Demetri
@Dimi
US-China correspondent at FT・Chinese & Japanese speaker・Ex Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing & Dublin・Photographer at http://instagram.com/demetri.sevastopulo
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Macrons file US lawsuit over claims France’s first lady was born male ft.com/content/d9bf7d… via @ft
Check out @bradleyhope below on Malaysia. This is the most amazing stat below of what the country has lost because of Jho Low.
1/24 The 1MDB scandal cost Malaysia an estimated ~$18 BILLION. 🤯 Yes, $18,000,000,000 – far above the ~$4.5B initially identified as stolen. New internal figures reveal how fugitive playboy financier Jho Low's mega-fraud inflicted such damage… 🧵
Zhengzhou makes your iPhone. Now the central Chinese city is churning out cheap lab-grown diamonds for your engagement ring. The prices for synthetic diamonds have plummeted, falling by nearly 90% over the past five years. It is cheaper than ever to buy sparkling stones that…
日米交渉を花道にしては。8月冒頭で辞任して早めに本格政権を樹立すべし→首相は23日、続投理由の一つに挙げていた日米関税交渉が合意に至ったことが進退に与える影響について、「合意の内容をよく精査をしなければ申し上げることはできない」と首相官邸で記者団に語った mainichi.jp/articles/20250…
関税より投資の考えの下、日米が共に利益を得られる合意に達することができました。自動車関税、相互関税とも15%になります。トランプ大統領の指導力、赤澤大臣を始め双方の関係者の尽力に心から感謝します。大統領と共に、日米の新たな黄金時代を築きます。 With the idea of “prioritizing…
従来から強調したように交渉のカギはやはりコメでした!だから日本側は選挙後にの合意にこだわったのです。 日米関税交渉 コメ輸入割合拡大で合意 ミニマムアクセス枠維持 | NHK www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2025…
“As the west has found no means to impose a cost on the Chinese government for these actions, Beijing has little incentive to pull back since the intelligence gains are substantial,” Wilder added. Microsoft accuses Chinese hackers of exploiting SharePoint software…
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Microsoft accuses Chinese hackers of exploiting SharePoint software ft.com/content/e9dca5… via @ft
Trump left a power vacuum at the UN. China saw an opportunity ft.com/content/e28902… via @ft
Japan has its own MIGA movement -- "Make Ishiba Go Away" ft.com/content/af2243…
Here is a link to the video recording youtube.com/live/jJsH2E9-Y…
I will interview former Australian PM Kevin Rudd (@AmboRudd), former US ambassador to China Nick Burns (@RNicholasBurns) and Mike Green (@DrMichaelJGreen), former top Asia adviser to George W. Bush on Friday at @AspenSecurity forum. Watch at 1.30pm ET: youtu.be/vGO2L4_vkdc
Japan tells its companies in Taiwan: ‘You’re on your own’ on.ft.com/46W78q6
At @AspenSecurity, former Australian Prime Minister @AmboRudd suggests the Irish cannot drink as much as the Aussies. Kevin, those are #fightingwords 😉🍷
I will interview former Australian PM Kevin Rudd (@AmboRudd), former US ambassador to China Nick Burns (@RNicholasBurns) and Mike Green (@DrMichaelJGreen), former top Asia adviser to George W. Bush on Friday at @AspenSecurity forum. Watch at 1.30pm ET: youtu.be/vGO2L4_vkdc
Today is publication day for Ghost Nation. Massive thanks to everyone who helped make this possible. It's great seeing photos of the book in the wild - here's one in the UK's Peak District.