# ![@NewshamGrant Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1219429789305462784.png) @NewshamGrant Grant Newsham

Grant Newsham posts on X about china, japan, beijing, taiwan the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"My book When China Attacks: A Warning to America considers the multi-faceted PRC threat to the US and the free world the damage that's been done after decades of 'non-kinetic' war and what to do about it. Its available now wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/When-China-Attacks-Warning-America/dp/1684513650/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.com/When-China-Attacks-Warning-America/dp/1684513650/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/1645853847259172874)  2023-04-11T18:18Z 13.7K followers, 142.9K engagements


"Yes Japanese ODA to China was wasted money. But don't feel bad. The US has poured in far more money into China -- to build up an enemy that wants to destroy us. ODA [-----] ODA 36000"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021582900748038261)  2026-02-11T13:51Z 13.7K followers, 715.7K engagements


"Japan's Navy is highly professional. It is also about half the size it needs to be to perform its missions. MSDF will need many more ships -- and more personnel. Prioritize making service in JSDF a respected and rewarding profession. Otherwise no amount of 'hardware' will help. Japan is going to have an actual navy again to defend our country from the communist threat from China. There will be no more trespassing into Japanese waters. https://t.co/zFzWF6hwUN Japan is going to have an actual navy again to defend our country from the communist threat from China. There will be no more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021945982829965774)  2026-02-12T13:54Z 13.7K followers, 47.6K engagements


"South Korea is well on the way to becoming a one-party state as repressive as the old East Germany or today's PRC. Not exactly the 'model ally' Elbridge Colby mentioned the other day. And at some point USG will have to admit that. But maybe that's what Lee Jae-myung and the hard-core leftists want so they can move even closer to China and North Korea. From a friend in Korea about a police raid on a home in Seoul: I am writing to alert you to a deeply disturbing development in South Korea that raises serious concerns not only about civil liberties but about the countrys overall democratic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2016566364933157232)  2026-01-28T17:37Z 13K followers, 21.7K engagements


"I don't think the Americans are abandoning defense obligations towards South Korea so much it is the Lee Jae-myung administration wants to make things so difficult for Washington that the ROK-US alliance is damaged and ends. Then LJM will try to move towards China. https://t.co/fb29xZr5KW  https://t.co/fb29xZr5KW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2016912344115212442)  2026-01-29T16:32Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"Yes with Lee Jae Myung and the DPK and South Korean leftists its all about 'control' by 'the Party' -- and never about freedom of the individual citizen. DPK seems to get its ideas from Beijing and Pyongyang. LEE Jae-myung talked of "burden tax" on sugar in South Korea. Then KIM Seon-min () destructive Reform Korea Party () lawmaker said she'll introduce a bill to tax cola (made by American company Coca Cola) & other drinks with sugar. They want to burden the citizens LEE Jae-myung talked of "burden tax" on sugar in South Korea. Then KIM Seon-min () destructive Reform Korea Party () lawmaker"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2017267376102723728)  2026-01-30T16:03Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The author of this piece Hwang Kyo-ahn is a principled man an honest politician and lawyer who is fighting tirelessly to preserve ROK's democracy and honest elections that underpin it all. Why South Koreas Election Integrity Should Matter To America via @dailycaller https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/30/south-korea-election-integrity-trump-davos-china-north-korea/ https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/30/south-korea-election-integrity-trump-davos-china-north-korea/ https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/30/south-korea-election-integrity-trump-davos-china-north-korea/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2017606537993187449)  2026-01-31T14:30Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"One fairly thinks the Lee Jae-myung regime is via a number of seemingly small steps trying to undermine and ultimately destroy the US-ROK alliance LJM has said the Americans are 'occupiers'. Maybe take him at his word @GordonGChang South Koreas new Cmmunist government wants to take control of the DMZ ending the UN (read: US) control that has kept the region stable since [----]. How long will the USG put up with this nonsense This isnt how allies behave. South Koreas new Cmmunist government wants to take control of the DMZ ending the UN (read: US) control that has kept the region stable since"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2017609492402159726)  2026-01-31T14:42Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Total capitulation. Total humiliation. Not exactly Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher. The CCP's contempt for Starmer was on display from start to finish. Not a word about Hong Kong. Not a word of public pressure to release Jimmy Lai. Shameful. Not a word about Hong Kong. Not a word of public pressure to release Jimmy Lai. Shameful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2018137681310388417)  2026-02-02T01:41Z 12.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Japan is not ready. But it finally recognizes the risks it faces and is doing far more to improve the JSDF and prepare for a fight than it ever has. Keep improving and get as close as possible to US forces so Japan's defense is a 'joint defense.' The Japanese Self-Defense Forces were created to defend Japan from China and North Korea. However as time passes we realize more and more that we may have to fight outside of our borders to safeguard East Asia from communism. We're ready. 🎌 https://t.co/zgVXGmfJc7 The Japanese Self-Defense Forces were created to defend Japan from China and North"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2018408396852969915)  2026-02-02T19:37Z 12.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Wide ranging discussion on China Taiwan Japan India and Washington -- and the CCP as the New Jersey mafia. Enjoyed it. #WATCH On any possibility of China attacking Taiwan Former US Marine Intel Officer Grant Newsham says "Its possible and I hope someone is prepared for that. While all the attention is on Taiwan its worth considering other potential flashpoints. The Chinese especially https://t.co/MRnytvIKU5 #WATCH On any possibility of China attacking Taiwan Former US Marine Intel Officer Grant Newsham says "Its possible and I hope someone is prepared for that. While all the attention is on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019188856151490720)  2026-02-04T23:18Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@SenJohnKennedy @Nigel_Farage Thanks for your help @SenJohnKennedy . If this deal goes through they'll be celebrating in Beijing and President Trump will be remembered as 'the guy who gave away Diego Garcia' -- just like Joe Biden is 'the guy who gave away Bagram Airbase"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019191694151880759)  2026-02-04T23:29Z 12.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Thanks for your help @SenJohnKennedy . If this deal goes through they'll be celebrating in Beijing and President Trump will be remembered as 'the guy who gave away Diego Garcia' -- just like Joe Biden is 'the guy who gave away Bagram Airbase. I dont make a habit of interfering in the UKs affairs. Thats for @Nigel_Farage to deal with. But for the life of me I dont understand why PM Starmer's giving away the Chagos Islandsincluding our military base on Diego Garcia. That helps China and hurts both our countries. https://t.co/cARnGkdABP I dont make a habit of interfering in the UKs affairs."  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019191719594717679)  2026-02-04T23:29Z 12.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@MseraOfficial Japan is as militaristic as Iceland. By its existence as a decent humane democracy Japan embarrasses the PRC and Russia - neither of which trust their citizens. That's Beijing and Moscow's real fear - the example Japan sets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019192635819454622)  2026-02-04T23:33Z 12.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@tedkel Yes cui bono Who benefits Could be good old fashion corruption arising from UK promise to pay billions to Mauritius. But maybe this is all being done to benefit Beijing They are the big winners and Starmer has shown unnatural willingness to kowtow to Beijing elsewhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019194695239495795)  2026-02-04T23:41Z 12.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Yes cui bono Who benefits Could be good old fashion corruption arising from UK promise to pay billions to Mauritius. But maybe this is all being done to benefit Beijing They are the big winners and Starmer has shown unnatural willingness to kowtow to Beijing elsewhere. Labour wanted Kamala Harris to win the [----] US Election and even sent a team to America to campaign for her. But Donald Trump ran out a clear winner on November 4th. [--] days later Sir Keir Starmer appointed Jonathan Powell of "Dodgy Dossier" fame as his National Secutity https://t.co/ALDYp78MGh Labour wanted Kamala Harris to win"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019194718610219302)  2026-02-04T23:41Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"@HudsonInstitute Of America's major allies Japan is the only one both taking its defense seriously and not cozying up to China. Japan has much to do to bolster its defenses but it's started. Paraphrasing the old adage: "America helps those that help themselves.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019199775128850804)  2026-02-05T00:01Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"Of America's major allies Japan is the only one both taking its defense seriously and not cozying up to China. Japan has much to do to bolster its defenses but it's started. Paraphrasing the old adage: "America helps those that help themselves." A rules-based international order allows states without strong military capabilities to achieve a measure of security and prosperity. This order has rested on the assumption that the US would shoulder a comparatively greater share of burdens and risks. Today Washington is https://t.co/f9ifU8i3Hk A rules-based international order allows states without"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019199799397106110)  2026-02-05T00:02Z 13K followers, 71.3K engagements


"@WarMonitor3 One should always ask 'who benefits' Maybe some good old fashioned corruption involved. But as likely it's being done to please Beijing. And Starmer has proven quite willing to give China what it wants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019205153245602281)  2026-02-05T00:23Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"A new level Compared to what Presumably the Japanese were too polite to ask Starmer where the money for UK's cut of the GCAP (6th generation fighter program) will come from Not to mention why Starmer is so keen to turn the strategic US base on Diego Garcia over to Mauritius (and the PRC) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019206179113631795 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019206179113631795"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019206179113631795)  2026-02-05T00:27Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"A new level Compared to what Presumably the Japanese were too polite to ask Starmer where the money for UK's cut of the GCAP (6th generation fighter program) will come from Not to mention why Starmer is so keen to turn the strategic US base on Diego Garcia over to Mauritius (and the PRC) 🎥@JuliaLongbottom https://t.co/i0G6o3f9P0 🎥@JuliaLongbottom https://t.co/i0G6o3f9P0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019206204652749259)  2026-02-05T00:27Z 12.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The CCP always tell us what it is going to do. China intends to take the entire Nansei Shoto (and control Japan). Japan and the US need to defend the Nansei Shoto (and all of Japan) together. By itself the JSDF is overstretched. PRC can't succeed against both JSDF and US forces.  https://t.co/qmOmTMyWVh  https://t.co/qmOmTMyWVh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019415260575257045)  2026-02-05T14:18Z 13K followers, 111.3K engagements


"If the Chinese communists are criticizing PM Takaichi it is a sure sign that she is doing something right. And she should continue doing more of it. (That's a fool proof rule for considering how to deal with the People's Republic of China.) () #Yahoo https://t.co/Bta7qat6P4  () #Yahoo https://t.co/Bta7qat6P4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019442333578645704)  2026-02-05T16:05Z 13.1K followers, 44.1K engagements


"@lukedepulford @ipacglobal Mandelson's China's ties and his role in running the Diego Garcia deal by the Americans sets off alarms. Starmer's strange insistence on pushing the treaty through suggests he's operating at the behest of another power. China Beijing is the biggest beneficary of this deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019472924487409738)  2026-02-05T18:07Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"Mandelson's China's ties and his role in running the Diego Garcia deal by the Americans sets off alarms. Starmer's strange insistence on pushing the treaty through suggests he's operating at the behest of another power. China Beijing is the biggest beneficary of this deal. I have decided to make public the key information we sent to Congress and the UK Government on #Mandelson's links to China. When this @ipacglobal work was leaked to media in Jan [----] it was reported as a "dossier" which was flattering. It's all open source material available https://t.co/bPtlaxQhtx I have decided to make"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019472954086588697)  2026-02-05T18:07Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"Nice to see Japan returning to its former position as one of the world's leading chip manufacturers. Directly ties to national security. A vote of confidence by TSMC in PM Takaichi and her administration -- and in Japan itself. [--] [---] https://t.co/4HDITDOiPS [--] [---] https://t.co/4HDITDOiPS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019477029981204632)  2026-02-05T18:23Z 13K followers, 25.8K engagements


"@bulkeley_john @nicksortor Par for the course. The Chinese standard operating procedure is to establish a presence near US bases everywhere: Kiribati Palau Northern Marianas Micronesia and near many bases in USA. If Trump allows the Chagos / Diego Garcia deal to proceed it will be 'Trump's Bagram.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019504483957424639)  2026-02-05T20:12Z 13.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@JanJekielek Hard to believe the 'handing over nuclear secrets' charge. It's not as if Zhang could just take a week off and go to Disneyland and meet his handlers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019518290289369208)  2026-02-05T21:07Z 13K followers, [--] engagements


"Hard to believe the 'handing over nuclear secrets' charge. It's not as if Zhang could just take a week off and go to Disneyland and meet his handlers. The WSJ reported that Chinas top general may have leaked nuclear secrets to the U.S. But China analyst Heng He says this is nonsense. He alleges that the story was planted in Western media. Why To frame him as a traitor. Xi Jinping is purging Chinas military leadershipand https://t.co/mO9FIyyJly The WSJ reported that Chinas top general may have leaked nuclear secrets to the U.S. But China analyst Heng He says this is nonsense. He alleges that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019518318319722740)  2026-02-05T21:07Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@DanielJHannan If Pres. Trump goes ahead and approves the deal it will his 'Bagram'. It may be a future administration that has to deal with the complete loss of the place but it will be President Trump who set it up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019519124024545763)  2026-02-05T21:10Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"If Pres. Trump goes ahead and approves the deal it will his 'Bagram'. It may be a future administration that has to deal with the complete loss of the place but it will be President Trump who set it up. Evidently the last human being on Earth who still takes Starmer seriously is Donald Trump. This is a terrible decision - equally bad for the US and the UK. It is true after all. TACO. Trump Always Chickens Out. It now falls to us in Britain to stop this madness. https://t.co/McaDDFihYo Evidently the last human being on Earth who still takes Starmer seriously is Donald Trump. This is a terrible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019519149677138144)  2026-02-05T21:11Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"@pritipatel President Trump may reserve the right to 'enforce' US interests at Diego Garcia. But for how longer is Trump president At most three years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019521254852817250)  2026-02-05T21:19Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"President Trump may reserve the right to 'enforce' US interests at Diego Garcia. But for how longer is Trump president At most three years. Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelsons shameful Chagos Surrender remains an absolutely terrible deal for Britain. Handing over British sovereign territory and [--] billion of taxpayers money to an ally of China represents in the Presidents own words an act of total weakness. Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelsons shameful Chagos Surrender remains an absolutely terrible deal for Britain. Handing over British sovereign territory and [--] billion of taxpayers money to an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019521280635228391)  2026-02-05T21:19Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"#4 is standard operating procedure for the PRC. Establish footholds--often commercial--near US military bases. Kiribati Northern Marianas Palau Micronesia and any number of US bases on the mainland. Certain to happen near Diego Garcia. Surveillance and covert action and kinetic action platforms. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019522665824858515 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019522665824858515"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019522665824858515)  2026-02-05T21:24Z 13.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@denisewu Considering how China weaponized trade against South Korea -- to great effect in [----] and drove Lotte out of China this seems like a deliberate attempt by Lee Jae-myung administration to make ROK dependent on PRC -- and to undercut the United States and the ROK-US alliance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019537183867355409)  2026-02-05T22:22Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@SecScottBessent @SecScottBessent is an astonishingly good Treasury Secretary. Even discounting the fact some of his immediate predecessors were astonishingly bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019539197376491704)  2026-02-05T22:30Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@RupertLowe10 We'll see where Mr. Trump ultimately ends up on this. One never quite knows. But @RupertLowe10 is correct. This deal benefits China more than anyone. And in fact hurts the United States and Great Britain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019539658603209145)  2026-02-05T22:32Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"We'll see where Mr. Trump ultimately ends up on this. One never quite knows. But @RupertLowe10 is correct. This deal benefits China more than anyone. And in fact hurts the United States and Great Britain. Trump formally approves the Chagos surrender deal. An appalling decision. Ive never been more confident that British foreign policy needs to benefit one group of people above ALL else. The British. Trump formally approves the Chagos surrender deal. An appalling decision. Ive never been more confident that British foreign policy needs to benefit one group of people above ALL else. The British"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019539686058823941)  2026-02-05T22:32Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"@HerdImmunity12 @realDonaldTrump Is President Trump going to be in office for the next [--] years Probably not. Allow this Diego Garcia 'give away' to proceed and the pressure on the US base will start immediately. Trump might stand firm but a future US president will not. It's all avoidable. Stop the deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019790049995346173)  2026-02-06T15:07Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"Is President Trump going to be in office for the next [--] years Probably not. Allow this Diego Garcia 'give away' to proceed and the pressure on the US base will start immediately. Trump might stand firm but a future US president will not. It's all avoidable. Stop the deal. Breaking News🔥: "President Trump has reiterated - the US has the right to defend and protect our assets anywhere in the world including Diego Garcia". BOOM. In common parlance @realDonaldTrump has just 'pistol whipped' Keir Starmer to the floor once again. White House Press https://t.co/rVE65z6tGw Breaking News🔥:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019790081330913705)  2026-02-06T15:07Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"A thoughtful piece. President Trump said the US is 'locked and loaded' and encouraged Iranians to go into the streets (where they were slaughtered.) Cut a deal with this regime when its on the ropes and Mr. Trump will be remembered with G HW Bush who abandoned the Marsh Arabs and Kurds in [----] - after telling them to rise up against Saddam Hussein. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019791555352003016 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019791555352003016"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019791555352003016)  2026-02-06T15:13Z 13K followers, [--] engagements


"A thoughtful piece. President Trump said the US is 'locked and loaded' and encouraged Iranians to go into the streets (where they were slaughtered.) Cut a deal with this regime when its on the ropes and Mr. Trump will be remembered with G HW Bush who abandoned the Marsh Arabs and Kurds in [----] - after telling them to rise up against Saddam Hussein. My latest @theamgreatness article. President Trump faces a stark Iran choice: accept hollow talks that prop up a brutal regime or apply real pressurediplomatic and militaryto weaken Tehran and back its peoples fight for freedom."  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019791580178108817)  2026-02-06T15:13Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"One sees the hand of China behind the UK Starmer administration's unnatural insistence on pushing the Chagos / Diego Garcia deal through. Even more believable after Starmer's PRC Embassy approval dropping espionage charges vs parliament staffers and Starmer's Beijing kow-tow. @lukedepulford https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019792634126946704 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019792634126946704"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019792634126946704)  2026-02-06T15:17Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"One sees the hand of China behind the UK Starmer administration's unnatural insistence on pushing the Chagos / Diego Garcia deal through. Even more believable after Starmer's PRC Embassy approval dropping espionage charges vs parliament staffers and Starmer's Beijing kow-tow. @lukedepulford This is damning. The man who sold the pro China Chagos deal to Washington. This is damning. The man who sold the pro China Chagos deal to Washington"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019792669707272317)  2026-02-06T15:17Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@AllisonPearson One sees the hand of China behind the UK Starmer administration's unnatural insistence on pushing the Chagos / Diego Garcia deal through. Even more believable after Starmer's PRC Embassy approval dropping espionage charges vs parliament staffers and Starmer's Beijing kow-tow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019792873110036653)  2026-02-06T15:18Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@realKTMcFarland Indeed. Consider say from 1966-2026 (with brief interlude for Trump.1) and look at how well the experts did at foreign policy. How much worse could they have done - other than not having thermonuclear war The real estate man from Queens outdoes the entire credentialed class"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019804391466004516)  2026-02-06T16:04Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Hard to imagine that Xi Jinping doesn't look at the 'middle powers' and smirk as Carney Starmer and Macron et al crow like roosters from atop the barnyard dungheap. No real efforts to bolster their defenses or protect their economies. Plenty of willingness to submit to PRC however. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019805743084347443 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019805743084347443"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019805743084347443)  2026-02-06T16:09Z 13K followers, [--] engagements


"Hard to imagine that Xi Jinping doesn't look at the 'middle powers' and smirk as Carney Starmer and Macron et al crow like roosters from atop the barnyard dungheap. No real efforts to bolster their defenses or protect their economies. Plenty of willingness to submit to PRC however. Must-read post from Matt Turpin this week: By the logic of the Carney Doctrine the PRCs coercion of Japan (and Taiwan) provides a perfect opportunity for middle powers to stand in solidarity against less liberal world leaders but that isnt what they're doing. Instead Canada https://t.co/D7GjchlDOJ Must-read post"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019805772725493924)  2026-02-06T16:09Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@CatharineHoey Well stated @CatharineHoey . This goes beyond the incredibly brave Jimmy Lai of course. But rather the craven willingness of free nations to do business -- and kow-tow as Starmer did and is doing -- to a regime that imprisons those who oppose it among other horrific crimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019806800783229120)  2026-02-06T16:14Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@cdrsalamander He really is a national treasure. And not just in comparison to his recent predecessors as Treasury Secretary - who seemed either be front men for Wall Street or the PRC and didn't seem to give two hoots about regular American citizens. @SecScottBessent makes charlatans squirm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019807475130827047)  2026-02-06T16:16Z 13K followers, [--] engagements


"He really is a national treasure. And not just in comparison to his recent predecessors as Treasury Secretary - who seemed either be front men for Wall Street or the PRC and didn't seem to give two hoots about regular American citizens. @SecScottBessent makes charlatans squirm. Scott Bessent is a national treasure. Scott Bessent is a national treasure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019807504730108205)  2026-02-06T16:16Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@martytaka777 The Iranian regime needs a push. Won't leave on its own. President Trump said the US was 'locked and loaded' and he encouraged Iranians to go out into the streets. They must be wondering when he's coming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019807953092837842)  2026-02-06T16:18Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"The Iranian regime needs a push. Won't leave on its own. President Trump said the US was 'locked and loaded' and he encouraged Iranians to go out into the streets. They must be wondering when he's coming https://t.co/kot9GGRrS6 https://t.co/kot9GGRrS6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019807978157990338)  2026-02-06T16:18Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@RapidResponse47 @SecScottBessent @SenWarren @POTUS @SecScottBessent makes the charlatans squirm -- once again. Speaks well of the President that he selected Scott Bessent for Secretary of Treasury. (These clips of the Secretary are as entertaining as the clips of Senator John Kennedy.) @SenJohnKennedy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019808659031851210)  2026-02-06T16:21Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@SecScottBessent makes the charlatans squirm -- once again. Speaks well of the President that he selected Scott Bessent for Secretary of Treasury. (These clips of the Secretary are as entertaining as the clips of Senator John Kennedy.) @SenJohnKennedy .@SecScottBessent destroys Pocahontas @SenWarren: "Senator it may be a bit nuanced for you but what @POTUS is referring to is the media saying that the affordability crisis was generated by this administration when it was you and President Biden who destroyed the buying power https://t.co/o54IwK5zPe .@SecScottBessent destroys Pocahontas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019808695845323251)  2026-02-06T16:21Z 13K followers, [--] engagements


"@AnthonyAinsdale Yes his unnatural insistence on this Chagos deal does suggest he's acting on behalf of another entity -- likely China -- and perhaps also some good old fashioned corruption. Foreign intelligence services look for vulnerabilities and Mandelson alone provides unlimited leverage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019809935836803377)  2026-02-06T16:26Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"Yes his unnatural insistence on this Chagos deal does suggest he's acting on behalf of another entity -- likely China -- and perhaps also some good old fashioned corruption. Foreign intelligence services look for vulnerabilities and Mandelson alone provides unlimited leverage. The PM is clinging on long enough to surrender territory. I cannot for the life of me understand this. The only explanation is that he's a traitor. The PM is clinging on long enough to surrender territory. I cannot for the life of me understand this. The only explanation is that he's a traitor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019809958548865301)  2026-02-06T16:26Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"@USAmbUK @SecRubio @USAinUK Fine work by the Trump administration to bring this Critical Minerals initiative along. It took a real estate man from Queens to do what should have been done years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019810554152652831)  2026-02-06T16:28Z 13K followers, [--] engagements


"Fine work by the Trump administration to bring this Critical Minerals initiative along. It took a real estate man from Queens to do what should have been done years ago. Our vulnerabilities and dependence on PRC were well known. Yesterday the U.S. and UK committed to working together to achieve a more secure resilient and diversified market for critical minerals at @SecRubios Critical Minerals Ministerial. My team and I at @USAinUK will work with the UK to implement the framework and increase https://t.co/GPnNjkhvVa Yesterday the U.S. and UK committed to working together to achieve a more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019810709799133633)  2026-02-06T16:29Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"Hard to think of a better American ally these days than Japan. There's problems of course but overall Japan outshines all other major US allies.   https://t.co/bMAew0diZU   https://t.co/bMAew0diZU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019812159262437648)  2026-02-06T16:35Z 13.1K followers, 55.8K engagements


"It's perhaps more accurate to say 'Donald Trump' will protect US assets at Diego Garcia. He probably won't be president for the next [--] years. This is a bad deal as you note. The main beneficiary Beijing. (And whoever is getting a cut of the billions UK is set to pay Mauritius.) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019877285860454567 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019877285860454567"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019877285860454567)  2026-02-06T20:54Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"It's perhaps more accurate to say 'Donald Trump' will protect US assets at Diego Garcia. He probably won't be president for the next [--] years. This is a bad deal as you note. The main beneficiary Beijing. (And whoever is getting a cut of the billions UK is set to pay Mauritius.) The US has been crystal clear: it will protect its assets at Diego Garcia whatever happens. So why is Britain giving away sovereignty over the Chagos Islands Taking this deal off the table would not put US security at risk. This isnt necessity. Its a choice - and a bad one. The US has been crystal clear: it will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019877361886359811)  2026-02-06T20:54Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"Yes unfortunately this may be President Trump's 'Bagram'. There's still time to kill the deal. If Starmer is telling the President 'trust us we've got it taken care of nothing to worry about' -- he might recall HMG said the same thing to the people of Hong Kong. The U.S. has a choice: either stop Kier Starmers Chagos Islands surrender deal now or in a few years take on communist China for control of Diego Garcia. @NileGardiner https://t.co/5Bdr9TnMV1 The U.S. has a choice: either stop Kier Starmers Chagos Islands surrender deal now or in a few years take on communist China for control of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019929311147692239)  2026-02-07T00:20Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Starmer says he's 'sorry' So what Maybe do something that shows contrition and taking responsibility Resign. Your apology to victims rings hollow when you appointed Mandelson in the knowledge of his relationship with Epstein. Youre just sorry that you got found out. This man is the worst Prime Minister we have ever had. Your apology to victims rings hollow when you appointed Mandelson in the knowledge of his relationship with Epstein. Youre just sorry that you got found out. This man is the worst Prime Minister we have ever had"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019932387166048284)  2026-02-07T00:33Z 13K followers, [---] engagements


"Okada's question was perhaps not a 'careless' question. But was asked at the direction of the PRC in order to have an excuse to attack PM Takaichi. Okada's family business in China is well known"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019934214590742865)  2026-02-07T00:40Z 13.1K followers, 55.6K engagements


"This Mandelson business is bringing Kim Philby to mind -- but out in the open. ODNI should have started the counter-intelligence (and damage) review a long time ago. There should be a full Congressional investigation and Congressional hearings into Lord Mandelson's role in Washington as Keir Starmer's Ambassador selling a poisonous pro-China Chagos deal to the United States which actively threatens national security. https://t.co/IzKgRqtbTz There should be a full Congressional investigation and Congressional hearings into Lord Mandelson's role in Washington as Keir Starmer's Ambassador"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020228988044734829)  2026-02-07T20:11Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@NeilDotObrien @lukedepulford @MsMelChen An excellent bill of particulars demonstrating Mandelson is at best a Chinese proxy at worst a quisling. And this was Britain's ambassador to the US Wasn't Kim Philby available"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020265486634914130)  2026-02-07T22:36Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"An excellent bill of particulars demonstrating Mandelson is at best a Chinese proxy at worst a quisling. And this was Britain's ambassador to the US Wasn't Kim Philby available MANDELSON / CHINA THREAD As @lukedepulford and @MsMelChen have pointed out Pater Mandelson had deep links to the Chinese regime. Over many years he's been the leading voice for the CCP in the UK. A quick 🧵 MANDELSON / CHINA THREAD As @lukedepulford and @MsMelChen have pointed out Pater Mandelson had deep links to the Chinese regime. Over many years he's been the leading voice for the CCP in the UK. A quick 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020265541685113313)  2026-02-07T22:36Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Perhaps when one is from the Laurentian elite your understanding of economics and the Chinese communist system (and the threat it poses) are different than most peoples'. The Canadian Minister of Industry Mlanie Joly just said that Chinese EV makers could work with Canadian companies to produce EVs in Canada and then sell them globally. Im honestly speechless. Why would they produce EVs at a much higher cost It makes no sense. She cited the https://t.co/kbV0UHC1ta The Canadian Minister of Industry Mlanie Joly just said that Chinese EV makers could work with Canadian companies to produce EVs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020276458674090234)  2026-02-07T23:20Z 13.1K followers, 10.4K engagements


"You are right Senator. One would think that after [--] years of dealing with this Iranian regime we would know better by now. @SenFettermanPA I truly dont see the value in this. The world knows Iran will never honor any treaty. The last treaty with Iran led to [---] pounds near weapon-grade enriched uranium. https://t.co/SpegCUqZlP I truly dont see the value in this. The world knows Iran will never honor any treaty. The last treaty with Iran led to [---] pounds near weapon-grade enriched uranium. https://t.co/SpegCUqZlP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020288294718788084)  2026-02-08T00:07Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@JustTheNews @NIH @DrJBhattacharya These are of course just the ones that have been discovered. This one is near Nellis Air Force Base. The Reedley lab was near Naval Air Station Lemoore. No doubt there's many others near US military sites. Still waiting for USG to put some pressure on PRC for these activities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020289456197235060)  2026-02-08T00:11Z 13.1K followers, [--] engagements


"These are of course just the ones that have been discovered. This one is near Nellis Air Force Base. The Reedley lab was near Naval Air Station Lemoore. No doubt there's many others near US military sites. Still waiting for USG to put some pressure on PRC for these activities. It's very very dangerous whatthe kinds of agents that have been reported publicly aboutwe need a better system for detecting and preventing these kinds of labs from popping up. @NIH Director @DrJBhattacharya calls for new precautions to prevent Chinese biolabs in the US https://t.co/hzPGRnyIEg It's very very dangerous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020289499226403283)  2026-02-08T00:12Z 13.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@JMichaelWaller @LeeSmithDC If Trump doesnt finish the regime off and thinks theres a deal to be cut hell be remembered along with G HW Bush who told the Kurds and Marsh Arabs to revolt and then let them get slaughtered. Maybe he should watch the Bill Buckley videos the Iranians sent us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020302469801341340)  2026-02-08T01:03Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"If Trump doesnt finish the regime off and thinks theres a deal to be cut hell be remembered along with G HW Bush who told the Kurds and Marsh Arabs to revolt and then let them get slaughtered. Maybe he should watch the Bill Buckley videos the Iranians sent us. Is Trump really going to finish off the Iranian regime that has terrorized us and killed our people for two generations or is he arranging a fake demonstration strike to cut a deal while leaving the regime to plague us for a third generation Is Trump really going to finish off the Iranian regime that has terrorized us and killed our"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020302689335406770)  2026-02-08T01:04Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Indeed. And recall Hillary Clinton and others crowing about putting coal miners out of work. The breathtaking heartlessness that accompanied the destruction of America's working class over those years by the Wharton and Wall Street crowd was criminal. And most of Capitol Hill went along with it. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020501926429814959 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020501926429814959"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020501926429814959)  2026-02-08T14:16Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Indeed. And recall Hillary Clinton and others crowing about putting coal miners out of work. The breathtaking heartlessness that accompanied the destruction of America's working class over those years by the Wharton and Wall Street crowd was criminal. And most of Capitol Hill went along with it. Don't recall the media devoting so much emotion to the [--] million U.S. factory workers who lost their jobs during the height of U.S. outsourcing to China and elsewhere. Our laid off workers were told to move adapt and "learn to code." https://t.co/D0J4SSSJ45 Don't recall the media devoting so much"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020501956276441134)  2026-02-08T14:16Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Yes going into business with a partner whose avowed objective is to put you out of business is always a winning strategy. Even Musk is going to learn his lesson about getting in bed with the PRC. If theres one area I am genuinely unclear as to whether one should cooperate more closely is EV cars. In the age of fully connected cars this is a security vulnerability. But sure go ahead. If theres one area I am genuinely unclear as to whether one should cooperate more closely is EV cars. In the age of fully connected cars this is a security vulnerability. But sure go ahead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020502910564807064)  2026-02-08T14:20Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@Ken_LoveTW Thoughtful commentary. Rightly notes the psychological shift in Japan towards support for national defense and moves to strengthen JSDF. Much work to be done in this regard as JSDF is stronger on paper than in reality. Xi Jinping deserves thanks for waking up Japan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020528663700046212)  2026-02-08T16:02Z 13.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Thoughtful commentary. Rightly notes the psychological shift in Japan towards support for national defense and moves to strengthen JSDF. Much work to be done in this regard as JSDF is stronger on paper than in reality. Xi Jinping deserves thanks for waking up Japan. Japans Iron Lady Just Won Big And Asia Will Feel It. Sanae Takaichis Landslide Marks the End of Postwar Japan. Japan just crossed a historic line. In a landslide election Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a mandate strong enough to end Japans postWorld War II https://t.co/hzh4Nidsok Japans Iron Lady Just Won Big And Asia Will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020528692053565502)  2026-02-08T16:02Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Thanks for pointing that out. With China everything is pretextual. Her commonsensical comment about Taiwan was just an excuse to attack her. The dietmember who asked her the question has family business in China and is a PRC proxy. She has not backed down. NBC News needs to do its homework. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020582404771987582 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020582404771987582"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020582404771987582)  2026-02-08T19:36Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Thanks for pointing that out. With China everything is pretextual. Her commonsensical comment about Taiwan was just an excuse to attack her. The dietmember who asked her the question has family business in China and is a PRC proxy. She has not backed down. NBC News needs to do its homework. She didnt start a spat with China. Hello She didnt start a spat with China. Hello"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020582441417646293)  2026-02-08T19:36Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Well stated. @SkyNews is embarrassing itself. Takaichi is just bringing Japan back into the real world after decades of faux pacifism in 'never never land.' Her efforts to defend Japan and its way of life are what any normal leader would do for their nation. Seizing power Hardly. She earned it. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020583633954750503 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020583633954750503"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020583633954750503)  2026-02-08T19:40Z 13.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Reason Sanae Takaichi Won Big in Japan Grant Newsham via @YouTube https://youtu.be/Fr42WzqeLI4si=1H2wnUu4Y9WVWDrh https://youtu.be/Fr42WzqeLI4si=1H2wnUu4Y9WVWDrh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020604477263200472)  2026-02-08T21:03Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Reason Sanae Takaichi Won Big in Japan Grant Newsham via @YouTube https://youtu.be/Fr42WzqeLI4si=1H2wnUu4Y9WVWDrh https://youtu.be/Fr42WzqeLI4si=1H2wnUu4Y9WVWDrh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020604561334116710)  2026-02-08T21:04Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Or maybe Okada can go work for his family business in China 🚨🔥 [----] 🔹 🔹 https://t.co/beTZGUlHme 🚨🔥 [----] 🔹 🔹 https://t.co/beTZGUlHme"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020949325455524170)  2026-02-09T19:54Z 13.5K followers, 12.7K engagements


"@hoshusokuhou Yes Japanese ODA to China was wasted money. But don't feel bad. The US has poured in far more money into China -- to build up an enemy that wants to destroy us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021582873371848838)  2026-02-11T13:51Z 13.7K followers, 18K engagements


"Indeed. If you want to cheat mail-in voting is just the thing. Seems like almost every country except the US and South Korea have figured this out. @realDonaldTrump Stop mail-in voting in the US and its equivalent in South Korea. https://t.co/rK0vH71AL4 Stop mail-in voting in the US and its equivalent in South Korea. https://t.co/rK0vH71AL4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021592504642998380)  2026-02-11T14:29Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"It gets clearer every day that the Lee Jae-myung administration is just a South Korean version of the Chinese Communist Party 'operating system.' Aiming for a totalitarian one-party state (and to destroy the ROK-US alliance). @SecRubio This country has lost its mind. In South Korea a Christian alternative school just lost its license because the STATE objected that: The school asked teachers about their worldview and values It refused to demonize Syngman Rhee the founding father of Koreas free This country has lost its mind. In South Korea a Christian alternative school just lost its license"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021594273657835641)  2026-02-11T14:36Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Drones are of course also potential weapons. A handful of armed drones properly employed could take out a huge chunk of US Air Force Navy and Marine fighters bombers transports refuellers and others parked at airbases in the US. China no doubt plans to do so. Drones arent just flying cameras theyre potential spies. China dominates the drone market using tools like DJI drones to monitor farms ports and even autonomous vehicle research. Our food systems and tech innovation could be at risk. Agriculture is more than crops; its https://t.co/2x944kVFB4 Drones arent just flying cameras theyre"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022050155407757631)  2026-02-12T20:48Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Hwang Kyo-ahn's brave stand for the truth is a lesson to free people everywhere. Lee Jae-myung and DPK's ties to election fraud are well known. Less understood are the PPP politicians who have tacitly endorsed election fraud and refused to examine strong evidence of cheating. Hwang Kyo-ahn is exposing them. @ViiV_333 South Koreas elections have become festivals of fraud. South Koreas elections have become festivals of fraud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022095175061844433)  2026-02-12T23:47Z 13.7K followers, 10.8K engagements


"This is true. Of course the weapons do have to be delivered to Taiwan quickly and not 5-10 years later and in some cases after they have been fully paid for. No one has done more than @POTUS Trump to arm Taiwan against the threat of a CCP invasion. https://t.co/B1cEp0xYIY No one has done more than @POTUS Trump to arm Taiwan against the threat of a CCP invasion. https://t.co/B1cEp0xYIY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022015440944587248)  2026-02-12T18:30Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Japan like the US did not lose the semiconductor war [--] years ago. They were winning-- in fact had won-- but they just gave up. Only 'loser's manufactured chips. Or so the MBA geniuses said. This was stupid. Japan and the US can get back into the game but they shouldn't have dropped out in the first place. Today Japan holds a 50%+ global share in semiconductor materials. For specific high-end segments like EUV photoresists that share is near 100%. You cannot print a chip at TSMC without Shin-Etsu Chemical. You cannot coat a wafer without Tokyo Electron. You cannot cut a silicon Today Japan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022017876979310998)  2026-02-12T18:40Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@t_nihonmatsu Well stated @t_nihonmatsu . This woman is a classic example of a Chinese Communist 'proxy' -- doing China's bidding in Japan. Follow her advice (demands) and Japan will find itself under PRC domination within five years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022044829145083974)  2026-02-12T20:27Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@DanielJHannan At least in part because China wants them to. Once Trump is gone (unless he is president for the next [--] years) a future administration will be less steadfast in defending US access to Diego Garcia. And then Beijing will have it. @GreatBritishPAC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022096228386058472)  2026-02-12T23:51Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"At least in part because China wants them to. Once Trump is gone (unless he is president for the next [--] years) a future administration will be less steadfast in defending US access to Diego Garcia. And then Beijing will have it. @GreatBritishPAC Can anyone answer this question Starmer Hermer Anyone at all Can anyone answer this question Starmer Hermer Anyone at all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022096256877965434)  2026-02-12T23:51Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Chinese-Canadians hoping for protection from the CCP and its agents operating in Canada to intimidate the 'diaspora' must be terrified. Not only is the Canadian govt doing nothing it's making it even asier for the PRC thugs. And PRC-tied drug gangs Just got the green light. Terry Glavin: Carney-China deal full of Trojan Horses on police and propaganda https://t.co/wM5TJXhLMB https://t.co/ormcYkZwgV Terry Glavin: Carney-China deal full of Trojan Horses on police and propaganda https://t.co/wM5TJXhLMB https://t.co/ormcYkZwgV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020290906226848104)  2026-02-08T00:17Z 13.5K followers, 14.2K engagements


"@RLHeinrichs "Huh" gets it right. Takes real effort not to see the connections between the Ukraine fight and what China has in mind for Taiwan - and Japan and the Philippines. CCP is constantly testing and re-testing 'will' of their intended victims. And Ukraine gives them data on this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021590451627655504)  2026-02-11T14:21Z 13.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@summ80012626 @TWT_UNLEASHED India does not like China. They've been at war since [----] at least. Our strategic interest align"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022077546863693870)  2026-02-12T22:37Z 13.6K followers, [--] engagements


"More than whatever punishment this guy gets do something that actually bothers Xi Jinping and CCP elite. For example expose some of Xi and relatives overseas wealth and cancel a few green cards (for starters.) Otherwise this espionage onslaught will continue unchecked. We're just dithering. Our military installations are not tourist attractions. Unauthorized surveillance of U.S. military bases is not an isolated incident. Instead its part of a broader pattern of Chinese espionage targeting Americas defenses. The U.S. must remain clear-eyed and resolute in Our military installations are not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2009621434239267188)  2026-01-09T13:41Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@tedkel @SenJohnKennedy That would be standard operating procedure for the Chinese. Putting in footholds near US military sites. Kiribati Micronesia Palau Northern Marianas and near any number of US military bases on the US mainland. If Trump approves this deal it will be his 'Bagram.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019476155896590432)  2026-02-05T18:20Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"That would be standard operating procedure for the Chinese. Putting in footholds near US military sites. Kiribati Micronesia Palau Northern Marianas and near any number of US military bases on the US mainland. If Trump approves this deal it will be his 'Bagram.' @SenJohnKennedy The Chagos deal is worse than you think. Apart from Diego Garcia Mauritius can lease any of the [--] other islands in the archipelago to whoever they want to. Mauritius is a signatory of the African Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba) which will impact Diego Garcia https://t.co/hVDdPXhITU @SenJohnKennedy The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019476184220799487)  2026-02-05T18:20Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Par for the course. The Chinese standard operating procedure is to establish a presence near US bases everywhere: Kiribati Palau Northern Marianas Micronesia and near many bases in USA. If Trump allows the Chagos / Diego Garcia deal to proceed it will be 'Trump's Bagram.' @nicksortor https://t.co/KFgUvfhz8x But the problem isn't just Diego Garcia. It's what's next to it that really matters too. If China gets basing and construction rights to Peros Banhos the islands next to Diego Garcia there may be a time when we have to defend nearby Diego Garcia from a @nicksortor https://t.co/KFgUvfhz8x"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019504520036786176)  2026-02-05T20:12Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"#4 is standard operating procedure for the PRC. Establish footholds--often commercial--near US military bases. Kiribati Northern Marianas Palau Micronesia and any number of US bases on the mainland. Certain to happen near Diego Garcia. Surveillance and covert action and kinetic action platforms. Unchanged US Resistance to UK Chagos Deal The U.S. President has posted a seemingly neutral tone on the Chagos/Diego Garcia sovereignty handover to Mauritius - on closer look this is not a reversal to support this unadvised handover. His earlier posting that the deal by PM https://t.co/A76EleJhcb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019522701497340401)  2026-02-05T21:25Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Considering how China weaponized trade against South Korea -- to great effect in [----] and drove Lotte out of China this seems like a deliberate attempt by Lee Jae-myung administration to make ROK dependent on PRC -- and to undercut the United States and the ROK-US alliance. WTF just as the US EU and Japan come to work closer together on critical mineral South Korea runs to China. WTF just as the US EU and Japan come to work closer together on critical mineral South Korea runs to China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019537216712896560)  2026-02-05T22:22Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"China has no intention of reducing its nuclear arsenal and aims for an arsenal powerful enough that it cannot be challenged- and can freely threaten others. China is glad to have the US hamstring itself while pursuing a 'deal' that Beijing won't follow. SECRETARY RUBIO: The President has been clear that in order to have true arms control in the 21st century its impossible to do something that doesnt include China because of their vast & rapidly growing stockpile. https://t.co/FiYVUsBAVb SECRETARY RUBIO: The President has been clear that in order to have true arms control in the 21st century"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019914077175193798)  2026-02-06T23:20Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Well stated. @SkyNews is embarrassing itself. Takaichi is just bringing Japan back into the real world after decades of faux pacifism in 'never never land.' Her efforts to defend Japan and its way of life are what any normal leader would do for their nation. Seizing power Hardly. She earned it. Look at how the radical left "news" media frames this. She is not "ultra". She is a normal conservative. She didn't "seize more power". Her party won an election with a huge popular mandate. The radical left news media is upset that her policy is to deport 3rd world migrants. https://t.co/zmkVpzdShW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2020583659158552605)  2026-02-08T19:40Z 13.7K followers, 17.9K engagements


"@IngrahamAngle The sooner we spilt from China the better. The CCP regime is basically indistinguishable from Kim Jong-un's North Korean regime. Takes a certain amorality and real mental gymnastics (and lure of cash) to justify US (or any free country) having anything to do with CCP-run China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021583647824846933)  2026-02-11T13:54Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The sooner we spilt from China the better. The CCP regime is basically indistinguishable from Kim Jong-un's North Korean regime. Takes a certain amorality and real mental gymnastics (and lure of cash) to justify US (or any free country) having anything to do with CCP-run China. We should be looking to end all dealings with the CCP. We should be looking to end all dealings with the CCP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021583678611062880)  2026-02-11T13:54Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@tweet_tokyo_web The CCP is constantly testing (and re-testing) the 'will' of its intended victims. The US Congress is showing it is serious about Taiwan but passing a law like this isn't enough. More concrete efforts are required. China is already threatening Taiwan without any ill-effects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021585223880728770)  2026-02-11T14:00Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"The CCP is constantly testing (and re-testing) the 'will' of its intended victims. The US Congress is showing it is serious about Taiwan but passing a law like this isn't enough. More concrete efforts are required. China is already threatening Taiwan without any ill-effects.  ➾  https://t.co/OLT48NiriZ  ➾  https://t.co/OLT48NiriZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021585255879074148)  2026-02-11T14:00Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"(RET.) COL. GRANT NEWSHAM: Public Opinion Polls In Japan Reported A 90% Negative View On China. The Japanese Have Had Enough. What Really Scares The Chinese Is A Solidly Linked U.S. And Japan https://rumble.com/v75itkc-ret.-col.-grant-newsham-public-opinion-polls-in-japan-reported-a-90-negativ.html https://rumble.com/v75itkc-ret.-col.-grant-newsham-public-opinion-polls-in-japan-reported-a-90-negativ.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021589518709555535)  2026-02-11T14:17Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


""Huh" gets it right. Takes real effort not to see the connections between the Ukraine fight and what China has in mind for Taiwan - and Japan and the Philippines. CCP is constantly testing and re-testing 'will' of their intended victims. And Ukraine gives them data on this. I was told by Realists that its not realism to assess a connection between how we respond to Russias invasion and deterring China. Huh. I was told by Realists that its not realism to assess a connection between how we respond to Russias invasion and deterring China. Huh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021590896500699503)  2026-02-11T14:23Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Japan looks like America's best ally among its major partners. It's building its defense to better defend itself and values the entire US-Japan economic political and military relationship. Takaichi knows that without it Japan is in trouble. Wish Canada and UK were like this. @axios Meanwhile Japans leader is very friendly with Pres. Trump and very popular. Meanwhile Japans leader is very friendly with Pres. Trump and very popular"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021592116330164473)  2026-02-11T14:28Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@DrTaraO Indeed. If you want to cheat mail-in voting is just the thing. Seems like almost every country except the US and South Korea have figured this out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021592432496845029)  2026-02-11T14:29Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"If the Trump administration does not stop this deal to turn Chagos islands and the base at Diego Garcia over to Mauritius Diego Garcia will one day be known as 'Donald Trump's 'Bagram'. The most detrimental and self-inflicted wound in global foreign and security policy. Thats how this Chagos deal is being described. And lets be clear: no bad treaty is beyond undoing. https://t.co/eygnGu3kl5 The most detrimental and self-inflicted wound in global foreign and security policy. Thats how this Chagos deal is being described. And lets be clear: no bad treaty is beyond undoing."  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022007788407566723)  2026-02-12T17:59Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@ChinaSelect @POTUS This is true. Of course the weapons do have to be delivered to Taiwan quickly and not 5-10 years later and in some cases after they have been fully paid for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022015416286228486)  2026-02-12T18:30Z 13.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@RenoRealtors @TWT_UNLEASHED They probably will need to - but not right away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022077359575502868)  2026-02-12T22:36Z 13.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Good to speak with @tiffanymeier_ and @GordonGChang about Monday's meeting between President Trump and South Korea's Lee Jae Myung. Analysts Break Down What's at Stake in USSouth Korea Summit via @NTDNews https://www.ntd.com/analysts-break-down-whats-at-stake-in-us-south-korea-summit_1086735.htmlutm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.ntd.com/analysts-break-down-whats-at-stake-in-us-south-korea-summit_1086735.htmlutm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/1959845394768097474)  2025-08-25T05:08Z 13.7K followers, 24.4K engagements


"One should always ask 'who benefits' Maybe some good old fashioned corruption involved. But as likely it's being done to please Beijing. And Starmer has proven quite willing to give China what it wants. Why is Kier Starmer pushing so hard to give away the Chagos the most strategic military base possibly in the world and billion of pounds for absolutely no reason. Is he insane Why is Kier Starmer pushing so hard to give away the Chagos the most strategic military base possibly in the world and billion of pounds for absolutely no reason. Is he insane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019205179405717963)  2026-02-05T00:23Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@ElvaMusclecat Have seen about [--] Japanese Prime Minister's over the last 30+ years and Takaichi could be the best -- even better than Shinzo Abe. She does her homework"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021584155088240931)  2026-02-11T13:56Z 13.7K followers, 11.2K engagements


"@ChanceSon1226 It gets clearer every day that the Lee Jae-myung administration is just a South Korean version of the Chinese Communist Party 'operating system.' Aiming for a totalitarian one-party state (and to destroy the ROK-US alliance). @SecRubio"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021594238673199329)  2026-02-11T14:36Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Japan is as militaristic as Iceland. By its existence as a decent humane democracy Japan embarrasses the PRC and Russia - neither of which trust their citizens. That's Beijing and Moscow's real fear - the example Japan sets.  [---]   600"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019192661542924750)  2026-02-04T23:33Z 13.7K followers, 16.6K engagements


"I'm not Japanese but lived in Japan 20+ years and worked closely with JSDF. Of the [--] prime ministers during that period PM Takaichi could be the best (including Abe). She's honest does her homework actually cares about regular Japanese citizens - and wants to defend Japan.   https://t.co/CyNliQXy1w   https://t.co/CyNliQXy1w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2019193922392822271)  2026-02-04T23:38Z 13.7K followers, 2.7M engagements


"Have seen about [--] Japanese Prime Minister's over the last 30+ years and Takaichi could be the best -- even better than Shinzo Abe. She does her homework.  🤔  🔹 https://t.co/Th89nzLw29  🤔  🔹 https://t.co/Th89nzLw29"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021584187115933906)  2026-02-11T13:56Z 13.7K followers, 243.5K engagements


"Perhaps Iwaya might devote his energies to something that helps Japan bolster its defenses and improve its economy and conditions for regular Japanese citizens. He's been around a long time and hasn't done much. Acting as a 'brake' Really Just an old-school politician making sure Japan doesn't improve.   https://t.co/Cvf3YSK3NV   https://t.co/Cvf3YSK3NV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021676073281307098)  2026-02-11T20:01Z 13.7K followers, 974.4K engagements


"JSDF and the 'jieikan deserve plenty of respect. Long overdue. Hope to see the Constitution modified to formally recognize JSDF and it lawful existence. 202224365🌸 https://t.co/pQUj1aSF5l 202224365🌸 https://t.co/pQUj1aSF5l"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2021716206701498680)  2026-02-11T22:41Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@grantshapps If the Trump administration does not stop this deal to turn Chagos islands and the base at Diego Garcia over to Mauritius Diego Garcia will one day be known as 'Donald Trump's 'Bagram'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022007750734270922)  2026-02-12T17:59Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@dreamer_eternal @MofaJapan_jp The Senkaku Islands are Japanese territory. But Japan does need to defend them. Defense of the Senkakus and the rest of the Nansei Shoto will be most effective if it is a 'combined' JSDF and US forces effort. This needs to happen soon. China is not backing down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022008702384160791)  2026-02-12T18:03Z 13.7K followers, 11.7K engagements


"The Senkaku Islands are Japanese territory. But Japan does need to defend them. Defense of the Senkakus and the rest of the Nansei Shoto will be most effective if it is a 'combined' JSDF and US forces effort. This needs to happen soon. China is not backing down.   # https://t.co/eDYjK2pHQC   # https://t.co/eDYjK2pHQC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022008726476271709)  2026-02-12T18:03Z 13.7K followers, 1.8M engagements


"Japan like the US did not lose the semiconductor war [--] years ago. They were winning-- in fact had won-- but they just gave up. Only 'loser's manufactured chips. Or so the MBA geniuses said. This was stupid. Japan and the US can get back into the game but they shouldn't have dropped out in the first place"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022017848030224667)  2026-02-12T18:39Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@ikeTrump2 This is an important initiative by President Trump. Japan however started address the 'rare earths' / 'critical minerals' vulnerability over a decade before the US did. Japan and the US should fully cooperate on this effort"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022018911068377152)  2026-02-12T18:44Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"This is an important initiative by President Trump. Japan however started address the 'rare earths' / 'critical minerals' vulnerability over a decade before the US did. Japan and the US should fully cooperate on this effort. https://t.co/J2qk48CBo7 [---] [---] https://t.co/J2qk48CBo7 [---] 1.8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022018938834764096)  2026-02-12T18:44Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@afpbbcom President Lai is correct. If China seizes Taiwan that will just be the 'appetizer'. Japan and the Phillippines will be next and then the rest of SE Asia and the Pacific. The CCP's objectives are clear. One just has to pay attention and believe it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022020096135508465)  2026-02-12T18:48Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"President Lai is correct. If China seizes Taiwan that will just be the 'appetizer'. Japan and the Phillippines will be next and then the rest of SE Asia and the Pacific. The CCP's objectives are clear. One just has to pay attention and believe it. https://t.co/oVQcGwEgYm https://t.co/oVQcGwEgYm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022020128230277304)  2026-02-12T18:49Z 13.7K followers, 35.8K engagements


"@focustaiwanjapa Japan's self-imposed isolation of Taiwan needs to stop. It's true that 'Taiwan's defense is Japan's defense.' The Americans - who are doing a lot for Taiwan - and the Japanese need a coordinated program of support for Taiwan. Japan can't expect the US to 'do everything.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022044047574282441)  2026-02-12T20:24Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Japan's self-imposed isolation of Taiwan needs to stop. It's true that 'Taiwan's defense is Japan's defense.' The Americans - who are doing a lot for Taiwan - and the Japanese need a coordinated program of support for Taiwan. Japan can't expect the US to 'do everything.'  https://t.co/TADDFpwOVN [--]  https://t.co/TADDFpwOVN 10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022044076649198036)  2026-02-12T20:24Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@ChinaSelect Drones are of course also potential weapons. A handful of armed drones properly employed could take out a huge chunk of US Air Force Navy and Marine fighters bombers transports refuellers and others parked at airbases in the US. China no doubt plans to do so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022050127767318868)  2026-02-12T20:48Z 13.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Hwang Kyo-ahn's brave stand for the truth is a lesson to free people everywhere. Lee Jae-myung and DPK's ties to election fraud are well known. Less understood are the PPP politicians who have tacitly endorsed election fraud and refused to examine strong evidence of cheating. Hwang Kyo-ahn is exposing them. @ViiV_333 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022095028261146688 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022095028261146688"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022095028261146688)  2026-02-12T23:46Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The US government might quietly cancel a few visas and green cards to get across that acting as Chinese proxies is not risk free. Taiwanese legislators have moved to block a critical increase in the countrys defense budget. Their obstinacy not only undermines Taiwans own security but also risks damaging Taiwan-U.S. relations. https://t.co/LOOejyjAV0 Taiwanese legislators have moved to block a critical increase in the countrys defense budget. Their obstinacy not only undermines Taiwans own security but also risks damaging Taiwan-U.S. relations. https://t.co/LOOejyjAV0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NewshamGrant/status/2022104503181574438)  2026-02-13T00:24Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements

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