2025-11-11T09:51Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@MissQuanyi18 I don't know change occurs quickly. China was fairly poor before Deng adopted free market reforms and opened China up for US foreign direct investment. How much USD went into the Chinese economy over the last [--] decades do you suppose" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988183320690344199) 2025-11-11T09:53Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@zhao_dashuai Ah yes the "accidental" excess capacity. You literally designed the architecture for dumping cheap BYD EVs into foreign markets and destroying local auto industries. And all of it pretty much in time to the Made in China: [----] plan. We see you China. We see you" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988187331967234105) 2025-11-11T10:09Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@SenayitWeg52317 @Bentap2 @MissQuanyi18 So on top of getting Most Favored Trading Nation status with the US low tarrifs giving you $400bn in annual trade you stole between $225bn and $600bn in intellectual property ANNUALLY. All your accomplishments are built by copying others. https://law.stanford.edu/2018/04/10/intellectual-property-china-china-stealing-american-ip/ https://law.stanford.edu/2018/04/10/intellectual-property-china-china-stealing-american-ip/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988273564534141306) 2025-11-11T15:52Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "The US invested $1.5tn+ in the PRC - an authoritarian predatorial state - over [--] years after giving it MFTN status and supporting its membership to the @wto. I do think there needs to be a reckoning and some self-reflection on this massive own goal. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188629/united-states-direct-investments-in-china-since-2000/#::text=This%20statistic%20shows%20the%20directon%20the%20decision%20making%20process Unbelievable they can't process their own rare earth can't make their own TNT can't even make antibiotics. For a country dreaming of all out society war against China" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988276379746791829) 2025-11-11T16:03Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@Bentap2 @MissQuanyi18 Actuaaaaally "Ben" they did confiscate investment. Indeed there was a range of acts politicies and practices that are considered discriminatory and predatory. Can I draw your attention to the [----] USTR [---] Report (Betcha $1.5tn you dont even read it) https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Section%20301%20FINAL.PDF https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Section%20301%20FINAL.PDF" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988277668429918711) 2025-11-11T16:08Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "I hope no one was injured or killed but to all the PRC bots swarming my X account talking up "China winning the future" with futuristic train stations and views of Shanghai's skyline I submit exhibit A. The bridge was opened earlier this year. Footage shows part of the Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan China collapsing today. The 758-meter span opened earlier this year on National Highway [---] suffered a major structural failure though no casualties were reported. https://t.co/0xfz7V2zxB Footage shows part of the Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan China collapsing today. The 758-meter span opened earlier this" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988278573732688265) 2025-11-11T16:12Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@Sympthony2357 @RebeccaYChan No the difference is that the Chinese billionaires ARE the Party leadership by and large. They ARE the government" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1988307602208706610) 2025-11-11T18:07Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "A new form of warfare against sitting democratic leaders; blaming tensions - usually reignited and executed by Chinese agencies - on those politicians. A Neotributary System redux. Suitably deferential leaders need PRC support or face undermining. https://on.ft.com/4oM6wcW https://on.ft.com/4oM6wcW" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1989967594145665285) 2025-11-16T08:03Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@AlanRMacLeod Pushed by Russia - a country that uses state control and nationalism - to justify its one-man rule. https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1988097/ https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1988097/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1990002048532623716) 2025-11-16T10:20Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "I hate to say this about a so-called [----] year old civilization this is just childish. via @LRTenglish https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2750349/vilnius-seeks-help-providing-consular-services-in-china-as-beijing-stays-silent https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2750349/vilnius-seeks-help-providing-consular-services-in-china-as-beijing-stays-silent" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1992699738605691082) 2025-11-23T21:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@D162Michele Authoritarians always say theyll make the trains run on time. Their governance is largely a ponzi scheme for the Party elites while their economies are based on lies ultimately faltering under the weight of government mismanagement" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1992906095942336691) 2025-11-24T10:40Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "A senior UK official asked me if I was recommending decoupling when discussing the risks of dependency on PRC trade. There must be a collective Western-G7 response to this zero sum trade war. The current approach will end in our de-industrialization. https://on.ft.com/4oiH0uM https://on.ft.com/4oiH0uM" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1993981928270127442) 2025-11-27T09:55Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@coldtusker @OopsGuess Mind you I was speaking about the aircraft / airline industry but please proceed with your line of thought" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1995046492751753718) 2025-11-30T08:25Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@SariArhoHavren Agree with all except the last point. I don't think you can lay blame on the United States for the current deterioration in enthusiasm for the alliance. R Gates issued a very clear warning in [----] which was by and large ignored" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1995047022270038154) 2025-11-30T08:27Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "This is a major signal of commitment to Taiwan - as outlined in the NSS. It shows Europeans that the U.S. pivot to the IP is the reality (not isolationism). With this new reality we must find ways to collaboratively shore up deterrence in each theatre. https://www.ft.com/content/feda40da-5297-43f8-80a0-a5252e6bc89eshareType=nongift https://www.ft.com/content/feda40da-5297-43f8-80a0-a5252e6bc89eshareType=nongift" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2001643997786218762) 2025-12-18T13:21Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "One of the most amusing and brutal reposts - citations quotes references - to what now seems to be a poorly thought through tweet. Nice to see such polite expertise exercised in such a deadly manner. #ThreadOfTheWeek Hu Bo (2015): Until Taiwan is unified with the mainland the Chinese navys ability to conduct distant-sea operations is severely constrained. The strengthening of Chinas maritime power will inevitably challenge Japans maritime position in the East China Sea prompting Japans Hu Bo (2015): Until Taiwan is unified with the mainland the Chinese navys ability to conduct distant-sea" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2006671876291178786) 2026-01-01T10:20Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "How Chinese Agents Posed as American Media - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/how-chinese-agents-posed-as-american-media-11348246 https://www.newsweek.com/how-chinese-agents-posed-as-american-media-11348246" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2012882178485506198) 2026-01-18T13:38Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Im always surprised that people are surprised that China is using dual-use civilian technologies in strategic ways that negate or diminish the economic gains of doing business with them. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has suspended the use of Chinese electric vehicles particularly those made by BYD due to serious cybersecurity concerns. Experts warned that the cars built-in communication systems and sensors could be used to spy on Israeli officials by https://t.co/8zfYvlmxvb The Israeli Ministry of Defense has suspended the use of Chinese electric vehicles particularly those made by BYD due" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013271764353097791) 2026-01-19T15:26Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Beijing has made the embassy issue a priority in the UK-China relationship. Xi Jinping Chinas leader raised the matter directly with Keir Starmer in their first phone call in August [----]. Which raises the question of why https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/19/china-expected-to-get-london-embassy-go-ahead-uk https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/19/china-expected-to-get-london-embassy-go-ahead-uk" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013502502868541528) 2026-01-20T06:43Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "@SariArhoHavren Without making this a Trump issue - is it possible - there are solid reasons why the UK should not give away a strategic asset to a country that has no real historic sovereign claims as a result of PRC lawfare (@jack_watling) and misguided post-colonial angst" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013553085210087613) 2026-01-20T10:04Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "@NigelInkster So we don't know what info those cables carry but imagine a financial "Pearl Harbor" on NYSE-LSE on the eve of a Taiwan crisis. Inserting wrong data or wiping large reams of trading data could have catastrophic results on the integrity of both markets" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013553942412644426) 2026-01-20T10:07Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements "Well said. The UK needs to learn this lesson as we gaze down the barrel of a Starmer visit to Beijing atop the misguided decision today on allowing the Chinese Embassy to go ahead. Canada still tends to approach trade with China as if it were mainly about economics. In practice it rarely is. Talk of a new strategic partnership risks obscuring a basic reality. China hasnt changed how it uses trade investment and diplomacy as tools of state power. https://t.co/0EJVYg3Vf8 Canada still tends to approach trade with China as if it were mainly about economics. In practice it rarely is. Talk of a new" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013578991848882224) 2026-01-20T11:46Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Thrilled to be back at @HJS_Org one of the best think tanks in London offering foreign and defence policy analysis and policy within the context of Britain's ideals of democracy freedom and human rights - elements that are often missing from discussions of national security. We are pleased to welcome Dr @JohnHemmings2 back to the Henry Jackson Society as inaugural Director of the National Security Centre. With over [--] years experience across the UK and US Dr Hemmings will lead work on the security challenges linking the Euro-Atlantic and https://t.co/hcmN1qmvHl We are pleased to welcome Dr" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013580414397350038) 2026-01-20T11:52Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "@radiofreeamanda And you won't see US govt humanitarian actions in the US media. China will have to promote its own actions using its own state media. You see when a media is "free" to cover whatever it wants it usually tries to hold governments to account not act as auxillaries to state policy" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013588976964178278) 2026-01-20T12:26Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Excellent analysis by the @Telegraph on Chinese Embassys distance to sensitive communications cables: exactly [---] centimeters. Honestly dont understand UK thinking on natl security vis a vis Beijing https://youtu.be/juTfN2vB2hksi=lkcpkIiCxDk0XVJ9 https://youtu.be/juTfN2vB2hksi=lkcpkIiCxDk0XVJ9" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2013596934833852746) 2026-01-20T12:58Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "Thoroughly enjoyed moderating fireside w/ Asst Sect War Industrial Base Policy Michael Cadenazzi at #HDF26 on plans to shake up acquisition - already seeing results - and motivate industry. @DeptofWar Great energy and direction but momentum is vital. https://www.defenseone.com/business/2026/01/got-idea-reforming-defense-acquisition-pentagons-all-ears/410832/ https://www.defenseone.com/business/2026/01/got-idea-reforming-defense-acquisition-pentagons-all-ears/410832/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2014282756927172714) 2026-01-22T10:23Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Congratulations: PRC is largest source of green tech and carbon footprint. Given that 55% of that output was from coal in [----] and given that Chinas carbon footprint is larger than everyone elses combined time for China to start behaving responsibly at climate change summits. China now produces 40% more electricity than the US and EU combined This huge supply is powering the rise of AI high-end manufacturing clean energy and digital economies https://t.co/1T8Sc9qlpP China now produces 40% more electricity than the US and EU combined This huge supply is powering the rise of AI high-end" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/2015069454414090577) 2026-01-24T14:29Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "At the U.N. Beijing Begins to Shift Away From Putin https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/21/at-the-u-n-beijing-begins-to-shift-away-from-putin/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/21/at-the-u-n-beijing-begins-to-shift-away-from-putin/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/657004279983681537) 2015-10-22T01:23Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "Firstly Mao has been acknowledged by the CPC itself as a flawed leader for the Great Leap Forward; 40m killed.more than the holocaust" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/685611288282664960) 2016-01-08T23:57Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "@UselessTree Maybe not. Trump has expressed interest in FTAs. Perhaps the ROK model of economic integration then" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/823906032720089090) 2017-01-24T14:51Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements ""The PRC isn't the only one building islands in the #SouthChinaSea. Focusing on one over the others is unfair." Well" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1357405047416442880) 2021-02-04T19:05Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Despite the deep sense of satisfaction that one gets seeing a dictator's hybrid force turn on them (how do you like the grey zone now) analysts who urge caution on the future of Russia are probably correct. This needs to not get out of hand" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1674586549739192321) 2023-06-30T01:12Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "Really enjoyed celebrating the [--] year anniversary of our robust alliance exploring possible avenues of cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Strategy and in the Trilateral and other similar fora" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1674590272985141248) 2023-06-30T01:26Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "Chinas Type [---] LHD Sails Through Japanese Strait via @navalnewscom https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/chinas-type-075-lhd-sails-through-japanese-strait/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/chinas-type-075-lhd-sails-through-japanese-strait/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1678621705085030400) 2023-07-11T04:26Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements ""Biden could announce hes asking Congress to fund a large expansion of U.S. weapons stocks. He could give a speech leveling to the public that deep American magazines make dictators think twice about invading a neighbor."" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1678659842133856256) 2023-07-11T07:13Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "It's not a good look since it was the attack on Pearl Harbor in [----] that actually brought the United States into the war on the European allies' side. While this has little bearing on treaty law it is an argument with historic resonance. "We hang together or."" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1678982908890222593) 2023-07-12T04:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "One of the issues with Macron's position is that it does not come from any loyalty to NATO. Macron famously called the alliance "brain dead" and tried to pull European states into a European security project to the sound of crickets" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1678982910622441472) 2023-07-12T04:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "The US has long been the primary security provider for its allies; that they would stand by would test both the limits of our resources and of the understanding of our public. I think this last argument is one that is difficult to quantify; some good polling would be helpful" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1678982916226023424) 2023-07-13T01:16Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "I realize that NATO forces may not tip the balance in any conflict over Taiwan but a state of war would make sanctions & economic pressure on Beijing far easier to carry out by NATO members. Interdiction of PRC vessels on the high seas would also hobble Beijing's energy supply" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1678982918025379840) 2023-07-13T01:16Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Interesting read outs at the Quad event in Singapore run by @TheNESACenter @APCSS and @RSIS_NTU. SE Asian concerns mixed with non-threatening opportunities for collaboration" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1679006204985761792) 2023-07-12T06:54Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "This is a growing concern for those of us who work on the region. Travel to China is becoming increasingly risky" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1680028325304213505) 2023-07-15T05:42Z 10.6K followers, 213.1K engagements "@JohnSte35797897 Communism tried to destroy our beautiful planet" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1680092172698394629) 2023-07-15T05:57Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Unlike his predecessors Xi has little realized the reliance China has on Western capital and markets. And since coming to power he's managed to alienate nearly all China's main trading partners. But.he knows best" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1689417658092105732) 2023-08-09T23:25Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "@jmohanmalik @AndrewGoledzi They really just cant help themselves" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1698264352724603335) 2023-09-03T09:19Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Las Vegas-Southern California high-speed train clears hurdle on track to break ground this year" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1699167104371695698) 2023-09-05T21:06Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Often transited through Waterloo station but never seen it so elegant looking" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1699270790615892057) 2023-09-06T03:58Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements "The feelings of [---] billion Chinese have simultaneously and spontaneously been outraged. Frankly they are aware of discourse power and are smart to battle the use of terms that lessen China's appeal - no matter how appropriate for Xi's cult of personality" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1703870012229124431) 2023-09-18T20:34Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Exclusive-Timor president says China military cooperation 'never discussed'" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1707571912174645553) 2023-09-29T01:44Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "China Japan South Korea seek summit in latest bid to ease relations" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1729188200831426654) 2023-11-27T17:19Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Name the bands name type of music and number [--] hit" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1730502905931629044) 2023-12-01T08:23Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "My latest for the @Telegraph: The decisive factor over whether there is war in the Taiwan Strait may boil down to the way that the Taiwan election is fought won and lost. And that should make all of us very attentive and frankly very nervous" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1730681963034599514) 2023-12-01T20:15Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements "UK to drop plan to hand Chagos islands back to Mauritius I object to the word back since Mauritius never had Chagos sovereignty" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1730896797877641713) 2023-12-02T10:28Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "@chiefkid123 @benedictrogers Communist Chinas claims on Taiwan are literally imperial Be careful accusations dont fire both ways" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1731111116900888900) 2023-12-03T00:40Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements ""To be successful in future peer-to-peer warfare we need to quickly recognize that the decision-makers the ADM was referring to are really within all potential permutations of allies & partners. If we arent building core C2 capabilities with this in mind now we will lose"" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1744436827153715443) 2024-01-08T19:12Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Military affairs conference to be held in Honolulu at @PacificForum on C2 DIB and #integration. The most important conversation in the most important region. Happening soon. @OIIP" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744801020553916750) 2024-01-09T19:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "China Ramps Up Pressure on Taiwan With Warship Deployment" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1752046210553442806) 2024-01-29T19:09Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements ""Managing the China challenge is not something the U.S. can do alone. And you don't have to" Stoltenberg said. "Through NATO the U.S. has the support of [--] allies." Hmm.if Pearl Harbor is attacked by the CCP Art. V cannot be invoked. via @NikkeiAsia" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1752814446303666650) 2024-01-31T22:01Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Delightful to hose Dr. Sato and her team from the @Japanfoundation at the @PacificForum offices yesterday chatting all things Japan and US-Japan relations" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1752824215856881985) 2024-01-31T22:40Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "China's move on Taiwan could come even sooner than projected U.S. commander warns - - @washtimes" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1753703158763966810) 2024-02-03T08:53Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Huawei searched by French prosecutors on suspicion of improper conduct. Curious to see the PRCs response as the Party State will only see this as Cold War thinking US influence or containment. Especially so close to Chinese New Year. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/02/08/huawei-raided-in-france-on-suspicion-of-improper-conduct_6506373_7.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/02/08/huawei-raided-in-france-on-suspicion-of-improper-conduct_6506373_7.html" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1755690914444640730) 2024-02-08T20:31Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "We were told to vet nominees for work focusing on China Taiwan Tibet or other topics that may be an issue in China and to my shame I did so" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1758232443218432476) 2024-02-15T20:50Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Estonia foils Russian special forces 'hybrid operation' inside @NATO territory" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1760043278668554335) 2024-02-20T20:46Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "China banning clothes that hurt national feelings would be a stitch too far via @scmpnews" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1760418376990798011) 2024-02-21T21:37Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "The end of an era in which US air systems flew unopposed above most countries" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1760467462146138538) 2024-02-22T00:52Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "This sentence: "By conveying to ordinary people the need for security Sweden also wins broad support for its military industry which ranks among the worlds top in technology and exports."" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1762301208931516699) 2024-02-27T02:18Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Dont Invest in China Goldman Sachs Wealth Management CIO Warns via @YahooFinance" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1764920365631828216) 2024-03-05T07:46Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Theres a lot of noise in favor of #Tiktok and the supposed hysteria against it. @klonkitchen lays a coherent and clear argument against it and one that should be heeded. Can we afford to have a CCP influenced agent in charge of our data Now that the Senate will be taking up the issue of a divestment of @tiktok_us I'd like to help lawmakers by laying out the concerns (and correcting the record). 🧵 Now that the Senate will be taking up the issue of a divestment of @tiktok_us I'd like to help lawmakers by laying out the concerns (and correcting the record). 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1767998861233250555) 2024-03-13T19:39Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "When the ByteDance CEO Groveled - China Media Project https://chinamediaproject.org/2024/03/20/that-time-the-bytedance-ceo-groveled/ https://chinamediaproject.org/2024/03/20/that-time-the-bytedance-ceo-groveled/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1773423037272240579) 2024-03-28T18:52Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Our economic relationship with China has changed rather than being a beneficiary of Chinas export boom a rivalry has emerged over the past [--] years https://on.ft.com/3xspOhK https://on.ft.com/3xspOhK" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1777252199950946331) 2024-04-08T08:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements ""Recognizing Japan's strengths and its close bilateral defense partnerships with all three countries we are considering cooperation with Japan on AUKUS Pillar II advanced capability projects" via @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/U.S.-U.K.-and-Australia-discuss-AUKUS-tech-cooperation-with-Japan https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/U.S.-U.K.-and-Australia-discuss-AUKUS-tech-cooperation-with-Japan" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1777461409607229441) 2024-04-08T22:19Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "@AlexLuck9 Taking it as real the issue with this is that Pillar [--] is about co-developing a sub not developing a sub force. Japan has been invited into Pillar [--] only (CET) with a strong opposition within AUKUS to adding more to Pillar [--]. If real strikes me as not well-informed" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1777525778105749660) 2024-04-09T02:35Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "This plays well into the offer to Japan to join AUKUS Pillar [--] on AI and Quantum. Things are definitely getting interesting. via @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Microsoft-to-invest-2.9bn-in-Japan-data-centers-amid-AI-boom https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Microsoft-to-invest-2.9bn-in-Japan-data-centers-amid-AI-boom" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1777789155881476243) 2024-04-09T20:02Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Amb. Emanuel on Xi Jinping: My message to Xi Jinping is Dont change. Keep it up at home and in the neighborhood.' He deserves recognition for all his assistance. Brilliant" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1777789912261292145) 2024-04-09T20:05Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Bravo Canada @NationalDefence for the robust defense strategy noting the deterioration in the international system and the rise of two bad actors who have been undermining it from the gray zone as well as - increasingly - the hot zone. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/north-strong-free-2024.html https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/north-strong-free-2024.html" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1778231628109881658) 2024-04-11T01:20Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Russia and China Warn NATO To Stay out of Asia https://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-warn-nato-stay-out-asia-1888741 https://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-warn-nato-stay-out-asia-1888741" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1778248283804041267) 2024-04-11T02:26Z 10.6K followers, 65.3K engagements "This is what China would like the US to do: slow down and let them win. Sorry Beijing you have to beat us if you want to be the first. Crying containment is for those in 2nd place. https://mkenyaleo.co.ke/2024/04/kenyan-athletes-allow-chinese-athlete-win-marathon/ https://mkenyaleo.co.ke/2024/04/kenyan-athletes-allow-chinese-athlete-win-marathon/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1779993039978758177) 2024-04-15T21:59Z 10.6K followers, 17.1K engagements "Beijing was focused on cutting out layers of command and enabling top leaders to speak directly to tactical forces in wartime if needed. - Always the beginning of a slippery slope https://on.ft.com/3W3amCP https://on.ft.com/3W3amCP" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1781494140989272420) 2024-04-20T01:24Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Recent proPRC Narratives: [--]. Dont rely on the US to protect your sovereignty from China as this weakens your sovereignty. [--]. Follow the ASEAN way ie do nothing to defend your territorial integrity and dont align with those who will assist you in defending your sovereignty. Many ASEAN members do not like what the Philippines doing because it is running counter to the principle of the ASEAN of promoting the region as a zone of peace freedom and neutrality. The way we handle things is with an American approach not the ASEAN approach former https://t.co/2hnxDecs6U Many ASEAN members do not like" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1782501816141529250) 2024-04-22T20:08Z 10.6K followers, 11.2K engagements "China has no interest in allowing German car companies to thrive in its market and every interest in becoming the globally dominant leader in EVs and other industries. German automakers might labor under the misapprehension.but German leaders shouldn't. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/22/olaf-scholz-germany-china-policy-companies-mercedes-vw-xi-jinping/utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%2004222024&utm_term=editors_picks" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1782612549474959773) 2024-04-23T03:28Z 10.6K followers, 53K engagements "The simple fact is that peace in the Indo-Pacific and even the wider world will be held hostage to one man with totalitarian control messianic ambition strategic impatience and implacable resolve. https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/china-is-battening-down-for-the-gathering-storm-over-taiwan/ https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/china-is-battening-down-for-the-gathering-storm-over-taiwan/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1782827843724136602) 2024-04-23T17:44Z 10.6K followers, 11.8K engagements "Recent PRC narratives: [--]. The surge in protests in HK was due to external (US) meddling. [--]. It did not originate from the people. [--]. If it did they were terrorists intent on attacks on the public rather than defending rights under the Basic Law. [--]. They were trained in Taiwan. INVESTIGATORS FOILED A MASSIVE terrorist-grade attack on Hong Kong involving bombs US firearms and a sniper it will be revealed this week. The assault was designed to cause multiple casualties and major destruction in Wan Chai a densely populated area on Hong Kong island. https://t.co/e8v3lC69Be INVESTIGATORS FOILED A" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1782832378286891291) 2024-04-23T18:02Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "@NuryVittachi And yet no one has died like in Hong Kong. Perhaps arrest number is not the right indication of underlying brutality of a police force. https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/21/asia/hong-kong-deaths-suicide-dark-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/21/asia/hong-kong-deaths-suicide-dark-intl-hnk/index.html" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1786461132565426219) 2024-05-03T18:21Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements ""My friend Gen. Brawner from the Republic of the Philippines . has renamed gray zone which sounds otherwise benign and dull into ICAD which is illegal coercive aggressive and deceptive https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/China-s-territorial-claims-illegal-deceptive-U.S.-Indo-Pacific-chief https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/China-s-territorial-claims-illegal-deceptive-U.S.-Indo-Pacific-chief" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1786890684567568655) 2024-05-04T22:48Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Trying to avert a trade war is visiting Brussels. Trying to split the EU is visiting Paris. Lets hope Macron doesnt fall for it. https://on.ft.com/4doNVyj https://on.ft.com/4doNVyj" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1787366163414229404) 2024-05-06T06:17Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "@Eazzayyy Interesting counter from the @FT https://on.ft.com/4bo95e4 https://on.ft.com/4bo95e4" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1787598898917462261) 2024-05-06T21:42Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "@Joel_P_Atkinson I dont know. Xis got both hands in his lap. Thats winning according to Beijing Rules. You know the old saying: He who has to stretch hands has stretched dignity" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1788081296943833586) 2024-05-08T05:39Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Beijing narratives: US tariffs killed US solar industry. Therefore tariffs will kill future industries. The problem with that is it ignores the massive subsidies and state support that Beijing afforded this strategic sector. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_13_497 Who REALLY killed the US solar panel industry The answer will come as a surprise. No it wasnt China. The US did the harm itself. The solar industry in America was decimated BECAUSE an earlier incarnation of the US government introduced tariffs against Chinese solar panels. https://t.co/DAdT17kIXt" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1791903733603095003) 2024-05-18T18:48Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "The papers argument leant heavily on the expertise of @IoWBobSeely @VarnishPeter my two co-authors who brought technical expertise and strategic thinking to the paper. Wherever the paper is sound in its thinking and based on decades of technical expertise it because of them" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1792636415542460590) 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "Sir Richard Dearlove OBE who wrote the forward said of Chinas attempt to build maintain and control UK digital infrastructure: To place the PRC in an advantageous exploitative position in the UKs future telecommunications system is a risk we simply do not need to take" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1792636420047216690) 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "The central argument of the paper was close to that in the #PragueProposal which also occurred [--] yrs ago in May: Supply chains for critical national infrastructure must look closely at suppliers & their legal framework - how do they treat data https://vlada.gov.cz/assets/media-centrum/aktualne/PRG_proposals_SP_1.pdf https://vlada.gov.cz/assets/media-centrum/aktualne/PRG_proposals_SP_1.pdf" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1792636427232043371) 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "It has taken a war in Ukraine to expose Beijings alignment and strategic decision-making. It continues to dump high-tech goods in strategic sectors in the US & Europe in what Albert Hirschman identified as economic warfare. EVs were in MadeInChina:2025 nearly [--] years ago" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1792636431480815796) 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "China buying strategically important land in Norway. https://www.voanews.com/a/sellers-of-arctic-land-unconcerned-by-potential-chinese-buyers/7625137.html https://www.voanews.com/a/sellers-of-arctic-land-unconcerned-by-potential-chinese-buyers/7625137.html" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1794086491297112192) 2024-05-24T19:22Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "@itsmeagain4126 @Mankosmash @ElbridgeColby To contain China from Communist expansion and the export of Communist revolution yesthat was the Cold War after all. However China also fought a bloody war in the territory of Korea; I remind you it was a war started by North Korea a pariah state that is under UN sanctions" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1794426581806629026) 2024-05-25T17:53Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "To overcome their shortcomings Chinas PLA has been aggressively recruiting western military talent to train their aviators using private firms around the globe that conceal their PLA ties and offer recruits exorbitant salaries https://on.ft.com/4enys2b https://on.ft.com/4enys2b" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1798392177288175906) 2024-06-05T16:31Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Sir you are confused. This diversity is natural unlike Chinas EV dumping which comes from #MadeInChina2025 which nurtures and builds up tech start ups with state subsidies protecting them from foreign competitors before being pushed out to dominate global tech markets. So many Japanese Korean American and German cars on #Delhi streets Can't help but think: should all major car exporting countries be blamed for overcapacity If not why China's export of new energy vehicles is labeled overcapacity America is a big exporter of soybeans https://t.co/MiabCZp4pD So many Japanese Korean American and" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1798776292185395687) 2024-06-06T17:57Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "New title: China agrees to negotiations that might split the EU confident that it can also wear down tariffs with vague promises. Prediction: Europe wont have an EV industry in 5-10 years. https://on.ft.com/3VzHhgG https://on.ft.com/3VzHhgG" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1805077377837674954) 2024-06-24T03:15Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements "Philippines warns of region-wide conflict over South China Sea reef dispute via @FT https://on.ft.com/4bjXi01 https://on.ft.com/4bjXi01" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1805750068290662438) 2024-06-25T23:49Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "Their Evergreen stocks rise and fall sheds light on the profound differences between mainland Chinas financial legal and political systems and those of the wider world and raises questions over how capital will flow between the two in future. https://www.ft.com/content/4a3cb4ac-8f75-45d5-ba70-66199baebcc3 https://www.ft.com/content/4a3cb4ac-8f75-45d5-ba70-66199baebcc3" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1807665531954270660) 2024-07-01T06:40Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "A delight to attend the Japanese @RimofthePacific related reception hosted by CG Nogami and VADM Yokota. Our two countries are stronger together" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1809472043177635879) 2024-07-06T06:18Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "While we realise that @NATO has pressing concerns over Russia & Ukraine the fact is that any U.S.-China war would be a catastrophe for everyone. Thats why @DavidSantoro1 and I argue that NATO must fortify deterrence vis a vis China by including Hawaii / Guam in Article V. 🚨 New #Pacnet #PacificForum's @DavidSantoro1 & @JohnHemmings2 examine #NATO's role in US Indo-Pacific deterrence strategy. Insights on the 'Hawaii gap' and global security implications. Read more: https://t.co/yRefnpHK2D #IndoPacific https://t.co/isGLl9ubbW 🚨 New #Pacnet #PacificForum's @DavidSantoro1 & @JohnHemmings2" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1810496972748710371) 2024-07-09T02:11Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements "The US is weighing the harshest trade curbs available if chip-gear makers like ASML and Tokyo Electron keep giving China access to advanced technology via @technology https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-17/us-considers-tougher-trade-rules-against-companies-in-chip-crackdown-on-chinautm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-17/us-considers-tougher-trade-rules-against-companies-in-chip-crackdown-on-chinautm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1813721268216348819) 2024-07-17T23:43Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "China's Expanding Arctic Ambitions Challenge the U.S. and NATO - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/2024/08/09/china-russia-us-arctic-north-pole-strategy-svalbard-norway-sea-route-1916641.html https://www.newsweek.com/2024/08/09/china-russia-us-arctic-north-pole-strategy-svalbard-norway-sea-route-1916641.html" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1814975688681922791) 2024-07-21T10:48Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "The $1bn loan was taken out by the Hungarian state from the Development Bank of China the Chinese Eximbank and the Hungarian branch of the Bank of China for a 3-year term. The details of the loan are not known except the loan has a floating interest rate https://telex.hu/english/2024/07/25/hungarian-state-quietly-takes-giant-loan-from-china https://telex.hu/english/2024/07/25/hungarian-state-quietly-takes-giant-loan-from-china" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1816595562432725345) 2024-07-25T22:05Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "The author has decided this is the key fact. There are plenty of reputable scholars of China who feel that regime type and regime behavior is the key variable- hows Jack Mas capitalist China Not so good The key fact about China is not that its government uses stale iconography or repressive measures but that it has utterly utterly crushed every other major country when it comes to economic growth for the last forty years. Nobody else even comes close. https://t.co/I7G2tB92w9 The key fact about China is not that its government uses stale iconography or repressive measures but that it has" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1816876281205494133) 2024-07-26T16:40Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "It was at that moment that Uber knew it had up. https://bbc.com/news/articles/cley0xn8e88o https://bbc.com/news/articles/cley0xn8e88o" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1819295215108358324) 2024-08-02T08:52Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements "A story about Chinese diplomacy in which only two quotes - both from Party academics - are given. Beijing must be delighted to see Chinas story being told so well. from @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/china/2024/08/15/how-china-thrives-in-a-world-of-turmoil https://www.economist.com/china/2024/08/15/how-china-thrives-in-a-world-of-turmoil" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1825442269106958712) 2024-08-19T07:58Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Has Joe Biden spurred an American manufacturing renaissance via @FT https://on.ft.com/4fOo5oF https://on.ft.com/4fOo5oF" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1825708345216610414) 2024-08-20T01:36Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Exploring a PRC Short-of-War Coercion Campaign to Seize Taiwans Kinmen Islands and Possible Responses American Enterprise Institute - AEI https://www.aei.org/articles/exploring-a-prc-short-of-war-coercion-campaign-to-seize-taiwans-kinmen-islands-and-possible-responses/ https://www.aei.org/articles/exploring-a-prc-short-of-war-coercion-campaign-to-seize-taiwans-kinmen-islands-and-possible-responses/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1827032254499189026) 2024-08-23T17:16Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "The new Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience will work through common acquisition and sustainment issues whether its co-development co-production or co-sustainment https://breakingdefense.com/2024/08/pay-the-pipir-dod-launching-new-indo-pacific-partnership-for-buying-sustaining-weapons/ https://breakingdefense.com/2024/08/pay-the-pipir-dod-launching-new-indo-pacific-partnership-for-buying-sustaining-weapons/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1827094673565085811) 2024-08-23T21:24Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Spot the responsible power: The U.S. engages to manage competition and provide guardrails. The PRC engages to make clear Beijings red lines and positions. Until China cares as much about risk management as much as we do well lose by these efforts. https://on.ft.com/4fX7sXT https://on.ft.com/4fX7sXT" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1827841502359540101) 2024-08-25T22:52Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements ""That Mauritius orchestrated an effective lawfare campaign with Russian support to have various countries vote against the UKs sovereign control of the territory does not alter the fact that Mauritians have never controlled it themselves." https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uks-surrender-chagos-symptom-strategic-ineptitude https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uks-surrender-chagos-symptom-strategic-ineptitude" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1844874823367000248) 2024-10-11T22:56Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "@Joel_P_Atkinson Hes an incredible ideologue himself and has a lifelong stake in defending an unrealistically Realist world view. What is tragic is his apparent willingness to reassure the Chinese of his delusions and play into their propaganda" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1851130947846209821) 2024-10-29T05:16Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "Someone recently boasted about filling the skies over Taiwan with a hellscape of drones. Uhmaybe not unless we decouple from the PRC supply chain. https://on.ft.com/3Cgtmpw https://on.ft.com/3Cgtmpw" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1852018035055325263) 2024-10-31T16:01Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Rather neat to see @RoyalNavy @HMS_Tamar visiting remote Pitcairn Island earlier this year. via @YouTube https://youtu.be/vgrVa6ah35ssi=I0dkYP7HwUBxJaTl https://youtu.be/vgrVa6ah35ssi=I0dkYP7HwUBxJaTl" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1858749039149543489) 2024-11-19T05:47Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Re news by PBS and AP the worries about Chinese fridge magnet manufacturers moving to Middle East market should not worry us. These are largest consumer markets in the world for [----]. Middle East is very low on this list. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-tariffs-could-speed-up-chinas-shift-to-new-markets-and-offshore-factories https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-tariffs-could-speed-up-chinas-shift-to-new-markets-and-offshore-factories" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1861514126893150424) 2024-11-26T20:55Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "China launches antitrust probe into Nvidia. Everyone is jockeying for position. https://on.ft.com/3ZH8otp https://on.ft.com/3ZH8otp" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1866195465206669512) 2024-12-09T18:57Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements "Suspect in UnitedHealth Killing Was Left Wing Ivy Leaguer With Anticapitalist Leanings https://www.wsj.com/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-2c23b33b https://www.wsj.com/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-2c23b33b" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1866320713445253371) 2024-12-10T03:15Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements "Seven Chinese nationals tried to illegally enter Guam as U.S. tested missile authorities say Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-chinese-nationals-tried-illegally-enter-guam-us-tested-missile-authorities-2024-12-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-chinese-nationals-tried-illegally-enter-guam-us-tested-missile-authorities-2024-12-21/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1870767906230788249) 2024-12-22T09:46Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "India roars ahead of China to top Asian IPO rankings via @FT https://on.ft.com/4gN0Db1 https://on.ft.com/4gN0Db1" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1872244548250042540) 2024-12-26T11:34Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "For my European friends that worry about a tariff war its notable that the U.S. only tariffs European cars 2.5% while Europe tariffs US cars 10%. Thats before a 20% sales tax. China tariffs foreign autos 25% while India tariffs 125%. Puts things in perspective" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1874201281512038939) 2024-12-31T21:09Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "China could beat us to the punch to a 6th-gen fighter Air Force official warns https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/china-could-beat-us-to-the-punch-to-a-6th-gen-fighter-air-force-official-warns/ https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/china-could-beat-us-to-the-punch-to-a-6th-gen-fighter-air-force-official-warns/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1879410576650326406) 2025-01-15T06:09Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Chinas Country Garden joins biggest money losers in corporate history - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/China-debt-crunch/Country-Garden-joins-biggest-money-losers-in-corporate-historyutm_campaign=GL_asia_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=1&pub_date=20250116190000&seq_num=3&si=dddcacad-ade7-48e8-b258-4e0a4f8b43c9" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1879913110644965465) 2025-01-16T15:26Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Is TikTok pushing Taiwans young people closer to China via @FT https://on.ft.com/40DRGM5 https://on.ft.com/40DRGM5" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1880476998868344888) 2025-01-18T04:47Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "The authors said that data from the devices was communicating with [---] foreign endpoints many in China & Russia including about a dozen belonging to TikTok owner Bytedance as well as to Huawei and to state-owned telecoms giant China Telecom https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-how-us-forces-nasa-could-inadvertently-spying-china-2016700 https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-how-us-forces-nasa-could-inadvertently-spying-china-2016700" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1880565499047883260) 2025-01-18T10:38Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "OpenAI says it has evidence Chinas DeepSeek used its model to train competitor via @FT https://on.ft.com/4aDNsrd https://on.ft.com/4aDNsrd" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1884478942251307272) 2025-01-29T05:49Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "@ga_thomps Those were just imposed relatively recently - August and October [----] - so perhaps too little too late Do Canadian tariffs on PRC steel apply to the raw steel that Canada processes and then sells as Canadian made Been looking for the data all morning" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1886143093659124204) 2025-02-02T20:02Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements "@4Freedoms4 I am not a fan of how its messaged; but as weve seen with US-Europe ties Trump has a way of making people move when theyve previously ignored previously polite efforts. (Thinking of NATO defense spending here). I do think steel & auto industries are vital to national security" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1886150245014503826) 2025-02-02T20:30Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements "What is Hutchison PPC and what influence do they have over the Panama Canal What exactly is their relationship with Beijing #maritime #maritime-news https://maritime-executive.com/article/panama-audits-hutchison-after-trump-s-complaints-of-chinese-influence https://maritime-executive.com/article/panama-audits-hutchison-after-trump-s-complaints-of-chinese-influence" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1886307020892164284) 2025-02-03T06:53Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "The shift away from partisanship a century ago was driven partly by advertisers. Today as ad revenues leak away to search engines and social networks newspapers have come to rely more on paying readers. Unlike advertisers readers love opinion. https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/07/16/how-objectivity-in-journalism-became-a-matter-of-opinion https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/07/16/how-objectivity-in-journalism-became-a-matter-of-opinion" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1887388027603067198) 2025-02-06T06:29Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "China's Xpeng may invest up to $13.8 billion in humanoid robots state media reports Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-xpeng-may-invest-up-138-billion-humanoid-robots-state-media-reports-2025-03-11/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-xpeng-may-invest-up-138-billion-humanoid-robots-state-media-reports-2025-03-11/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1899606765479866848) 2025-03-11T23:42Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "Exclusive: TSMC pitched Intel foundry JV to Nvidia AMD and Broadcom sources say Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-pitched-intel-foundry-jv-nvidia-amd-broadcom-sources-say-2025-03-12/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-pitched-intel-foundry-jv-nvidia-amd-broadcom-sources-say-2025-03-12/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1899872713281593851) 2025-03-12T17:18Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "The lack of government support for eVTOL startups in Germany and Europe has raised concerns about the regions ability to compete with the U.S. and China where companies receive significant backing from governments and defense agencies. https://verticalmag.com/news/lilium-files-for-insolvency-again-as-funding-deal-falls-through/ https://verticalmag.com/news/lilium-files-for-insolvency-again-as-funding-deal-falls-through/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1900614726377501039) 2025-03-14T18:27Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Nvidia to spend hundreds of billions on US supply chain says chief via @FT https://on.ft.com/4bDnh4n https://on.ft.com/4bDnh4n" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1902682862186364974) 2025-03-20T11:25Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements "if I think it was Russias fault I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil on all oil coming out of Russia. That would be that if you buy oil from Russia you cant do business in the United States https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-angry-putin-zelenskyy-iran-sanctions-rcna198729 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-angry-putin-zelenskyy-iran-sanctions-rcna198729" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1906414447465521284) 2025-03-30T18:33Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Naval Shipbuilder HII Signs Agreement with South Korean Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries via @withemes https://news.usni.org/2025/04/07/naval-shipbuilder-hii-signs-agreement-with-south-korean-shipyard-hyundai-heavey-industries https://news.usni.org/2025/04/07/naval-shipbuilder-hii-signs-agreement-with-south-korean-shipyard-hyundai-heavey-industries" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1909810066880135486) 2025-04-09T03:26Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Leaked 'working paper' on New Caledonia's political future sparks concern https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/558147/leaked-working-paper-on-new-caledonia-s-political-future-sparks-concern https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/558147/leaked-working-paper-on-new-caledonia-s-political-future-sparks-concern" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1911661285776957715) 2025-04-14T06:02Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "China would like to see this meme as modern progress over an aged freight transport system. Others might see it as unsustainable posturing since China's impressive rail system has racked up an equally impressive debt of $900bn" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1912249669654352326) 2025-04-15T21:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "The Adaptability Dividend: Survival in the Age of Glass-Cannon Technology Great piece by @RyanFedasiuk https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/the-adaptability-dividend-survival-in-the-age-of-glass-cannon-technology/ https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/the-adaptability-dividend-survival-in-the-age-of-glass-cannon-technology/" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1965138909962367376) 2025-09-08T19:43Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements "The symbolism of this airfield's resurgence is heavy with meaning and should give the PLA pause. Used primarily for bombing Japan at the end of the war it will provide Guam and Hawaii with another power point for @usairforce @PACAF power projection. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/america-is-rebuilding-the-remote-pacific-airfield-that-ended-world-war-ii/ar-AA1Mh98qocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/america-is-rebuilding-the-remote-pacific-airfield-that-ended-world-war-ii/ar-AA1Mh98qocid=socialshare" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1965871548092547584) 2025-09-10T20:14Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "It was a privilege to moderate three great colleagues and trade association experts on #AUKUS Pillar 2: @dakhardwick at @AIAspeaks Samira Braund at @ADSgroupUK and David Martin @The_AiGroup at #DSEI2025. Check out their essays here: @ConGeostrategy https://www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-36-2025 https://www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-36-2025" [X Link](https://x.com/JohnHemmings2/status/1966057391792832647) 2025-09-11T08:33Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social Influence
Social category influence countries travel destinations finance technology brands stocks social networks automotive brands financial services gaming currencies
Social topic influence china, beijing, taiwan, in the, mauritius, countries, russia, canada, japan, at least
Top assets mentioned Pillar (PLR) Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL)
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"Taiwanese government officials said separately that Starlink itself was not an option for them adding Musks company would not agree to a joint venture in which Chunghwa Telecom or another Taiwanese entity held at least [--] per cent as Taipei demands. https://on.ft.com/3VKhIud https://on.ft.com/3VKhIud"
X Link 2025-01-18T04:49Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Some good news on the tech competition front (in a bad week). https://wccftech.com/u-s-chip-industry-reaches-another-milestone-as-globalwafers-becomes-the-first-firm-to-produce-silicon-wafers-domestically/ https://wccftech.com/u-s-chip-industry-reaches-another-milestone-as-globalwafers-becomes-the-first-firm-to-produce-silicon-wafers-domestically/"
X Link 2025-08-20T18:07Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"You want to see Beijing disrupt the City Let them build the embassy with its massive underground room with the extractor fan and servers [---] cm next to sensitive financial and government agency-used cables. Seriously this is basic risk assessment and prioritization. Moving internet cables away from Chinas proposed super-embassy could disrupt the City of London insiders have warned Read more https://t.co/FKdq5eqPJ4 https://t.co/pRmbevvQgB Moving internet cables away from Chinas proposed super-embassy could disrupt the City of London insiders have warned Read more https://t.co/FKdq5eqPJ4"
X Link 2026-01-22T09:51Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Great speech but Canada's support for NATO Article V and Greenland would've been much boosted if Ottawa had met the NATO 2% spending commitment over the last decade. Instead its defence spending is amongst the lowest in NATO. #defenceconsumer https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country"
X Link 2026-01-23T10:36Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"The steady build up anti-US sentiment in Ottawa from Trudeau onwards and the desire to balance U.S. trade dependencies with the PRC makes little sense in a world where China is Washingtons greatest strategic competitor. This is the Scotland-France-England triangle all over. The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade. Were changing that with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations. https://t.co/2Geqt7Zf1d The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade. Were changing that with a new"
X Link 2026-01-26T09:52Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@commiepommie I think youve missed the point Woodie the important thing is that people are debating it and calling it out. Good luck doing that with your Red Masters"
X Link 2026-01-27T08:27Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"If Carney followed up his speech by pushing hard on European trade there'd at least be moral clarity and strategic realism but pushing China (3.8% of total trade) vs the US (76.5%) (2024 figs) after decades of neglecting @NATO spend targets is insane. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/canada-s-carney-tells-trump-i-meant-what-i-said-in-davos/ar-AA1V62rqocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/canada-s-carney-tells-trump-i-meant-what-i-said-in-davos/ar-AA1V62rqocid=socialshare"
X Link 2026-01-28T07:21Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Well here's a crazy idea why doesn't Canada push hard on the FTA with UK its 3rd largest trade partner as Starmer is currently obsessed with economic wins Why do countries prostrate themselves in Beijing when trade (esp digital) is so loaded with geostrategy leverage If Carney followed up his speech by pushing hard on European trade there'd at least be moral clarity and strategic realism but pushing China (3.8% of total trade) vs the US (76.5%) (2024 figs) after decades of neglecting @NATO spend targets is insane. https://t.co/7rIDu210XB If Carney followed up his speech by pushing hard on"
X Link 2026-01-28T07:24Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@shashj @NATO My broader argument is [--]. Trade dependence theory is driving Lib China policy [--]. Canada should be leaning into Europe & NATO not the USs primary military & economic threat [--]. Its moving from ally to frenemy (yes Trump has accelerated) but NO US admin will accept this long run"
X Link 2026-01-28T08:20Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Starmer is getting the Red carpet treatment I see. Touched down in China Im here to deliver for the British people. https://t.co/kzCJNsuBw3 Touched down in China Im here to deliver for the British people. https://t.co/kzCJNsuBw3"
X Link 2026-01-28T11:16Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Fords move to expand ties with China battery giant CATL angers US lawmakers via @FT https://www.ft.com/content/9ce6ac8b-3c90-4ff0-a68c-d3aed51c2940shareType=nongift https://www.ft.com/content/9ce6ac8b-3c90-4ff0-a68c-d3aed51c2940shareType=nongift"
X Link 2026-01-28T22:53Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"How is this even remotely the same Britain that went toe to toe with the KGB and MSS during the Cold War I mean really aides wandering off to discoes Who knows Perhaps this was when they realized that hacking phones at No [--] was not going to be hard. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/burner-phones-history-uk-security-tactics-china-keir-starmer-visitCMP=share_btn_url https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/burner-phones-history-uk-security-tactics-china-keir-starmer-visitCMP=share_btn_url"
X Link 2026-01-29T08:24Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@ryanl_hass For this to be true they had to not have visited China previously. This is silly buggers. I've watched UK PM's crawl dash run and jiggle to Beijing for at least a decade an a half. And predictable as in PLA coup / [----] Taiwan predictable / rare earth restrictions predcitable"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:44Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@ryanl_hass Yes but bc the @Conservatives have bc much more susp of China post-Huawei. Note Xi's mention of @UKLabour in his remarks to Starmer. The PM pretty much began asking for visit as soon as elected. Embassy deal & PRC pressure drove the timing. Seriously"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:52Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@ryanl_hass @Conservatives @UKLabour A fair compromise would be if you removed the UK from the list since this visit has little to do with the US and everything to do with a small coterie of Treasury officials who think China will deliver UK growth"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:08Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"This graph shows unfavorability ratings of China by Political Party. The graph speaks for itself. Hello from Beijings Forbidden City. Minus degrees and clear sky this morning. Starmer and President Xi have held talks nearby. Xis opening remarks to the cameras were especially interesting The Chinese leader appears to have taken a swipe at the Tories for allowing the https://t.co/wqfq980rLv Hello from Beijings Forbidden City. Minus degrees and clear sky this morning. Starmer and President Xi have held talks nearby. Xis opening remarks to the cameras were especially interesting The Chinese"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:13Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"If there is any truth to this - a big "if" - then it strikes one as a reminder of the opportunities that the great powers have to head off a major conflict. 💥💥💥Bombshell Development 💥💥💥 A document circulating online as an alleged open letter from the top Chinese military figure Zhang Youxia to Xi Jinping is being disseminated for analytical purposes. Based on prior NFSC intelligence and assessment several of the letters 💥💥💥Bombshell Development 💥💥💥 A document circulating online as an alleged open letter from the top Chinese military figure Zhang Youxia to Xi Jinping is being"
X Link 2026-01-30T08:58Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@haugejostein U fail to mention Chinese disruption on WTO state subsidies and economic direction dumping impact on UNCLOS in South China Sea fail to mention impact of globalization on US-UK working class & manufacturing and you do mention a speech that morally soiled itself in Beijing"
X Link 2026-01-30T09:29Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"It is related to the position that the Chinese state has over its technology sector. A number of policies and laws ensure that the China tech firms work closely with the state: Natl Intelligence Law National Cyber Security Law Trade Union Law Civil-Military Fusion policy. China allows millions of American EVs to be sold and driven all throughout the country. Clearly theyve figured out how to get comfortable with potential security issues here. Why cant we This speaks to either serious lack of institutional capacity or extreme paranoia more China allows millions of American EVs to be sold and"
X Link 2026-01-31T09:57Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"I actually think he's the last of a dying breed: political leaders in the UK who think China can solve all of our outdated infrastructure problems & economic growth problems rather than addressing the policies we ourselves have put in place which hobble economic growth. Keir Starmer is the most treacherous prime minister in British history. Keir Starmer is the most treacherous prime minister in British history"
X Link 2026-01-31T09:59Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"So.it looks like not all countries are going to Beijing after all. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/trump-says-agreed-trade-deal-with-india-2026-02-02/ https://www.reuters.com/world/india/trump-says-agreed-trade-deal-with-india-2026-02-02/"
X Link 2026-02-03T15:08Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"This is geopolitical analysis by a journalist inadvertantly steered by PRC narratives. And pretty thin on facts. India just signed a major trade deal with the US & EU - which is huge. The UK and Canadian trips were performative and got little. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-a-parade-of-us-allies-rattled-by-trump-visit-china-beijing-claims-a-win-for-its-new-world-order/ar-AA1VwYA0ocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-a-parade-of-us-allies-rattled-by-trump-visit-china-beijing-claims-a-win-for-its-new-world-order/ar-AA1VwYA0ocid=socialshare"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:27Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"This second biolap linked to a PRC citizen inside the US "looks" like bio-industrial espionage; back-engineering US products like the COVID vaccine for PRC-linked companies or the state. What else are people hearing Thoughts https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chinese-linked-biolab-discovered-in-las-vegas-home-sparks-federal-investigation-with-swat-response/ar-AA1VBPD0ocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chinese-linked-biolab-discovered-in-las-vegas-home-sparks-federal-investigation-with-swat-response/ar-AA1VBPD0ocid=socialshare"
X Link 2026-02-04T07:24Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Its hard to know what the UK can offer since Mauritius can renege at any time (with strong PRC diplomatic support in the UN). If guarantees cover the exclusion of PRC fishing fleets from the EEZ (which is doubtful) then security guarantees still amount to little. EXC: Donald Trump is now expected to approve Starmers Chagos deal. UK has offered additional security guarantees on Diego Garcia which appear to have won Trump over. Could be as soon as tonight in a call with Starmer - although timing not nailed down. https://t.co/ot0GiIviHX EXC: Donald Trump is now expected to approve Starmers"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:31Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
""As to paragraph 1(b)(i) of this Annex the United Kingdom agrees to expeditiously inform Mauritius of any armed attack on a third State directly emanating from the Base on Diego Garcia" via Darren Spick Huge threat to @usairforce operational security here HTTPS://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f25afc054883884bff42a/CS_Mauritius_1.2025_Agreement_Chagos_Diego_Garcia.pdf HTTPS://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f25afc054883884bff42a/CS_Mauritius_1.2025_Agreement_Chagos_Diego_Garcia.pdf"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:09Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@RossKempsell As a reminder [--]. China can lease any other island in the archipelago [--]. Both the UK and US would be required to provide timely warning to Mauritius of any attacks on a third party"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:46Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"HP Dell Acer and Asus mull using Chinese memory chips amid supply crunch via @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/hp-dell-acer-and-asus-mull-using-chinese-memory-chips-amid-supply-crunch https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/hp-dell-acer-and-asus-mull-using-chinese-memory-chips-amid-supply-crunch"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:31Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Sad to see Philippe Sands argue against the rights of self-determination of the Chagossian people using a political argument pretending to be a legal one. His role as advisor to the governments of the UK and Mauritius looks like a conflict of interest. HTTPS://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2180b548-31e7-42fc-b1a9-d2acf771a3dd HTTPS://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2180b548-31e7-42fc-b1a9-d2acf771a3dd"
X Link 2026-02-06T09:55Z 10.4K followers, 27.5K engagements
"@bill_hayton I 100% believe this was the original sin of where we are today. And the fact that Mauritius began lobbying in the UNGA immediately after independence for something theyd little national claim over"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:17Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@bill_hayton I think there are three possible solutions: [--]. Some limited rights to return; including working rights on the base (jobs which will now in any case go to Mautitians). [--]. Rights to British citizenship outright. [--]. Some efforts to make Peros Banhos more habitable"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:51Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@GreenStandard_ Hugely expensive as compared to the annual costs of the Mauritus Deal You have the US Department of Defense in the room who pay no annual leasing costs for the base. Yes it is extremly expensive to resupply DG but couldn't costs have been borne with the interests involved"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:03Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@bill_hayton Any US official - elected or appointed - see the security of the base as its priority. They'd advocate the best solution to that end"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:04Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"The Car Industry Is Racing to Replace Chinese Code - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-car-industry-is-racing-to-replace-chinese-code-6b939e1f https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-car-industry-is-racing-to-replace-chinese-code-6b939e1f"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:16Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Japanese stocks soar to record after Sanae Takaichis landslide election win via @FT https://www.ft.com/content/13556ff7-89be-463f-8dbd-a16540a47dabshareType=nongift https://www.ft.com/content/13556ff7-89be-463f-8dbd-a16540a47dabshareType=nongift"
X Link 2026-02-09T05:32Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@bill_hayton Nah"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:06Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"And it's only decades ago that thousands of Chinese students were killed by the PLA in Tiananmen Square. It's only decades ago that Mao's Cultural Revolution killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens. It's only decades ago that the PRC caused a famine killing millions. Its only decades ago that the Japanese militarists led Japan onto the path of war unleashed horrendous atrocities against its Asian neighbors and the world and brought calamities onto the Japanese people. Whether Japan will stick to the path of peaceful development and take https://t.co/XxCbmZxchU Its only decades ago"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:43Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"The free-trade lobby said it couldn't be done shouldn't be done. Well this isn't the first time they were wrong. A 20-year marathon for Chinese exports to the US back to the starting line overnight. Goldman Sachs warned last year that Chinas share of U.S. imports could fall to 7.5% by [----]. Now its 2026and reality has confirmed it. 7.5% is where China was in [----] the year it joined https://t.co/iDNeiJgLaw A 20-year marathon for Chinese exports to the US back to the starting line overnight. Goldman Sachs warned last year that Chinas share of U.S. imports could fall to 7.5% by [----]. Now its"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:45Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@bill_hayton @shashj I can see a loyal opposition-driven campaign vs a policy - poorly throught-through and riven with conflicts of interests - this one ignoring British Chagossians. Disregarding "the govt can't be wrong" for obv reasons. What's a reliable EW range vs the buffer"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:18Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@bill_hayton @shashj I will also point out that I've been a critic of the deal since it was announced by the last government and while I recognize some of the political shenningans you describe 1) that's what oppositions do challenge and oppose and 2) it'll last if it withstands proper scrutiny"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:25Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Deeply moving essay that takes its observations of the changing nature of England from a U.S. perspective (one I know a little about) and while culturally conservative it is with the smallest and most polite small cs. https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2026/england-as-it-really-is/ https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2026/england-as-it-really-is/"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:00Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"This is nuts. [---] billion in counterfeit cash seized by Europol linked to shipments from China https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eur-12-billion-in-counterfeit-cash-stopped-in-postal-operation https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eur-12-billion-in-counterfeit-cash-stopped-in-postal-operation"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:50Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"South Korean L-SAM side thruster test via @YouTube https://youtube.com/shorts/Yo59kOyOli8si=VdsjN5a7e0GFSgVI https://youtube.com/shorts/Yo59kOyOli8si=VdsjN5a7e0GFSgVI"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:36Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Europe and Britain should concentrate on arming not on moving away from the US https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/16/munich-security-rubio-nato-defence-industry-us-europe-uk/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/16/munich-security-rubio-nato-defence-industry-us-europe-uk/"
X Link 2026-02-16T17:51Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@whitebison66 Its Prague 1968"
X Link 2020-05-23T22:32Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@UselessTree As long as there is a "correct" past and an "incorrect" past and emotionally-driven arguments in which people are shamed into apologizing and accepting the new orthodoxy a new form quasi-liberalism which elevates the group above the individual in "struggle sessions""
X Link 2020-06-11T02:48Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@UselessTree Agree on that but what of the Gandhi statue Churchill Hmm.we impose a single morality bad over the complexity and disregard the good. As for the your last it's true in principle but in fact individual-liberalism is being replaced by group-liberalism"
X Link 2020-06-11T03:04Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"More United Front work & CCP propaganda is not going to make the world love the PRC. It already spends $10bn a year (compare that to the US $670mn). Changing its approach towards the world might but that isnt going to happen under Chairman Xi. https://www.economist.com/china/2017/03/23/china-is-spending-billions-to-make-the-world-love-it Media budget allocations for a start maybe also funding more areas studies and training elite Chinese students in third world cultures and languages in the way that the US did/does. This needs to be played as a long game."
X Link 2020-06-30T02:40Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements
"The request comes on the heels of a White House announcement that the US would supply Taiwan with $345mn in weapons from stockpiles for the 1st time under a system known as presidential drawdown authority that has been used to send weapons to Ukraine https://on.ft.com/47bXrBR https://on.ft.com/47bXrBR"
X Link 2023-10-24T14:16Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Arm to launch its own chip in move that could upend semiconductor industry via @FT https://on.ft.com/3EAax25 https://on.ft.com/3EAax25"
X Link 2025-02-14T16:01Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] I wrote that Russia & PRC would work together on the "northern sea route" and the "southern sea route". Through the militarization of both routes & the extension of jurisdiction (contrary to UNCLOS) I speculated a new "mare clausem" era. https://dkiapcss.edu/the-sino-russian-approach-to-the-maritime-a-mare-clausem-system/ 🚨BREAKING: Russia & China sign Northern Sea Route cooperation deal Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom and the Chinese government will implement new technologies and develop joint projects to form a sustainable trade route between the countries https://t.co/55Lxtj66g6"
X Link 2025-10-15T08:48Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Interference in the domestic affairs of others. If Beijing is this blatant with the US while its the most powerful nation in the intl system imagine what will happen to western democracies if China becomes hegemon. I shudder to think of it. Our new research suggests TikToks algorithm systematically boosts pro-Mamdani and anti-Cuomo content in NYCs mayoral race. This analysis was done by Spring AI. the company uncovers the hidden mechanics of social media algorithms to defend democracies from weaponized AI. 🧵 https://t.co/PFtvE5lIEg Our new research suggests TikToks algorithm systematically"
X Link 2025-10-22T16:19Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@LiuXininBeijing Meaning: your countries don't need pesky industries or sovereign capability. Let China build everything for you"
X Link 2025-10-22T22:18Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@RushDoshi While I actually do think Cold War-containment is a valid strategy to adapt to the current Chinese challenge I am also aware that Beijing has long waged cognitive warfare on us vis a vis the term re-defining it to mean something akin to "keep China down" https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myth-chinese-containment https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myth-chinese-containment"
X Link 2025-10-27T17:24Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
""While it's very early days to determine what brought down both vehicles the fact that two aircraft were brought down in short order in a deeply geostrategic and contested environment must be taken into account". https://www.newsweek.com/navy-helicopter-fighter-jet-crashes-south-china-sea-under-scrutiny-10942491 https://www.newsweek.com/navy-helicopter-fighter-jet-crashes-south-china-sea-under-scrutiny-10942491"
X Link 2025-10-27T17:33Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@KaiserKuo @haugejostein Please substantiate that statement. China "subordinated itself to Western interests" That's a huge claim"
X Link 2025-10-27T17:37Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Pleased to see the recommendations from a [----] @ConGeostrategy report co-authored with @bill_hayton stand the test of time. The following recommendations from our paper were a part of yesterday's UK Vietnam Joint Declaration. https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/enhancing-british-vietnamese-relations-in-a-more-competitive-era/ This government has secured a landmark agreement with Vietnam to ramp up the returns process of illegal migrants. Through international cooperation - not shouting from the sidelines we can tackle illegal migration. https://t.co/iNcVliVHaC"
X Link 2025-10-30T11:48Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@PatrickZhengCHN @JeffreyOrdaniel @bill_hayton @lylegoldstein @NCUSCR @CollinSLKoh @Rory_Medcalf @USAmbPH Literally the entire world - probably including yourself - believes that China is behaving like an expansionist power threatening the sovereignty of its neighbors: a massive own goal since the South China Sea could be an opportunity for regional cooperation"
X Link 2025-11-04T05:28Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"What to Expect from Secretary Hegseths November [--] Speech on the Arsenal of Freedom https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-expect-secretary-hegseths-november-7-speech-arsenal-freedom https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-expect-secretary-hegseths-november-7-speech-arsenal-freedom"
X Link 2025-11-06T21:08Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@XH_Lee23 Somehow I wonder if modern warfare involves that much goose stepping / sparkly uniforms"
X Link 2025-11-11T09:46Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@luo_yuehan Wow. Now show Xinjiang"
X Link 2025-11-11T09:51Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@MissQuanyi18 I don't know change occurs quickly. China was fairly poor before Deng adopted free market reforms and opened China up for US foreign direct investment. How much USD went into the Chinese economy over the last [--] decades do you suppose"
X Link 2025-11-11T09:53Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@zhao_dashuai Ah yes the "accidental" excess capacity. You literally designed the architecture for dumping cheap BYD EVs into foreign markets and destroying local auto industries. And all of it pretty much in time to the Made in China: [----] plan. We see you China. We see you"
X Link 2025-11-11T10:09Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@SenayitWeg52317 @Bentap2 @MissQuanyi18 So on top of getting Most Favored Trading Nation status with the US low tarrifs giving you $400bn in annual trade you stole between $225bn and $600bn in intellectual property ANNUALLY. All your accomplishments are built by copying others. https://law.stanford.edu/2018/04/10/intellectual-property-china-china-stealing-american-ip/ https://law.stanford.edu/2018/04/10/intellectual-property-china-china-stealing-american-ip/"
X Link 2025-11-11T15:52Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"The US invested $1.5tn+ in the PRC - an authoritarian predatorial state - over [--] years after giving it MFTN status and supporting its membership to the @wto. I do think there needs to be a reckoning and some self-reflection on this massive own goal. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188629/united-states-direct-investments-in-china-since-2000/#::text=This%20statistic%20shows%20the%20directon%20the%20decision%20making%20process Unbelievable they can't process their own rare earth can't make their own TNT can't even make antibiotics. For a country dreaming of all out society war against China"
X Link 2025-11-11T16:03Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@Bentap2 @MissQuanyi18 Actuaaaaally "Ben" they did confiscate investment. Indeed there was a range of acts politicies and practices that are considered discriminatory and predatory. Can I draw your attention to the [----] USTR [---] Report (Betcha $1.5tn you dont even read it) https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Section%20301%20FINAL.PDF https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Section%20301%20FINAL.PDF"
X Link 2025-11-11T16:08Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"I hope no one was injured or killed but to all the PRC bots swarming my X account talking up "China winning the future" with futuristic train stations and views of Shanghai's skyline I submit exhibit A. The bridge was opened earlier this year. Footage shows part of the Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan China collapsing today. The 758-meter span opened earlier this year on National Highway [---] suffered a major structural failure though no casualties were reported. https://t.co/0xfz7V2zxB Footage shows part of the Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan China collapsing today. The 758-meter span opened earlier this"
X Link 2025-11-11T16:12Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@Sympthony2357 @RebeccaYChan No the difference is that the Chinese billionaires ARE the Party leadership by and large. They ARE the government"
X Link 2025-11-11T18:07Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"A new form of warfare against sitting democratic leaders; blaming tensions - usually reignited and executed by Chinese agencies - on those politicians. A Neotributary System redux. Suitably deferential leaders need PRC support or face undermining. https://on.ft.com/4oM6wcW https://on.ft.com/4oM6wcW"
X Link 2025-11-16T08:03Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@AlanRMacLeod Pushed by Russia - a country that uses state control and nationalism - to justify its one-man rule. https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1988097/ https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1988097/"
X Link 2025-11-16T10:20Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"I hate to say this about a so-called [----] year old civilization this is just childish. via @LRTenglish https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2750349/vilnius-seeks-help-providing-consular-services-in-china-as-beijing-stays-silent https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2750349/vilnius-seeks-help-providing-consular-services-in-china-as-beijing-stays-silent"
X Link 2025-11-23T21:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@D162Michele Authoritarians always say theyll make the trains run on time. Their governance is largely a ponzi scheme for the Party elites while their economies are based on lies ultimately faltering under the weight of government mismanagement"
X Link 2025-11-24T10:40Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"A senior UK official asked me if I was recommending decoupling when discussing the risks of dependency on PRC trade. There must be a collective Western-G7 response to this zero sum trade war. The current approach will end in our de-industrialization. https://on.ft.com/4oiH0uM https://on.ft.com/4oiH0uM"
X Link 2025-11-27T09:55Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@coldtusker @OopsGuess Mind you I was speaking about the aircraft / airline industry but please proceed with your line of thought"
X Link 2025-11-30T08:25Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@SariArhoHavren Agree with all except the last point. I don't think you can lay blame on the United States for the current deterioration in enthusiasm for the alliance. R Gates issued a very clear warning in [----] which was by and large ignored"
X Link 2025-11-30T08:27Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"This is a major signal of commitment to Taiwan - as outlined in the NSS. It shows Europeans that the U.S. pivot to the IP is the reality (not isolationism). With this new reality we must find ways to collaboratively shore up deterrence in each theatre. https://www.ft.com/content/feda40da-5297-43f8-80a0-a5252e6bc89eshareType=nongift https://www.ft.com/content/feda40da-5297-43f8-80a0-a5252e6bc89eshareType=nongift"
X Link 2025-12-18T13:21Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"One of the most amusing and brutal reposts - citations quotes references - to what now seems to be a poorly thought through tweet. Nice to see such polite expertise exercised in such a deadly manner. #ThreadOfTheWeek Hu Bo (2015): Until Taiwan is unified with the mainland the Chinese navys ability to conduct distant-sea operations is severely constrained. The strengthening of Chinas maritime power will inevitably challenge Japans maritime position in the East China Sea prompting Japans Hu Bo (2015): Until Taiwan is unified with the mainland the Chinese navys ability to conduct distant-sea"
X Link 2026-01-01T10:20Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"How Chinese Agents Posed as American Media - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/how-chinese-agents-posed-as-american-media-11348246 https://www.newsweek.com/how-chinese-agents-posed-as-american-media-11348246"
X Link 2026-01-18T13:38Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Im always surprised that people are surprised that China is using dual-use civilian technologies in strategic ways that negate or diminish the economic gains of doing business with them. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has suspended the use of Chinese electric vehicles particularly those made by BYD due to serious cybersecurity concerns. Experts warned that the cars built-in communication systems and sensors could be used to spy on Israeli officials by https://t.co/8zfYvlmxvb The Israeli Ministry of Defense has suspended the use of Chinese electric vehicles particularly those made by BYD due"
X Link 2026-01-19T15:26Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Beijing has made the embassy issue a priority in the UK-China relationship. Xi Jinping Chinas leader raised the matter directly with Keir Starmer in their first phone call in August [----]. Which raises the question of why https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/19/china-expected-to-get-london-embassy-go-ahead-uk https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/19/china-expected-to-get-london-embassy-go-ahead-uk"
X Link 2026-01-20T06:43Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@SariArhoHavren Without making this a Trump issue - is it possible - there are solid reasons why the UK should not give away a strategic asset to a country that has no real historic sovereign claims as a result of PRC lawfare (@jack_watling) and misguided post-colonial angst"
X Link 2026-01-20T10:04Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@NigelInkster So we don't know what info those cables carry but imagine a financial "Pearl Harbor" on NYSE-LSE on the eve of a Taiwan crisis. Inserting wrong data or wiping large reams of trading data could have catastrophic results on the integrity of both markets"
X Link 2026-01-20T10:07Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Well said. The UK needs to learn this lesson as we gaze down the barrel of a Starmer visit to Beijing atop the misguided decision today on allowing the Chinese Embassy to go ahead. Canada still tends to approach trade with China as if it were mainly about economics. In practice it rarely is. Talk of a new strategic partnership risks obscuring a basic reality. China hasnt changed how it uses trade investment and diplomacy as tools of state power. https://t.co/0EJVYg3Vf8 Canada still tends to approach trade with China as if it were mainly about economics. In practice it rarely is. Talk of a new"
X Link 2026-01-20T11:46Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Thrilled to be back at @HJS_Org one of the best think tanks in London offering foreign and defence policy analysis and policy within the context of Britain's ideals of democracy freedom and human rights - elements that are often missing from discussions of national security. We are pleased to welcome Dr @JohnHemmings2 back to the Henry Jackson Society as inaugural Director of the National Security Centre. With over [--] years experience across the UK and US Dr Hemmings will lead work on the security challenges linking the Euro-Atlantic and https://t.co/hcmN1qmvHl We are pleased to welcome Dr"
X Link 2026-01-20T11:52Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@radiofreeamanda And you won't see US govt humanitarian actions in the US media. China will have to promote its own actions using its own state media. You see when a media is "free" to cover whatever it wants it usually tries to hold governments to account not act as auxillaries to state policy"
X Link 2026-01-20T12:26Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Excellent analysis by the @Telegraph on Chinese Embassys distance to sensitive communications cables: exactly [---] centimeters. Honestly dont understand UK thinking on natl security vis a vis Beijing https://youtu.be/juTfN2vB2hksi=lkcpkIiCxDk0XVJ9 https://youtu.be/juTfN2vB2hksi=lkcpkIiCxDk0XVJ9"
X Link 2026-01-20T12:58Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Thoroughly enjoyed moderating fireside w/ Asst Sect War Industrial Base Policy Michael Cadenazzi at #HDF26 on plans to shake up acquisition - already seeing results - and motivate industry. @DeptofWar Great energy and direction but momentum is vital. https://www.defenseone.com/business/2026/01/got-idea-reforming-defense-acquisition-pentagons-all-ears/410832/ https://www.defenseone.com/business/2026/01/got-idea-reforming-defense-acquisition-pentagons-all-ears/410832/"
X Link 2026-01-22T10:23Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Congratulations: PRC is largest source of green tech and carbon footprint. Given that 55% of that output was from coal in [----] and given that Chinas carbon footprint is larger than everyone elses combined time for China to start behaving responsibly at climate change summits. China now produces 40% more electricity than the US and EU combined This huge supply is powering the rise of AI high-end manufacturing clean energy and digital economies https://t.co/1T8Sc9qlpP China now produces 40% more electricity than the US and EU combined This huge supply is powering the rise of AI high-end"
X Link 2026-01-24T14:29Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"At the U.N. Beijing Begins to Shift Away From Putin https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/21/at-the-u-n-beijing-begins-to-shift-away-from-putin/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/21/at-the-u-n-beijing-begins-to-shift-away-from-putin/"
X Link 2015-10-22T01:23Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Firstly Mao has been acknowledged by the CPC itself as a flawed leader for the Great Leap Forward; 40m killed.more than the holocaust"
X Link 2016-01-08T23:57Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@UselessTree Maybe not. Trump has expressed interest in FTAs. Perhaps the ROK model of economic integration then"
X Link 2017-01-24T14:51Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
""The PRC isn't the only one building islands in the #SouthChinaSea. Focusing on one over the others is unfair." Well"
X Link 2021-02-04T19:05Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Despite the deep sense of satisfaction that one gets seeing a dictator's hybrid force turn on them (how do you like the grey zone now) analysts who urge caution on the future of Russia are probably correct. This needs to not get out of hand"
X Link 2023-06-30T01:12Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Really enjoyed celebrating the [--] year anniversary of our robust alliance exploring possible avenues of cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Strategy and in the Trilateral and other similar fora"
X Link 2023-06-30T01:26Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Chinas Type [---] LHD Sails Through Japanese Strait via @navalnewscom https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/chinas-type-075-lhd-sails-through-japanese-strait/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/chinas-type-075-lhd-sails-through-japanese-strait/"
X Link 2023-07-11T04:26Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
""Biden could announce hes asking Congress to fund a large expansion of U.S. weapons stocks. He could give a speech leveling to the public that deep American magazines make dictators think twice about invading a neighbor.""
X Link 2023-07-11T07:13Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"It's not a good look since it was the attack on Pearl Harbor in [----] that actually brought the United States into the war on the European allies' side. While this has little bearing on treaty law it is an argument with historic resonance. "We hang together or.""
X Link 2023-07-12T04:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"One of the issues with Macron's position is that it does not come from any loyalty to NATO. Macron famously called the alliance "brain dead" and tried to pull European states into a European security project to the sound of crickets"
X Link 2023-07-12T04:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"The US has long been the primary security provider for its allies; that they would stand by would test both the limits of our resources and of the understanding of our public. I think this last argument is one that is difficult to quantify; some good polling would be helpful"
X Link 2023-07-13T01:16Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"I realize that NATO forces may not tip the balance in any conflict over Taiwan but a state of war would make sanctions & economic pressure on Beijing far easier to carry out by NATO members. Interdiction of PRC vessels on the high seas would also hobble Beijing's energy supply"
X Link 2023-07-13T01:16Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Interesting read outs at the Quad event in Singapore run by @TheNESACenter @APCSS and @RSIS_NTU. SE Asian concerns mixed with non-threatening opportunities for collaboration"
X Link 2023-07-12T06:54Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"This is a growing concern for those of us who work on the region. Travel to China is becoming increasingly risky"
X Link 2023-07-15T05:42Z 10.6K followers, 213.1K engagements
"@JohnSte35797897 Communism tried to destroy our beautiful planet"
X Link 2023-07-15T05:57Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Unlike his predecessors Xi has little realized the reliance China has on Western capital and markets. And since coming to power he's managed to alienate nearly all China's main trading partners. But.he knows best"
X Link 2023-08-09T23:25Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@jmohanmalik @AndrewGoledzi They really just cant help themselves"
X Link 2023-09-03T09:19Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Las Vegas-Southern California high-speed train clears hurdle on track to break ground this year"
X Link 2023-09-05T21:06Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Often transited through Waterloo station but never seen it so elegant looking"
X Link 2023-09-06T03:58Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The feelings of [---] billion Chinese have simultaneously and spontaneously been outraged. Frankly they are aware of discourse power and are smart to battle the use of terms that lessen China's appeal - no matter how appropriate for Xi's cult of personality"
X Link 2023-09-18T20:34Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Exclusive-Timor president says China military cooperation 'never discussed'"
X Link 2023-09-29T01:44Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"China Japan South Korea seek summit in latest bid to ease relations"
X Link 2023-11-27T17:19Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Name the bands name type of music and number [--] hit"
X Link 2023-12-01T08:23Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"My latest for the @Telegraph: The decisive factor over whether there is war in the Taiwan Strait may boil down to the way that the Taiwan election is fought won and lost. And that should make all of us very attentive and frankly very nervous"
X Link 2023-12-01T20:15Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements
"UK to drop plan to hand Chagos islands back to Mauritius I object to the word back since Mauritius never had Chagos sovereignty"
X Link 2023-12-02T10:28Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"@chiefkid123 @benedictrogers Communist Chinas claims on Taiwan are literally imperial Be careful accusations dont fire both ways"
X Link 2023-12-03T00:40Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements
""To be successful in future peer-to-peer warfare we need to quickly recognize that the decision-makers the ADM was referring to are really within all potential permutations of allies & partners. If we arent building core C2 capabilities with this in mind now we will lose""
X Link 2024-01-08T19:12Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Military affairs conference to be held in Honolulu at @PacificForum on C2 DIB and #integration. The most important conversation in the most important region. Happening soon. @OIIP"
X Link 2024-01-09T19:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"China Ramps Up Pressure on Taiwan With Warship Deployment"
X Link 2024-01-29T19:09Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
""Managing the China challenge is not something the U.S. can do alone. And you don't have to" Stoltenberg said. "Through NATO the U.S. has the support of [--] allies." Hmm.if Pearl Harbor is attacked by the CCP Art. V cannot be invoked. via @NikkeiAsia"
X Link 2024-01-31T22:01Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Delightful to hose Dr. Sato and her team from the @Japanfoundation at the @PacificForum offices yesterday chatting all things Japan and US-Japan relations"
X Link 2024-01-31T22:40Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"China's move on Taiwan could come even sooner than projected U.S. commander warns - - @washtimes"
X Link 2024-02-03T08:53Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Huawei searched by French prosecutors on suspicion of improper conduct. Curious to see the PRCs response as the Party State will only see this as Cold War thinking US influence or containment. Especially so close to Chinese New Year. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/02/08/huawei-raided-in-france-on-suspicion-of-improper-conduct_6506373_7.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/02/08/huawei-raided-in-france-on-suspicion-of-improper-conduct_6506373_7.html"
X Link 2024-02-08T20:31Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"We were told to vet nominees for work focusing on China Taiwan Tibet or other topics that may be an issue in China and to my shame I did so"
X Link 2024-02-15T20:50Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Estonia foils Russian special forces 'hybrid operation' inside @NATO territory"
X Link 2024-02-20T20:46Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"China banning clothes that hurt national feelings would be a stitch too far via @scmpnews"
X Link 2024-02-21T21:37Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"The end of an era in which US air systems flew unopposed above most countries"
X Link 2024-02-22T00:52Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"This sentence: "By conveying to ordinary people the need for security Sweden also wins broad support for its military industry which ranks among the worlds top in technology and exports.""
X Link 2024-02-27T02:18Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Dont Invest in China Goldman Sachs Wealth Management CIO Warns via @YahooFinance"
X Link 2024-03-05T07:46Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Theres a lot of noise in favor of #Tiktok and the supposed hysteria against it. @klonkitchen lays a coherent and clear argument against it and one that should be heeded. Can we afford to have a CCP influenced agent in charge of our data Now that the Senate will be taking up the issue of a divestment of @tiktok_us I'd like to help lawmakers by laying out the concerns (and correcting the record). 🧵 Now that the Senate will be taking up the issue of a divestment of @tiktok_us I'd like to help lawmakers by laying out the concerns (and correcting the record). 🧵"
X Link 2024-03-13T19:39Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"When the ByteDance CEO Groveled - China Media Project https://chinamediaproject.org/2024/03/20/that-time-the-bytedance-ceo-groveled/ https://chinamediaproject.org/2024/03/20/that-time-the-bytedance-ceo-groveled/"
X Link 2024-03-28T18:52Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Our economic relationship with China has changed rather than being a beneficiary of Chinas export boom a rivalry has emerged over the past [--] years https://on.ft.com/3xspOhK https://on.ft.com/3xspOhK"
X Link 2024-04-08T08:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
""Recognizing Japan's strengths and its close bilateral defense partnerships with all three countries we are considering cooperation with Japan on AUKUS Pillar II advanced capability projects" via @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/U.S.-U.K.-and-Australia-discuss-AUKUS-tech-cooperation-with-Japan https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/U.S.-U.K.-and-Australia-discuss-AUKUS-tech-cooperation-with-Japan"
X Link 2024-04-08T22:19Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@AlexLuck9 Taking it as real the issue with this is that Pillar [--] is about co-developing a sub not developing a sub force. Japan has been invited into Pillar [--] only (CET) with a strong opposition within AUKUS to adding more to Pillar [--]. If real strikes me as not well-informed"
X Link 2024-04-09T02:35Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"This plays well into the offer to Japan to join AUKUS Pillar [--] on AI and Quantum. Things are definitely getting interesting. via @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Microsoft-to-invest-2.9bn-in-Japan-data-centers-amid-AI-boom https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Microsoft-to-invest-2.9bn-in-Japan-data-centers-amid-AI-boom"
X Link 2024-04-09T20:02Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Amb. Emanuel on Xi Jinping: My message to Xi Jinping is Dont change. Keep it up at home and in the neighborhood.' He deserves recognition for all his assistance. Brilliant"
X Link 2024-04-09T20:05Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Bravo Canada @NationalDefence for the robust defense strategy noting the deterioration in the international system and the rise of two bad actors who have been undermining it from the gray zone as well as - increasingly - the hot zone. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/north-strong-free-2024.html https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/north-strong-free-2024.html"
X Link 2024-04-11T01:20Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Russia and China Warn NATO To Stay out of Asia https://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-warn-nato-stay-out-asia-1888741 https://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-warn-nato-stay-out-asia-1888741"
X Link 2024-04-11T02:26Z 10.6K followers, 65.3K engagements
"This is what China would like the US to do: slow down and let them win. Sorry Beijing you have to beat us if you want to be the first. Crying containment is for those in 2nd place. https://mkenyaleo.co.ke/2024/04/kenyan-athletes-allow-chinese-athlete-win-marathon/ https://mkenyaleo.co.ke/2024/04/kenyan-athletes-allow-chinese-athlete-win-marathon/"
X Link 2024-04-15T21:59Z 10.6K followers, 17.1K engagements
"Beijing was focused on cutting out layers of command and enabling top leaders to speak directly to tactical forces in wartime if needed. - Always the beginning of a slippery slope https://on.ft.com/3W3amCP https://on.ft.com/3W3amCP"
X Link 2024-04-20T01:24Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Recent proPRC Narratives: [--]. Dont rely on the US to protect your sovereignty from China as this weakens your sovereignty. [--]. Follow the ASEAN way ie do nothing to defend your territorial integrity and dont align with those who will assist you in defending your sovereignty. Many ASEAN members do not like what the Philippines doing because it is running counter to the principle of the ASEAN of promoting the region as a zone of peace freedom and neutrality. The way we handle things is with an American approach not the ASEAN approach former https://t.co/2hnxDecs6U Many ASEAN members do not like"
X Link 2024-04-22T20:08Z 10.6K followers, 11.2K engagements
"China has no interest in allowing German car companies to thrive in its market and every interest in becoming the globally dominant leader in EVs and other industries. German automakers might labor under the misapprehension.but German leaders shouldn't. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/22/olaf-scholz-germany-china-policy-companies-mercedes-vw-xi-jinping/utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%2004222024&utm_term=editors_picks"
X Link 2024-04-23T03:28Z 10.6K followers, 53K engagements
"The simple fact is that peace in the Indo-Pacific and even the wider world will be held hostage to one man with totalitarian control messianic ambition strategic impatience and implacable resolve. https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/china-is-battening-down-for-the-gathering-storm-over-taiwan/ https://warontherocks.com/2024/04/china-is-battening-down-for-the-gathering-storm-over-taiwan/"
X Link 2024-04-23T17:44Z 10.6K followers, 11.8K engagements
"Recent PRC narratives: [--]. The surge in protests in HK was due to external (US) meddling. [--]. It did not originate from the people. [--]. If it did they were terrorists intent on attacks on the public rather than defending rights under the Basic Law. [--]. They were trained in Taiwan. INVESTIGATORS FOILED A MASSIVE terrorist-grade attack on Hong Kong involving bombs US firearms and a sniper it will be revealed this week. The assault was designed to cause multiple casualties and major destruction in Wan Chai a densely populated area on Hong Kong island. https://t.co/e8v3lC69Be INVESTIGATORS FOILED A"
X Link 2024-04-23T18:02Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@NuryVittachi And yet no one has died like in Hong Kong. Perhaps arrest number is not the right indication of underlying brutality of a police force. https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/21/asia/hong-kong-deaths-suicide-dark-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/21/asia/hong-kong-deaths-suicide-dark-intl-hnk/index.html"
X Link 2024-05-03T18:21Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
""My friend Gen. Brawner from the Republic of the Philippines . has renamed gray zone which sounds otherwise benign and dull into ICAD which is illegal coercive aggressive and deceptive https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/China-s-territorial-claims-illegal-deceptive-U.S.-Indo-Pacific-chief https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/China-s-territorial-claims-illegal-deceptive-U.S.-Indo-Pacific-chief"
X Link 2024-05-04T22:48Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Trying to avert a trade war is visiting Brussels. Trying to split the EU is visiting Paris. Lets hope Macron doesnt fall for it. https://on.ft.com/4doNVyj https://on.ft.com/4doNVyj"
X Link 2024-05-06T06:17Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@Eazzayyy Interesting counter from the @FT https://on.ft.com/4bo95e4 https://on.ft.com/4bo95e4"
X Link 2024-05-06T21:42Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"@Joel_P_Atkinson I dont know. Xis got both hands in his lap. Thats winning according to Beijing Rules. You know the old saying: He who has to stretch hands has stretched dignity"
X Link 2024-05-08T05:39Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Beijing narratives: US tariffs killed US solar industry. Therefore tariffs will kill future industries. The problem with that is it ignores the massive subsidies and state support that Beijing afforded this strategic sector. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_13_497 Who REALLY killed the US solar panel industry The answer will come as a surprise. No it wasnt China. The US did the harm itself. The solar industry in America was decimated BECAUSE an earlier incarnation of the US government introduced tariffs against Chinese solar panels. https://t.co/DAdT17kIXt"
X Link 2024-05-18T18:48Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"The papers argument leant heavily on the expertise of @IoWBobSeely @VarnishPeter my two co-authors who brought technical expertise and strategic thinking to the paper. Wherever the paper is sound in its thinking and based on decades of technical expertise it because of them"
X Link 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Sir Richard Dearlove OBE who wrote the forward said of Chinas attempt to build maintain and control UK digital infrastructure: To place the PRC in an advantageous exploitative position in the UKs future telecommunications system is a risk we simply do not need to take"
X Link 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"The central argument of the paper was close to that in the #PragueProposal which also occurred [--] yrs ago in May: Supply chains for critical national infrastructure must look closely at suppliers & their legal framework - how do they treat data https://vlada.gov.cz/assets/media-centrum/aktualne/PRG_proposals_SP_1.pdf https://vlada.gov.cz/assets/media-centrum/aktualne/PRG_proposals_SP_1.pdf"
X Link 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"It has taken a war in Ukraine to expose Beijings alignment and strategic decision-making. It continues to dump high-tech goods in strategic sectors in the US & Europe in what Albert Hirschman identified as economic warfare. EVs were in MadeInChina:2025 nearly [--] years ago"
X Link 2024-05-20T19:20Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"China buying strategically important land in Norway. https://www.voanews.com/a/sellers-of-arctic-land-unconcerned-by-potential-chinese-buyers/7625137.html https://www.voanews.com/a/sellers-of-arctic-land-unconcerned-by-potential-chinese-buyers/7625137.html"
X Link 2024-05-24T19:22Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@itsmeagain4126 @Mankosmash @ElbridgeColby To contain China from Communist expansion and the export of Communist revolution yesthat was the Cold War after all. However China also fought a bloody war in the territory of Korea; I remind you it was a war started by North Korea a pariah state that is under UN sanctions"
X Link 2024-05-25T17:53Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"To overcome their shortcomings Chinas PLA has been aggressively recruiting western military talent to train their aviators using private firms around the globe that conceal their PLA ties and offer recruits exorbitant salaries https://on.ft.com/4enys2b https://on.ft.com/4enys2b"
X Link 2024-06-05T16:31Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Sir you are confused. This diversity is natural unlike Chinas EV dumping which comes from #MadeInChina2025 which nurtures and builds up tech start ups with state subsidies protecting them from foreign competitors before being pushed out to dominate global tech markets. So many Japanese Korean American and German cars on #Delhi streets Can't help but think: should all major car exporting countries be blamed for overcapacity If not why China's export of new energy vehicles is labeled overcapacity America is a big exporter of soybeans https://t.co/MiabCZp4pD So many Japanese Korean American and"
X Link 2024-06-06T17:57Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"New title: China agrees to negotiations that might split the EU confident that it can also wear down tariffs with vague promises. Prediction: Europe wont have an EV industry in 5-10 years. https://on.ft.com/3VzHhgG https://on.ft.com/3VzHhgG"
X Link 2024-06-24T03:15Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Philippines warns of region-wide conflict over South China Sea reef dispute via @FT https://on.ft.com/4bjXi01 https://on.ft.com/4bjXi01"
X Link 2024-06-25T23:49Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Their Evergreen stocks rise and fall sheds light on the profound differences between mainland Chinas financial legal and political systems and those of the wider world and raises questions over how capital will flow between the two in future. https://www.ft.com/content/4a3cb4ac-8f75-45d5-ba70-66199baebcc3 https://www.ft.com/content/4a3cb4ac-8f75-45d5-ba70-66199baebcc3"
X Link 2024-07-01T06:40Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"A delight to attend the Japanese @RimofthePacific related reception hosted by CG Nogami and VADM Yokota. Our two countries are stronger together"
X Link 2024-07-06T06:18Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"While we realise that @NATO has pressing concerns over Russia & Ukraine the fact is that any U.S.-China war would be a catastrophe for everyone. Thats why @DavidSantoro1 and I argue that NATO must fortify deterrence vis a vis China by including Hawaii / Guam in Article V. 🚨 New #Pacnet #PacificForum's @DavidSantoro1 & @JohnHemmings2 examine #NATO's role in US Indo-Pacific deterrence strategy. Insights on the 'Hawaii gap' and global security implications. Read more: https://t.co/yRefnpHK2D #IndoPacific https://t.co/isGLl9ubbW 🚨 New #Pacnet #PacificForum's @DavidSantoro1 & @JohnHemmings2"
X Link 2024-07-09T02:11Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The US is weighing the harshest trade curbs available if chip-gear makers like ASML and Tokyo Electron keep giving China access to advanced technology via @technology https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-17/us-considers-tougher-trade-rules-against-companies-in-chip-crackdown-on-chinautm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-17/us-considers-tougher-trade-rules-against-companies-in-chip-crackdown-on-chinautm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"
X Link 2024-07-17T23:43Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"China's Expanding Arctic Ambitions Challenge the U.S. and NATO - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/2024/08/09/china-russia-us-arctic-north-pole-strategy-svalbard-norway-sea-route-1916641.html https://www.newsweek.com/2024/08/09/china-russia-us-arctic-north-pole-strategy-svalbard-norway-sea-route-1916641.html"
X Link 2024-07-21T10:48Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"The $1bn loan was taken out by the Hungarian state from the Development Bank of China the Chinese Eximbank and the Hungarian branch of the Bank of China for a 3-year term. The details of the loan are not known except the loan has a floating interest rate https://telex.hu/english/2024/07/25/hungarian-state-quietly-takes-giant-loan-from-china https://telex.hu/english/2024/07/25/hungarian-state-quietly-takes-giant-loan-from-china"
X Link 2024-07-25T22:05Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"The author has decided this is the key fact. There are plenty of reputable scholars of China who feel that regime type and regime behavior is the key variable- hows Jack Mas capitalist China Not so good The key fact about China is not that its government uses stale iconography or repressive measures but that it has utterly utterly crushed every other major country when it comes to economic growth for the last forty years. Nobody else even comes close. https://t.co/I7G2tB92w9 The key fact about China is not that its government uses stale iconography or repressive measures but that it has"
X Link 2024-07-26T16:40Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"It was at that moment that Uber knew it had up. https://bbc.com/news/articles/cley0xn8e88o https://bbc.com/news/articles/cley0xn8e88o"
X Link 2024-08-02T08:52Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements
"A story about Chinese diplomacy in which only two quotes - both from Party academics - are given. Beijing must be delighted to see Chinas story being told so well. from @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/china/2024/08/15/how-china-thrives-in-a-world-of-turmoil https://www.economist.com/china/2024/08/15/how-china-thrives-in-a-world-of-turmoil"
X Link 2024-08-19T07:58Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Has Joe Biden spurred an American manufacturing renaissance via @FT https://on.ft.com/4fOo5oF https://on.ft.com/4fOo5oF"
X Link 2024-08-20T01:36Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Exploring a PRC Short-of-War Coercion Campaign to Seize Taiwans Kinmen Islands and Possible Responses American Enterprise Institute - AEI https://www.aei.org/articles/exploring-a-prc-short-of-war-coercion-campaign-to-seize-taiwans-kinmen-islands-and-possible-responses/ https://www.aei.org/articles/exploring-a-prc-short-of-war-coercion-campaign-to-seize-taiwans-kinmen-islands-and-possible-responses/"
X Link 2024-08-23T17:16Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"The new Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience will work through common acquisition and sustainment issues whether its co-development co-production or co-sustainment https://breakingdefense.com/2024/08/pay-the-pipir-dod-launching-new-indo-pacific-partnership-for-buying-sustaining-weapons/ https://breakingdefense.com/2024/08/pay-the-pipir-dod-launching-new-indo-pacific-partnership-for-buying-sustaining-weapons/"
X Link 2024-08-23T21:24Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Spot the responsible power: The U.S. engages to manage competition and provide guardrails. The PRC engages to make clear Beijings red lines and positions. Until China cares as much about risk management as much as we do well lose by these efforts. https://on.ft.com/4fX7sXT https://on.ft.com/4fX7sXT"
X Link 2024-08-25T22:52Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
""That Mauritius orchestrated an effective lawfare campaign with Russian support to have various countries vote against the UKs sovereign control of the territory does not alter the fact that Mauritians have never controlled it themselves." https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uks-surrender-chagos-symptom-strategic-ineptitude https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uks-surrender-chagos-symptom-strategic-ineptitude"
X Link 2024-10-11T22:56Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@Joel_P_Atkinson Hes an incredible ideologue himself and has a lifelong stake in defending an unrealistically Realist world view. What is tragic is his apparent willingness to reassure the Chinese of his delusions and play into their propaganda"
X Link 2024-10-29T05:16Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Someone recently boasted about filling the skies over Taiwan with a hellscape of drones. Uhmaybe not unless we decouple from the PRC supply chain. https://on.ft.com/3Cgtmpw https://on.ft.com/3Cgtmpw"
X Link 2024-10-31T16:01Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Rather neat to see @RoyalNavy @HMS_Tamar visiting remote Pitcairn Island earlier this year. via @YouTube https://youtu.be/vgrVa6ah35ssi=I0dkYP7HwUBxJaTl https://youtu.be/vgrVa6ah35ssi=I0dkYP7HwUBxJaTl"
X Link 2024-11-19T05:47Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Re news by PBS and AP the worries about Chinese fridge magnet manufacturers moving to Middle East market should not worry us. These are largest consumer markets in the world for [----]. Middle East is very low on this list. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-tariffs-could-speed-up-chinas-shift-to-new-markets-and-offshore-factories https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-tariffs-could-speed-up-chinas-shift-to-new-markets-and-offshore-factories"
X Link 2024-11-26T20:55Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"China launches antitrust probe into Nvidia. Everyone is jockeying for position. https://on.ft.com/3ZH8otp https://on.ft.com/3ZH8otp"
X Link 2024-12-09T18:57Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Suspect in UnitedHealth Killing Was Left Wing Ivy Leaguer With Anticapitalist Leanings https://www.wsj.com/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-2c23b33b https://www.wsj.com/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-2c23b33b"
X Link 2024-12-10T03:15Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Seven Chinese nationals tried to illegally enter Guam as U.S. tested missile authorities say Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-chinese-nationals-tried-illegally-enter-guam-us-tested-missile-authorities-2024-12-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seven-chinese-nationals-tried-illegally-enter-guam-us-tested-missile-authorities-2024-12-21/"
X Link 2024-12-22T09:46Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"India roars ahead of China to top Asian IPO rankings via @FT https://on.ft.com/4gN0Db1 https://on.ft.com/4gN0Db1"
X Link 2024-12-26T11:34Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"For my European friends that worry about a tariff war its notable that the U.S. only tariffs European cars 2.5% while Europe tariffs US cars 10%. Thats before a 20% sales tax. China tariffs foreign autos 25% while India tariffs 125%. Puts things in perspective"
X Link 2024-12-31T21:09Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"China could beat us to the punch to a 6th-gen fighter Air Force official warns https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/china-could-beat-us-to-the-punch-to-a-6th-gen-fighter-air-force-official-warns/ https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/china-could-beat-us-to-the-punch-to-a-6th-gen-fighter-air-force-official-warns/"
X Link 2025-01-15T06:09Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Chinas Country Garden joins biggest money losers in corporate history - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/China-debt-crunch/Country-Garden-joins-biggest-money-losers-in-corporate-historyutm_campaign=GL_asia_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=1&pub_date=20250116190000&seq_num=3&si=dddcacad-ade7-48e8-b258-4e0a4f8b43c9"
X Link 2025-01-16T15:26Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Is TikTok pushing Taiwans young people closer to China via @FT https://on.ft.com/40DRGM5 https://on.ft.com/40DRGM5"
X Link 2025-01-18T04:47Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The authors said that data from the devices was communicating with [---] foreign endpoints many in China & Russia including about a dozen belonging to TikTok owner Bytedance as well as to Huawei and to state-owned telecoms giant China Telecom https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-how-us-forces-nasa-could-inadvertently-spying-china-2016700 https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-how-us-forces-nasa-could-inadvertently-spying-china-2016700"
X Link 2025-01-18T10:38Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"OpenAI says it has evidence Chinas DeepSeek used its model to train competitor via @FT https://on.ft.com/4aDNsrd https://on.ft.com/4aDNsrd"
X Link 2025-01-29T05:49Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"@ga_thomps Those were just imposed relatively recently - August and October [----] - so perhaps too little too late Do Canadian tariffs on PRC steel apply to the raw steel that Canada processes and then sells as Canadian made Been looking for the data all morning"
X Link 2025-02-02T20:02Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements
"@4Freedoms4 I am not a fan of how its messaged; but as weve seen with US-Europe ties Trump has a way of making people move when theyve previously ignored previously polite efforts. (Thinking of NATO defense spending here). I do think steel & auto industries are vital to national security"
X Link 2025-02-02T20:30Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements
"What is Hutchison PPC and what influence do they have over the Panama Canal What exactly is their relationship with Beijing #maritime #maritime-news https://maritime-executive.com/article/panama-audits-hutchison-after-trump-s-complaints-of-chinese-influence https://maritime-executive.com/article/panama-audits-hutchison-after-trump-s-complaints-of-chinese-influence"
X Link 2025-02-03T06:53Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The shift away from partisanship a century ago was driven partly by advertisers. Today as ad revenues leak away to search engines and social networks newspapers have come to rely more on paying readers. Unlike advertisers readers love opinion. https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/07/16/how-objectivity-in-journalism-became-a-matter-of-opinion https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/07/16/how-objectivity-in-journalism-became-a-matter-of-opinion"
X Link 2025-02-06T06:29Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"China's Xpeng may invest up to $13.8 billion in humanoid robots state media reports Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-xpeng-may-invest-up-138-billion-humanoid-robots-state-media-reports-2025-03-11/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-xpeng-may-invest-up-138-billion-humanoid-robots-state-media-reports-2025-03-11/"
X Link 2025-03-11T23:42Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Exclusive: TSMC pitched Intel foundry JV to Nvidia AMD and Broadcom sources say Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-pitched-intel-foundry-jv-nvidia-amd-broadcom-sources-say-2025-03-12/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-pitched-intel-foundry-jv-nvidia-amd-broadcom-sources-say-2025-03-12/"
X Link 2025-03-12T17:18Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The lack of government support for eVTOL startups in Germany and Europe has raised concerns about the regions ability to compete with the U.S. and China where companies receive significant backing from governments and defense agencies. https://verticalmag.com/news/lilium-files-for-insolvency-again-as-funding-deal-falls-through/ https://verticalmag.com/news/lilium-files-for-insolvency-again-as-funding-deal-falls-through/"
X Link 2025-03-14T18:27Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Nvidia to spend hundreds of billions on US supply chain says chief via @FT https://on.ft.com/4bDnh4n https://on.ft.com/4bDnh4n"
X Link 2025-03-20T11:25Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements
"if I think it was Russias fault I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil on all oil coming out of Russia. That would be that if you buy oil from Russia you cant do business in the United States https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-angry-putin-zelenskyy-iran-sanctions-rcna198729 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-angry-putin-zelenskyy-iran-sanctions-rcna198729"
X Link 2025-03-30T18:33Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Naval Shipbuilder HII Signs Agreement with South Korean Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries via @withemes https://news.usni.org/2025/04/07/naval-shipbuilder-hii-signs-agreement-with-south-korean-shipyard-hyundai-heavey-industries https://news.usni.org/2025/04/07/naval-shipbuilder-hii-signs-agreement-with-south-korean-shipyard-hyundai-heavey-industries"
X Link 2025-04-09T03:26Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Leaked 'working paper' on New Caledonia's political future sparks concern https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/558147/leaked-working-paper-on-new-caledonia-s-political-future-sparks-concern https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/558147/leaked-working-paper-on-new-caledonia-s-political-future-sparks-concern"
X Link 2025-04-14T06:02Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"China would like to see this meme as modern progress over an aged freight transport system. Others might see it as unsustainable posturing since China's impressive rail system has racked up an equally impressive debt of $900bn"
X Link 2025-04-15T21:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"The Adaptability Dividend: Survival in the Age of Glass-Cannon Technology Great piece by @RyanFedasiuk https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/the-adaptability-dividend-survival-in-the-age-of-glass-cannon-technology/ https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/the-adaptability-dividend-survival-in-the-age-of-glass-cannon-technology/"
X Link 2025-09-08T19:43Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
"The symbolism of this airfield's resurgence is heavy with meaning and should give the PLA pause. Used primarily for bombing Japan at the end of the war it will provide Guam and Hawaii with another power point for @usairforce @PACAF power projection. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/america-is-rebuilding-the-remote-pacific-airfield-that-ended-world-war-ii/ar-AA1Mh98qocid=socialshare https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/america-is-rebuilding-the-remote-pacific-airfield-that-ended-world-war-ii/ar-AA1Mh98qocid=socialshare"
X Link 2025-09-10T20:14Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"It was a privilege to moderate three great colleagues and trade association experts on #AUKUS Pillar 2: @dakhardwick at @AIAspeaks Samira Braund at @ADSgroupUK and David Martin @The_AiGroup at #DSEI2025. Check out their essays here: @ConGeostrategy https://www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-36-2025 https://www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-36-2025"
X Link 2025-09-11T08:33Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements
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