Lin Suling

Senior columnist | Straits Times | Interests: Global devts from an SG lens | Ex-CNA, ex- SG Govt | Views my own unfortunately

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

"Apple essentially played the role of Prometheus, gifting China the gift of fire". Well said @PatrickMcGee_ https://t.co/O0PyqtFQMq

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

How Apple gave ‘the gift of fire’ to Chinese electronics firms
https://t.co/ZZHFzt1zPb

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

Like diapers, shaving blades and Panadol, will books be one of those things folks in #Singapore buy while in #malaysia? I’m afraid the answer is yes…

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

Don’t let books become another thing Singaporeans buy while in Malaysia https://t.co/kTU4tnJs8c

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

The last two days have been a blitz. Typhoon Trump will not only #MAGA, he might also refashion the world while he is at it.

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

Day 2, and Donald Trump is already reshaping the global economy https://t.co/HrwCkjNMpQ

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

More people are buying a BYD across the world. And despite the tariffs, more will continue to do so. #byd

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

BYD is taking over the world. It has just met its match
https://t.co/maiOoOIq8u

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

Is #DEI dead? Some finance bros think it should be, and so did a US judge this week. #diversity

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

Corporates should embrace common sense amid anti-woke backlash
https://t.co/z8IY9Rxadr

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

#labubu mania is about one simple thing - the stuff that bring us joy. It’s not about the blind boxes from @POPMARTGlobal or the blind following of a giant trend. https://t.co/HeLXdjc1hx

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

Can #HongKong stay exceptional? Hong Kongers' attitudes over what that entails are shifting away from the political and back to the economic situation over housing affordability and jobs.

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

As landmark national security case concludes, Hong Kong turns the page on a troubled chapter https://t.co/NlhUwdTKfn

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

In @realDonaldTrump’s first term as president, he used strength to restore US credibility and refashion the world. The next four years will reflect that same ethos - and that’s something most countries get. I discuss this in my oped today. https://t.co/DOxP3B0qRU

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

What role did sexism and gender play in this #USElection2024? A lot - and yet not really much. I explain why.

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

Can a woman never be US president? https://t.co/eD9EWTGnEz

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

Late to the game but @oliviarodrigo’s Driver’s License and Vampire brought back to many ragey teenage feels, I just had to write this.

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

Young women are angry. They now have a soundtrack for that https://t.co/BZh0IaYNAl

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

#asia is entering a post-youth age. Just look at this collection of demographic pyramids based off UN figures.

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

Asia is entering a new, post-youth era
https://t.co/0gMR0nx2mD

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

It's a good deal but #NipponSteel's buyout of #USSteel couldn't pass the friendshoring litmus test so close to the #USElection2024.

[ST Foreign Desk @STForeignDesk]

Opposition over Nippon Steel’s bid to buy US Steel casts pall on US-Japan ties https://t.co/kYq1AMWW8j

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

Her #ErasTour has taken the world by storm. And how @taylorswift13 has spoken on the #USElection2024 and backed @KamalaHQ. I think we can all go home now.

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

Why Taylor Swift’s support could win the race for Kamala Harris
https://t.co/oj6k52nRIW

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

What does a Kamala Harris’ foreign policy towards Asia look like? Continuity might not be it. I explain why looking at last night’s #debate. #USElection2024

[ST Foreign Desk @STForeignDesk]

What we learnt about Kamala Harris’ Asia policy from the presidential debate with Trump https://t.co/A6Su8Xna3R

[PRB @PRBdata]

🇸🇬 Hello, Singapore! We're honored to be on the roster for the 2024 Summit for Action on Gender Equality on Thursday.

PRB CEO @JenniferSciubba will deliver the keynote on the pressures facing women in an aging society.

Thanks to @SCWO for hosting & @USEmbassySG for supporting!

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

The @CNN interview was great yet also not so great for Kamala HQ. I explain why in this analysis. #USElection2024

[ST Foreign Desk @STForeignDesk]

Who is Kamala Harris? Most of America still doesn’t know https://t.co/MhENUNLtXE

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

Russian influence ops have ramped up @Microsoft had warned in April. But something has shifted in how disinformation is peddled - through the use of experts. I explain in this @straits_times analysis. https://t.co/VOaqoF4K1S

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

We are the world’s biggest nerds. And we’ve just been outted. But that’s okay. Because it’s a superpower, according to @MarvelStudios.

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

The new Singaporean Marvel X-Men and Singapore’s nerdy reputation
https://t.co/LOE0Klpssw

[Lin Suling @SulingTweets]

In the 2000s, a month before the first iPhone was launched, Apple scrambled to find an unscratchable glass and a manufacturer to cut and fit it unto the iPhone. Then they went to Shenzhen. A factory was built overnight. With Chinese state subsidies. Rest is history. #JustSayin

[ST Opinion @STopinion]

The iPhone and China’s addiction to exports
https://t.co/LGI0SQ6m31