James Mayger

彭博新闻社驻堪培拉的记者。ブルームバーグの唯一在キャンベラ記者Bloomberg’s only reporter in Canberra. All opinions are my own. Find me slowly transitioning to

[James Mayger @JDMayger]

@stephendziedzic This remake of the Full Monty rocks.

[NetAskari @NetAskari]

EXCLUSIVE: How the track foreigners in China - We got rare access to demo system developed by the Ministry of Public Security in China for the prefecture of Zhangjiakou, to track and surveil foreigners visiting or being residents ( actually it applies to most nationals as well, but in this case it seems to be aimed at foreigners ). It is officially known as "Dynamic control platform for overseas personnel". 1/12

[Lily Nonomiya @lilynonomiya]

Our latest Five Top Tables column is on Tokyo! I know there are way too many outstanding restaurants to choose from, but we hope there is something for everyone here. It was a pleasure helping my colleagues with this, see below for a free to read version 🧵

[James Mayger @JDMayger]

@lilynonomiya Finally!

[Dake Kang @dakekang]

Albee Zhang writes about China's young, low-cost retirees, quitting careers before thirty and taking advantage of China's slowing economy to chill out in semi-abandoned, shockingly cheap housing complexes: https://t.co/kEBux5cLsO

[Jordan Fabian @Jordanfabian]

A record $112 billion cargo gap with China suggests Trump's trade war has spawned tariff evasion at unprecedented scale — and compliant businesses are paying the price.

via @LouKCurtis & @JDMayger https://t.co/wtFeklRkc9

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

Great reporting here from Bloomberg

[James Mayger @JDMayger]

This should be great (and as Adam says, timely).

[Adam P. Liff @AdamPLiff]

🇹🇼🇯🇵🇦🇺🇰🇷🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺 Thrilled to share my new book—“U.S. ALLIES AND THE TAIWAN STRAIT”—was just published by Cambridge University Press *OPEN-ACCESS*(free PDF): https://t.co/WyA25jbXjM
Sadly, recent developments make it far more timely than I would like. I will try to post a 🧵soon..

[The Associated Press @AP]

While investigating China’s surveillance state, AP Beijing reporter Dake Kang traveled across continents to interview sources in person who were fearful for their safety.

Support AP journalists like Dake by donating today. https://t.co/Hae30lojer

[James Mayger @JDMayger]

Wandering around Tokyo is never boring. There’s always something (or someone) interesting.

[Bloomberg @business]

The US can maintain close ties with Japan while pursuing productive engagement with China, even as tensions rise between Asia’s two largest economies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said https://t.co/dQq41SyDDJ

[James Mayger @JDMayger]

@SStapczynski https://t.co/jLdErXJmHH

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Japanese companies have been reducing dependence on China for manufacturing and sales, a survey has shown, as a fresh flare-up of diplomatic tensions serves as a reminder of the risks of doing business there.
https://t.co/oBrsU2Njt6

[Andy Sharp @sharp_writing]

Sources close to Takaichi said she and Trump had agreed to "cooperate to calm" China's anger over Takaichi's remark this month that an invasion of Taiwan could escalate into a situation that requires Japan to mobilize its defense forces.

https://t.co/WxSpLtS2M3 via @NikkeiAsia

[Bloomberg @business]

🎙️ On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Bloomberg’s @JDMayger and @IsabelRTokyo on why Japan’s new prime minister has raised the issue of Taiwan, and what it could mean for the country’s diplomatic standoff with China. ⤵️ https://t.co/hSqhZeAtpd

[Thompson Chau @tchau01]

EXCLUSIVE - Kuomintang’s chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sat down for her first int’l media interview, & talked about Lai’s “Taiwan Independence fascism,” why “we are Chinese”, US tariffs, relations with Xi Jinping and Beijing, defence spending & “One China”. 1/9
https://t.co/toqAGyKvAV

[Bloomberg @business]

Just weeks after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met to mend ties, her comments on Taiwan are putting the uneasy balance between Asia’s biggest powers to the test.

@JDMayger explains: https://t.co/RSfJ60jaAR

[Daichi Uchimura@日常 @servantDaichi3]

丸紅、豪州で初のレアメタル権益取得へ　15億円で3%強：日本経済新聞 https://t.co/T4h1VtqDtc

[Bloomberg @business]

China criticized Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for meeting with Taiwan officials on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and her subsequent social media posts about the discussions https://t.co/jwP6uCWkQk

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

“That night, Red Guards burst into the house, daubed paint on him and dragged him into the yard, his arms wrenched behind his back and his head forced down…The intruders killed his cat, Ming Ming, and shouted: ‘Hang Grey! Hang Grey!’”
https://t.co/SqVd6tf6LY