Dylan Vynck

Journalist Business AM - Sailor - Writer

[Dylan Vynck @DylanVynck]

@WimdenOudsten Het gaat hier ook niet om moed of een drang naar rechtvaardigheid, maar ook respect voor gezag en autoriteit.

[Sari Arho Havrén @SariArhoHavren]

Analysis: China moves to play 'Okinawa card' over Japan's Taiwan stance: ”China had now set its sights on Okinawa prefecture in its Japan strategy and is about to take a first-ever dangerous step." https://t.co/qsBZQh1YY2

[Dylan Vynck @DylanVynck]

@War_Mapper Malaya Loknya was also confirmed to be taken a couple of days ago? You seem to be the only one I've seen that does not include this city on its map. Why is that?

[Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @ChakhoyanAndrew]

How is this not front page news in every major western media?

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

Dear Republican Senators of America. Ronald Reagan, who helped millions of us to win back our freedom and independence, must be turning in his grave today. Shame on you.

[Stijn Baert @Stijn_Baert]

Evaluatie van de goede politieke voornemens van 2023:
① Uittredingsvergoeding tot (ondertussen) €280.000? Bestaat nog. ❌
② Groot deel van parlementaire vergoeding belastingvrij? Bestaat nog. ❌
③ Extra’s voor nutteloze functies in parlement? Bestaat nog. ❌
#7dag

[Stijn Baert @Stijn_Baert]

Laatste evaluatie van aangekondigde hervormingen van parlementair mandaat van 2023:
① Uittredingsvergoeding tot €265.000? Bestaat nog. ❌
② Groot deel van parlementaire vergoeding belastingvrij? Bestaat nog. ❌
③ Extra’s voor nutteloze functies in parlement? Bestaat nog. ❌

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

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[Dylan Vynck @DylanVynck]

@sis_at66 @bartgoethals4 @JDeMeulemeester De Belgen hebben samen ongeveer 200 miljard staan.... Veel spaarders. Vastgoed dan nog niet eens meegerekend.

[Robert Ward @RobertAlanWard]

Useful breakdown of Chinese stakes in European ports - Nikkei Asia chart.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

🗳️ Polish election results: Opposition parties look to have beaten the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party in today's vote, according to an exit poll.

If the result holds, it will mark a drastic change in Poland after eight years of PiS rule.

🔗 https://t.co/n08mPUCIJb

[Japan Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces @ModJapan_en]

In the South China Sea, China is pressing ahead with large-scale and rapid land reclamation and promoting the militarization by setting up military facilities such as batteries, runways for takeoff/landing by fighter jets and bombers, …1/2

[Rebecca Choong Wilkins 钟碧琪 @RChoongWilkins]

It's official -- Italy tells China that it plans to exit Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative on the sidelines of the G20.

https://t.co/N3RpLFYrmc

[Sari Arho Havrén @SariArhoHavren]

Where is Qin Gang? Shi Jiangtao from the SCMP kindly asked my five cents along with Yun Sun from @Stimson_EAsia and @PhLeCorre 1/3

Mystery over missing Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang takes toll on country’s international image https://t.co/41VtwLTic7

[Desmond Shum @DesmondShum]

One disappearance after another. My ex wife Whitney Duan, Jack Ma, the lady tennis star Peng Shuai, @AmbQinGang , Bao Fan, etc… The list goes on. I think whether Qin comes back or not is beyond the point now. It looks terrible and it just reflects the current state of China overall: 1. Past customs have been abandoned. No one knows what are the new rules of the game. Thus, there are a lot of uncertainty for everyone 2. Decisions are made in secrecy, no transparency and no open process, from Qin’s rapid rise thru the ranks to his downfall today. Everyone is trying to read thru the tea leaves, including senior ccp bureaucrats.
Implications
⁃It reflects terribly on Xi. Xi ignored and overruled protocols in Qin’s promotions. He’s indecisive and incompetent in handling the current situation. One would think any adm would be more competent: prep the storyline, appoint a successor or get him out, all in quick succession. Any execution is better than having the nation’s foreign minister disappears for weeks, refuse to answer questions about his status and keep the entire world on suspense.
⁃This would paralysis the entire ccp bureaucracy, esp the foreign ministry. Heads will roll in the ministry with his downfall. To all bureaucrats in the ccp system, the case shows them that no one is safe. Qin was supposedly Xi’s favorite. What does it mean to be close to Xi? Qin was appointed State Councilor only 4 months ago.
⁃To the world: It demonstrates current state of China. It is an abnormal state. It is an unpredictable state.
⁃Going forward : Everyone will focus on the next appointment, again trying to read tea leave. What would the next appointment signal? Questions would be raised: How serious should one take this foreign minister? Will this one last? what’s his standing in the decision making process of China’s foreign policy?

It just looks terrible

[Wouter Verschelden @woverschelden]

Vandaag nieuw boek, samen met onderzoeksjournalist @evanbrussel over één v dgrootste schandalen met overheidsgeld in decennia: 'Bpost Hold-up'.

We volgen dit dossier van krantencontract al tien jaar, maar tijdens ons onderzoek toch paar keer van onze stoel gevallen.

draadje 👇

[Sari Arho Havrén @SariArhoHavren]

Beijing’s concession was to meet and talk. Nothing more. Now the US is expected to make concessions (remove tech restriction, sanction and back off supporting Taiwan) to maintain a dialogue. This has been Beijing’s position all along,

[Moritz Rudolf @MoritzRudolf]

Today, the 🇩🇪 government released its first 🇨🇳 strategy:

Why is it relevant?

What signals does it send to

▪️Europe / 🇪🇺

▪️🇨🇳

▪️the 🇺🇸?

🧵

[Stijn Baert @Stijn_Baert]

Wekelijkse update: wat parlementairen zich toe-eigenen maar gingen veranderen.
① Uittredingsvergoeding tot €240.000? Bestaat nog. ❌
② Geen belastingen betalen op groot deel vergoeding? Bestaat nog. ❌
③ Extra’s voor functies in parlement zonder meerwaarde? Bestaan nog. ❌

[Ken Moriyasu @kenmoriyasu]

Analysis: Xi throws Okinawa into East Asia geopolitical cocktail

1/ On June 4, the People's Daily published a story on its front page.

It introduced Xi's comments on the Ryukyu Islands, present day Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture.
https://t.co/nrqjH9e8jA