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China Watcher signs off! But not before a dash of NSC shrinkage woes, Rubio's targeting of Chinese students, China fears in Honduras, Pete Hegseth on the road and foreign adoptions as propaganda tools. Enjoy (one last time...) politico.eu/newsletter/chi…
🧵Ursula von der Leyen tells Xi EU-China ties are at ‘inflection point’ #EUChinasummit is in Beijing bcuz Xi wouldn’t travel to Brussels. Difficult to deliver a tough message while appearing to kowtow to China. on.ft.com/46kdkYW
Our hedge fund owners & management just laid off close to 10% of the the Chicago Tribune newsroom for no clear reason, in essentially the same breath as they offered $88 million to bring the show to Dallas 🙃
Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.
Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun is back in Washington for a fourth round of tariff talks with the Trump administration. taiwannews.com.tw/news/6162395
Shocking, predictable, avoidable. "testimonies from doctors, relief workers and Gazans this week make it clear that a worst-case scenario is finally unfolding: Nearly one in three people are going multiple days without eating" washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children. wapo.st/4o5O2Ek
Heading into NYC for a live shot, and this is the sign on one of the overpasses
8:45 PM ET, Wednesday, July 23: On the left, the top of the app for the Wall Street Journal. On the right, the top of the app for Fox News.
Consider, your Honor, that my client was being extremely productive at the time of the crash.
Sign of a lack of confidence in ASEAN?
BREAKING: #Cambodia has officially requested the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting to stop Thailand's military aggression.
Taiwan's military plans to procure close to 50,000 drones over the next two years as part of efforts to boost its asymmetric warfare capabilities, according to a government tender notice. focustaiwan.tw/politics/20250…
After 4 months of a near-total Israeli siege, Gaza’s hospitals now have wards for the malnourished children whose tiny bodies are just the width of their bones. Aid groups had warned of this for more than a year. Now a worst case scenario is upon us. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Cambodia's prime minister is a West Point graduate. Thailand is a U.S. treaty ally. And U.S. diplomacy is ... where?
🇹🇭🇰🇭 #Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday, as #Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours.
Fully Chinese-made drone found in Ukraine for the first time. Discovery shows the latest sign of cooperation between Beijing and Moscow. share.google/GrkGrqws5uopsw…
China executed 4 Canadians earlier this year. Why? And why does it matter? Domestically, the point is to intimidate Chinese citizens by showing remorseless power and authority. For foreigners, the message is: “demonstrate subservience and we’ll stop doing harmful things.” My…
"Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s boss ... is poaching researchers with nine-figure salaries and building a data centre the size of Manhattan, dubbed Hyperion, which will consume the same amount of power in a year as New Zealand." economist.com/briefing/2025/…
Scenes from Thursday's clashes between the Thai and Cambodian militaries — and their impact on civilians.
Gorgeous trains like this that are fast, frequent, and operate between major cities, are what I want my tax dollars going to.
Big news! The new Amtrak Cascades trainset is on the move! It's en route to Pueblo, Colorado! Many thanks to rail fan Hudson Sheats @centralvalleyrailfan8311 who captured these amazing images! More info in comments. #AmtrakCascades #NewTrains
Trump’s approval has dipped to 37%, the lowest of this term and just slightly higher than his all-time worst rating of 34% at the end of his 1st term, per @Gallup. Trump’s rating has fallen 10 points since January and 17 points among independents, to 29%. news.gallup.com/poll/692879/in…
We've reached the "we're so lucky to get smacked with a 19% tariff" part of this saga.
Some say the 1% tariff cut for our country isn’t a big deal. But here’s what they’re not seeing: other countries had to spend billions just to get the same or slightly better rate. Indonesia – 19% tariff rate • Bought 50 Boeing jets • Committed to $15B in U.S. energy • Plus…
Unbelievable. Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers moved to the UK after the 2019 pro‑democracy protests and the CCP’s takeover of #HongKong - many seeing the UK as their safe haven to speak freely. @DanJarvisMBE - why would the govt put them back in the hands of the CCP?
Government plans to reintroduce extradition cooperation with Hong Kong are highly concerning. Why does the Government deem this reasonable when freedom of expression, political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong have been crushed by The National Security Law and the…
Thank you, President Xi, for hosting us in Beijing. Europe and China are global economic heavyweights. Our relationship matters globally, and it must work for both sides, for our people and our businesses. Let’s shape that future together ↓