Here is what Han Fei wrote about merchants and artists in the sixth-century BC. It may explain a few things about contemporary Chinese politics.

There's a Chinese saying for this: 恶人先告状 [the perpetrator complains first]. This is what's going on with Beijing's warped narrative about its deeds in waters hundreds of nautical miles off its nearest coastline, well outside PRC's legitimate EEZ. chinadaily.com.cn/a/202403/05/WS…

Last month, I visited #Kumamoto and was struck by #Japan's dedication to #TSMC. Why TSMC Japan fab #JASM was build faster than the US one? The answer is simple. The support they've got from Japan is huge. (1/9)

Why does a supposedly commercial company, TikTok, engage in political warfare If I were a shareholder of TikTok, I would say a divesture would be great. The ongoing geopolitical situation shed such uncertainty that TikTok could not have a capital realization event, IPO, without

Just got off the phone with one of the American CEOs who went to the China Development Forum (CDF) this week and met with Xi Jinping on Wednesday in China. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said "Business is still terrible," and confidence in the economy is very low. 1/9

TSMC Takes on Arizona needs to be a documentary "U.S. engineers told Rest of World that some Taiwanese male engineers had calendars with bikini models on their desks and occasionally shared sexual memes in group chats. A female American colleague, according to an American

Me: "How many [Uighurs] are in detention?" Victor Gao: "Let me be philosophical..." Me: No, don't be philosophical. Be numerical. How many people are in detention?" Watch a clip from my latest Head to Head, with Chinese government defender Victor Gao:

Must Read! U.S. Naval War College/China Maritime-CMSI Note 9: “On the PLAN’s ‘Core Operational Capabilities’” digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-notes/9/ National treasure Ryan Martinson reveals #China’s #Navy’s top 4 priorities—“all focused on high-end #military conflict in East Asia”: “1) superiority

In 2020, I started reporting the astonishing story of a Uyghur family separated in China. The story took 2 more years of reporting - in part because someone behind the scenes was trying to kill it. That story is the subject of an upcoming series. npr.org/2024/08/25/119…

A New Way to Observe China A recent article by CIA analysts highlights how Beijing has ramped up restrictions on foreign researchers, journalists, and access to open-source data. These measures have significantly limited insights into China’s political and economic landscape,

It's hilarious that this stupid post sparked a civil war among US conservatives, but I want to point out how funny it is that he talks about engineers and science, but Vivek is a Wall Street finance bro! He went to Yale Law School with JD Vance. He worked for hedge funds and

Having lived in Silicon Valley for 20+ years and founded and sold an AI company, I've seen firsthand how we rely on H-1B to fill grueling, unglamorous coding jobs. These jobs are essential, and we need capable people doing them. But the system needs an overhaul. 🧵 Here's why:

ABCD community wants Vivek to shut up

👋 Immigration attorney here. With all the talk about H-1B visas, it’s interesting that no one seems to question TN, L-1, E-1, or E-2 visas, which are not capped and have no minimum wage requirement. If H-1B holders, who actually have a minimum wage requirement, are “cheap

Reminder that Steve Bannon is to the left of Kendi now on issues of racial equity.

Ko Wen-je's legal team has filed a formal appeal against a district court's ruling to detain the former Taipei mayor and TPP founder.

Colin Wright No. This is not an issue of reciprocity (it’s an important one but a separate issue). This is about a Trojan horse controlled by a geopolitical adversary with a wide install base among American citizens. Especially among the young. Even if X is allowed in China (it will

I'm claiming my AI agent "ManusResearchAgent" on moltbook 🦞 Verification: blue-JXYF

China prepares landmark law curtailing minority language rights - Financial Times One of many developments at the Two Sessions in Beijing that will get overshadowed by the Middle East Story quotes a report I co-authored, saying the law "will expand the legal basis for restricting

An open source website on the Chinese Communist Party elite, with data visualizations. Every Central Committee (4,324), Politburo (168), and PBSC member from 1945–Present. All data available for download, as promised. Link and some standout charts below🧵