# ![@eliotcxchen Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::3301430484.png) @eliotcxchen Eliot Chen

Eliot Chen posts on X about china, huawei, jeffrey epstein, business the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [finance](/list/finance)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  [us election](/list/us-election) 

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china) #2592, [huawei](/topic/huawei), [jeffrey epstein](/topic/jeffrey-epstein) #4047, [business](/topic/business), [alibaba](/topic/alibaba), [taiwan](/topic/taiwan), [lai](/topic/lai), [beijing](/topic/beijing), [close](/topic/close), [company](/topic/company) #3701

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@deepbluecrypto](/creator/undefined) [@benedictrogers](/creator/undefined) [@davidaltonhl](/creator/undefined) [@lukedepulford](/creator/undefined) [@ipacglobal](/creator/undefined) [@iingwen](/creator/undefined) [@michaelpence](/creator/undefined) [@rachelcheung1](/creator/undefined) [@marksimonhk](/creator/undefined) [@economicsnoah](/creator/undefined) [@thewirechina](/creator/undefined) [@mikepompeo](/creator/undefined) [@ambjohnbolton](/creator/undefined) [@speakerpelosi](/creator/undefined) [@marykissel](/creator/undefined) [@genjackkeane](/creator/undefined) [@marklclifford](/creator/undefined) [@dalexblumenthal](/creator/undefined) [@natansharansky](/creator/undefined) [@nickkristof](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Fascinating profile of Indonesia's "Minister of Everything" Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan: We are aiming basically to the United States he said. But if the Americans finally say We dont want to take it fine well look for some other places to go"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1692708223399207207)  2023-08-19T01:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Corruption in most of the world is like our senator was stashing gold bars the PM was a secret shareholder in a huge IPO etc. Corruption in Canada meanwhile: our premier signed a blood oath with an Austrian spa company to build a humongous parking garage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1732440478971281674)  2023-12-06T16:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Smarter people than me will have more incisive things to say about Hong Kong's proposed Article [--] National Security Law -- but I think it's interesting to compare the new consultation document to the original [----] proposal which drew [--] million people into the streets:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1752228821380792732)  2024-01-30T07:14Z [----] followers, 23.8K engagements


"@HKJA_Official Defining "state secrets" 2003: definition unchanged 2024: fully absorbing the definition under PRC laws including "secrets concerning economic and social development" "scientific technology" and "the relationship between the Central Authorities and the HKSAR""  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1752236471518708109)  2024-01-30T07:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The justification: 2003: "the existing provisions. already strike an appropriate and delicate balance between the need for open government and for protection of state secrets." 2024: "All types of state secrets should be protected in every place within one country.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1752238419835769278)  2024-01-30T07:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Fascinating story by @rachel_cheung1 about the plight of @SixthTone. Per one employee: Sixth Tone went from being one of the most open & progressive Chinese state media to the most restricted in the last few months beyond the likes of Global Times"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1761912100719382989)  2024-02-26T00:32Z [----] followers, 28.4K engagements


"HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE. (In your office on the wall.) h/t our amazing colleagues @WirescreenAI Here is part of our WireScreen graphic on the supply chain for advanced logic chips -- looking globally at who produces at each stage of development and the Chinese firms challenging for position. https://t.co/YiTdBsC4WS https://t.co/AEL1knL6Ds Here is part of our WireScreen graphic on the supply chain for advanced logic chips -- looking globally at who produces at each stage of development and the Chinese firms challenging for position. https://t.co/YiTdBsC4WS https://t.co/AEL1knL6Ds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1761916669079716236)  2024-02-26T00:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New: The companies where Ding Linwei the ex-Google engineer charged wt stealing AI secrets worked are no ordinary firms. They're backed by some of China's most respected tech investors including MiraclePlus formerly Y Combinator China and more. 1/3 https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/03/17/how-googles-alleged-thief-wooed-investors-ding-linwei-google-ai/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/03/17/how-googles-alleged-thief-wooed-investors-ding-linwei-google-ai/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1769500147778457717)  2024-03-17T23:04Z [----] followers, 15K engagements


"Pretty damning. "Intimidated or convinced by the darkening political mood many judges have lost sight of their traditional role as defenders of the liberty of the subject even when the law allows it" says UK judge who quit Hong Kong top court last week https://www.ft.com/content/60c825be-b70a-4152-895f-f6127974570a https://www.ft.com/content/60c825be-b70a-4152-895f-f6127974570a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1800183907058585905)  2024-06-10T15:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"🧵For the last year @PekingMike @NorthropKatrina and I have investigated a secret about Jack Mas business empire: For years Xiao Jianhua jailed financier to Chinas political elite found early lucrative windows to invest $1B+ in Mas companies from Alibaba to Ant. 1/8 Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua a corrupt investor tied to Chinas political elite backed the countrys most successful and revered entrepreneur. Michael Forsythe Katrina Northrop and Eliot Chen report. https://t.co/FXRcVTRW7p Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua a corrupt investor tied to Chinas political"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1815010578164818140)  2024-07-21T13:06Z [----] followers, 225.7K engagements


"Its a secret so well protected that Ma and Alibaba claim to have no knowledge of Xiaos investments. Xiao hid his involvement by buying stakes through proxies including in [--] cases through a close friend of Mas the husband of Zhao Wei one of Chinas biggest movie stars. 2/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1815011839014539336)  2024-07-21T13:11Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements


"We reviewed 2000+ documents that were shared with @nytimes in [----] by a former employee of Xiaos who wanted to expose his manipulation of companies and regulators failure to stop him. They include rare docs that explicitly spell out Xiaos 'white glove' arrangements. 4/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1815012542973964424)  2024-07-21T13:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@nytimes Every party affiliated with Ma from Alibaba to Ant to Yunfeng Capital says they had no idea about Xiaos involvement. But for years top NY law firms Swiss banks and HK's SFC facilitated huge investments into Mas companies by individuals with no financial backgrounds. 5/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1815012943211188545)  2024-07-21T13:16Z [----] followers, 17.2K engagements


"@nytimes Chinese authorities have cracked down on Mas companies starting with canceling Ants IPO possibly after growing nervous about the political elites that stood to gain from it. Our reporting shows how one notorious tycoon moved behind the scenes to capitalize on Mas success. 6/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1815013204910538814)  2024-07-21T13:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@nytimes Finding them connected this way said Meg Rithmire a Harvard Business School professor who has studied Mr. Xiaos financial network shows that the Chinese system is so murky that everyone gets caught in the same web. 7/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1815013604367765735)  2024-07-21T13:18Z [----] followers, 45K engagements


"New: Before he was Governor Walz or Congressman Walz Mr. Walz was famous at Mankato West High School for something else: the China trip. I spoke to one former student about the trip to China with her geography teacher that she says changed her life. https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/08/walzs-china-chops-tim-walz/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/08/08/walzs-china-chops-tim-walz/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1821624547998621706)  2024-08-08T19:08Z [----] followers, 13.2K engagements


"Great one-two by Bloomberg on BYD inc. scoop that it worked with Apple on its long-range battery. Also "BYD #2 Stella Li is also Wangs partner and mother of their two children an open secret within the company." via @gablova @AirEVthingTRNSP https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-16/electric-car-brand-byd-leads-race-to-make-cheap-evs-despite-tariffs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-16/electric-car-brand-byd-leads-race-to-make-cheap-evs-despite-tariffs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1846680456579706935)  2024-10-16T22:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"1/ NEW: many more details about Sophgo the TSMC customer suspected of forwarding chips to Huawei. Sophgo is much closer to Bitmain than prev reported with overlapping tech contacts & a legal rep. So why is Sophgo suspended by TSMC but Bitmain is not https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852097829923324173)  2024-10-31T21:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"2/ Sophgo invested in a co. with [--] state govs + RICOM a maker of lenses for the PLA & calls itself an "important military-civilian fusion company." Sophgo bought back RICOM and govs stakes weeks after the chip export control rules were finalized. https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852098435911938186)  2024-10-31T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"3/ Bitmain's presence in the US has been subject to national security review. And Taiwanese prosecutors raided the company in [----]. This raises the question: even before the Huawei forwarding scandal should TSMC have been working with Bitmain and Sophgo https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852099492314812701)  2024-10-31T21:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"4/ Experts are divided on how bad this looks for TSMC. @Gregory_C_Allen says this is a known Huawei chip design" to TSMC. So even if a customer says Im not Huawei; please make these chips for me that should have been caught immediately. https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852100281124950063)  2024-10-31T21:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Gregory_C_Allen 5/ DSET @edu_org_tw's Chiang Min-yen says some engineers think it would be harder to catch. The layouts for crypto and AI chips look similar. If Sophgo tricked TSMC some engineers say it would be difficult to distinguish one design from the other. https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852100594736992531)  2024-10-31T21:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Gregory_C_Allen @edu_org_tw 6/ The elephant in the room: Given how hard it is to rein in Huawei should TSMC be working with Chinese companies at all Esp. as its revenue % from China continues to fall. H/T to @economicsnoah my fantastic new colleague for his first cover https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/10/31/tsmcs-huawei-headache-xiamen-sophgo-bitmain-sophon-tsmc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852101698094788729)  2024-10-31T21:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"TSMC was able to trace that the chips at issue were originally ordered by Sophgo through a serial number on one of them according to the other person. By @NorthropKatrina @evadou https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/china-us-huawei-tsmc-export-controls-ai/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/china-us-huawei-tsmc-export-controls-ai/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1852520941651415194)  2024-11-02T01:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The dispassionate voice of judge Andrew Chan alternated over the speakers with the abrasive crackle of a Chinese interpreter. The terms were announced so quickly that many defendants friends and family turned to each other to confirm what they had heard. https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/11/19/hong-kongs-democracy-movement-receives-its-sentence-national-security/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/11/19/hong-kongs-democracy-movement-receives-its-sentence-national-security/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859032902425780613)  2024-11-20T00:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Shortly after the sentences were announced supporters of Gwyneth Ho a journalist-turned-political candidate who received seven years posted a prepared statement on Facebook. I ran she wrote in the last free and fair election in Hong Kong. https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/11/19/hong-kongs-democracy-movement-receives-its-sentence-national-security/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/11/19/hong-kongs-democracy-movement-receives-its-sentence-national-security/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859033146194579507)  2024-11-20T00:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford 7/ JL: I never knew @ipacglobal because I never read any of this stuff. When he sent something I just forwarded to my staff. When i heard about IPAC I only heard about it in court"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859134455614738777)  2024-11-20T07:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal SK: "The next one is Lord Patten former governor of hong kong. Did you know him personally before the handover" JL: Yes. SK: "how would you describe relationship with Mr Patten" Well he called me friend but I wouldnt care call him friend because he was the governor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859134959086432321)  2024-11-20T07:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen 17/ JL: If I was trying to achieve something it was to help Taiwan because Taiwan is the only democracy of Chinese people in the whole history of China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859137636625248645)  2024-11-20T07:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen 18/ SK: "You know Mr Donald Trump and Mr Donald trump also knows you JL: I don't think he knew me I think his aides knew me. SK: "have you ever met Trump" JL: No. SK: "Have you communicated directly or indirectly with Trump" No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859137919631716721)  2024-11-20T07:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen 19/ SK: "Your meeting with @MichaelPence in Washington in July [----]. Was it your only meeting with him" Yes except for a speech he gave at a hotel. After that he came along and greeted me. Before I went to Washington I did not know I was meeting Mr Pence.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859139081500061998)  2024-11-20T07:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence 20/ SK: "When did you know" JL: "Maybe the same day or day before SK: "What was the purpose of going to Washington in July 2019" To meet senators and congressmen to tell them about whats happening in Hong Kong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859139180280115465)  2024-11-20T07:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence 21/ SK: "Whose idea was it to go" JL: My idea. SK: "Arranged by @MarkSimonHK" JL: Mark Simon asked somebody to help arrange the trip I forgot his name after prompting Christian Whitton""  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859139770510963080)  2024-11-20T07:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK 22/ SK: "did you ask @MichaelPence to help Hong Kong" JL: I would not dare ask him to do anything. I just relayed to him whats happening in Hong Kong. I asked him to support us but there was never anything in particular I asked him for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859140101563183561)  2024-11-20T07:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK 23/ SK: "When you say support what do you mean" JL: For him to voice support. "To say something JL:Yes. "Anything more" JL: No. How could I ask for anything from the vice president of the United States This is beyond me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859140306349814159)  2024-11-20T07:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK SL: "You also met with @mikepompeo." JL: Yes meeting was arranged by a White House aide Judge Toh: "the White House aide was" JL: I don't know. SK: "what was discussed with Pompeo" JL: Similar to what was discussed with Pence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859140744688398614)  2024-11-20T07:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo 25/ SK: " @AmbJohnBolton. He used to be the national security advisor of the US. How did you come to know him JL: I knew him for a long time. I was in a think tank for some time. He was part of it. I met him and then later when he came to Taiwan he always visited me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859141260453573119)  2024-11-20T07:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi 31/ SK: "you said you met Mr Pompeo once in July 2019." JL: Yes "He had an assistant called @marykissel is that correct" JL: Yes "How would you describe your relationship with Ms Kissel" JL: We are friends. Personal friends"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859144210018169242)  2024-11-20T07:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel 32/ SK: "When did she leave Hong Kong and become assistant of Mr Pompeo" I don't remember but she did not leave to become Pompeos assistant. Left to become an editorial writer at the Wall Street Journal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859145568859418717)  2024-11-20T08:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel 33/ (In a brief moment of levity in the court defense counsel Steven Kwan accidentally says on the screen youll see the phone number for Nancy Kissel the infamous Hong Kong milkshake murderer. Judge Toh corrects him: "Mary Kissel" prompting laughter in the court.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859146104027111563)  2024-11-20T08:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel 34/ SK: "Let's go back to @gen_jackkeane. He was a US general. How did you come to know him" JL: From gatherings over the years. SK: "How many years At least [--] years before I asked him to help President Tsai. JL: "When did you ask Keane to help President Tsai""  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859146585990418934)  2024-11-20T08:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel @gen_jackkeane 35/ JL: I dont remember. Mustve been at the beginning of Ms Tsais presidency. SK: "Paul Wolfowitz. How did you come to know him" JL: I knew him offhandedly before I hired him to be my consultant when i went to Myanmar looking for opportunities to invest.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859146937796358287)  2024-11-20T08:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel @gen_jackkeane 38/ Also named in the prosecution graphic are six people that appeared on Lai's online talk show "Live Chat": Perry Link @MarkLClifford @DAlexBlumenthal @natan_sharansky Raymond Burghardt and @NickKristof. Lai on his relationships with these guests:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859148731616292882)  2024-11-20T08:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel @gen_jackkeane @MarkLClifford @DAlexBlumenthal @natan_sharansky @NickKristof 39/ JL: "Perry Link is a longtime friend. I think anytime I asked him hed do it. Im also godfather of his two sons. Mark Clifford "was a senior journalist in Hong Kong. He was the chief editor of south china morning post. We knew each other for [--] [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859149065898127740)  2024-11-20T08:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel @gen_jackkeane @MarkLClifford @DAlexBlumenthal @natan_sharansky @NickKristof 42/ The prosecution slide describes two people as "anti-China propagandists" @wjmcgurn and former US consul general to HK James Cunningham. Lai: Bill McGurn was my godfather when I converted to Catholicism. We knew each other many many years. We are the closest of friends"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859150715006169360)  2024-11-20T08:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel @gen_jackkeane @MarkLClifford @DAlexBlumenthal @natan_sharansky @NickKristof @wjmcgurn 43/ When James Cunningham was USCG we became friends he likes food and I like food. We were just personal friends. On his relationship with @SenRickScott @tedcruz and @HawleyMO: Lai says he met with each of them when they came to Hong Kong in 2019"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859151387487334495)  2024-11-20T08:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@benedictrogers @DavidAltonHL @lukedepulford @ipacglobal @iingwen @MichaelPence @MarkSimonHK @mikepompeo @AmbJohnBolton @SpeakerPelosi @marykissel @gen_jackkeane @MarkLClifford @DAlexBlumenthal @natan_sharansky @NickKristof @wjmcgurn @SenRickScott @tedcruz @HawleyMO 44/ Also mentioned in the document are Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers Lara Crouch and Jennifer White. SK: "For all these people marked on the infographic except Martin Lee and Anson Chan did you try to influence foreign policy on Hong Kong or China" Never"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1859152140838772839)  2024-11-20T08:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Chinese foreign interference is hard to cover because it so often seems rather feckless. But here is a great investigation into man tied to Beijing with *real* political power. Also in a sign of the times: @PekingMike's 's megathread is in the other place. You should go there➡ How a Criminal With Close Ties to China Became a New York Power Broker - with @byjayroot @biancapallaro @BenWeiserNYT https://t.co/ZlNSeFGetK How a Criminal With Close Ties to China Became a New York Power Broker - with @byjayroot @biancapallaro @BenWeiserNYT https://t.co/ZlNSeFGetK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1866298968168341689)  2024-12-10T01:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"New: I spoke to Senator @TomCottonAR about China policy in the Trump administration: the TikTok ban delay Elon Musk's China ties DOGE's NED funding freeze Kash Patel's Shein shareholdings and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1891936941416853844)  2025-02-18T19:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: A brawl. A secret meeting in a minibus in Antigua. A disputed dividend payout. And the longest Nasdaq trading suspension in history. The inside story of the [--] year $10 billion fight for Sinovac Chinas Covid vaccine hero. w @GradyMcGregor https://www.thewirechina.com/2025/10/12/the-fight-for-sinovac/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2025/10/12/the-fight-for-sinovac/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/1977508234115129452)  2025-10-12T22:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Extraordinary. Feels like his 'new world order' comments in Beijing were previewing this speech. When we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon we negotiate from weakness This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination. LIVE: from the World Economic Forum EN DIRECT : au Forum conomique mondial https://t.co/fcNf3WUYbf LIVE: from the World Economic Forum EN DIRECT : au Forum conomique mondial https://t.co/fcNf3WUYbf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2013668777007718814)  2026-01-20T17:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Xi began his tenure as China's top leader in [----] by ruthlessly hunting his predecessors generals. Now his anti-corruption campaigns have come full circle in the PLA. Last year I wrote about why and crucially what it means for Taiwan here: https://www.thewirechina.com/2025/05/11/all-the-presidents-generals-anti-corruption-pla-china/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2025/05/11/all-the-presidents-generals-anti-corruption-pla-china/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2015051505926050280)  2026-01-24T13:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW STORY: Epstein and China. Jeffrey Epstein aspired to do deals in China corresponding with Peter Mandelson and working closely with David Stern a German associate who was close to then-Prince Andrew. 🧵to follow w/ @economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022412585371570291)  2026-02-13T20:48Z [----] followers, 190.2K engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 FULL STORY @thewirechina https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022412702866678197)  2026-02-13T20:48Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 8/ When the Chinese consulate in New York denied Epstein a visa to visit China Stern suggested that he lie on a subsequent application and not mention his criminal conviction for sex offenses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022420781305864379)  2026-02-13T21:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 6/ Shum and Epstein stayed in touch for years with Shum pitching Epstein on investing in a variety of his projects including a first of its kind offshore banking business and plans to develop logistics hubs around Chinese airports. Shum says Epstein never invested"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022420188000587980)  2026-02-13T21:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 7/ The primary bridge between Epstein and China was a man named David Stern. Stern was a close associate of Prince Andrew becoming an aide to Andrew and a director of his company Pitch@Palace Global"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022420519275077990)  2026-02-13T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 9/ Stern with advice from Epstein sought to help a JPMorgan secure Chinese investors for a deal involving Deutsche Bahn. Epstein and Jes Staley discussed an arrangement that would allow Sterns company to get involved in JPM deals while continuing to work with Prince Andrew"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022420995563491493)  2026-02-13T21:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 10/ Stern frequently wrote Epstein re access to Chinese princelings name dropping Winston Wen Alvin Jiang and Li Botan. He also sent Epstein a pitch deck for the inaugural fund of Boyu Capital co-founded by Jiang the grandson of Jiang Zemin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022421281896100048)  2026-02-13T21:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In October [----] Xi Jinping unveiled the lineup of his new Central Military Commission the Communist Party's supreme military leadership body. As of today every top uniformed general except one has been purged"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2015050624509915462)  2026-01-24T13:14Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 3/ After leaving government Mandelson sought Chinese business for his lobbying firm Global Counsel from China. He wrote to Epstein that the Chinese seem to accord me almost god-like status and sought Epsteins advice on how to land China International Capital Corp as a client"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022419583349723553)  2026-02-13T21:16Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 11/ Stern also tried to secure emergency funding from Epstein to save the EV company Faraday Future. When that failed Stern co-invested with Li Botan the son #4 ranking CCP official Jia Qinglin in a new EV company Canoo which landed a NASA contract in 2022"  
[X Link](https://x.com/eliotcxchen/status/2022422146426007974)  2026-02-13T21:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW STORY: Epstein and China. Jeffrey Epstein aspired to do deals in China corresponding with Peter Mandelson and working closely with David Stern a German associate who was close to then-Prince Andrew. 🧵to follow w/ @economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022412585371570291)  2026-02-13T20:48Z [----] followers, 190.2K engagements


"The Wire China: Jeffrey Epstein aspired to do deals in China corresponding with Peter Mandelson and David Stern a German associate who was close to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor @economicsnoah @eliotcxchen @rachel_cheung1 https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022506331391844458)  2026-02-14T03:01Z 89.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Jeffrey Epstein sought to network his way into China business via princelings Peter Mandelson businessman David Stern and others. Great reporting from the @thewirechina crew. https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022428939151716437)  2026-02-13T21:53Z 15.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Epstein and China - @thewirechina reporters Noah Berman @eliotcxchen and @rachel_cheung1 dig up all sorts of connections that Epstein forged with Chinas princelings - the relatives of top leaders of the Communist Party https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PekingMike/status/2022420939489550655)  2026-02-13T21:21Z 178.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 12/ There's no evidence Epstein ever went into business with the princelings. And it's not clear whether Stern ever had the connections he claimed. But the documents nonetheless show how the rise of the China market beckoned Epstein up until his arrest in 2019"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022423580471103781)  2026-02-13T21:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@economicsnoah @rachel_cheung1 @thewirechina 13/ More deals and many more details in our story here: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/13/epstein-and-china/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022423706644156809)  2026-02-13T21:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: You may have seen this update about the conviction of a software engineer for stealing AI trade secrets from Google. For @thewirechina I covered Ding Linwei's trial and the wild Marty Supreme-esque saga that led him to build a double life in China and Silicon Valley. Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Economic Espionage and Theft of Confidential AI Technology https://t.co/RZcsxwdDoV @FBISanFrancisco https://t.co/Ey5oskdACU Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Economic Espionage and Theft of Confidential AI Technology https://t.co/RZcsxwdDoV @FBISanFrancisco https://t.co/Ey5oskdACU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020862311628439630)  2026-02-09T14:08Z [----] followers, 25.6K engagements


"Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Economic Espionage and Theft of Confidential AI Technology @FBISanFrancisco https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-google-engineer-found-guilty-economic-espionage-and-theft-confidential-ai-technology https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-google-engineer-found-guilty-economic-espionage-and-theft-confidential-ai-technology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2017296797488615763)  2026-01-30T18:00Z 4M followers, 1.5M engagements


"@thewirechina Involving a staged video a faked phone call from a Google VP a public presentation in Beijing and a pre-dawn FBI raid that brought it all down. Full story here: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/08/the-moonlighter-ding-linwei-google/ https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/02/08/the-moonlighter-ding-linwei-google/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020863028464382106)  2026-02-09T14:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to [--] years in jail the longest ever in a national security trial harsher than even Liu Xiaobo's [--] years for inciting subversion in [----]. They've created a martyr for a popular movement they could never admit was ground-up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/08/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-prison-sentence-20-years/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/08/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-prison-sentence-20-years/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020689666979361269)  2026-02-09T02:42Z 30.1K followers, 14.3K engagements

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