Jacob Mardell

Nowadays I use by @JacobMardell1 - China analyst, Belt and Road Initiative, Global China

[Jacob Mardell @JacobMMardell]

@ourobororoboruo I mean... He's not actually that wrong, only a little difference in fat content. xD

[Jacob Mardell @JacobMMardell]

Great to be writing for Berlin Policy Journal on my overland trip along the Belt and Road - https://t.co/MkkEdh9rQR I mainly use @The_China_Road for tweeting, so follow me there if you are interested in BRI tweeting!

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@MacaesBruno Not trying to justify this with what aboutism - I think both are abborhent- but worth pointing out that, by the same measure, the people's republic is also sheer horror.

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https://t.co/f44XSU6j2H The Belt and Road in one sentence? 'China’s effort to translate global thirst for capital into economic, strategic, and diplomatic influence’ - read more in our interview with @RWR_Advisory 's Andrew Davenport.

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https://t.co/rU7wz01rzB New Highlights! EU-China FDI from MERICS, Maritime Silk Road from @C4ADS , the man behind the @AIIB_Official from @markets, and a sneaky recommendation to learn more about @WadeShepard from us!

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@WadeShepard You do yourself a disservice sir! It's all thoroughly worth reading!

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Why Europeans have to become Eurasians...
Great interview of Portuguese Secretary of State for Europe @MacaesBruno in @the_china_road.
Thanks @JacobMMardell !
https://t.co/kF67dc7Jcf #OBOR

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https://t.co/cAkW19nwjv We talk to former Portuguese Secretary of State for Europe Bruno Maçães about hijacking the Belt and Road, about Africa's future, and about what it means for Europe to be standing at a defining moment in history. Pretty deep stuff! @MacaesBruno

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@BeltandRoadDesk True... And we all know that, historically, rising powers led by personal autocracies never end badly :)

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We're experimenting with a new format, so please tell us what you think, on Twitter or [email protected] --- New highlights ! https://t.co/LRL4UEY9zC @HillmanJE @CSIS @SixthTone @AaronFriedberg @RollandNadege

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'This belief in the benefits of pain became a self fulfilling prophecy; Charlie Stieglitz was so convinced of its power that she stabbed herself in her Berlin house so that her husband could write better poetry; sadly it did not work.

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https://t.co/ZMCsmazBHi In the run up to a day of fabulous feasting, The China Road publishes a story about a gruesome porcine banquet.

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This is what Cameron is wading into - One Belt, One Road, and One Big Competition | The Diplomat https://t.co/R1zRuZWRdB

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@BeltandRoadDesk Thanks :)

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@BeltandRoadDesk I'm only joking - just literally as I wrote it, I was like "BeltandRoadDesk" will like this sentence.

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https://t.co/yxTO0JUiaW @ReconAsia Competing visions?

[Jacob Mardell @JacobMMardell]

@BeltandRoadDesk I knew you'd pick up on that bit :P

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A3 to Gatwick finally arrived 45 mins later than anticipated 08:05 at Banstead... Not before I had to cancel an Uber and got soaked to the bone though. Thanks @nationalexpress

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@nationalexpress At Banstead

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Call for submissions: email [email protected] with drafts & pitches. The aim of our opinion section is to piss everyone off - bulls, bears, panda huggers, dragon slayers, US hawks, and "win-win" CCP rhetoricians alike!