Mure Dickie

FT Asia News Editor (UK); former Tokyo bureau chief and correspondent in Edinburgh, Beijing and Taipei. All tweets are own views, retweets are not endorsements

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Miroslav Simonov, a Russian drone operator from an elite unit defected to Ukraine, walking six miles through the front line at night, dodging sentries and minefields.

He carried drone secrets and intelligence on Russia's Rubicon Centre. — The Times.

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[Sky Sports Scotland @ScotlandSky]

🗣️ “I think it’s disgusting. I don’t think it’s a penalty kick."
🏆 “What a game it is going to be."

Hearts boss Derek McInnes believes Celtic were “very fortunate” to be awarded a late penalty, which has set up a final-day title decider, live on Sky Sports ⤵️

[Gary Lineker @GaryLineker]

This might be the worst VAR decision I’ve seen (and there’s a lot of competition). Extraordinary given the significance.

[Ken Moriyasu @kenmoriyasu]

Farewell, Nikkei! Starting from the headline desk in Osaka, I was blessed to report across Japan, the U.S., China and the Middle East.

Starting April, I’ll continue that journey at the Hudson Institute as Senior Fellow for Greater Asia — the strategic arc from Japan to Turkey along the ancient Silk Road. Thank you all.

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

FT: "“These imbalances are becoming unbearable,” Macron said at a joint appearance with Xi in Beijing on Thursday. “We are at the last stop before a crisis,” a French official warned."
https://t.co/wa0fHhhZ0n via @ft

[Edward White @edwardwhitenz]

A dispatch from the heart of mountainous Guizhou on the rise and rise of ‘red’ tourism. As ever in China, the story is complicated: propaganda and poignancy, revolutionary piety and cheerful consumerism, remembrance and amnesia @ftweekend @ft https://t.co/zTVufwUa8w

[Alec Russell @AlecuRussell]

Can Pakistan’s military strongman fix his failing nation?
Allies of Asim Munir say he’s the tough leader who will bring in essential reforms. But can he break with the dismal record of military-led rule?
@FT Big Read with @humza_jilani
https://t.co/HwCV07fbD4 via @ft

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Starmer is correct. We can't tax our way to growth.

But we can *tax reform* our way to growth. Some ideas:

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The road-rage killing looked like an open-and-shut case of self-defense. Except the shooter's phone was recording everything he said. https://t.co/ef8il6w1Jx

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

a must watch for europeans, who need to understand that a full rapprochement between the united states and russia is coming.

[Demetri @AsiaLens]

Great piece on #Edinburgh’s history by @MureDickie. He also does excellent historic pub crawls if I remember right 🙃

https://t.co/Q2qQwk78w3

[Mure Dickie @MureDickie]

Can a biography capture the complexity of a long life?
https://t.co/EfaLcW6lGh
from The Economist

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Haaretz on Israel's devastating military operation in northern Gaza: If it looks like ethnic cleansing, it probably is." https://t.co/f2w48Vhla8

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Good morning, Asia. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.

Japan's Ishiba eyes minority government after opposition shuns coalition.
https://t.co/QULSVPEvzp

[Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @RFergussonPoet]

✒️Exciting news!! 🖋️With our friends @PressTaproot, we welcome submissions for a new poetry collection entitled 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson'.
Please share with those you think may be interested in contributing! Info⤵️
https://t.co/HQUISHY5Zb

[Theresa Fallon @TheresaAFallon]

“Chinese authorities are demanding that a growing number of schoolteachers and other public sector employees hand in their passports as Xi tightens his grip on society.” 1/ https://t.co/lRTHuFiRDF

[Kevin Schofield @KevinASchofield]

Worth pointing out that the foreign secretary who started the negotiations with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands in November 2022 was ... James Cleverly.

[The Ferret @FerretScot]

🔴 NEW: A row has erupted between tenants and management over living conditions on the island of Ulva following the biggest community land buyout of recent years.

Find out more: https://t.co/d0TUuZcIqJ

[FT World News @ftworldnews]

EU rejects Chinese EV makers’ bid to avert hefty tariffs https://t.co/oYKt3DC7Cg

[James Kynge @JKynge]

"Connector" countries - Singapore, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico and Vietnam - arbitrage between two increasingly hostile blocs - the US-led west and China. Chinese investment is pouring in, as per Rhodium data. @jude_webber @chrissiemurray https://t.co/RMElkDZ3oj