Phelim Kine “老 康“

D.C.-based China corro @Politico; Past
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[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

China Watcher signs off! But not before a dash of NSC shrinkage woes, Rubio's targeting of Chinese students, China fears in Honduras, Pete Hegseth on the road and foreign adoptions as propaganda tools. Enjoy (one last time...) https://t.co/0sd5sPCZEh

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

😂 "In the message, a sender claiming to be ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells the recipient he has been 'framed by the U.S. government’and is in urgent need of NT$1 million (US$30,380) to expose the plot against him” https://t.co/lvD0IJ4XC7

[Shashank Joshi @shashj]

Striking assessment of regime hollowing out in Cuba.

“Almost no one believes in the system anymore, and many, especially outside Havana, behave as if the government simply does not exist. As in the Soviet-dominated Eastern bloc during its final years, destitution is leading people back to older faiths”

https://t.co/0VmjvcYQGL

[Department of National Defense - Philippines @dndphl]

Earlier today, Sec. Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Marc Innes-Brown signed the PH-AU Defense Cooperation Arrangement ahead of the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese witnessing the ceremony.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Macron: Putin does not want to negotiate. His army is retreating and suffering heavy losses.

He is betting on bringing Ukraine to its knees by stepping up strikes on civilians and plunging the country into darkness this winter.

We must thwart that bet. 1/

[Jim Laurie - focus on Asia @JimLaurie_Asia]

Worth reading @PhelimKine analysis. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue -the strategic grouping of Australia, India, Japan, and USA not dead but may be on life support. We'll see what happens in the Philippines.

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

"The Quad represents an opportunity to collectively confront the Chinese Communist Party, and it’s being missed — Trump’s mistreatment of all three countries has prevented any progress." https://t.co/mdWdE1Goqf

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

"The optics of this are terrible" via @politico https://t.co/TADrWVK8Dk

[Ryan Hass @ryanl_hass]

1/ Even as Jensen Huang dominates the news today, the APEC show must go on. Sharing this collection of short essays forecasting what will happen in Shenzhen next week, particularly if the Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral meeting materializes. (Short thread) https://t.co/n9S4IEriiA

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

nvidia's board made the right decision. a man who wears shoes like these has other secrets.

[Alex Ward @alexbward]

“We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed.”

[Michael Kovrig @MichaelKovrig]

We've all had days when we felt like this about our governments. But most of us don't have an excavator...

[Ryan Heath @politicoryan]

Good to see the ABC reporting today about the drama around the Russian ambassador's wife being controversially admitted to a Canberra club.

You can read all of the content in the ABC story in my own story published 10 days ago https://t.co/d40ZprXLQk

And the follow up in Canberra Playbook on Tuesday
https://t.co/yPZvDYHeeV

[Felicia Schwartz @felschwartz]

NEW on @MSNOWNews w/ @VaughnHillyard: “Is that the guy who looks like Fabio?”

How did ad man Marc Beckman go from producing a documentary about first lady Melania Trump to working with Russian and Ukrainian officials?

https://t.co/lGbzKsPvrI

[Paul McLeary @paulmcleary]

Starshield problems again

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Over 20,500 children have been illegally deported from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.

The treatment of Ukraine’s children over the last four years is the clearest example of Russia’s total disregard for life.

Russia can only run its horrific system of child deportation, indoctrination and illegal adoption thanks to a network of people and entities.

The EU has sanctioned those responsible and will keep working to bring Ukrainian kids home.

My speech in #EPlenary ↓

[Becca Wasser @becca_wasser]

Iran can now produce ~50 ballistic missiles per month -- half of its pre-war capacity. But Tehran isn't trying to match the US missile-for-missile. It needs enough to disrupt, impose costs, and endure to prolong the conflict.

Quoted @business: https://t.co/sr5s2vybRr

[Francis @FrancisCashFlow]

I died. This has to be the best one yet

[Connor Stringer @connorstringer]

***EXCLUSIVE***

Gianni Infantino could be hauled before Congress within weeks.

Democrats are preparing to escalate their investigation into FIFA’s ties to Donald Trump, with congressional subpoenas potentially issued as early as January.

Jamie Raskin, who is in line to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee, is examining fresh allegations involving Infantino, including revelations that he asked a FIFA intermediary to help secure a work permit for a maid at his luxury Miami home. FIFA denies wrongdoing.

A committee source tells @Telegraph all investigative options are very much on the table”.

W/ @Tom_Morgs

[Zach Warmbrodt @Zachary]

Please send Capitol Hill health policy tips to @arielcohen37!

[Dennis Wilder偉德寧 @dennisw5]

Her background “smells like a legend to me, which is what we do in the CIA,” said Dennis Wilder, a former top China analyst for the CIA, who questioned whether parts of Huang’s résumé were embellished. “This is all a little too mysterious,” Wilder said. “If she weren’t under suspicion, why take everything down?”

The phantom life of Alice Huang, alleged Chinese spy who had affair with Nvidia CEO https://t.co/hplGPnGLIq