#  @ewong Edward Wong Edward Wong posts on X about china, ukraine, in the, this is the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::39030654/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] -52% - [--] Month [---------] -60% - [--] Months [----------] +335% - [--] Year [----------] +67% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::39030654/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -27% - [--] Month [--] +4.40% - [--] Months [---] +181% - [--] Year [---] -3.60% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::39030654/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.01% - [--] Month [-------] +0.27% - [--] Months [-------] -0.45% - [--] Year [-------] -1.20% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::39030654/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 39.45% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 11.93% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 4.59% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 4.59% [finance](/list/finance) 0.92% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.92% **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china) 25.69%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) 11.01%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 10.09%, [this is](/topic/this-is) 7.34%, [russia](/topic/russia) 6.42%, [to the](/topic/to-the) 6.42%, [beijing](/topic/beijing) 5.5%, [hong kong](/topic/hong-kong) 5.5%, [history](/topic/history) 2.75%, [level](/topic/level) 2.75% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@sleavenworth](/creator/undefined) [@nytimes](/creator/undefined) [@secpompeo](/creator/undefined) [@chubailiang](/creator/undefined) [@sangernyt](/creator/undefined) [@nprkelly](/creator/undefined) [@joeheim](/creator/undefined) [@juliemaklat](/creator/undefined) [@ilariamariasala](/creator/undefined) [@joshchin](/creator/undefined) [@uselesstree](/creator/undefined) [@pekingmike](/creator/undefined) [@niubi](/creator/undefined) [@maggienyt](/creator/undefined) [@ericschmittnyt](/creator/undefined) [@michaelcrowley](/creator/undefined) [@constelz](/creator/undefined) [@dp270](/creator/undefined) [@ourandpuck](/creator/undefined) [@dylanbyers](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Ferguson plc (FERG)](/topic/$ferg) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "I cant believe Im holding this Its the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life and [--] years of Chinese history from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1800925078487433708) 2024-06-12T16:16Z 133.5K followers, 217.8K engagements "The Washington Post is able to surpass most other news organizations in its "national security" coverage because it has a robust international staff that does reporting across the globe. "National security" is misleading it masks the international nature of the coverage. Washington Post CEO Will Lewis has decided to focus the company's editorial investment on a few core coverage areasnational security politics etcand not sports. Layoffs are expected to begin as soon as this week. @Ourand_Puck & @DylanByers report: https://t.co/Y4OP3EzsFF Washington Post CEO Will Lewis has decided to focus the" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2016588623378809286) 2026-01-28T19:06Z 133.4K followers, 34K engagements "It was a lot of fun and we raised hell. A mantra for journalists. The reporters and editors at The Washington Post are among the best in the industry. They will go on to do other great things while history will judge the executives. An American institution grows dimmer" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2019385856105279812) 2026-02-05T12:21Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements "Important words below from conservative columnist @Peggynoonannyc. Read the entire WSJ column here: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for-the-washington-post-a5509d63st=GH7oH6&reflink=article_copyURL_share MORE: But the Posts diminishment which looks like its demise isnt just a media story. Reaction shouldnt break down along ideological lines in which the left feels journalism is its precinct and is sad and the right feels journalism is its hulking enemy and isnt sad. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for-the-washington-post-a5509d63st=GH7oH6&reflink=article_copyURL_share MORE: But the" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2019898271771353537) 2026-02-06T22:17Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements "Notable DC to Taipei nonstop" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2021655801811898738) 2026-02-11T18:41Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements "This was at the top of an email I got today from LinkedIn. This is not what The Washington Post needs right now" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2021667529815724454) 2026-02-11T19:27Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "The Trump administration is bypassing a Congressional review process to send $6.5 billion of weapons aid to Israel. The package includes Apache attack helicopters and combat vehicles. It's the third time the Trump administration has gone around Congress to send arms to Israel" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2017429852232507600) 2026-01-31T02:48Z 133.5K followers, 333.4K engagements "NEW from @nytimes: US intelligence analysts assess that Xi Jinping has a remarkable level of paranoia. This could help explain his persecution of China's top general Zhang Youxia and other purges. Some experts say Xi could be preparing to extend his rule for a fourth term" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2018738154203685273) 2026-02-03T17:27Z 133.5K followers, 251.8K engagements "Rubio's speech in Munich warned of the "civilizational erasure" of Europe and the ills of "mass migration." He said the US aims to save European culture. And he pushed for more defense spending. These were the same themes Vance struck last year but Rubio had a friendlier tone" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2022696786402394267) 2026-02-14T15:37Z 133.5K followers, 142.1K engagements "Here in Munich it's largely about the European perspective. Read this for a different take. I dont mind that Europeans frame the post-WW2 era as a rules-based global order thats now seemingly crashing down. But its irritating that many dont even see that this is a parochially European perspective - like the Cold War - and that for the vast majority of the I dont mind that Europeans frame the post-WW2 era as a rules-based global order thats now seemingly crashing down. But its irritating that many dont even see that this is a parochially European perspective - like the Cold War - and that for" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/2022733247650701815) 2026-02-14T18:02Z 133.5K followers, 14.2K engagements "NYT: Only [--] of [--] cities in China met air quality standards in [----]. @SamuelLJackson is shocked. http://t.co/j5mKep76SR http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/world/asia/most-chinese-cities-fail-pollution-standard-china-says.htmlref=world&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/world/asia/most-chinese-cities-fail-pollution-standard-china-says.htmlref=world&_r=0" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/449234047043002368) 2014-03-27T17:18Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "I wonder how many times "tigers" and "flies" have appeared in media reports since [----]. Xi Jinping = marketing genius" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/450937410151383040) 2014-04-01T10:07Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth Sprinkler won't work but a gigantic wind tunnel would" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/456625659377242114) 2014-04-17T02:50Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Beijing officials are fining illegal street BBQ kebab vendors to crack down on air pollution. NYT: http://t.co/XcDnpAa71F http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/beijing-kebab-vendors-among-list-of-polluters-hit-with-fines/#commentsContainer http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/beijing-kebab-vendors-among-list-of-polluters-hit-with-fines/#commentsContainer" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/463629543727562753) 2014-05-06T10:41Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth I'm also smelling and seeing tons of kebabs in my neighborhood too. I tend to avoid them because of the meat to gristle ratio" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/463656974026960896) 2014-05-06T12:30Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@toddleong Awesome. How did you all end up there What is TrickDog @janiehar1 @JoeHeim @pawkhrua @ucbsoj" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/493982803231780864) 2014-07-29T04:54Z 133.3K followers, [--] engagements "A father stabbed to death [--] fifth-grade students and [--] teacher in China on first day of school. http://t.co/YYNzNuORWW http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/asia/china-school-stabbing.htmlref=asia http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/asia/china-school-stabbing.htmlref=asia" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/506667962204307456) 2014-09-02T05:00Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth @JulieMakLAT @emilyrauhala @ishaantharoor I will scoop you all by being the first to mention the Umbrella song in English" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/518451054476677120) 2014-10-04T17:22Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@IlariaMariaSala @joshchin @UselessTree @PekingMike @ChuBailiang We can say the same about most "China watchers." We want China to do well" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/520019872315498496) 2014-10-09T01:16Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@UselessTree @IlariaMariaSala @joshchin @PekingMike @ChuBailiang There are studies that provide clues. Look at HKU poll done since 97" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/520021141524475905) 2014-10-09T01:21Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "With hazardous air in Beijing and Mong Kok action many China-based foreign journalists will find excuses to stay in HK" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/523546959731122176) 2014-10-18T18:51Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth I hear CCP will announce at 4th plenum the biggest political & economic reforms in China since [----] Maybe I misheard" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/523547832381210625) 2014-10-18T18:55Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth Either that or they'll send PLA into the streets of Hong Kong. (Just kidding on both though latter scenario seems likelier.)" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/523549370981953536) 2014-10-18T19:01Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth That would be a shame since my surname is (along with millions of other Chinese.)" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/523553673616433152) 2014-10-18T19:18Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@stegersaurus @thewanreport @panphil @chen_liyan @sinoceros @JulieMakLAT Those linguists do the same with minnanhua & putonghuia" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/525297600006606848) 2014-10-23T14:48Z 133.2K followers, [--] engagements "Obama Xi Putin and the gang paying homage to both Reservoir Dogs and Star Trek" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/532001597090312192) 2014-11-11T02:47Z 133.7K followers, [---] engagements "The moment when Putin made his move on Peng Liyuan wife of China leader. Chivalry or lust http://t.co/oEvTSWeBF4 http://t.co/hUXc5HzQgb http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/putin-drapes-chinas-first-lady-in-a-jacket-and-invites-speculation/ http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/putin-drapes-chinas-first-lady-in-a-jacket-and-invites-speculation/" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/532158264553635840) 2014-11-11T13:09Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Because China is an environmental disaster MT @XHNews: "Interstellar" triumphs at Chinese box office http://t.co/WljnRxtSwn" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/535263721082589184) 2014-11-20T02:49Z 133.2K followers, [--] engagements "@niubi Chinese press should report on Ferguson. Just like the foreign media here should report on all aspects of China" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/537117135391039489) 2014-11-25T05:34Z 133.2K followers, [--] engagements "I've never understood why we eat bean sprouts. So flavorless. Now there's a Chinese food safety scare involving them. http://t.co/cPjXrGTNSS http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/bean-sprouts-tainted-with-banned-additive-are-again-found-in-china/ http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/bean-sprouts-tainted-with-banned-additive-are-again-found-in-china/" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/537569935430410240) 2014-11-26T11:33Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth One of the things I like about The Economist is that it feels no shame in using puns including in headlines. @CDTimes" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/540796587950080000) 2014-12-05T09:15Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Wish I were in Hong Kong tonight and tomorrow to see what unfolds. But stellar NYT Hong Kong team is all over Admiralty" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/542699172181196800) 2014-12-10T15:15Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth I'll speak to the headline writer @ChuBailiang" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/543032849343860737) 2014-12-11T13:21Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth Though this raises the question of when one can use restive and not have it be a cliche. Has HK been restive @ChuBailiang" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/543033520713515008) 2014-12-11T13:24Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth Is it like the 10-day traffic jam that took place near Beijing a few summers ago" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/552780642413342720) 2015-01-07T10:55Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Beijing & Moscow bureaus of NY Times may vie to cover @Kyrzbekistan. Would be conflict of interest for @JohnBranchNYT to report on it" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/553435744098729984) 2015-01-09T06:18Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@JackChangAP Take a shot from AP office in Twin Towers and tweet that. Probably looks worse today. @niubi" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/555603266981990401) 2015-01-15T05:51Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@JRKaiman @sleavenworth Would love to see a Q&A on Syria and China with him" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/559604448960315393) 2015-01-26T06:51Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Censors kill big China pollution film though makers tried to avoid political red lines. http://t.co/pRPiiXl5vz http://t.co/bg5SNhVeNu http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/asia/china-blocks-web-access-to-documentary-on-nations-air-pollution.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/asia/china-blocks-web-access-to-documentary-on-nations-air-pollution.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/574750687025741824) 2015-03-09T01:56Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "I promise the Chang-rae Lee talk at Bookworm today will be more interesting than Li Keqiang presser. http://t.co/aTlluSCbpF http://bookwormfestival.com/events/2015bw15e/ http://bookwormfestival.com/events/2015bw15e/" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/576984800365412352) 2015-03-15T05:54Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth What about one week ago" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/616603740557045760) 2015-07-02T13:46Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "McClatchy's @sleavenworth has been a great addition to the China press corps. Here's a recent story on corruption: http://t.co/hwxUUC5uJX http://bit.ly/1HclxYm http://bit.ly/1HclxYm" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/652650263967236096) 2015-10-10T01:02Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "@sleavenworth You tried that great pizza place in Shaxi" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/750245860726837248) 2016-07-05T08:32Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Line at customs in Beijing airport T3 stretches back to the train. Terminal looks nice but fails on many levels" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/763290337968201728) 2016-08-10T08:26Z 133.8K followers, [--] engagements "Will China shutting down its legal ivory trade save the elephants of Africa http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/world/africa/africa-ivory-china.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/world/africa/africa-ivory-china.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/815634385827467268) 2017-01-01T19:02Z 132.7K followers, [--] engagements "@Dali_Yang @mcgregorrichard Qianlong Emperor" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/820651651530944512) 2017-01-15T15:19Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "The most sure sign yet that the US is going the way of China and its Communist Party. China hands will know what Im talking about. #PTSD https://x.com/nickconfessore/status/829000800802373633 https://x.com/nickconfessore/status/829000800802373633" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/829332353126395906) 2017-02-08T14:13Z 133.8K followers, [---] engagements "@JohnDelury The question is whether he remembers Cleon" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/834232059895934976) 2017-02-22T02:43Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements "Stunning move by Chinese Communist Party it announces it has detained Interpol president Meng Hongwei. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/world/asia/china-interpol-men-hongwei.html#click=https://t.co/YMqQu1azk7 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/world/asia/china-interpol-men-hongwei.html#click=https://t.co/YMqQu1azk7" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1049001852296159232) 2018-10-07T18:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Exclusive: Big NYT story on Pompeo evangelist for Trump. Easy to anger he erupted over VP Pence in Poland. He publicly refuses to acknowledge intel assessments. He strains U.S. alliances & is tested by North Korea Iran and Venezuela. w/ @SangerNYT https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/us/politics/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/us/politics/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1099669168415272967) 2019-02-24T13:55Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "State Dept. under @SecPompeo intensifies investigation of employees who worked under Hillary Clinton for routine emails. Most were political appointees. Pompeo is a Republican politician who attacked Clinton over Benghazi. w/ @maggieNYT. Confirms WP story. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-server-state-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-server-state-department.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1178660389208199168) 2019-09-30T13:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Trump released big statement late Sunday on US allowing Turkey into the safe zone in northeast Syria. Turkey wants to go in to attack the Kurds there who are close partners with the US military & are critical in fighting ISIS. US mil & senior State officials have opposed this" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1181055817652420609) 2019-10-07T03:57Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "In a Fox interview @SecPompeo peddles a new conspiracy theory involving Obama Hunter Biden and military aid. This insinuation makes zero sense. Pompeo the top US diplomat doesnt seem to care anymore about trying to establish a reputation as a straight talker" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1189719256805597184) 2019-10-31T01:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: @SecPompeo enabled Trump's hijacking of Ukraine policy. Pompeo has spread conspiracy theories & failed to defend veteran diplomats from Trumps attacks. Now he faces political peril in the impeachment inquiry. Detailed story of crisis w/ @SangerNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/politics/mike-pompeo-ukraine-state-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/politics/mike-pompeo-ukraine-state-department.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1191478007908581377) 2019-11-04T22:11Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "The sign hanging above the Hong Kong protesters today says Time for the Senate to act. It has Mitch McConnells photo and calls for him to put the Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act to a vote in the US Senate. He is holding up the vote. My story: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/asia/hong-kong-protesters-call-for-us-help-china-sees-a-conspiracy.amp.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/asia/hong-kong-protesters-call-for-us-help-china-sees-a-conspiracy.amp.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1193776418632720384) 2019-11-11T06:24Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "I expect this in China or Russia but at the National Archives in DC Presenters of an exhibit altered photos of Womens March to blur signs critical of Trump. By @JoeHeim. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1218347490212220929) 2020-01-18T01:40Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "@NPRKelly Pompeo also undermines his credibility on the facts of the episode in the statement. There is little chance @NPRKelly a Cambridge-educated expert on Europe would have pointed to Bangladesh if he asked her to identify Ukraine on an unlabeled map" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1221097418311262208) 2020-01-25T15:48Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW @nytimes Trump world story: @SecPompeo has undermined US efforts on freedom of the press and violated the mission & traditions of his office with his public diatribe against respected NPR journalist @NPRKelly and the news media. Unhinged. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1221281348561920000) 2020-01-26T03:58Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "UPDATE: NYT obtained emails between @NPRKelly & press aide to @SecPompeo Kelly said explicitly the day before the interview that she would ask about Iran & Ukraine. And: "I never agree to take anything off the table. Pompeos attack on her was baseless. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1221468075792486407) 2020-01-26T16:20Z 133.5K followers, 12.7K engagements "BREAKING: Pompeo said after meeting w/ Zelensky in Kyiv that US supports Ukraine against Russian aggression. But he said there are no plans for Zelensky to visit Trump at the White House which Zelensky says he wants. Itd be an important signal to Putin. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/europe/ukraine-pompeo-zelensky-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/europe/ukraine-pompeo-zelensky-trump.html" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1223195036319350784) 2020-01-31T10:43Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "The level of laissez-faire capitalism in the US has brought us to the point where a GOP politician talks about potentially allowing millions of elderly to die on a network whose viewership is that older demographic. The market is eating itself" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1242279906266005504) 2020-03-24T02:39Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Trump announced he plans to halt immigration to US with an executive order. Officials said an order to stop issuing green cards & work visas could come within days. The legal basis is unclear. He failed on the virus this is an effort to rally his base. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/trump-immigration.amp.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/trump-immigration.amp.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1252552203971289093) 2020-04-21T10:58Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "A senior State Dept. official tells @dshesgreen: "Pompeo knew about the IG's investigation into his use of State Department staff for personal purposes because some of his top aides had turned over documents to the IG's office as part of the inquiry. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/16/state-department-official-says-mike-pompeo-ouster-of-inspector-general-smacks-retribution/5205913002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/16/state-department-official-says-mike-pompeo-ouster-of-inspector-general-smacks-retribution/5205913002/" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1261758152040755200) 2020-05-16T20:39Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: Steve Linick State Dept. inspector general was investigating push by Trump & Pompeo to sell arms to Saudi Arabia & UAE. Pompeo told Trump to fire Linick who was also examining Pompeos potential misuse of State employee for errands. w/ @SangerNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/politics/pompeo-trump-linick-inspector-general-firing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/politics/pompeo-trump-linick-inspector-general-firing.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1262441550522523648) 2020-05-18T17:54Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: Pompeo declined to be interviewed by State Dept. inspector general Linick for investigation into Saudi arms sales. He gave written answers. So Pompeo knew of the focal points of the inquiry. Is this why he asked Trump to fire Linick w/ @SangerNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/us/politics/mike-pompeo-state-department-inspector-general-saudi-arabi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/us/politics/mike-pompeo-state-department-inspector-general-saudi-arabi.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1262883926202298377) 2020-05-19T23:12Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "This is wrong. There were no violent clashes. The police fired tear gas to clear the area for a Trump photo-op and the protesters fled as the police advanced. The protesters didnt fight back. I was there. And thats what you see in this video" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1267634646268944385) 2020-06-02T01:50Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "I suspect Trump ordering the clearing of the protesters with tear gas outside the church here yesterday has drawn more people today. The same dynamic played out in Hong Kong. #NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyds death back even after two days of escalating force from police. This might be the most people Ive seen gather this early in the evening. https://t.co/NvB6gaUTL2 #NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyds death back even after two days of" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1267931386360606720) 2020-06-02T21:29Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "4. Bolton book should also make us reexamine all the praise Trump heaped on Xi over China's handling of the coronavirus. It seems Trump wanted the trade deal to stick for reelection & believed whatever Xi said about the outbreak. Now [------] Americans are dead. See this tweet" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1273349955399417861) 2020-06-17T20:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Big story: US officials have quietly discussed a Russian military intel unit offering bounties to Taliban & other Afghans to kill US UK & allied troops. Some have collected. Trump likes Putin. What'll he do By @charlie_savage @EricSchmittNYT @mschwirtz. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1276637654898130946) 2020-06-26T22:05Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "This is a photo of the Hong Kong protests not of the US. And many HK protesters hoped Trump would stand up for them against Xi but Trump actually told Xi in a June [----] call that he & his aides would stay silent on Hong Kong. As recounted by Bolton & also reported last year. This Saturday if the Marxist leaders have their way we will celebrate #IndependenceDay for the last time as a free people. Now is the time to stand up for your country. And even more importantly pray that the Great American Experiment survives their assault. https://t.co/NExTIh6q0u This Saturday if the Marxist leaders" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1279078079869091840) 2020-07-03T15:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "This messaging sounds exactly like what has come out of the Hong Kong government and Beijing during the pro-democracy protests in HK. Last night violent anarchists shot explosive fireworks at federal properties and tried to barricade federal law enforcement inside the building. Last night violent anarchists shot explosive fireworks at federal properties and tried to barricade federal law enforcement inside the building" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1285040002318118912) 2020-07-20T02:33Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Steven Calabresi co-founder of the Federalist Society and a recent Trump supporter writes in @nytimes that Trump must be impeached and removed from office for his tweet aiming to postpone the election. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1288943294546948097) 2020-07-30T21:03Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: @SecPompeo warned Russian foreign minister Lavrov in July [--] call about Russia's bounties on US troops in Afghanistan. Trump calls US intel on the bounties a hoax. Pompeo was livid over the issue but keeps quiet about the call. w/ @EricSchmittNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/asia/pompeo-russia-afghanistan-bounties.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/asia/pompeo-russia-afghanistan-bounties.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1291771452077805568) 2020-08-07T16:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to Chinas spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the fundraising. Kobach was on its board. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/steve-bannon-indicted.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/steve-bannon-indicted.htmlreferringSource=articleShare" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1296510924745060352) 2020-08-20T18:14Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "2. Bannons friend Guo is not a Chinese dissident as people claim. He has a complex history in elite power struggles. He fled China after officials arrested Ma Jian a top officer in MSS the spy agency. Sources in China say the two were close. More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/asia/china-ma-jian-sentenced.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/asia/china-ma-jian-sentenced.htmlreferringSource=articleShare" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1296518406208987138) 2020-08-20T18:44Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "3. Bannon has been on Guos payroll in a big way. This story by @maggieNYT has info on a $1 million contract Bannon had with Guo and other payment details. @WSJ reported in July that the FBI is investigating Guo and looking into Bannons work with him. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/politics/steve-bannon-guo-wengui.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/politics/steve-bannon-guo-wengui.htmlreferringSource=articleShare" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1296520956681359360) 2020-08-20T18:54Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "This earlier @nytimes story on dexamethasone its uses and its dangers points to the severity of covid-19 in those who end up taking the drug. Conley said today that doctors gave it to a Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/health/coronavirus-dexamethasone.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/health/coronavirus-dexamethasone.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1312828298402111489) 2020-10-04T18:53Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "2. Our @nytimes investigation found the Trump administration took a softer approach on China. State Dept. didn't open an investigation there as they had in Cuba. They downplayed the idea of attacks. They didn't give the same benefits to the US government employees who suffered" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1318361075419652096) 2020-10-20T01:19Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "4. Mark Lenzi is a diplomatic security officer who has sued the State Dept. for disability discrimination. He and his family were evacuated from China in [----] after he was injured. This is a deliberate high-level cover-up he said. "They have hung us out to dry" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1318369098674376704) 2020-10-20T01:51Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements "9. There's growing evidence pointing to Russia though Moscow denies a role. Some of the attacks hit CIA officers who were traveling overseas to discuss plans w/ partner intel agencies to counter Russian covert operations. Some CIA analysts think Moscow was trying to derail that" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1318394342214688769) 2020-10-20T03:31Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements "Lets cut through the noise to Bidens China policy. A @nytimes team examined his 40-year relationship w/ China. We found fascinating info but no business interests or unethical acts. Trump even praised our 3100-word story. w/ @michaelcrowley @AnaSwanson. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1319795521553338369) 2020-10-24T00:19Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: Top Trump officials are accused of using taxpayer resources to campaign for Trump Pompeo OBrien Barr Wolf Ratcliffe. Office of Special Counsel is investigating @SecPompeo for [--] potential illegal acts. w/ @shearm @michaelcrowley @KannoYoungs. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/politics/trump-reelection-government-power.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/politics/trump-reelection-government-power.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1323434347916075008) 2020-11-03T01:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "The first-edition front page of The New York Times for Sunday Nov. [--] 2020" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1325146677154508804) 2020-11-07T18:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements ""Maybe worst of all we employed the time-honored method of treating both sides of a controversy as roughly equal.It was almost criminally misleading in the Trump era particularly when it came to the coverage of his Republican enablers. By @Sulliview. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-cover-trump-save-democracy/2020/11/08/e23fc35e-21c1-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-cover-trump-save-democracy/2020/11/08/e23fc35e-21c1-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1325884707268124672) 2020-11-09T19:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "The final phrase on this page from Obamas memoir is an allusion to one of the most famous lines from Orwells [----]. The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final most essential command. Obama with the foreshadowing. https://t.co/BtFvB2DaTP Obama with the foreshadowing. https://t.co/BtFvB2DaTP" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1333945571862867969) 2020-12-02T01:26Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "This is notable and a key marker for those who say Trumps actions help China: The Chinese embassy in the US has retweeted Trumps fake claim of election fraud. For autocrats Trump is helping delegitimize democracy and eroding US standing. Putin has repeated his arguments too" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1336742141264072705) 2020-12-09T18:38Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements ""Pompeo used taxpayer funds to buy [---] specially embossed pens worth more than $10000 in total for guests who attended private dinners at the State Department as he mulled his political future. Pens had emblems custom-made in China. By @jakesNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/mike-pompeo-china-pens.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/mike-pompeo-china-pens.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1360299897719767044) 2021-02-12T18:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: US officials held talks w/ China to get Xi to urge Putin to avoid invading Ukraine. Chinese officials said they didnt believe the US and secretly told Russia the US was trying to sow discord & China wouldn't try to impede Russia US officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1497185453413441549) 2022-02-25T12:23Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Former active US military officers are noting that Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has been amplifying Kremlin conspiracy theories that are anti-US & anti-Ukraine. China has also been openly amplifying the theories in recent days using powerful megaphones: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1503032109514035205) 2022-03-13T15:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "2. The Chinese readout said US & NATO should talk to Russia to try to resolve the crisis and address the security concerns of Russia & Ukraine. It also emphasized the tensions between China & US over Taiwan before it mentioned Ukraine. Here it is: https://xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/10669343 https://xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/10669343" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1504858200331493377) 2022-03-18T16:32Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Mick Mulvaney now at CBS News was the key WH aide in Trumps coercion campaign on Zelensky & Ukraine. Mulvaney withheld military aid while Ukraine was fighting Russia so Trump could pressure Zelensky to find" dirt on Biden. @nytimes dug into Mulvaney: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1509354314581659649) 2022-03-31T02:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: Biden is putting the defense of democracy at the center of his agenda at home & abroad. The drive has been given urgency by Russia's war on Ukraine the growing power of China and the efforts of Trump & his supporters to undermine fair elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/biden-democracy-threat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/biden-democracy-threat.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1567112921431347200) 2022-09-06T11:30Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "NEW: The alarming warnings by Blinken & other Biden aides that China is strongly considering giving arms to Russia for use in Ukraine portend a big expansion of the war. It would become a war involving the world's [--] superpowers and lead to a global rift. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/us-china-weapons-russia-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/us-china-weapons-russia-ukraine.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1627425453085454336) 2023-02-19T21:50Z 133.5K followers, 753.6K engagements "3. On the Trump-Zelensky call which involved Pompeo Trump pressed Zelensky to open an investigation into the Bidens. Trumps aim was to make it appear that the Bidens had done something wrong in Ukraine no matter what. This all came out during the first impeachment of Trump" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1629596579572117505) 2023-02-25T21:37Z 133.5K followers, 43.3K engagements "Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in [----] on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan who was running against Carter. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/october-surprise-iran-hostages.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/october-surprise-iran-hostages.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1637182740406599681) 2023-03-18T20:02Z 133.5K followers, 3.1M engagements "Bi-khim Hsiao Taiwan's de facto ambassador to US says Ukraine's success in repelling Russia helps deter China. She says US aid to Ukraine is key and doesn't weaken Taiwan an argument countering ones from Hawley @ElbridgeColby and a few others. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/taiwan-ambassador-ukraine-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/taiwan-ambassador-ukraine-china.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1663685086691090435) 2023-05-30T23:13Z 133.5K followers, 469.5K engagements "Speaker Kevin McCarthy made House lawmakers & aides meet with Zelensky in the National Archives building because he refused to reserve one of the regular House rooms on the Hill. He didnt want to anger the small number of anti-Ukraine GOP lawmakers in the House. Today in the US National Archives Olena @ZelenskaUA and I addressed American officials businesses and the public. We expressed our gratitude to the U.S. and all Americans who support Ukraine at the call of their hearts. We called for unity in fighting for our shared freedom. https://t.co/ApSN5uXoXv Today in the US National Archives" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1705018964596650372) 2023-09-22T00:39Z 133.5K followers, 197.7K engagements "US intelligence failure on Israel-Gaza: Jake Sullivan the White House national security adviser said this just [--] days ago at a talk in DC: The Middle East Region Is Quieter Today Than It Has Been in Two Decades https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-war-middle-east-jake-sullivan/675580/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-war-middle-east-jake-sullivan/675580/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1710767929157902715) 2023-10-07T21:23Z 133.5K followers, 848.7K engagements "No journalist should ever be subjected to this kind of attack. And correspondents who have followed the work of @AkbarSAhmed know his reporting is fair and accurate" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1720215107895021623) 2023-11-02T23:03Z 133.5K followers, 739.3K engagements "I respect @TheAtlantic. It should issue a correction. No one asked me for comment or I would've pointed out the false context. The irony is that Rubenstein twisted a line to fit his ideological point the very act he criticizes. And all serious journalists scrutinize opinions. This passage in @TheAtlantic essay by Adam Rubenstein is wrong. The quote is from a paragraph in which I discussed only China policy. I named a GOP senator whom I think speaks with more substance on China than Cotton. Readers know I quote a wide range of knowledgeable analysis. https://t.co/DMWQvFZWhy This passage in" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/1762174785344155977) 2024-02-26T17:56Z 133.5K followers, 454.1K engagements "The political entity is commonly called Taiwan. It is a democracy has a government that operates independently of the PRC and is recognized diplomatically by about a dozen nations and the Vatican. The IOCs name of Chinese Taipei is inaccurate and not based in reality. One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOCs rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag just a towel. Shameful. https://t.co/tFRF9qCvfL One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOCs rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1819808894895415369) 2024-08-03T18:53Z 133.5K followers, 126.3K engagements "One of the worlds biggest film stars. My favorite film of his is Dil Se. https://x.com/iamsrk/status/763894690093473793 I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks. https://x.com/iamsrk/status/763894690093473793 I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/763943754105368576) 2016-08-12T03:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Obama had a farewell lunch with [--] of his favorite writers: Dave Eggers Colson Whitehead Zadie Smith Barbara Kingsolver and Junot Daz" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/822290038784462848) 2017-01-20T03:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Cities where people are protesting to protect Muslims are the ones hit by 9-11 attackers. Who in the US are the fearful Who's in a bubble https://x.com/jr3wx/status/825468737432190976 HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall https://t.co/1njQNsIaoT https://x.com/jr3wx/status/825468737432190976 HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall https://t.co/1njQNsIaoT" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/825501126820843521) 2017-01-29T00:29Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Chinese Communist Party officials blocked NYT & Bloomberg from press briefings for years following publication of stories that angered them. https://x.com/nytimes/status/835210651249356805 Breaking News: The Times and [--] other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary https://t.co/KR5DpWwtAg https://x.com/nytimes/status/835210651249356805 Breaking News: The Times and [--] other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary https://t.co/KR5DpWwtAg" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/835213538151002112) 2017-02-24T19:43Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "Merrick Garland https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/889597339907895296 I think there's a good case that McConnell's handling of the healthcare bill is as much a violation of norms as anything Trump has done. https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/889597339907895296 I think there's a good case that McConnell's handling of the healthcare bill is as much a violation of norms as anything Trump has done" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/889599574565933056) 2017-07-24T21:34Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements "This is bad. But Obama WH started the trend of targeting journalists along with leakers according to scholars & press freedom advocates. https://x.com/nbcnews/status/893492478774521857 AG Jeff Sessions citing leaks says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." https://t.co/U35g1QankV https://x.com/nbcnews/status/893492478774521857 AG Jeff Sessions citing leaks says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." https://t.co/U35g1QankV" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/893499237341822976) 2017-08-04T15:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "My farewell thoughts on China after nearly a decade reporting there: A reborn empire is a showcase of hard power. https://nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunday-review/china-military-economic-power.html https://nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunday-review/china-military-economic-power.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/949359990686568448) 2018-01-05T19:20Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements "After Santa Fe massacre Houston police chief says he has hit rock bottom on gun rights. Calls on politicians to put limits on gun sales and ownership. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/texas-shooting-art-acevedo-guns.htmlhp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/texas-shooting-art-acevedo-guns.htmlhp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news" [X Link](https://x.com/ewong/status/998030610353541122) 2018-05-20T02:40Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@ewong Edward WongEdward Wong posts on X about china, ukraine, in the, this is the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence countries 39.45% travel destinations 11.93% social networks 4.59% technology brands 4.59% finance 0.92% celebrities 0.92%
Social topic influence china 25.69%, ukraine 11.01%, in the 10.09%, this is 7.34%, russia 6.42%, to the 6.42%, beijing 5.5%, hong kong 5.5%, history 2.75%, level 2.75%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @sleavenworth @nytimes @secpompeo @chubailiang @sangernyt @nprkelly @joeheim @juliemaklat @ilariamariasala @joshchin @uselesstree @pekingmike @niubi @maggienyt @ericschmittnyt @michaelcrowley @constelz @dp270 @ourandpuck @dylanbyers
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"I cant believe Im holding this Its the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life and [--] years of Chinese history from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/at-the-edge-of-empire-by-edward-wong/"
X Link 2024-06-12T16:16Z 133.5K followers, 217.8K engagements
"The Washington Post is able to surpass most other news organizations in its "national security" coverage because it has a robust international staff that does reporting across the globe. "National security" is misleading it masks the international nature of the coverage. Washington Post CEO Will Lewis has decided to focus the company's editorial investment on a few core coverage areasnational security politics etcand not sports. Layoffs are expected to begin as soon as this week. @Ourand_Puck & @DylanByers report: https://t.co/Y4OP3EzsFF Washington Post CEO Will Lewis has decided to focus the"
X Link 2026-01-28T19:06Z 133.4K followers, 34K engagements
"It was a lot of fun and we raised hell. A mantra for journalists. The reporters and editors at The Washington Post are among the best in the industry. They will go on to do other great things while history will judge the executives. An American institution grows dimmer"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:21Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Important words below from conservative columnist @Peggynoonannyc. Read the entire WSJ column here: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for-the-washington-post-a5509d63st=GH7oH6&reflink=article_copyURL_share MORE: But the Posts diminishment which looks like its demise isnt just a media story. Reaction shouldnt break down along ideological lines in which the left feels journalism is its precinct and is sad and the right feels journalism is its hulking enemy and isnt sad. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for-the-washington-post-a5509d63st=GH7oH6&reflink=article_copyURL_share MORE: But the"
X Link 2026-02-06T22:17Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Notable DC to Taipei nonstop"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:41Z 133.4K followers, [----] engagements
"This was at the top of an email I got today from LinkedIn. This is not what The Washington Post needs right now"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:27Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Trump administration is bypassing a Congressional review process to send $6.5 billion of weapons aid to Israel. The package includes Apache attack helicopters and combat vehicles. It's the third time the Trump administration has gone around Congress to send arms to Israel"
X Link 2026-01-31T02:48Z 133.5K followers, 333.4K engagements
"NEW from @nytimes: US intelligence analysts assess that Xi Jinping has a remarkable level of paranoia. This could help explain his persecution of China's top general Zhang Youxia and other purges. Some experts say Xi could be preparing to extend his rule for a fourth term"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:27Z 133.5K followers, 251.8K engagements
"Rubio's speech in Munich warned of the "civilizational erasure" of Europe and the ills of "mass migration." He said the US aims to save European culture. And he pushed for more defense spending. These were the same themes Vance struck last year but Rubio had a friendlier tone"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:37Z 133.5K followers, 142.1K engagements
"Here in Munich it's largely about the European perspective. Read this for a different take. I dont mind that Europeans frame the post-WW2 era as a rules-based global order thats now seemingly crashing down. But its irritating that many dont even see that this is a parochially European perspective - like the Cold War - and that for the vast majority of the I dont mind that Europeans frame the post-WW2 era as a rules-based global order thats now seemingly crashing down. But its irritating that many dont even see that this is a parochially European perspective - like the Cold War - and that for"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:02Z 133.5K followers, 14.2K engagements
"NYT: Only [--] of [--] cities in China met air quality standards in [----]. @SamuelLJackson is shocked. http://t.co/j5mKep76SR http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/world/asia/most-chinese-cities-fail-pollution-standard-china-says.htmlref=world&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/world/asia/most-chinese-cities-fail-pollution-standard-china-says.htmlref=world&_r=0"
X Link 2014-03-27T17:18Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"I wonder how many times "tigers" and "flies" have appeared in media reports since [----]. Xi Jinping = marketing genius"
X Link 2014-04-01T10:07Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth Sprinkler won't work but a gigantic wind tunnel would"
X Link 2014-04-17T02:50Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Beijing officials are fining illegal street BBQ kebab vendors to crack down on air pollution. NYT: http://t.co/XcDnpAa71F http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/beijing-kebab-vendors-among-list-of-polluters-hit-with-fines/#commentsContainer http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/beijing-kebab-vendors-among-list-of-polluters-hit-with-fines/#commentsContainer"
X Link 2014-05-06T10:41Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth I'm also smelling and seeing tons of kebabs in my neighborhood too. I tend to avoid them because of the meat to gristle ratio"
X Link 2014-05-06T12:30Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@toddleong Awesome. How did you all end up there What is TrickDog @janiehar1 @JoeHeim @pawkhrua @ucbsoj"
X Link 2014-07-29T04:54Z 133.3K followers, [--] engagements
"A father stabbed to death [--] fifth-grade students and [--] teacher in China on first day of school. http://t.co/YYNzNuORWW http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/asia/china-school-stabbing.htmlref=asia http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/asia/china-school-stabbing.htmlref=asia"
X Link 2014-09-02T05:00Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth @JulieMakLAT @emilyrauhala @ishaantharoor I will scoop you all by being the first to mention the Umbrella song in English"
X Link 2014-10-04T17:22Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@IlariaMariaSala @joshchin @UselessTree @PekingMike @ChuBailiang We can say the same about most "China watchers." We want China to do well"
X Link 2014-10-09T01:16Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@UselessTree @IlariaMariaSala @joshchin @PekingMike @ChuBailiang There are studies that provide clues. Look at HKU poll done since 97"
X Link 2014-10-09T01:21Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"With hazardous air in Beijing and Mong Kok action many China-based foreign journalists will find excuses to stay in HK"
X Link 2014-10-18T18:51Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth I hear CCP will announce at 4th plenum the biggest political & economic reforms in China since [----] Maybe I misheard"
X Link 2014-10-18T18:55Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth Either that or they'll send PLA into the streets of Hong Kong. (Just kidding on both though latter scenario seems likelier.)"
X Link 2014-10-18T19:01Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth That would be a shame since my surname is (along with millions of other Chinese.)"
X Link 2014-10-18T19:18Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@stegersaurus @thewanreport @panphil @chen_liyan @sinoceros @JulieMakLAT Those linguists do the same with minnanhua & putonghuia"
X Link 2014-10-23T14:48Z 133.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Obama Xi Putin and the gang paying homage to both Reservoir Dogs and Star Trek"
X Link 2014-11-11T02:47Z 133.7K followers, [---] engagements
"The moment when Putin made his move on Peng Liyuan wife of China leader. Chivalry or lust http://t.co/oEvTSWeBF4 http://t.co/hUXc5HzQgb http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/putin-drapes-chinas-first-lady-in-a-jacket-and-invites-speculation/ http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/putin-drapes-chinas-first-lady-in-a-jacket-and-invites-speculation/"
X Link 2014-11-11T13:09Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Because China is an environmental disaster MT @XHNews: "Interstellar" triumphs at Chinese box office http://t.co/WljnRxtSwn"
X Link 2014-11-20T02:49Z 133.2K followers, [--] engagements
"@niubi Chinese press should report on Ferguson. Just like the foreign media here should report on all aspects of China"
X Link 2014-11-25T05:34Z 133.2K followers, [--] engagements
"I've never understood why we eat bean sprouts. So flavorless. Now there's a Chinese food safety scare involving them. http://t.co/cPjXrGTNSS http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/bean-sprouts-tainted-with-banned-additive-are-again-found-in-china/ http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/bean-sprouts-tainted-with-banned-additive-are-again-found-in-china/"
X Link 2014-11-26T11:33Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth One of the things I like about The Economist is that it feels no shame in using puns including in headlines. @CDTimes"
X Link 2014-12-05T09:15Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Wish I were in Hong Kong tonight and tomorrow to see what unfolds. But stellar NYT Hong Kong team is all over Admiralty"
X Link 2014-12-10T15:15Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth I'll speak to the headline writer @ChuBailiang"
X Link 2014-12-11T13:21Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth Though this raises the question of when one can use restive and not have it be a cliche. Has HK been restive @ChuBailiang"
X Link 2014-12-11T13:24Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth Is it like the 10-day traffic jam that took place near Beijing a few summers ago"
X Link 2015-01-07T10:55Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Beijing & Moscow bureaus of NY Times may vie to cover @Kyrzbekistan. Would be conflict of interest for @JohnBranchNYT to report on it"
X Link 2015-01-09T06:18Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@JackChangAP Take a shot from AP office in Twin Towers and tweet that. Probably looks worse today. @niubi"
X Link 2015-01-15T05:51Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@JRKaiman @sleavenworth Would love to see a Q&A on Syria and China with him"
X Link 2015-01-26T06:51Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Censors kill big China pollution film though makers tried to avoid political red lines. http://t.co/pRPiiXl5vz http://t.co/bg5SNhVeNu http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/asia/china-blocks-web-access-to-documentary-on-nations-air-pollution.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/world/asia/china-blocks-web-access-to-documentary-on-nations-air-pollution.html"
X Link 2015-03-09T01:56Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"I promise the Chang-rae Lee talk at Bookworm today will be more interesting than Li Keqiang presser. http://t.co/aTlluSCbpF http://bookwormfestival.com/events/2015bw15e/ http://bookwormfestival.com/events/2015bw15e/"
X Link 2015-03-15T05:54Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth What about one week ago"
X Link 2015-07-02T13:46Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"McClatchy's @sleavenworth has been a great addition to the China press corps. Here's a recent story on corruption: http://t.co/hwxUUC5uJX http://bit.ly/1HclxYm http://bit.ly/1HclxYm"
X Link 2015-10-10T01:02Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@sleavenworth You tried that great pizza place in Shaxi"
X Link 2016-07-05T08:32Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Line at customs in Beijing airport T3 stretches back to the train. Terminal looks nice but fails on many levels"
X Link 2016-08-10T08:26Z 133.8K followers, [--] engagements
"Will China shutting down its legal ivory trade save the elephants of Africa http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/world/africa/africa-ivory-china.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/world/africa/africa-ivory-china.html"
X Link 2017-01-01T19:02Z 132.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@Dali_Yang @mcgregorrichard Qianlong Emperor"
X Link 2017-01-15T15:19Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"The most sure sign yet that the US is going the way of China and its Communist Party. China hands will know what Im talking about. #PTSD https://x.com/nickconfessore/status/829000800802373633 https://x.com/nickconfessore/status/829000800802373633"
X Link 2017-02-08T14:13Z 133.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@JohnDelury The question is whether he remembers Cleon"
X Link 2017-02-22T02:43Z 133.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Stunning move by Chinese Communist Party it announces it has detained Interpol president Meng Hongwei. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/world/asia/china-interpol-men-hongwei.html#click=https://t.co/YMqQu1azk7 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/world/asia/china-interpol-men-hongwei.html#click=https://t.co/YMqQu1azk7"
X Link 2018-10-07T18:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Exclusive: Big NYT story on Pompeo evangelist for Trump. Easy to anger he erupted over VP Pence in Poland. He publicly refuses to acknowledge intel assessments. He strains U.S. alliances & is tested by North Korea Iran and Venezuela. w/ @SangerNYT https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/us/politics/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/us/politics/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo.html"
X Link 2019-02-24T13:55Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"State Dept. under @SecPompeo intensifies investigation of employees who worked under Hillary Clinton for routine emails. Most were political appointees. Pompeo is a Republican politician who attacked Clinton over Benghazi. w/ @maggieNYT. Confirms WP story. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-server-state-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/29/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-server-state-department.html"
X Link 2019-09-30T13:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Trump released big statement late Sunday on US allowing Turkey into the safe zone in northeast Syria. Turkey wants to go in to attack the Kurds there who are close partners with the US military & are critical in fighting ISIS. US mil & senior State officials have opposed this"
X Link 2019-10-07T03:57Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"In a Fox interview @SecPompeo peddles a new conspiracy theory involving Obama Hunter Biden and military aid. This insinuation makes zero sense. Pompeo the top US diplomat doesnt seem to care anymore about trying to establish a reputation as a straight talker"
X Link 2019-10-31T01:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: @SecPompeo enabled Trump's hijacking of Ukraine policy. Pompeo has spread conspiracy theories & failed to defend veteran diplomats from Trumps attacks. Now he faces political peril in the impeachment inquiry. Detailed story of crisis w/ @SangerNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/politics/mike-pompeo-ukraine-state-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/politics/mike-pompeo-ukraine-state-department.html"
X Link 2019-11-04T22:11Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The sign hanging above the Hong Kong protesters today says Time for the Senate to act. It has Mitch McConnells photo and calls for him to put the Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act to a vote in the US Senate. He is holding up the vote. My story: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/asia/hong-kong-protesters-call-for-us-help-china-sees-a-conspiracy.amp.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/asia/hong-kong-protesters-call-for-us-help-china-sees-a-conspiracy.amp.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share"
X Link 2019-11-11T06:24Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"I expect this in China or Russia but at the National Archives in DC Presenters of an exhibit altered photos of Womens March to blur signs critical of Trump. By @JoeHeim. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html"
X Link 2020-01-18T01:40Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@NPRKelly Pompeo also undermines his credibility on the facts of the episode in the statement. There is little chance @NPRKelly a Cambridge-educated expert on Europe would have pointed to Bangladesh if he asked her to identify Ukraine on an unlabeled map"
X Link 2020-01-25T15:48Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW @nytimes Trump world story: @SecPompeo has undermined US efforts on freedom of the press and violated the mission & traditions of his office with his public diatribe against respected NPR journalist @NPRKelly and the news media. Unhinged. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html"
X Link 2020-01-26T03:58Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"UPDATE: NYT obtained emails between @NPRKelly & press aide to @SecPompeo Kelly said explicitly the day before the interview that she would ask about Iran & Ukraine. And: "I never agree to take anything off the table. Pompeos attack on her was baseless. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/pompeo-mary-louise-kelly.html"
X Link 2020-01-26T16:20Z 133.5K followers, 12.7K engagements
"BREAKING: Pompeo said after meeting w/ Zelensky in Kyiv that US supports Ukraine against Russian aggression. But he said there are no plans for Zelensky to visit Trump at the White House which Zelensky says he wants. Itd be an important signal to Putin. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/europe/ukraine-pompeo-zelensky-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/europe/ukraine-pompeo-zelensky-trump.html"
X Link 2020-01-31T10:43Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The level of laissez-faire capitalism in the US has brought us to the point where a GOP politician talks about potentially allowing millions of elderly to die on a network whose viewership is that older demographic. The market is eating itself"
X Link 2020-03-24T02:39Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Trump announced he plans to halt immigration to US with an executive order. Officials said an order to stop issuing green cards & work visas could come within days. The legal basis is unclear. He failed on the virus this is an effort to rally his base. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/trump-immigration.amp.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/trump-immigration.amp.html"
X Link 2020-04-21T10:58Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"A senior State Dept. official tells @dshesgreen: "Pompeo knew about the IG's investigation into his use of State Department staff for personal purposes because some of his top aides had turned over documents to the IG's office as part of the inquiry. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/16/state-department-official-says-mike-pompeo-ouster-of-inspector-general-smacks-retribution/5205913002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/16/state-department-official-says-mike-pompeo-ouster-of-inspector-general-smacks-retribution/5205913002/"
X Link 2020-05-16T20:39Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: Steve Linick State Dept. inspector general was investigating push by Trump & Pompeo to sell arms to Saudi Arabia & UAE. Pompeo told Trump to fire Linick who was also examining Pompeos potential misuse of State employee for errands. w/ @SangerNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/politics/pompeo-trump-linick-inspector-general-firing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/politics/pompeo-trump-linick-inspector-general-firing.html"
X Link 2020-05-18T17:54Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: Pompeo declined to be interviewed by State Dept. inspector general Linick for investigation into Saudi arms sales. He gave written answers. So Pompeo knew of the focal points of the inquiry. Is this why he asked Trump to fire Linick w/ @SangerNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/us/politics/mike-pompeo-state-department-inspector-general-saudi-arabi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/us/politics/mike-pompeo-state-department-inspector-general-saudi-arabi.html"
X Link 2020-05-19T23:12Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"This is wrong. There were no violent clashes. The police fired tear gas to clear the area for a Trump photo-op and the protesters fled as the police advanced. The protesters didnt fight back. I was there. And thats what you see in this video"
X Link 2020-06-02T01:50Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"I suspect Trump ordering the clearing of the protesters with tear gas outside the church here yesterday has drawn more people today. The same dynamic played out in Hong Kong. #NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyds death back even after two days of escalating force from police. This might be the most people Ive seen gather this early in the evening. https://t.co/NvB6gaUTL2 #NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyds death back even after two days of"
X Link 2020-06-02T21:29Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"4. Bolton book should also make us reexamine all the praise Trump heaped on Xi over China's handling of the coronavirus. It seems Trump wanted the trade deal to stick for reelection & believed whatever Xi said about the outbreak. Now [------] Americans are dead. See this tweet"
X Link 2020-06-17T20:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Big story: US officials have quietly discussed a Russian military intel unit offering bounties to Taliban & other Afghans to kill US UK & allied troops. Some have collected. Trump likes Putin. What'll he do By @charlie_savage @EricSchmittNYT @mschwirtz. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html"
X Link 2020-06-26T22:05Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"This is a photo of the Hong Kong protests not of the US. And many HK protesters hoped Trump would stand up for them against Xi but Trump actually told Xi in a June [----] call that he & his aides would stay silent on Hong Kong. As recounted by Bolton & also reported last year. This Saturday if the Marxist leaders have their way we will celebrate #IndependenceDay for the last time as a free people. Now is the time to stand up for your country. And even more importantly pray that the Great American Experiment survives their assault. https://t.co/NExTIh6q0u This Saturday if the Marxist leaders"
X Link 2020-07-03T15:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"This messaging sounds exactly like what has come out of the Hong Kong government and Beijing during the pro-democracy protests in HK. Last night violent anarchists shot explosive fireworks at federal properties and tried to barricade federal law enforcement inside the building. Last night violent anarchists shot explosive fireworks at federal properties and tried to barricade federal law enforcement inside the building"
X Link 2020-07-20T02:33Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Steven Calabresi co-founder of the Federalist Society and a recent Trump supporter writes in @nytimes that Trump must be impeached and removed from office for his tweet aiming to postpone the election. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/trump-delay-election-coronavirus.html"
X Link 2020-07-30T21:03Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: @SecPompeo warned Russian foreign minister Lavrov in July [--] call about Russia's bounties on US troops in Afghanistan. Trump calls US intel on the bounties a hoax. Pompeo was livid over the issue but keeps quiet about the call. w/ @EricSchmittNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/asia/pompeo-russia-afghanistan-bounties.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/asia/pompeo-russia-afghanistan-bounties.html"
X Link 2020-08-07T16:21Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to Chinas spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the fundraising. Kobach was on its board. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/steve-bannon-indicted.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/steve-bannon-indicted.htmlreferringSource=articleShare"
X Link 2020-08-20T18:14Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"2. Bannons friend Guo is not a Chinese dissident as people claim. He has a complex history in elite power struggles. He fled China after officials arrested Ma Jian a top officer in MSS the spy agency. Sources in China say the two were close. More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/asia/china-ma-jian-sentenced.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/asia/china-ma-jian-sentenced.htmlreferringSource=articleShare"
X Link 2020-08-20T18:44Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"3. Bannon has been on Guos payroll in a big way. This story by @maggieNYT has info on a $1 million contract Bannon had with Guo and other payment details. @WSJ reported in July that the FBI is investigating Guo and looking into Bannons work with him. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/politics/steve-bannon-guo-wengui.htmlreferringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/politics/steve-bannon-guo-wengui.htmlreferringSource=articleShare"
X Link 2020-08-20T18:54Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"This earlier @nytimes story on dexamethasone its uses and its dangers points to the severity of covid-19 in those who end up taking the drug. Conley said today that doctors gave it to a Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/health/coronavirus-dexamethasone.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/health/coronavirus-dexamethasone.html"
X Link 2020-10-04T18:53Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"2. Our @nytimes investigation found the Trump administration took a softer approach on China. State Dept. didn't open an investigation there as they had in Cuba. They downplayed the idea of attacks. They didn't give the same benefits to the US government employees who suffered"
X Link 2020-10-20T01:19Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"4. Mark Lenzi is a diplomatic security officer who has sued the State Dept. for disability discrimination. He and his family were evacuated from China in [----] after he was injured. This is a deliberate high-level cover-up he said. "They have hung us out to dry"
X Link 2020-10-20T01:51Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements
"9. There's growing evidence pointing to Russia though Moscow denies a role. Some of the attacks hit CIA officers who were traveling overseas to discuss plans w/ partner intel agencies to counter Russian covert operations. Some CIA analysts think Moscow was trying to derail that"
X Link 2020-10-20T03:31Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Lets cut through the noise to Bidens China policy. A @nytimes team examined his 40-year relationship w/ China. We found fascinating info but no business interests or unethical acts. Trump even praised our 3100-word story. w/ @michaelcrowley @AnaSwanson. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html"
X Link 2020-10-24T00:19Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: Top Trump officials are accused of using taxpayer resources to campaign for Trump Pompeo OBrien Barr Wolf Ratcliffe. Office of Special Counsel is investigating @SecPompeo for [--] potential illegal acts. w/ @shearm @michaelcrowley @KannoYoungs. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/politics/trump-reelection-government-power.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/politics/trump-reelection-government-power.html"
X Link 2020-11-03T01:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The first-edition front page of The New York Times for Sunday Nov. [--] 2020"
X Link 2020-11-07T18:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
""Maybe worst of all we employed the time-honored method of treating both sides of a controversy as roughly equal.It was almost criminally misleading in the Trump era particularly when it came to the coverage of his Republican enablers. By @Sulliview. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-cover-trump-save-democracy/2020/11/08/e23fc35e-21c1-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-cover-trump-save-democracy/2020/11/08/e23fc35e-21c1-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html"
X Link 2020-11-09T19:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The final phrase on this page from Obamas memoir is an allusion to one of the most famous lines from Orwells [----]. The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final most essential command. Obama with the foreshadowing. https://t.co/BtFvB2DaTP Obama with the foreshadowing. https://t.co/BtFvB2DaTP"
X Link 2020-12-02T01:26Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"This is notable and a key marker for those who say Trumps actions help China: The Chinese embassy in the US has retweeted Trumps fake claim of election fraud. For autocrats Trump is helping delegitimize democracy and eroding US standing. Putin has repeated his arguments too"
X Link 2020-12-09T18:38Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
""Pompeo used taxpayer funds to buy [---] specially embossed pens worth more than $10000 in total for guests who attended private dinners at the State Department as he mulled his political future. Pens had emblems custom-made in China. By @jakesNYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/mike-pompeo-china-pens.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/mike-pompeo-china-pens.html"
X Link 2021-02-12T18:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: US officials held talks w/ China to get Xi to urge Putin to avoid invading Ukraine. Chinese officials said they didnt believe the US and secretly told Russia the US was trying to sow discord & China wouldn't try to impede Russia US officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-china-russia-ukraine.html"
X Link 2022-02-25T12:23Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Former active US military officers are noting that Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard has been amplifying Kremlin conspiracy theories that are anti-US & anti-Ukraine. China has also been openly amplifying the theories in recent days using powerful megaphones: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china-bioweapons.html"
X Link 2022-03-13T15:35Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"2. The Chinese readout said US & NATO should talk to Russia to try to resolve the crisis and address the security concerns of Russia & Ukraine. It also emphasized the tensions between China & US over Taiwan before it mentioned Ukraine. Here it is: https://xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/10669343 https://xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/10669343"
X Link 2022-03-18T16:32Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Mick Mulvaney now at CBS News was the key WH aide in Trumps coercion campaign on Zelensky & Ukraine. Mulvaney withheld military aid while Ukraine was fighting Russia so Trump could pressure Zelensky to find" dirt on Biden. @nytimes dug into Mulvaney: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html"
X Link 2022-03-31T02:18Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: Biden is putting the defense of democracy at the center of his agenda at home & abroad. The drive has been given urgency by Russia's war on Ukraine the growing power of China and the efforts of Trump & his supporters to undermine fair elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/biden-democracy-threat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/biden-democracy-threat.html"
X Link 2022-09-06T11:30Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"NEW: The alarming warnings by Blinken & other Biden aides that China is strongly considering giving arms to Russia for use in Ukraine portend a big expansion of the war. It would become a war involving the world's [--] superpowers and lead to a global rift. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/us-china-weapons-russia-ukraine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/world/europe/us-china-weapons-russia-ukraine.html"
X Link 2023-02-19T21:50Z 133.5K followers, 753.6K engagements
"3. On the Trump-Zelensky call which involved Pompeo Trump pressed Zelensky to open an investigation into the Bidens. Trumps aim was to make it appear that the Bidens had done something wrong in Ukraine no matter what. This all came out during the first impeachment of Trump"
X Link 2023-02-25T21:37Z 133.5K followers, 43.3K engagements
"Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in [----] on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan who was running against Carter. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/october-surprise-iran-hostages.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/october-surprise-iran-hostages.html"
X Link 2023-03-18T20:02Z 133.5K followers, 3.1M engagements
"Bi-khim Hsiao Taiwan's de facto ambassador to US says Ukraine's success in repelling Russia helps deter China. She says US aid to Ukraine is key and doesn't weaken Taiwan an argument countering ones from Hawley @ElbridgeColby and a few others. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/taiwan-ambassador-ukraine-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/taiwan-ambassador-ukraine-china.html"
X Link 2023-05-30T23:13Z 133.5K followers, 469.5K engagements
"Speaker Kevin McCarthy made House lawmakers & aides meet with Zelensky in the National Archives building because he refused to reserve one of the regular House rooms on the Hill. He didnt want to anger the small number of anti-Ukraine GOP lawmakers in the House. Today in the US National Archives Olena @ZelenskaUA and I addressed American officials businesses and the public. We expressed our gratitude to the U.S. and all Americans who support Ukraine at the call of their hearts. We called for unity in fighting for our shared freedom. https://t.co/ApSN5uXoXv Today in the US National Archives"
X Link 2023-09-22T00:39Z 133.5K followers, 197.7K engagements
"US intelligence failure on Israel-Gaza: Jake Sullivan the White House national security adviser said this just [--] days ago at a talk in DC: The Middle East Region Is Quieter Today Than It Has Been in Two Decades https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-war-middle-east-jake-sullivan/675580/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-war-middle-east-jake-sullivan/675580/"
X Link 2023-10-07T21:23Z 133.5K followers, 848.7K engagements
"No journalist should ever be subjected to this kind of attack. And correspondents who have followed the work of @AkbarSAhmed know his reporting is fair and accurate"
X Link 2023-11-02T23:03Z 133.5K followers, 739.3K engagements
"I respect @TheAtlantic. It should issue a correction. No one asked me for comment or I would've pointed out the false context. The irony is that Rubenstein twisted a line to fit his ideological point the very act he criticizes. And all serious journalists scrutinize opinions. This passage in @TheAtlantic essay by Adam Rubenstein is wrong. The quote is from a paragraph in which I discussed only China policy. I named a GOP senator whom I think speaks with more substance on China than Cotton. Readers know I quote a wide range of knowledgeable analysis. https://t.co/DMWQvFZWhy This passage in"
X Link 2024-02-26T17:56Z 133.5K followers, 454.1K engagements
"The political entity is commonly called Taiwan. It is a democracy has a government that operates independently of the PRC and is recognized diplomatically by about a dozen nations and the Vatican. The IOCs name of Chinese Taipei is inaccurate and not based in reality. One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOCs rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag just a towel. Shameful. https://t.co/tFRF9qCvfL One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOCs rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag"
X Link 2024-08-03T18:53Z 133.5K followers, 126.3K engagements
"One of the worlds biggest film stars. My favorite film of his is Dil Se. https://x.com/iamsrk/status/763894690093473793 I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks. https://x.com/iamsrk/status/763894690093473793 I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks"
X Link 2016-08-12T03:42Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Obama had a farewell lunch with [--] of his favorite writers: Dave Eggers Colson Whitehead Zadie Smith Barbara Kingsolver and Junot Daz"
X Link 2017-01-20T03:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Cities where people are protesting to protect Muslims are the ones hit by 9-11 attackers. Who in the US are the fearful Who's in a bubble https://x.com/jr3wx/status/825468737432190976 HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall https://t.co/1njQNsIaoT https://x.com/jr3wx/status/825468737432190976 HAPPENING NOW: Dulles International Arrivals packed with demonstrators to support refugees Trump is detaining. #MuslimBan #nobannowall https://t.co/1njQNsIaoT"
X Link 2017-01-29T00:29Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Chinese Communist Party officials blocked NYT & Bloomberg from press briefings for years following publication of stories that angered them. https://x.com/nytimes/status/835210651249356805 Breaking News: The Times and [--] other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary https://t.co/KR5DpWwtAg https://x.com/nytimes/status/835210651249356805 Breaking News: The Times and [--] other news outlets were kept from attending a briefing by Trump's press secretary https://t.co/KR5DpWwtAg"
X Link 2017-02-24T19:43Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Merrick Garland https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/889597339907895296 I think there's a good case that McConnell's handling of the healthcare bill is as much a violation of norms as anything Trump has done. https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/889597339907895296 I think there's a good case that McConnell's handling of the healthcare bill is as much a violation of norms as anything Trump has done"
X Link 2017-07-24T21:34Z 133.5K followers, [---] engagements
"This is bad. But Obama WH started the trend of targeting journalists along with leakers according to scholars & press freedom advocates. https://x.com/nbcnews/status/893492478774521857 AG Jeff Sessions citing leaks says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." https://t.co/U35g1QankV https://x.com/nbcnews/status/893492478774521857 AG Jeff Sessions citing leaks says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." https://t.co/U35g1QankV"
X Link 2017-08-04T15:49Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"My farewell thoughts on China after nearly a decade reporting there: A reborn empire is a showcase of hard power. https://nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunday-review/china-military-economic-power.html https://nytimes.com/2018/01/05/sunday-review/china-military-economic-power.html"
X Link 2018-01-05T19:20Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
"After Santa Fe massacre Houston police chief says he has hit rock bottom on gun rights. Calls on politicians to put limits on gun sales and ownership. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/texas-shooting-art-acevedo-guns.htmlhp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/texas-shooting-art-acevedo-guns.htmlhp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news"
X Link 2018-05-20T02:40Z 133.5K followers, [----] engagements
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