In advance of Putin's visit to China, the Kremlin's favorite philosopher Aleksandr Dugin has set up a Weibo account.

He gets a frost welcome from netizens who write:

- Dugin advocated for Russia to invade and colonize northern China
- Ukraine Must Win
- Invaders Must Lose

Positive rhetoric on luxury tariffs can’t hide the gloom as French and Chinese leaders talk past each other, Lionel Laurent writes trib.al/ZeaXIm3

Fascinating: the Chinese company Hikvision is on the BDS Boycott list -- not for its work with the concentration camps in Xinjiang, but for its use to surveil West Bank Palestinians.
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Can someone please do a reported piece asking the protesting students at Columbia and elsewhere what their views are on the genocide in Xinjiang, and Beijing's role in the Middle East and globally? Do they see the Chinese Communist Party as a force for good or evil in the world?

Fascinating: the Chinese company Hikvision is on the BDS Boycott list -- not for its work with the concentration camps in Xinjiang, but for its use to surveil West Bank Palestinians.
ipvm.com/discussions/hi…

#BreakingNews :Just days before Chinese President #XiJinping ’s visit to France, President Emmanuel Macron met with Sikyong Penpa Tsering, head of the Tibetan government in exile, in Paris.

Can someone please do a reported piece asking the protesting students at Columbia and elsewhere what their views are on the genocide in Xinjiang, and Beijing's role in the Middle East and globally? Do they see the Chinese Communist Party as a force for good or evil in the world?

Dear Northwestern: there is a worry that you'll be banning a Jewish-owned product, Sabra hummus, from your dining hall. As the proud Jewish son and brother of three Northwestern alumni, I'd strongly encourage you not to take that step.
northwestern.edu/leadership-not…

I just want to express how astonishing it is that China is hosting both Hamas and Fatah this week in Beijing. 'The Palestinian National Liberation Movement and Islamic Resistance Group representatives arrived in Beijing a few days ago for in-depth and candid dialogue,' said…

Brave: The first Chinese scientist to publish a genomic sequence of the Covid-19 virus, in defiance of the Chinese government, has been staging a sit-in protest after claiming he was locked out of his laboratory in Shanghai.
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In a surprise visit to China, Elon Musk secures a Tesla-Baidu partnership and regulatory approvals to roll out its advanced full self-driving service in China, Tesla's second-biggest market.

Is it good for the US that Tesla is, as the NYT called it, a 'longtime ally' of…

Fascinating and well-reasoned debate:

'More than one hundred Columbia students arrested!' Chinese state media is loving the anti-Israel protests at Columbia. Why?
--It shows the 'folly' of free speech and democracy
--It makes Chinese universities, with their repressive speech policies, seem safer in comparison.…

Some thoughts on Blinken's trip to China:
Two weeks ago, Chairman Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. If Xi doesn't meet with Blinken when he visits Beijing later this week, that's a larger snub because of the context of the recent Russia meeting.…

Some thoughts on Blinken's trip to China:
Two weeks ago, Chairman Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. If Xi doesn't meet with Blinken when he visits Beijing later this week, that's a larger snub because of the context of the recent Russia meeting.…

Wow. It's been a nonstop three years digging up investigations, testifying before Congress on the threats of TikTok and CCP-controlled technologies, helping write legislation, and getting attacked in public by TikTok execs. It's a relief that the divestiture bill has finally…

Dear friends, #GeorgeWashington #University will offer both Beginner and Intermediate #Uyghur courses starting Fall 2024. For registration details, please visit the following link. my.gwu.edu/mod/pws/course…

Our CEO talking in Miami about how businesses in Latin America can proactively manage and reduce their China risks.

Investigative journalism story idea: visit the Philippine province near Taiwan -- and which hosts important U.S.-Philippines military exercises, that has seen an unexpected surge in Chinese students.
scmp.com/week-asia/poli…

Investigative journalism story idea: visit the Philippine province near Taiwan -- and which hosts important U.S.-Philippines military exercises, that has seen an unexpected surge in Chinese students.
scmp.com/week-asia/poli…