James Tobyne (任翔）

Tweets on global affairs, tech, the economy, & international trade. Ex-Alibaba. Ex-Flickr. Hoya saxa. Tweets are my own.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Breaking on MS NOW: Donald Trump was just "thunderously booed" during the National Anthem at the NBA Finals in New York, according to the pool report.

He was shown on the Jumbotron and then booed so much that the shot was taken down.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump isn’t just getting booed inside of MSG, he’s getting booed all across NYC

Video: AP

[James Tobyne (任翔） @JamesTobyne]

Yeah, we know. 😆

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Inflation is officially rising faster than wages, per BLS.

[Steve Herman @newsguyusa]

OpenAI has confidentially filed to go public with the ChatGPT creator likely to be valued above $1 trillion. https://t.co/wxN8symWJK
https://t.co/o4HVOpUZj2

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

The Pentagon identified some of China’s biggest companies including Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as entities that support the Chinese military, in a move that risks provoking new friction with the government in Beijing https://t.co/5SY1UoPcEV correcting the screwup from a few months ago. guess they wanted to wait for the summit before reissuing

[Derek J. Grossman @DerekJGrossman]

"Beijing has sent a flotilla that includes mainland China’s largest patrol vessel to waters east of Taiwan in response to Japanese-Philippine maritime boundary negotiations."
https://t.co/ffZACefA7j

[Joseph Wu @josephwutw]

Big 👍 to #Taiwan's CG broadcasting to #China's CG: “This is not your waters. You don’t belong here. Turn around & leave, NOW.” #CCG 3501 was driven out, but a fleet of large vessels has left #Xiamen for our eastern #EEZ to show muscle. The #PRC is nothing but a big fat bully.

[James Tobyne (任翔） @JamesTobyne]

Yes. But more urgently Taiwan needs to move compulsory military service back to two years. Needs to fix low birth rates. And needs a KMT replacement party with a tenable platform that includes a reasonable view of China.

Taiwan Needs U.S. Arms Now - WSJ https://t.co/hmRwQYq6Vk

[William Yang @WilliamYang120]

"Xi could bring a message to Kim that a nuclear deal with the U.S. would allow North Korea to return to the international community, said Zhu Feng, a North Korean expert and dean of the School of International Studies at China’s Nanjing University. 'This is very important for security in East Asia,'" Zhu said.

https://t.co/HQG2LsXTFR

[James Tobyne (任翔） @JamesTobyne]

Get-a-Waymo: How one SF burglar used a robotaxi to flee the scene https://t.co/if58AnzItX

[James Tobyne (任翔） @JamesTobyne]

Failing grades soar as professors see greater AI usage, dwindling math skills in UC Berkeley computer science classes | Academics | https://t.co/6FppGagyZe https://t.co/cgeFS8Zamh

[James Tobyne (任翔） @JamesTobyne]

I’ve had two friends of other faiths (who work in tech) send this to me in the last 12 hours and share they have never felt more interested in converting…

A Software Engineer Won a Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work - Business Insider https://t.co/1WXPSE3jOm

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

It was absolutely intending to build an economic choke point with rare earths... just ask Japan after 2010. another bad take from the SAIS professor. Next time she is interviewed, please ask who invited her to the recent meeting in New York with wang yi, us china business council and ncuscr. Did one of the us orgs invite her and the other academics, or did the PRC side? And also ask who funds the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs (ACF) at SAIS. SAIS has not disclosed so far. As a sais alum that is disappointing, and given her intention to become the leading light of china policy for the Democratic Party, esp with her forthcoming book, we should have transparency on funding sources

[William Yang @WilliamYang120]

From @Reuters: Taiwan will sharply increase its arsenal of powerful anti-ship missiles to more than 1,800 by early 2029, as it seeks to enhance its capacity to counter a mounting threat of blockade or invasion by China, according to a Reuters calculation.

This expanding arsenal of weapons that can be fired from aircraft, ships and ground-based launchers is part of Taiwan’s shift towards a so-called asymmetric strategy. These also include shorter-range missiles and swarms of surface and aerial drones, say current and former Taiwan military officers.

https://t.co/4ugsUFBB2z

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Chinese authorities have spent decades scrubbing details of the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square from the country’s memory.

But now, some young people are learning details of the events and often in unexpected ways. https://t.co/nWvZX17Qlp

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

“Mr. Pauken urges all Americans working internationally to be ever mindful of the Foreign Agent Registration Act and related federal laws so what happened to him does not happen to you,” the statement from Pauken’s lawyer warns” good advice

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

A new Post analysis finds the video showing the Trump administration’s recent Pentagon appointee clambering into the Capitol on Jan. 6

[Mio @Meowneko_Mio]

Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau

June 4, 2026

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

Not good

[Reuters @Reuters]

China accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of distorting facts and interfering in internal affairs after he said memories of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing could not be erased by censorship https://t.co/06AwRPF0Mp