Pieter

Lecturer in Beijing. Mostly on life, politics, CV-19, cinema

[Pieter @Pietter]

@Justinandbkxzi @AndyMasley it was way worse: name three Chinese people

[mustafa yazıcı @myzccc]

Hiroşima'ya atılan bomba, 15.000 tonluktu

Gazze'ye 70.000 ton bomba atıldı

Hiroşima'da sivil halkı avlamak için keskin nişancılar beklemedi

Gazze'de bekliyor !

[Pieter @Pietter]

@0bNARA Will you come back to Beijng?

[Pieter @Pietter]

@Eliesie1 @martijntjesmits Het zorgsysteem dat bewust niet werd uitgebreid met extra IC-bedden. Ziekenhuizen werden ontmoedigd door VWS. Triage was de stok achter de deur.

[Stan Baggen @estanaqui]

Een belangrijke post wat mij betreft. Ik zou @dancalegria zeer erkentelijk zijn voor de afbeeldingen in een hogere resolutie.

[Pieter @Pietter]

@HistorianHa the old station

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 Sec RFK Jr. thanked Gabbard for declassifying intel showing the U.S. has been funding over 120 biological laboratories across more than 30 countries!

For years, questions about these labs were dismissed as conspiracy theories.

Now the documents are out in the open, who's laughing now?

Source: @SecKennedy / Writers: Claudio, Daniel

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

CONAN AT HARVARD: “No university in our nation has produced more Nobel laureates or white collar criminals… so whether you choose good or evil, know that you are among the very best.”

[Pieter @Pietter]

@collins_br88313 @thinkingshivers Yeah, she can rely on her old man's money

[Pieter @Pietter]

@WallStTV Please weigh in @dieworkwear

[Pieter @Pietter]

@Qiao_Qiao_Z Isn't it skewed because of expats, people working in tech? How many Indian-Americans live in US? It could be a small group. Benefits differ from state to state. Maybe you are right about California. Also there was this scandal in Minnesota.

[Pieter @Pietter]

@Qiao_Qiao_Z Sorry, this is simply not true: the social benefits are low, difficult to access, and temporary. A lot of people work two or three jobs just to make ends meet. If they can find a job at all. Black people face systemic racism. You are just repeating right-wing talking points.

[Pieter @Pietter]

https://t.co/qWOUh73im0

[CHINA MFA Spokesperson 中国外交部发言人 @MFA_China]

和平共处 🇨🇳🇺🇸

[Pieter @Pietter]

The billionaire is the owner of Midea, a home appliances and electronics company from Foshan. I was in Foshan New City in 2017, and visited Midea. Found this photo.

[Johannes Maria @luo_yuehan]

China billionaire build a $1.5 billion hospital for public.#healthcare

[Pieter @Pietter]

Helpful summary

[Adam Tooze @adam_tooze]

Vectors of Chinamaxxing

#1 The most obvious is technocratic envy - Dang Wang’s thesis in Breakneck, that China is a society run by engineers, bent on “engineering the future”.

#2 Then there is the shock of the encounter with Chinese reality on the part of visitors to China - whether those visits are stage managed by official tourist agencies, or not.

#3 Another dimension of enthusiasm is retro-authenticity - street scenes from Beijing on Chongqing as reminders of a lost world of “down to earth” life.

#4 There is a lot of interest in Chinese ways of wellness

#5 The West has discovered that Chinese netizens have a great sense of humor.

#6 Chinese popular culture is one of the great generators of the styles and paraphernalia of “cuteness”.

#7 The erotic realm: recurring rumors of epidemics of “Yellow fever” sweeping the dating scene.

[Pieter @Pietter]

@martijntjesmits Dat geloof ik meteen! Ook grappig, in het interview, en op een heel aparte manier. Met woorden als "centen" en "een Ergänzungsgebiet voor Duitse aardappeltjes en Sauerkraut". Mooie sneertjes

[Matt Ridley @mattwridley]

We warned scientists not to squander people’s trust.

Investigate the lab leak
Don’t overclaim for vaccines
Don’t demand lockdowns
Don’t worship models
Don’t be dogmatic
Encourage debate

They have only themselves to blame.

[Pieter @Pietter]

@ludlow7th @mitchpresnick You're saying that the average Chinese worker can invest in stocks and real estate but somehow this is worse than living in your car or on the street with a needle in your arm. Got it. As to your prediction: life expectancy is now higher in China than in US.