What a bunch of lies, let's learn from history exactly how it happened. After the Japanese semiconductor makers started out competing US. the US government kept changing the rules and kneecapped Japanese companies. Then in the early 1980s the US made...🧵 foreignaffairs.com/japan/how-amer…

This is very significant for nuclear fusion (among other things). 35T of stable magnetic field will enable significantly more compact nuclear fusion power devices. globaltimes.cn/page/202509/13…

It's not news that Europe is slow But to read that - 35 articles in a state newspaper (public!) assessing China's chokepoints - 7 years before the policy discussion properly started here, is tragic US & China are going for the jugular. EU sharpens its quill for another roadmap

It's rather astonishing that China has the second highest real household consumption growth since 2012 across ALL countries, from small to large. Source: World Bank

Welight/微光启航 unveils 微光一, China's 1st fully Carbon Fiber produced rocket. CFRP (using high-perf, cryogenic resistant, liquid )2-compatible resin) reduce weight by 30%. Uses Liquid O2 & Methane fuel Expects to enter commercial service in 2028 Reuse test in 2029 Regular op

And all of this is packed into a 5GB model, insane.

Great thread on what China is actually doing for the people.

Wir haben Strafanzeige gegen eine #Rheinmetall-Tochter wg. Abgeordnetenbestechung gestellt. Diese hatte kurz vor einer Abstimmung über einen Rüstungsauftrag Geld an 7 Abgeordnete gezahlt. Die Staatsanwaltschaft sieht darin keine Korruption – sondern zulässige „Klimapflege“. 🧵

A Harvard study shows that ChatGPT, in terms of cultural attitudes, is closest to Germany and the Netherlands - countries of rationalism, discipline, and trust in institutions.

„Eine Rheinmetall-Tochter hat gezielt jenen Abgeordneten Wahlkampfspenden zukommen lassen, die über milliardenschwere Rüstungsaufträge entscheiden. abgeordnetenwatch erstattete daraufhin Strafanzeige. Doch die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin sieht keinen Anfangsverdacht und

🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳There is but one China in the world. #Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. China Must Be and Will Be Reunified. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Something I've found interesting about US descriptions of China (and this is historical) is that people adopt a missionary tone. Part of this was that between 1980 and 2008, China *was* receptive to foreign lectures. So in 1995, if you just told a Chinese official, this is the

Visualizing a #Taiwan invasion scenario: Fujian-based #PLA forces and their likely operational axes. A notional outline of potential ground, air, and naval coordination in the event of large scale PLA offensive operations across the Strait. 1/8

@levelsio As someone that worked on Horizon projects - it’s the biggest scam I have ever seen up close. 10M euro for „conferences” in 5 star hotels in Mykonos here, 5M for website done in 2 days. Absolute disgrace and made me lose all hope for EU.

A reminder that the Chinese have old beef with Bessent (repost): REMATCH IN LONDON The Miracle on the Han River ended with the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997. As the twin spectre of capital flight and currency speculation descended on South Korea, the Won lost half its value.

Prem Hayden This is conceptually the stoopidest thing wypipos have to say about China’s economy… that China overbuilds/over-invests, resulting in waste. The whole point of “ghost towns”, “bridges to nowhere” and other “uneconomic” investment is that due to the waste, an economy sooner

"In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that found no evidence of significant increases in income from microcredit interventions, we find that the Chinese program significantly raises household income and reduces poverty" d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ris:…

Oh my god they made it real

The amount of deep unserious american cope is getting quite funny.

Wenn der Kommunikationschef der Rüstungsfirma Hensoldt sich über eine frontal Sendung aufregt und behauptet die Scheunentore für private Rüstungsgeschäfte von Politikern stünden nicht meterweit offen, ist das sehr putzig! Ein paar Fakten: - Politiker müssen