Brilliant.

Understanding Chinese Discourse. Xi has shifted the blame from the US - the prevalent discourse in 1999 - to blaming ⁦NATO⁩, a shift designed accommodate the geopolitical swing behind Moscow. on.ft.com/4b4iqI9

This comes fewer than two months after China's 'state-affiliated actors' have been blamed by the government for two 'malicious' cyberattack campaigns in the UK. news.sky.com/story/china-ha…

Trying to “avert a trade war” is visiting Brussels. Trying to split the EU is visiting Paris. Let’s hope Macron doesn’t fall for it. on.ft.com/4doNVyj

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not telling the French whether they should care or not. But Xi was met by the French premier at the airport, whereas Macron was met by Qin Gang, who as a state councilor and foreign minister was significantly further down the hierarchy (not to mention…

There has to be a response. on.ft.com/3y7YnKw

'My friend Gen. Brawner from the Republic of the Philippines ... has renamed gray zone, which sounds otherwise benign and dull, into ICAD, which is illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive” asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Join us on Monday, 6 May at 3pm (HST) for our webinar on 'The Great Game of Digital Dominance' featuring John Hemmings apcss.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist… #digitalgovernance #digitaldomain

NEW: Huawei, the Chinese telecom blacklisted by the US, is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities including Harvard through an independent Washington DC-based foundation.

Proud to share my first article for Bloomberg:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg

3 MAY, The 1st surface unit, JS KUNISAKI have left Japan for Indo-Pacific Deployment( #IPD24 ). During the next 4 months, JMSDF enhance relationship with the other navies and contribute to the peace and stability of the region to realize “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”.

#FOIP

'{the TSD] possesses significant capability to shape the regional security environment, as seen in terms of normative efforts at order building under the “free & open Indo-Pacific” banner, & is underwritten by a combined commitment to regional deterrence' nbr.org/publication/u-…

Exciting day (for me). China Daily cartoon references the Lord of the Rings. The fact that there is no cartoonist named makes me think it is AI generated, which would explain the unusual level of creativity (trust me, this counts as very imaginative for the China Daily)

Societal Attitudes on Defence Spending and Investment Need to Change (in the UK) rusi.org/explore-our-re…

China letting Tesla in is hardly innocent of ideological geopolitical considerations given the PRC policy to dominate EVs. Tesla is full of good business practices and IP.
Also, did someone just read Thucydides Trap? on.ft.com/4aZ4gYZ

A reminder that (1) China is full of every day heroes to whom the world owes a debt of gratitude (2) there is no perfidy that the CCP will not undertake in its obscene need for total power and obedience.

A piece co-authored by myself and fellow III MEF Marines operational #planner Chris Denzel offers a path to building #coalition C2 structures for #warfighting in the First Island Chain in USNI Proceedings. Check it out!

usni.org/magazines/proc…

“Ten years ago, the country was suffering due to terrorism. However, Congress...used to send a dossier to Pakistan,” the prime minister said... “Today, India doesn't send dossiers...but gives them a dose and kills them on their home turf.”hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-…

The Treasury placed sanctions on 3 PRC groups — Wuhan Global Sensor Technology, Wuhan Tongsheng Technology & Juhang Aviation, companies that are supplying Russia with defense items. on.ft.com/4a7ehBT

„Japan is the only country so far to successfully implement a plan to reduce its dependence on China for critical materials. After suffering rare earth supply disruptions in response to an incident in the East China Sea in 2010, Japan has managed in just a few years to reduce…

A traffic policeman at work near to St Paul’s Cathedral. London, 1960s.