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Andrew Erickson 艾立信

@AndrewSErickson

Professor @NavalWarCollege/@ChinaMaritime Studies Institute. Visiting Prof. @HarvardGovernm1. Assoc. in Research @Harvard/@FairbankCenter. Member @CFR_org. Dad.

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KyivPost(@KyivPost) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ukraine’s Blows Up in Rail Tunnel Deep Inside

Kyiv Post sources claim that the Russians are using the railway to transport military supplies from .

kyivpost.com/post/24856

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Byron Wan(@Byron_Wan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Minnie Chan, an award-winning Hong Kong reporter with South China Morning Post, has been unreachable after visiting Beijing to cover Xiangshan Forum, a 3-day international security forum that ended on Oct 31. It’s been a month and people are worried that Chan may have been…

🚨 Minnie Chan, an award-winning Hong Kong reporter with South China Morning Post, has been unreachable after visiting Beijing to cover Xiangshan Forum, a 3-day international security forum that ended on Oct 31. It’s been a month and people are worried that Chan may have been…
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Guo Yike (郭毅可), the founder of 🇬🇧 Imperial College’s Data Science Institute, has written 8 papers with collaborators from 🇨🇳 Shanghai University on developing ways to use AI to control fleets of drone ships. In 2019, Guo signed a research deal with 🇨🇳 military-linked Jiangsu…

Guo Yike (郭毅可), the founder of 🇬🇧 Imperial College’s Data Science Institute, has written 8 papers with collaborators from 🇨🇳 Shanghai University on developing ways to use AI to control fleets of drone ships. In 2019, Guo signed a research deal with 🇨🇳 military-linked Jiangsu…
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Ray Powell(@GordianKnotRay) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇵🇭 Coast Guard BRP Cabra & BRP Sindangan have arrived at Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island under the gaze of 🇨🇳 Coast Guard 5202 & at least 2 maritime militia vessels.
Meanwhile 18 additional militia ships are steaming down into the Spratly Islands for a major rotation.

🇵🇭#Philippines Coast Guard BRP Cabra & BRP Sindangan have arrived at Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island under the gaze of 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 5202 & at least 2 maritime militia vessels. Meanwhile 18 additional militia ships are steaming down into the Spratly Islands for a major rotation.
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AMTI(@AsiaMTI) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Philippines National Security Council says 40 civilian vessels have so far agreed to participate in a “Christmas convoy” to Philippine-occupied South China Sea features, but they will not board the BRP Sierra Madre due to security concerns. bit.ly/3uymboR Inquirer

Philippines National Security Council says 40 civilian vessels have so far agreed to participate in a “Christmas convoy” to Philippine-occupied South China Sea features, but they will not board the BRP Sierra Madre due to security concerns. bit.ly/3uymboR @inquirerdotnet
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Breaking news: Henry Kissinger dies at 100. The diplomat exercised an unparalleled control over U.S. international affairs and policymaking. He was also the target of relentless critics, who deemed him unprincipled and amoral. wapo.st/3uvW2XO

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Wen-Ti Sung / @wentisung.bsky.social(@wentisung) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looks like Taiwan is having its first Hong Kong emigre running for Taiwan's legislature.

Xu Baidi 徐百地, 72, was a Hong Kong district councilor for 17 years before migrating to Taiwan in 2021.

He's now contesting for the legislator seat for Tamsui, a beach town outside Taipei.

Looks like Taiwan is having its first Hong Kong emigre running for Taiwan's legislature. Xu Baidi 徐百地, 72, was a Hong Kong district councilor for 17 years before migrating to Taiwan in 2021. He's now contesting for the legislator seat for Tamsui, a beach town outside Taipei.
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William Yang(@WilliamYang120) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Roy Lee, the current deputy foreign minister, will be the new representative to the EU. Lee has been a leading expert in global supply chain security and Taiwan's role in it.

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William Yang(@WilliamYang120) 's Twitter Profile Photo

After Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 resigned from her role as 's top diplomat to the U.S., Taiwan's presidential office announced today that the current representative to the EU, Alexander Yui, will be the new Taiwan representative to the U.S. cna.com.tw/news/aipl/2023…

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How did presidential candidate Ko Wen-je go from supporting pro-independence politicians to (almost) running with the KMT?

Brian Hioe 丘琦欣 and I wrote for The Diplomat about Ko, his green-to-blue political trajectory, and the history of his controversy:

thediplomat.com/2023/11/from-g…

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Michael Pettis(@michaelxpettis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

6/6
I think this is important. I've long argued that the next few years will involve difficult political discussions over how adjustment costs are to be allocated between Beijing and local governments and between the 6-7 relatively healthy provinces and the rest of the country.

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5/6
In discussing China's local government debt problems, he noted that debt is unevenly distributed within the country, saying that economically more advanced regions in central and eastern China won’t have a problem repaying their debt. The implication is that the rest will.

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4/6
It suggests there is a growing sense that China needs to to move away from both as a way of getting debt under control and of making growth more sustainable, which of course wouldn't be the case if infrastructure spending actually benefitted the underlying economy.

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3/6
That's because I think it may be one of the few times a very senior official has publicly put both property investment and infrastructure investment in the same 'unsustainable' category. The former has been acknowledged since 2021, but China still encourages the latter.

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2/6
He went on to say: 'The traditional model of relying heavily on infrastructure and real estate might generate higher growth, but it would also delay structural adjustment and undermine growth sustainability.'

That seems a pretty significant statement to me.

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1/6
In what seems like a very interesting comment on the issues facing the Chinese economy, PBoC Governor Pan Gongsheng warned that China's 'ongoing economic transformation will be a long and difficult journey, but it’s a journey we must take.'

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Ray Powell(@GordianKnotRay) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇨🇳 Coast Guard 5403 has just arrived at Luconia Shoals in 🇲🇾 's exclusive economic zone, replacing CCG 5402. Beijing maintains a continuous coast guard presence here to assert its claim to jurisdiction over Malaysian waters and its oil & gas operations.

🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 5403 has just arrived at Luconia Shoals in 🇲🇾 #Malaysia's exclusive economic zone, replacing CCG 5402. Beijing maintains a continuous coast guard presence here to assert its claim to jurisdiction over Malaysian waters and its oil & gas operations.
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