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“亲眼见证了 Rushan Abbas 为揭露习近平对维吾尔人实施的种族灭绝，以及为营救被中国政府关押的姐姐所做的不懈努力，为这本感人至深、充满力量的书撰写序言，我感到无比荣幸。”--Kenneth Weinstein

Breathtaking array of trees in Taipei

My ⁦Hudson Institute⁩ colleague ⁦jason Hsu⁩ playing with Mei-mei after a wonderful visit with ⁦蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen⁩ at her office here in Taipei.

Deeply honored to be received by former Taiwanese president ⁦蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen⁩ for a fascinating discussion on global affairs with my ⁦Hudson Institute⁩ colleague ⁦jason Hsu⁩ & Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation ⁦Syaru Shirley Lin⁩.

German domestic intelligence has labelled the AfD a 'Right-wing extremist' party. Now the new government is talking about an old debate: whether to ban what's become the largest opposition party. The whole thing is likely to backfire, I argue UnHerd 👇 unherd.com/newsroom/extre…

No more relaxing way to end a long week of meetings than an early morning soak in an onsen before heading to TPE! Great way to end an epic visit to Taipei.

Hans-Georg Maaßen: . „Leider hat die jetzige Bundesregierung unter der linksradikalen Ministerin Faeser den Verfassungsschutz als Instrument missbraucht, um politische Gegner der Regierung zu verfolgen.” welt.de/politik/deutsc…

“To label every fourth German citizen as right-wing extremist is absurd… Anyone who believes that democracy can be negotiated with secret documents, behind closed doors, has not understood freedom. Citizens must never be left out; politicians and constitutional bodies are

German constitutional expert and SPD politician Mathias Brodkorb notes that the German constitutional body which issued the report denouncing the AFD simply asserts what it seeks to prove. The Verfassungsschutz report should be made public for all to read & debate its findings.

Kenneth Weinstein Taiwan's hot springs were developed in 1893 by Germans in the Beitou District. After Taiwan was ceded to Japan, Japanese hot spring culture was introduced. As is well known, Japanese hot spring culture was developed by German medical doctor Erwin von Bälz. Dr. Bälz was also a

The BdV report on the AFD is the latest example of politicians around the globe of using the judiciary to achieve what they failed to through politics. Failed 🇩🇪 immigration policies, leading to a growing stream of terror attacks in 🇩🇪 turned the AfD into a powerful force.

While turning a blind eye to the new far-left Bundestag members who openly support genocide by backing Hamas and Hezbollah.

Germany’s leaders should ask the country’s Jews how this is working out.

I don't buy the argument that Germany is right to spy on the AfD because the AfD supports Russia. It may do so, but that's not the reason it's popular. Do you know who else supported Russia? Western European Communist parties during the Cold War. But the establishment was less

“This in a country where shortly after Oct. 7, Islamists were handing out sweets & synagogues were firebombed; yet neither the Muslim Brotherhood, which seeks to impose Sharia…nor the Iranian…IRGC, which is responsible for …terrorism, are banned.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/0…

Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has a chance to strike a new bargain with Donald J. Trump and bring some much needed leadership in Europe, says Kenneth Weinstein in a StefanieBolzen piece about what allies expect from Germany welt.de/politik/auslan…

“Germany must strengthen its own security and, at the same time, develop a strategy for greater European independence and leadership.” Says Kenneth Weinstein to @Welt and calls for incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz to accept the 5 percent defense spending demand of President Donald J. Trump

Always reassuring when foreign governments take your advice seriously! 😉reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

Important🧵 from Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby as Friedrich Merz comes to power: time for 🇩🇪, as I noted Sunday in WELT, to assume her rightful place as an economic powerhouse by providing security for herself and for Europe.