Ian Chong 莊嘉穎
@ChongJaIan
Political scientist from Singapore, security issues relating to China, Asia (esp SE Asia), Taiwan, and the United States. RT=/=endorsement. Opinions my own.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for an "essential" rebalancing of trade ties with China during a tense summit on Thursday with President Xi Jinping, saying ties stood at an "inflection point", according to a pool report. reuters.com/world/china/eu…
Apropos of this discussion. The most significant change in China's employment isn't the loss of manufacturing jobs -- it's the shift away from farming (primary sector) toward services (tertiary sector).
The service sector is indeed where the new jobs are. But I don't think the decline in manufacturing was that severe, at least if you believe official data. The latest industrial survey has manufacturing employment at 123 million. In 2009, the entire secondary sector (mining,…
It's true that since its inception in 1967, ASEAN can proudly tout the absence of war amongst member states. Though, that record doesn't count frontier skirmishes like this, escalating from small arms and light weapons to landmines, and now fighter jets. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
"China's Taiwan Affairs Office and Chinese state media have repeatedly commented on the recall vote and used some of the same talking points as the Kuomintang" reuters.com/world/china/ch…
“UNESCO has also become the target of an intense Chinese influence campaign in recent years as Beijing has sought to increase its reach over educational curriculums, historical designations and even artificial intelligence.” nytimes.com/2025/07/23/wor…
With U.S. tariffs looming and trade talks heating up, #China’s in a Catch‑22: #revaluing the #RMB could ease household strain—but could also destabilize its export model. @michaelxpettis explains in his latest @CarnegieChina commentary. carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/07/…
Total recall? Campaigners employ quirk of Taiwan’s political system to turn on ‘pro-China’ candidates theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
An act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives aims to deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan. But how effective would it be? @ChongJaIan says it may have mixed results.
Looking forward to tuning into The Great Power Show – ‘Decoding Chinese Politispeak’! Looks very interesting. @theChinaDude @KDrinhausen trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/decoding-chi…
The Chinese government is preventing a Chinese American banker for Wells Fargo and, separately, an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from leaving the country, reports said Sunday. upi.com/amp/Top_News/W…
Really good documentary on Hannah Arendt: pbs.org/wnet/americanm…
China’s state-sponsored hackers are aggressively targeting Taiwan’s semiconductor industry with sophisticated spear-phishing campaigns. This is about stealing tech & controlling a critical global supply chain. 1/4 @ChongJaIan @mrbcyber
Foreign firms' executives entangled in Chinese probes | Reuters/ even if these people did something wrong, China must be much more transparent about the charges and ensure that defendants can obtain good legal help. Or investors won’t come reuters.com/world/china/fo…