Sense Hofstede

Researcher and teacher of China, Singapore, and Taiwan; nationalism, party-state & international relations in the Indo-Pacific. | 何森璱

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China vows to reunite scam victims with families, crack down on cross-border criminal gangs – Reuters https://t.co/Rqsi2gCPh1

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Exclusive: Chinese buyers interested in unwanted German Volkswagen factories, source says – Reuters: ‘Building cars in Germany for sale in Europe would allow China's EV makers to avoid paying EU tariffs on electric cars imported from China’ https://t.co/F85hJQ6s9F

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China’s state security forces given new powers to oversee key building projects – SCMP: ‘fresh powers to supervise and manage sensitive construction work on sites such as key government buildings and military facilities.’ https://t.co/KYKLsIWmvq

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Chinese military delegation from PLA’s Eastern Theater Command to visit Japan mid-January – Xinhua https://t.co/jySe9KaUa1

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Chinese and Japanese ruling parties vow closer ties as they hold first talks in 6 years – SCMP: ‘the two sides said they would maintain close communication “regardless of the situation of China-Japan relations”.’ https://t.co/LYLC8kHjn1

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomes visit by Japan PM Ishiba Shigeru to China, lawmaker says – Kyodo News: ‘Moriyama said he handed Li a personal letter from Ishiba addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Li promising to swiftly deliver it.’ https://t.co/NtbKBpN90D

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ByteDance’s TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi, and three other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints – Reuters: ‘by Austrian advocacy group Noyb’ https://t.co/N5kwHtLd65

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China confirms PLA Navy’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship will be a drone carrier – SCMP https://t.co/Vr8yG04Elv

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MERICS China Forecast 2025: Economic stress increases risk of domestic instability – MERICS https://t.co/vZ4fVktUb8

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For Europe, China looms as 2025 economic threat, analysts say amid overcapacity concerns – SCMP: ‘as the country has the European Union market in its sights amid industrial-overcapacity issues at home and an economic-growth slowdown’ https://t.co/KeBIRuBrM2

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Five of China’s most important provinces say they plan to grow at or above 5% this year, signs that the country will set an ambitious national target despite growing trade headwinds – Bloomberg https://t.co/t5WexbODzi

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China’s top exporting regions pare back GDP targets under shadow of tariff threats – SCMP https://t.co/vl3YnNEipb

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China deploys more security to try to reassure a country on edge – The New York Times: ‘The security push, which the authorities in some places have labeled “Operation Winter,” follows a string of recent attacks’ https://t.co/oAmnSuqgAc

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Most Chinese feel an uneasy ‘consumption downgrade’, according to survey – Nikkei Asia: ‘An 80% majority of Chinese consumers feel they have slipped into a “consumption downgrade,”’ https://t.co/MNjdHmWpGH

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Chinese citizens’ doubts grow over official growth claims – FT https://t.co/Z2GqQyKNia

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KMT leans into pork barrel politics in attacking DPP over pensions – New Bloom https://t.co/prUYkWR5pz

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Taiwan to ramp up monitoring of ‘flags of convenience’ ships after severed undersea cable incident – The Straits Times https://t.co/EO0zlb7vvy

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President Lai Ching-te (DPP) meets with Taiwanese delegation to Trump’s inauguration led by Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (KMT) – Focus Taiwan https://t.co/t4aiZo5qSx