[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @fbermingham Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham posts on X about china, eu, beijing, taiwan the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::29694955/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX +60% - X Month XXXXXXX +133% - X Months XXXXXXXXX +16% - X Year XXXXXXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::29694955/posts_active)  - X Week XXX +56% - X Month XXX +45% - X Months XXX +50% - X Year XXXXX +32% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::29694955/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +1.50% - X Month XXXXXX +3.20% - X Months XXXXXX +11% - X Year XXXXXX +18% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::29694955/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::29694955/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #5002 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% [finance](/list/finance) XXXX% [social networks](/list/social-networks) XXXX% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXX% [exchanges](/list/exchanges) XXXX% [currencies](/list/currencies) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china) #287, [eu](/topic/eu) #94, [beijing](/topic/beijing) #87, [taiwan](/topic/taiwan) #20, [russia](/topic/russia) #228, [discussions](/topic/discussions) #150, [has been](/topic/has-been) 0.54%, [chips](/topic/chips) #870, [national security](/topic/national-security) #411, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #201 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@engineroglufw](/creator/undefined) [@zichenwanghere](/creator/undefined) [@miriammlex](/creator/undefined) [@uncertainworld3](/creator/undefined) [@sariarhohavren](/creator/undefined) [@fifongirmfo](/creator/undefined) [@kendrick_m4](/creator/undefined) [@kmahoney74](/creator/undefined) [@angelicaoung](/creator/undefined) [@pektobkk](/creator/undefined) [@miquelvilam](/creator/undefined) [@pstasiatech](/creator/undefined) [@noahbarkin](/creator/undefined) [@zzbar](/creator/undefined) [@ggyyggyy505](/creator/undefined) [@kavenmaitimborb](/creator/undefined) [@joequant](/creator/undefined) [@jchengwsj](/creator/undefined) [@buxinzhijue](/creator/undefined) [@czechmfa](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Unilever plc (UL)](/topic/$ul) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::29694955/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Budrys: "From Lithuania's experience it is absolutely clear we are stuck with endless discussions consultations and back and forth instead of acting fast. And our adversary is taking advantage of this of this slowness"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978018432953029094) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T08:41Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "The impact on EU industry could be crippling while Kyiv worries what it might mean for their war effort against Russia given that many advanced armaments require rare earths" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980651711156623) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:11Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "Dutch chemical companies can't compete with China. One by one they're collapsing. Eight chemical companies have already closed factories or parts of them in the Netherlands this year" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979089168878784643) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T07:36Z 26.4K followers, 86.6K engagements "@ZichenWanghere In an emailed statement Nexperia told me: We have no further comments. Nexperia complies with all existing laws and regulations export controls and sanctions regimes. For the same purposes we remain in regular contact with relevant authorities" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977432574004805782) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T17:53Z 26.4K followers, 8361 engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The European side emphasised that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are in the interest of the EU and the world and stressed that the EU rejects any unilateral change to the status quo particularly through force or coercion the parliament account said" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851827559838052) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4990 engagements "Lawmakers from Brussels and Beijing clashed on Russia and Taiwan during their first official talks for seven years in the Belgian capital on Thursday" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851609418383511) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 15.9K engagements "NRC on dodgy track record of CEO Zhang "In 2024 Wing was fined X million renminbi by Chinese securities regulator for concealing trading transactions on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and secretly colluding with two other shareholders to control Wingtech" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978885868812140572) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T18:08Z 26.4K followers, 1071 engagements "EU claims it has reached its 300bn target for global gateway spend ahead of time. Would love to see a breakdown of that. Seems surprising" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1976194362590544298) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-09T07:53Z 26.4K followers, 2325 engagements "Dutch newspaper NRC with new detail: "This is an exceptional emergency measure intended to prevent IP related to chips from disappearing abroad. According to insiders there were indications that Nexperia was planning to leak chip knowledge to China."" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977455898470850826) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T19:26Z 26.4K followers, 10.7K engagements "@ZichenWanghere Story on this Chinas Wingtech says Dutch court freezes control of Nexperia amid national security dispute" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977430075013472516) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T17:44Z 26.4K followers, 15.2K engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex At the same time it underlined that progress towards a more stable and positive relationship depends on Chinas position regarding the war in Ukraine and its political and material support to sustain Russian aggressions against Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851761881297076) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 6091 engagements "In The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin intergalactic aliens face civilisational extinction because of their uncontrollable cosmic system in which the chaotic movements of the systems three suns will eventually destroy their planet" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980432973955238) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "NEW: EU and China lawmakers spar over Russia Taiwan in first talks since 2018 EU lawmakers "shocked" by Chinese counterparts parroting Russian talking points on Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851587666653665) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 265.3K engagements "Writing in his Volt Rush newsletter battery specialist Henry Sanderson said it may end the era of de-risking from China with Chinese technology" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980673437675796) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:11Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "A quiet bombshell in Europes tech world The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia the Chinese-owned chipmaker citing national security according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977394356274254025) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.4K followers, 197K engagements "Wingtech statement now on its website - similar to deleted WeChat post: "We have activated all legal & diplomatic channels demanding Dutch gov immediately rescind its erroneous directive End to its systematic discrimination against Chinese companies"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977720986133725316) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T13:00Z 26.4K followers, 3512 engagements "Danish foreign minister Rasmussen "We should have a tough response - we need European unity. We are the biggest trading bloc in the world we have a lot of muscles. We need to flex the muscles but at the same time we need to be realistic"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978015983143887242) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T08:32Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "European Commission is advancing its foreign subsidies regulation with BYD over its plant in Hungary - questionnaire sent to the company" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978790052760273060) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T11:48Z 26.4K followers, 30.7K engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Schirdewan pointed out that Gui was a Swedish and EU citizen but the NPC delegates led by Fu Ziying vice-chairman of its foreign affairs committee did not reply to this request" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851936746000789) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:54Z 26.4K followers, 4198 engagements "Unilever a Dutch company with sales of more than $X billion in China has launched an investigation into possible irregularities in its finances" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978482091508547843) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.4K followers, 1096 engagements "Chinese online rumours that Unilever and Shell are under investigation following the Dutch seizure of Nexperia Seems to be blogger-propagated (would also note that neither Unilever or Shell are actually Dutch companies anymore.)" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978482046876971493) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.4K followers, 14.9K engagements "ASML sees significant China demand drop ASML on Wednesday warned that it expected a significant fall in demand from China next year" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978338659209211940) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T05:54Z 26.4K followers, 73.4K engagements "Story on this: EU to insist on Chinese tech transfer as it looks to flex its muscles on rare earth curbs" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978130580228207053) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T16:07Z 26.3K followers, 1722 engagements "Things are so tumultuous some are turning to Chinese sci-fi to describe it Were actually in a time of a 3-body problem which is notoriously unstable and quirky it can take many shapes said Marc Moquette the special envoy for knowledge on China in the Dutch government" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980411197235574) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "@MiquelVilam Well yes but the rhetoric on Nato goes further than what Chinese officials / diplomats have been saying in official capacity with EU counterparts. So I get what you mean but just a little context" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978871700390351241) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T17:12Z 26.4K followers, XXX engagements "The Chinese side questioned Natos right to exist. I havent heard that publicly before. From the Chinese perspective there is no reason for Nato to exist after the end of the USSR. I find this absurd in light of Russian aggression said chair @EnginEroglu_FW" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851653018161460) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 9984 engagements "New - Europes 3-body problem: collapsing global order sparks hunt for new trajectory I got to write about one of my favourite Chinese sci-fi novels. Europe realising it cant fix systemic chaos is instead trying to shift its own orbit" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980367563801020) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.4K followers, 16.8K engagements "Full readout here:" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978855765390585967) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T16:09Z 26.4K followers, 1387 engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The EU will continue to pursue close cooperation with Taiwan within the framework of its One China policy. Furthermore the European side rejected any distortion or misrepresentation of facts particularly with regard to UN Resolution 2758 it added" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851849319891122) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4825 engagements "Everywhere they look these days Europes politicians see chaos. The US is trashing the global order it built in its image. China is upending Europe's industrial upgrade by weaponising rare earths. Russia is waging a hot war at EU borders that threatens to spill over" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980389474918560) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "Over 5bn ($680mn) off Wingtech market valuation this morning as it falls the maximum permitted 10%" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977625176775983274) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T06:39Z 26.4K followers, 5819 engagements "Budrys: Economic security doctrine "must be developed to the level where we all agree that we have to act proactively not only defend ourselves but also shape the environment around us"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978018239759188319) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T08:41Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "Not just rare earths. Battery anodes materials superhard materials synthetic diamonds etc Brutal day for international industry" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1976279167860867079) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-09T13:30Z 26.4K followers, 81K engagements "Bessent says he will try to rally Europe and Asian democracies to counter China's rare earths move. EU has been talking a lot about working with the G7 on this" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978467922851803400) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T14:28Z 26.4K followers, 2714 engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex While Beijing says it is neutral in the war dozens of Chinese firms have been sanctioned by the EU for funnelling banned goods to Russian military buyers The bloc is negotiating its XX package of sanctions against Russia with more Chinese entities set to be blacklisted" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851783783895267) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 5466 engagements "Story on this: EU to insist on Chinese tech transfer as it looks to flex its muscles on rare earth curbs" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978130625644114214) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T16:07Z 26.3K followers, 1006 engagements "@ZichenWanghere Days later Dutch and German executives at Nexperia petitioned a court to suspend Wingtechs CEO Zhang Xuezheng and place the firms shares under temporary court management. The court agreed effectively sidelining Beijings control. " [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977394400104775744) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.3K followers, 13.9K engagements "National level: - China's exports to Germany up XXXX% / imports from DE up XXX% - China's exports to France up XXX% / imports to FR up a whopping XXXX% - China's Dutch exports up XXXX% / imports down X% - China's Italian exports up XXXX% () / imports up 4.9%" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977632883822002475) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T07:09Z 26.3K followers, 1940 engagements "Sefcovic: "But clearly this is not something with which we can live in the future because it's really hampering the economic operations of companies in our case across the political community."" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978103428891988164) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T14:19Z 26.3K followers, 1460 engagements "Lithuania now (I think) the only EU member not to have visa-free travel to China "To encourage & support more Swedish people to visit China and experience the real China China is willing to implement a visa-free policy for Sweden & further carry out people-to-people exchanges"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978855763209601181) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T16:09Z 26.4K followers, 12.7K engagements "Macron is considering bringing the Chinese into a discussion on global imbalances as part of Frances G7 presidency next year @noahbarkin reports" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1975436329769906329) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-07T05:41Z 26.3K followers, 32.4K engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Last week EP passed a resolution calling for Guis release to mark a decade since he disappeared. With a return visit planned for Beijing next May left-wing lawmaker Martin Schirdewan asked if the MEPs could visit Gui in prison" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851914923008374) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4301 engagements "Bloomberg: EU considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally. as part of a legislative proposal called the Industrial Accelerator Act - expected in November" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978092284529828074) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T13:35Z 26.4K followers, 11.5K engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Eroglu who chaired the talks highlighted the differences between the sides but pledged to persevere with dialogue and is planning a trip to Beijing in November" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851958606778417) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:54Z 26.4K followers, 4065 engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex EPP MEP previously sanctioned by Beijing said she was shocked to hear her Chinese counterparts diagnosis of the problems leading to the war" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851674769739853) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 7744 engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The Europeans were told they should not have any contact with Taipei sources said. The Europeans raised several human rights issues including the cases of Uygur economist Ilham Tohti former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851893037137995) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4525 engagements "@ZichenWanghere The company accused The Hague of violating EU market-economy principles and discriminating against Chinese investors echoing Beijings long-standing complaint that Europe is securitizing tech"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977394443679383933) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.3K followers, 10.8K engagements "D'oh as per @ZichenWanghere obviously Czechia doesn't have visa free travel. yet" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978884606523826243) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T18:03Z 26.4K followers, XXX engagements "Lithuanian foreign minister Budrys "To protect ourselves we have to develop the kit for economic security that's why for Lithuania it is really important that the economic security doctrine will be developed" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978017790293348761) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T08:39Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "Leaders of Grenada Ethiopia Colombia DRC Angola South Africa Cabo Verde & Mauritania are in Brussels for VDL's Global Gateway Forum From Europe as well as commission PM of Luxembourg and deputy PMs of Poland and Belgium. As an EU diplomat told me today not a great look" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1975899060008800460) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-08T12:20Z 26.3K followers, 1991 engagements "@ZichenWanghere If I were a Dutch company with big business in China anyone apart from ASML which is indispensable - Id be shifting nervously in my seat tonight. Thinking of NXP ASM International Besi Philips FrieslandCampina" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977403582216638727) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:58Z 26.4K followers, 20.8K engagements "Chinas second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption Chinas Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong member of Politburo was expelled from CCP and army" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979157715634073876) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T12:09Z 26.4K followers, 2378 engagements "Manufacturers in Europe are holding urgent meetings to fend off potential outages that could come within a month following China's rare earths and Nexperia shocks" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978933948240556384) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T21:19Z 26.4K followers, 36.5K engagements "Been thinking about this all week. On the train to the Hague I was reading Edward Fishman's 'Chokepoints' In 2018 when Trump cut ZTE off from US kit a newspaper run by Chinas Ministry of Science & Technology published a series of XX articles titled What Are Our Chokepoints" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1976559290233094148) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-10T08:03Z 26.3K followers, 45.7K engagements "NEW: Statement now from the Dutch ministry of economic affairs Confirms good availability act has been invoked "following recent and acute signals of serious governance shortcomings and actions within Nexperia which posed a threat to. Dutch and European economic security"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977464826004680792) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T20:02Z 26.4K followers, 9648 engagements "@ZichenWanghere Wingtechs response was furiousIn a WeChat statement (since deleted) it called the move a politicized coup orchestrated by the Dutch government and foreign executives" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977394421889966340) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.3K followers, 11.6K engagements "So I guess being "tough" and "using muscles" actually means just talking to Beijing. Got it" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978016787162677547) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T08:35Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements "Says talks with China ongoing "I have now been informed that the Chinese government has imposed a company-specific export control measure on all Nexperia sites in China. Discussions with the Chinese authorities are ongoing at various levels."" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978126583228461397) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T15:51Z 26.4K followers, 1884 engagements "@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex On Taiwan the sides clashed over the United Nations resolution that recognised the Peoples Republic of China in 1971 a long-running bone of contention between the EU Parliament and Beijing" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851805741060475) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 5163 engagements "NRC says it was done under "the goods availability act" "It is exceptional for this to be applied; it's a backup instrument for extraordinary eg war or an acute national emergency. The emergency in this case: the availability of chips for the European automotive industry"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977456565616545909) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T19:29Z 26.4K followers, 7768 engagements "@noahbarkin Also in Noah's newsletter one yr after Berlin launched a 1bn critical minerals fund "not a single project has been approved despite roughly XX applications that have been submitted to state bank KfW"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1975436351601324256) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-07T05:41Z 26.3K followers, 20.3K engagements "New Chinese Sept trade data out this morning - here's the picture for the EU - China's exports to EU up XXXX% - China's imports from EU up XXX% - Despite rebound in import number trade surplus up XX% because of China's surging exports to $22.85bn in Sept All USD year on year" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977632861738959217) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T07:09Z 26.4K followers, 43.5K engagements "But carmakers like Volkswagen AG and suppliers including Robert Bosch GmbH may take months to switch from Nexperia the Dutch producer affected to alternative sources the people said who asked not to be named because the discussions are private" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978933970088636462) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T21:19Z 26.4K followers, 2937 engagements "Interesting nugget on EU-Taiwan relations - Czech generals are regularly sent to Taipei for collaborative work" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979087605128954261) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T07:30Z 26.4K followers, 3250 engagements "Rasmussen: "This is actually an area where we have common interests with our friends in US. That's also why we shouldn't end up in trade war with US. We should avoid that. If we if we stick together we could much better pressure China to act in a fair way."" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978016136412168403) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T08:32Z 26.3K followers, 4014 engagements "Gill: "Dutch gov is addressing a potential risk to both Dutch & wider EU economic security. Specifically the measure aims to safeguard on Dutch and European tech knowledge & capabilities. We recall protecting tech security is a priority of EU's economic security strategy"" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977698777759707519) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T11:31Z 26.4K followers, 3061 engagements ""Online reports indicate that Dutch oil company Shell which owns more than 1000 gas stations and two large production facilities in Huizhou and Fujian in China as well as a liquefied natural gas terminal is under scrutiny by China's Ministry of State Security" [X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978482069522051333) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.4K followers, 1136 engagements
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Finbarr Bermingham posts on X about china, eu, beijing, taiwan the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Social category influence countries #5002 travel destinations XXXX% technology brands XXXX% finance XXXX% social networks XXXX% automotive brands XXXX% stocks XXXX% exchanges XXXX% currencies XXXX%
Social topic influence china #287, eu #94, beijing #87, taiwan #20, russia #228, discussions #150, has been 0.54%, chips #870, national security #411, ukraine #201
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Budrys: "From Lithuania's experience it is absolutely clear we are stuck with endless discussions consultations and back and forth instead of acting fast. And our adversary is taking advantage of this of this slowness""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T08:41Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"The impact on EU industry could be crippling while Kyiv worries what it might mean for their war effort against Russia given that many advanced armaments require rare earths"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T06:11Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Dutch chemical companies can't compete with China. One by one they're collapsing. Eight chemical companies have already closed factories or parts of them in the Netherlands this year"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-17T07:36Z 26.4K followers, 86.6K engagements
"@ZichenWanghere In an emailed statement Nexperia told me: We have no further comments. Nexperia complies with all existing laws and regulations export controls and sanctions regimes. For the same purposes we remain in regular contact with relevant authorities"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T17:53Z 26.4K followers, 8361 engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The European side emphasised that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are in the interest of the EU and the world and stressed that the EU rejects any unilateral change to the status quo particularly through force or coercion the parliament account said"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4990 engagements
"Lawmakers from Brussels and Beijing clashed on Russia and Taiwan during their first official talks for seven years in the Belgian capital on Thursday"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 15.9K engagements
"NRC on dodgy track record of CEO Zhang "In 2024 Wing was fined X million renminbi by Chinese securities regulator for concealing trading transactions on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and secretly colluding with two other shareholders to control Wingtech"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T18:08Z 26.4K followers, 1071 engagements
"EU claims it has reached its 300bn target for global gateway spend ahead of time. Would love to see a breakdown of that. Seems surprising"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-09T07:53Z 26.4K followers, 2325 engagements
"Dutch newspaper NRC with new detail: "This is an exceptional emergency measure intended to prevent IP related to chips from disappearing abroad. According to insiders there were indications that Nexperia was planning to leak chip knowledge to China.""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T19:26Z 26.4K followers, 10.7K engagements
"@ZichenWanghere Story on this Chinas Wingtech says Dutch court freezes control of Nexperia amid national security dispute"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T17:44Z 26.4K followers, 15.2K engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex At the same time it underlined that progress towards a more stable and positive relationship depends on Chinas position regarding the war in Ukraine and its political and material support to sustain Russian aggressions against Ukraine"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 6091 engagements
"In The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin intergalactic aliens face civilisational extinction because of their uncontrollable cosmic system in which the chaotic movements of the systems three suns will eventually destroy their planet"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"NEW: EU and China lawmakers spar over Russia Taiwan in first talks since 2018 EU lawmakers "shocked" by Chinese counterparts parroting Russian talking points on Ukraine"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 265.3K engagements
"Writing in his Volt Rush newsletter battery specialist Henry Sanderson said it may end the era of de-risking from China with Chinese technology"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T06:11Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"A quiet bombshell in Europes tech world The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia the Chinese-owned chipmaker citing national security according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.4K followers, 197K engagements
"Wingtech statement now on its website - similar to deleted WeChat post: "We have activated all legal & diplomatic channels demanding Dutch gov immediately rescind its erroneous directive End to its systematic discrimination against Chinese companies""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-13T13:00Z 26.4K followers, 3512 engagements
"Danish foreign minister Rasmussen "We should have a tough response - we need European unity. We are the biggest trading bloc in the world we have a lot of muscles. We need to flex the muscles but at the same time we need to be realistic""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T08:32Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"European Commission is advancing its foreign subsidies regulation with BYD over its plant in Hungary - questionnaire sent to the company"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T11:48Z 26.4K followers, 30.7K engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Schirdewan pointed out that Gui was a Swedish and EU citizen but the NPC delegates led by Fu Ziying vice-chairman of its foreign affairs committee did not reply to this request"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:54Z 26.4K followers, 4198 engagements
"Unilever a Dutch company with sales of more than $X billion in China has launched an investigation into possible irregularities in its finances"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.4K followers, 1096 engagements
"Chinese online rumours that Unilever and Shell are under investigation following the Dutch seizure of Nexperia Seems to be blogger-propagated (would also note that neither Unilever or Shell are actually Dutch companies anymore.)"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.4K followers, 14.9K engagements
"ASML sees significant China demand drop ASML on Wednesday warned that it expected a significant fall in demand from China next year"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-15T05:54Z 26.4K followers, 73.4K engagements
"Story on this: EU to insist on Chinese tech transfer as it looks to flex its muscles on rare earth curbs"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T16:07Z 26.3K followers, 1722 engagements
"Things are so tumultuous some are turning to Chinese sci-fi to describe it Were actually in a time of a 3-body problem which is notoriously unstable and quirky it can take many shapes said Marc Moquette the special envoy for knowledge on China in the Dutch government"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"@MiquelVilam Well yes but the rhetoric on Nato goes further than what Chinese officials / diplomats have been saying in official capacity with EU counterparts. So I get what you mean but just a little context"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T17:12Z 26.4K followers, XXX engagements
"The Chinese side questioned Natos right to exist. I havent heard that publicly before. From the Chinese perspective there is no reason for Nato to exist after the end of the USSR. I find this absurd in light of Russian aggression said chair @EnginEroglu_FW"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 9984 engagements
"New - Europes 3-body problem: collapsing global order sparks hunt for new trajectory I got to write about one of my favourite Chinese sci-fi novels. Europe realising it cant fix systemic chaos is instead trying to shift its own orbit"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.4K followers, 16.8K engagements
"Full readout here:"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T16:09Z 26.4K followers, 1387 engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The EU will continue to pursue close cooperation with Taiwan within the framework of its One China policy. Furthermore the European side rejected any distortion or misrepresentation of facts particularly with regard to UN Resolution 2758 it added"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4825 engagements
"Everywhere they look these days Europes politicians see chaos. The US is trashing the global order it built in its image. China is upending Europe's industrial upgrade by weaponising rare earths. Russia is waging a hot war at EU borders that threatens to spill over"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Over 5bn ($680mn) off Wingtech market valuation this morning as it falls the maximum permitted 10%"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-13T06:39Z 26.4K followers, 5819 engagements
"Budrys: Economic security doctrine "must be developed to the level where we all agree that we have to act proactively not only defend ourselves but also shape the environment around us""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T08:41Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Not just rare earths. Battery anodes materials superhard materials synthetic diamonds etc Brutal day for international industry"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-09T13:30Z 26.4K followers, 81K engagements
"Bessent says he will try to rally Europe and Asian democracies to counter China's rare earths move. EU has been talking a lot about working with the G7 on this"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-15T14:28Z 26.4K followers, 2714 engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex While Beijing says it is neutral in the war dozens of Chinese firms have been sanctioned by the EU for funnelling banned goods to Russian military buyers The bloc is negotiating its XX package of sanctions against Russia with more Chinese entities set to be blacklisted"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 5466 engagements
"Story on this: EU to insist on Chinese tech transfer as it looks to flex its muscles on rare earth curbs"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T16:07Z 26.3K followers, 1006 engagements
"@ZichenWanghere Days later Dutch and German executives at Nexperia petitioned a court to suspend Wingtechs CEO Zhang Xuezheng and place the firms shares under temporary court management. The court agreed effectively sidelining Beijings control. "
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.3K followers, 13.9K engagements
"National level: - China's exports to Germany up XXXX% / imports from DE up XXX% - China's exports to France up XXX% / imports to FR up a whopping XXXX% - China's Dutch exports up XXXX% / imports down X% - China's Italian exports up XXXX% () / imports up 4.9%"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-13T07:09Z 26.3K followers, 1940 engagements
"Sefcovic: "But clearly this is not something with which we can live in the future because it's really hampering the economic operations of companies in our case across the political community.""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T14:19Z 26.3K followers, 1460 engagements
"Lithuania now (I think) the only EU member not to have visa-free travel to China "To encourage & support more Swedish people to visit China and experience the real China China is willing to implement a visa-free policy for Sweden & further carry out people-to-people exchanges""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T16:09Z 26.4K followers, 12.7K engagements
"Macron is considering bringing the Chinese into a discussion on global imbalances as part of Frances G7 presidency next year @noahbarkin reports"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-07T05:41Z 26.3K followers, 32.4K engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Last week EP passed a resolution calling for Guis release to mark a decade since he disappeared. With a return visit planned for Beijing next May left-wing lawmaker Martin Schirdewan asked if the MEPs could visit Gui in prison"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4301 engagements
"Bloomberg: EU considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally. as part of a legislative proposal called the Industrial Accelerator Act - expected in November"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T13:35Z 26.4K followers, 11.5K engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Eroglu who chaired the talks highlighted the differences between the sides but pledged to persevere with dialogue and is planning a trip to Beijing in November"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:54Z 26.4K followers, 4065 engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex EPP MEP previously sanctioned by Beijing said she was shocked to hear her Chinese counterparts diagnosis of the problems leading to the war"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.4K followers, 7744 engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The Europeans were told they should not have any contact with Taipei sources said. The Europeans raised several human rights issues including the cases of Uygur economist Ilham Tohti former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 4525 engagements
"@ZichenWanghere The company accused The Hague of violating EU market-economy principles and discriminating against Chinese investors echoing Beijings long-standing complaint that Europe is securitizing tech""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.3K followers, 10.8K engagements
"D'oh as per @ZichenWanghere obviously Czechia doesn't have visa free travel. yet"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T18:03Z 26.4K followers, XXX engagements
"Lithuanian foreign minister Budrys "To protect ourselves we have to develop the kit for economic security that's why for Lithuania it is really important that the economic security doctrine will be developed"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T08:39Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Leaders of Grenada Ethiopia Colombia DRC Angola South Africa Cabo Verde & Mauritania are in Brussels for VDL's Global Gateway Forum From Europe as well as commission PM of Luxembourg and deputy PMs of Poland and Belgium. As an EU diplomat told me today not a great look"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-08T12:20Z 26.3K followers, 1991 engagements
"@ZichenWanghere If I were a Dutch company with big business in China anyone apart from ASML which is indispensable - Id be shifting nervously in my seat tonight. Thinking of NXP ASM International Besi Philips FrieslandCampina"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T15:58Z 26.4K followers, 20.8K engagements
"Chinas second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption Chinas Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong member of Politburo was expelled from CCP and army"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-17T12:09Z 26.4K followers, 2378 engagements
"Manufacturers in Europe are holding urgent meetings to fend off potential outages that could come within a month following China's rare earths and Nexperia shocks"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T21:19Z 26.4K followers, 36.5K engagements
"Been thinking about this all week. On the train to the Hague I was reading Edward Fishman's 'Chokepoints' In 2018 when Trump cut ZTE off from US kit a newspaper run by Chinas Ministry of Science & Technology published a series of XX articles titled What Are Our Chokepoints"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-10T08:03Z 26.3K followers, 45.7K engagements
"NEW: Statement now from the Dutch ministry of economic affairs Confirms good availability act has been invoked "following recent and acute signals of serious governance shortcomings and actions within Nexperia which posed a threat to. Dutch and European economic security""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T20:02Z 26.4K followers, 9648 engagements
"@ZichenWanghere Wingtechs response was furiousIn a WeChat statement (since deleted) it called the move a politicized coup orchestrated by the Dutch government and foreign executives"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.3K followers, 11.6K engagements
"So I guess being "tough" and "using muscles" actually means just talking to Beijing. Got it"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T08:35Z 26.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Says talks with China ongoing "I have now been informed that the Chinese government has imposed a company-specific export control measure on all Nexperia sites in China. Discussions with the Chinese authorities are ongoing at various levels.""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T15:51Z 26.4K followers, 1884 engagements
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex On Taiwan the sides clashed over the United Nations resolution that recognised the Peoples Republic of China in 1971 a long-running bone of contention between the EU Parliament and Beijing"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.4K followers, 5163 engagements
"NRC says it was done under "the goods availability act" "It is exceptional for this to be applied; it's a backup instrument for extraordinary eg war or an acute national emergency. The emergency in this case: the availability of chips for the European automotive industry""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-12T19:29Z 26.4K followers, 7768 engagements
"@noahbarkin Also in Noah's newsletter one yr after Berlin launched a 1bn critical minerals fund "not a single project has been approved despite roughly XX applications that have been submitted to state bank KfW""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-07T05:41Z 26.3K followers, 20.3K engagements
"New Chinese Sept trade data out this morning - here's the picture for the EU - China's exports to EU up XXXX% - China's imports from EU up XXX% - Despite rebound in import number trade surplus up XX% because of China's surging exports to $22.85bn in Sept All USD year on year"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-13T07:09Z 26.4K followers, 43.5K engagements
"But carmakers like Volkswagen AG and suppliers including Robert Bosch GmbH may take months to switch from Nexperia the Dutch producer affected to alternative sources the people said who asked not to be named because the discussions are private"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-16T21:19Z 26.4K followers, 2937 engagements
"Interesting nugget on EU-Taiwan relations - Czech generals are regularly sent to Taipei for collaborative work"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-17T07:30Z 26.4K followers, 3250 engagements
"Rasmussen: "This is actually an area where we have common interests with our friends in US. That's also why we shouldn't end up in trade war with US. We should avoid that. If we if we stick together we could much better pressure China to act in a fair way.""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-14T08:32Z 26.3K followers, 4014 engagements
"Gill: "Dutch gov is addressing a potential risk to both Dutch & wider EU economic security. Specifically the measure aims to safeguard on Dutch and European tech knowledge & capabilities. We recall protecting tech security is a priority of EU's economic security strategy""
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-13T11:31Z 26.4K followers, 3061 engagements
""Online reports indicate that Dutch oil company Shell which owns more than 1000 gas stations and two large production facilities in Huizhou and Fujian in China as well as a liquefied natural gas terminal is under scrutiny by China's Ministry of State Security"
X Link @fbermingham 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.4K followers, 1136 engagements
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