Cornelius Dieckmann

Taipei correspondent @DerSPIEGEL

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Wenn meine Mutter Chinesisch mit mir spricht, antworte ich auf Deutsch. Über Grammatik und Betonung muss ich nicht nachdenken, ich kann es einfach, fühle es. Was fehlt, sind die Worte.

Dieser Text ist mir sehr schwergefallen. Morgen erscheint er im @Tagesspiegel.

[🖤 Christine @christinelu]

“I will continue to do so, I told myself, until the day comes that my homeland's sovereignty is no longer a provocation or a punchline, until no English speaker feels comfortable saying to me, glibly, 'I really should come visit you in Taiwan while it still exists.’”

Relatable.

[Alex Marshall @alexmarshall81]

If you’re interested in Taiwan or books, here are author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King’s speeches tonight upon winning the International Booker Prize tor Taiwan Travelogue

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

“Literature has never ceded ground, nor given up on dialogue between people,” Yang said. “The century-old inquiries in Taiwan’s literature are in fact the century-old pursuit of freedom and equality by Taiwan’s people.”

[Alex Marshall @alexmarshall81]

And the International Booker goes to “Taiwan Travelogue” https://t.co/xyuZX8X0bV

[Alex Marshall @alexmarshall81]

And the International Booker goes to “Taiwan Travelogue” https://t.co/xyuZX8X0bV

[Nine-tailed Fox 🇰🇷 @saber_k086]

2024: Korea-Japan relations could worsen quickly if Lee and Takaichi become leaders of the two countries

2026:

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Europa ist von Trump angewidert. Wäre China der bessere Partner – ein Land, das fest an Russlands Seite steht? Für die Antwort muss man nur Xi Jinping zuhören.

Ein Partner Putins kann kein Partner Europas sein – mein @derspiegel-Leitartikel:

https://t.co/PYSuL4SULx

[Bloomberg @business]

The Philippines would likely be involved in any potential conflict over Taiwan due to its proximity, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, reiterating a stance that risks riling up Beijing https://t.co/tLci8ZS5dn

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

clean up underway

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

.@SecWar @PeteHegseth at the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue: “Any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world. There’s no reason to sugarcoat it.”

Did his boss get the memo?
https://t.co/NcX2dCDxdH

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

On Tiananmen Square:

Xi’s translator: “战争部长” [“Secretary of War”]
Xi: “你好” [Nihao]
Hegseth: “Nice to see you”
Trump: raises eyebrow at Hegseth

Last year @PeteHegseth said in a speech: “It’s public that Xi has ordered his military to be capable of invading Taiwan by 2027.”

[李老师不是你老师 @whyyoutouzhele]

特朗普和美国官员们在见习近平时互相使眼色
除了鲁比奥不是卢比奥之外
另一视角显示，特朗普在陪同习近平接见美国官员时
也对刚和习近平握手的国防部长赫格塞思挑眉

[Suzanne Maloney @MaloneySuzanne]

🚨🚨Must read from @ryanl_hass: "Trump did not reduce the risk of conflict. He raised it. Trump’s visible sympathy for Xi’s framing on Taiwan will embolden Beijing to increase pressure on Taipei. This will elevate – not lower – the risk of confrontation." https://t.co/LlOdZxThgO

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Gestern aufgenommen, heute leider sehr relevant – unsere neue @derspiegel-Podcastfolge von »8 Milliarden«.

https://t.co/MmqIEpfif6

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Für Xi Jinping ist es das wohl wichtigste Gipfelresultat: Nach Trumps Abreise aus China strahlt Fox News ein Interview aus, in dem der US-Präsident Taiwan als Unruhestifter darstellt – und damit Pekings Propaganda stützt.

Analyse @derspiegel

https://t.co/UJrVdJ6xyV

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Für Xi Jinping ist es das wohl wichtigste Gipfelresultat: Nach Trumps Abreise aus China strahlt Fox News ein Interview aus, in dem der US-Präsident Taiwan als Unruhestifter darstellt – und damit Pekings Propaganda stützt.

Analyse @derspiegel

https://t.co/UJrVdJ6xyV

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Trump may not have changed the US stance officially, but these comments are a gift to Xi.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump on Taiwan: Well, that's a risky thing, when you go independent, you know, they are going independent because they want to get into a war and they figured they have the United States behind them. I would like to see it stay the way it is.

[YANG Kuang-shun 楊光舜 @KuangshunYang]

In the past 48 hours, the hottest topic in Taiwan was not Trump-Xi meeting. According to Google Trends, Xi Jinping was 8th & Xi Jinping's height was 9th. The top one was "Qingtiangang," a tourist spot on Yangmingshan where a couple doing their business got caught by CCTV there.

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Imagine if one outcome of Trump’s summit with Xi were that he will actually call Lai.

[Rush Doshi @RushDoshi]

Trump said he'd talk to Taiwan's President Lai.

Reporter: "What about the arms sales to Taiwan"

Trump: "I'll make a determination over the next fairly short period. I'll make a determination. I have to speak to the person who, you know who he is, who is running Taiwan."

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Reporter: Would the US defend Taiwan if it came to it?

Trump: I don't want to say that. I'm not going to say that.

That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said, “I don't talk about those.”

Reporter: He asked you if you would send troops?

Trump: He asked me if I'd defend them. I said, “I don't talk about that.”

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

5 Erkenntnisse aus dem 🇨🇳🇺🇸 Gipfel

1. Xi will Augenhöhe, Trump macht mit
2. Xi macht bei Taiwan Druck, Trump geht nicht darauf ein
3. Bei Iran werden Differenzen deutlich
4. Kleine Schritte im Handel
5. Menschenrechte sind kaum noch Thema

@derspiegel 👇
https://t.co/ffTAKmG24p

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Analyse zum ersten Gipfeltag: Xi und Trump schmeicheln einander – aber Differenzen bleiben. Vor allem die Unterschiede in den offiziellen »readouts« sind aufschlussreich.

https://t.co/ffTAKmG24p

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Unser Liveblog zum Xi-Trump-Gipfel in Peking 👇

[DER SPIEGEL @derspiegel]

Donald Trump trifft Xi Jinping. Viele Themen stehen auf der Agenda: Iran, Zölle, Taiwan, Seltene Erden, Handel mit KI-Chips. Kann der US-Präsident in Peking punkten? Der Staatsbesuch im News-Update. https://t.co/qxWHauqjHn

[Cornelius Dieckmann @CoDieckmann]

Trump lädt Xi beim Staatsbankett in der Großen Halle des Volkes nach Washington ein, zum Gegenbesuch im September.

Rückblick auf das US-China-Bankett, das die Welt veränderte:

https://t.co/ffTAKmG24p

[Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 @BonnieGlaser]

In this 🧵I will analyze Xi Jinping's statement to President Trump on Taiwan. First, here is the statement from the MFA readout: