Congratulations to Asian Studies at Georgetown University and particularly Penner Chair Evan Mederios for a superb China conference yesterday. Even Demetri wasn't half bad.

Here we see CCG very professionally targetting and destroying a PH gov’t vessel’s equipment needed for its safe operation and navigation. Professional like a mafia hit man.

Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists mainichi.jp/english/articl…

Upcoming: Thurs, May 9, 8-9 am ET, for new CSIS Chinese Business & Economics CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies report on Hong Kong by myself, Lily McElwee, & Jude Blanchette. Event will feature several speakers: US Con HK & Macau Gregory May, Hanscom Smith, Kelley Loper, Annie Zhang & Andrew Dowell.
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Richard Fontaine Demetri The EAR rule is good but not the main event. The scope of the forthcoming ITAR rule, which will be every bit as technical and even more arcane, will determine whether AUKUS is just messaging or something meaningful.

Good to hear my The Lowy Institute colleague Richard McGregor on RN Breakfast this morning, discussing Russia’s increased activity in the Pacific, its relationship with China and what it means for Australia and other countries in the region.
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Three old China journos walk into a bar ... okay not a bar. But great to see Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 & @CharlesHutzler at an excellent Georgetown University conference on China today.

Pubs and bars recorded the lowest interest among consumers since reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Britons avoid the pub as cost of living weighs on leisure spending via Financial Times
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One of those arcane, technical issues whose resolution will make a major difference for AUKUS, and thus for the alliance. akingump.com/en/insights/al…

Dear United Airlines, So glad you're resuming the Dulles Airport (IAD) - Beijing direct flight. Q: How can you in good conscience charge $8,612 for roundtrip economy and $47,493 for roundtrip business? How does that even make good business sense?

Disappointed Science Magazine published a map w/the ten-dash line, which has no factual or legal basis. Plus, largely unnecessary for the article itself (tracking subsidence in China’s major cities). It’s careless printing like this that legitimizes CCP propaganda. 😠☹️

It’s not an economic analysis piece. If that is what you want , we have plenty of that on FT.com that you can find.

Perhaps you don’t agree with what Gideon is saying. But it’s not shallow.

NEW WP investigation: In June Indian intelligence officer Vikram Yadav aka CC1 handled hit on Sikh separatist Pannun on US soil likely authorized by RAW chief Samant Goel, acc to US/Indian sources + US intel assessment... w Greg Miller Ellen Nakashima🧵
wapo.st/3w3RrgT

Three old China journos walk into a bar ... okay not a bar. But great to see Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 & @CharlesHutzler at an excellent Georgetown University conference on China today.

How long can Japan remain a haven from China? ft.com/content/7b2595… via @ft

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Financial Times & OpenAI strike content licensing deal ft.com/content/333287… via @ft

Nice to see the ⁦Financial Times⁩ do a write-up of our new report which estimates that the EU will need to impose duties of 50% or more on EVs from China to substantially slow imports. The full report should be on the ⁦Rhodium⁩ website later today on.ft.com/3Wp8N2x