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#Fauci
tells
@FT
he has not briefed
@realDonaldTrump
in two months and not seen him at the White House since early June.
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This is a complete fake. I did not write any story about Kenya. Mr Kositany, I hope you are more careful about how you run your airports and you should be ashamed for spreading such
#fakenews
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#China
has stunned US intelligence and military officials by testing a
#nuclear
capable
#hypersonic
missile that traveled through low orbit in space, making a full circle around the globe before speeding towards its target.
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SCOOP - Russia has asked China for military equipment and other assistance to support its invasion of Ukraine.
#UkraineWar
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With slick videos
@ProjectLincoln
gives
@realDonaldTrump
a dose of his own medicine by trolling him on Twitter and
@jwgop
says really getting under his skin. Just one of a few Republican-led groups trying to help
@JoeBiden
beat Trump
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Donald Trump lobbed a grenade at British PM Theresa May tonight. But in much bigger news, he tried to make Ireland part of the UK.
#MakeIrelandGreatAgain
#MIGA
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During call with 200+ American lawmakers,
#Zelensky
interrupted his emotional plea for help with a classic zoom moment: "Senator Rick Scott,
#PleaseMuteYourMic
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@ZelenskyyUa
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Pelosi will meet President Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan on Wednesday. 🇹🇼👇
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US says China sending Russia engines for drones & cruise missiles, machine tools for ballistic missiles, chips for missiles, tanks & aircraft. Chinese & Russian groups working to jointly produce drones in Russia
- partly based on newly declassified intel
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#NewChinaRussiaScoop
– US told allies that Russia requested 5 types of military gear from China, including
#SurfaceToAirMissiles
. Also
#drones
, armored vehicles, logistics vehicles & intelligence-related equipment. US did not provide underlying intelligence in cables to allies.
#ChinaRussiaSCOOP
US has told allies that China has responded positively to Russia’s request for military equipment. Cables to allies in Europe & Asia do not say if China has provided help or just told Moscow that it would provide support. (
@FT
)
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How many McDonalds are there in China again?
Just sayin 😉
Baidu Maps show that there are 38 Shandong dumpling restaurants and 67 Shanxi noodle restaurants in Taipei. Palates don't cheat.
#Taiwan
has always been a part of China. The long lost child will eventually return home.
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Missile missed target by couple of dozen miles, but people familiar with the test say China demonstrated a stunning capability that nobody thought they already had mastered.
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SCOOP – US thwarted plot to assassinate Sikh separatist on American soil. US also warned Indian government over concerns it might have been involved in the plot. US prosecutors have filed indictment in New York court.
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SCOOP - US working with Poland to supply
#fighterjets
to
#Ukraine
as Zelensky makes impassioned plea to US Congress for more support from Washington
During call with 200+ American lawmakers,
#Zelensky
interrupted his emotional plea for help with a classic zoom moment: "Senator Rick Scott,
#PleaseMuteYourMic
," according to someone familiar with the call.
@ZelenskyyUa
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How the anti-Trump Republican
@ProjectLincoln
is successfully trolling
@RealDonaldTrump
on Twitter to help
@JoeBiden
. Co-founder
@jwgop
jokes: ‘If this was a campaign, (Trump) would be our biggest donor & we would name him ambassador to Slovenia.’
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Texas is not just 10-gallon hats, rodeo & brisket. Houston is now the most diverse city in the US and that's having a big impact on American politics. Check out my
@FT
magazine story on whether Democrats can turn Texas blue?
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US House of Representatives will soon start the vote to impeach Donald Trump, who will become only the third US president to be impeached
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Apparently Mike (
@mikepillsbury
) denied on C-Span that he told me this ().
But here is the email exchange with him last night (and our story: ).
“I got a quite a bit of background on Hunter Biden from the Chinese,” Mr Pillsbury told
@FT
. (Pillsbury is now apparently denying he said so.)
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The US is preparing to tell its allies in Europe and Asia amid signs that China may be willing to help Putin.
Comes as US national security adviser Jake Sullivan is about to meet top Chinese foreign policy official Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday. Alaskaesque fireworks?
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SCOOP・US, Japan, Australia & India will launch satellite-based maritime initiate to combat
#Chinese
#illegalfishing
when
@JoeBiden
, Kishida, Modi & Albanese hold
#Quad
summit in Tokyo. (1/2)
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#ChinaRussiaSCOOP
US has told allies that China has responded positively to Russia’s request for military equipment. Cables to allies in Europe & Asia do not say if China has provided help or just told Moscow that it would provide support. (
@FT
)
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When I was 2 years old I did “meet” Jomo Kenyatta on a beach in Mombasa, but I am pretty sure we did not talk about the Federal Reserve.
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Imagine if Tony Blinken was removed, Lloyd Austin was placed under investigation and top generals in charge of US nuclear missiles were sacked. That is what is happening in China. As
@USAmbJapan
said, like Agatha Christie novel
#AndThenThereWereNone
SCOOP - US government believes Chinese defence minister
#LiShangfu
has been placed under investigation.
#USChinaScoop
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SCOOP
#ChineseHypersonicWeapon
that flew around the earth on July 27 fired a missile mid-flight over the South China Sea, revealing a spectacular technological advance that stunned the Pentagon & US intelligence.
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INVESTIGATION
#ChinaSpies
How a Chinese spy ran a Belgian politician as an intelligence asset — Joint investigation with
@DerSpiegel
&
@LeMondefr
based on 3.5 years of texts between the MSS case officer and his asset in Brussels.
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SCOOP - France objects to Nato plan for office in Tokyo
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SCOOP - US Congressional House China committee will hold a
#Taiwan
war game with Wall Street executives in New York on Monday.
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SCOOP - US & Japan plan biggest upgrade to security alliance in more than 60 years
(
@Dimi
&
@KanaInagaki
)
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US expelling 12 Russian diplomats from the Russian mission to the UN in New York for alleged espionage.
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US accuses Indian official in
#FoiledPlot
to kill Sikh separatist in NYC - confirmation of our
#scoop
about one of two explosive cases that have complicated US efforts to boost ties with India to counter China
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SCOOP - US government believes Chinese defence minister
#LiShangfu
has been placed under investigation.
#USChinaScoop
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Other details include fact that India in private meetings asked Canada to halt the police inquiry into the murder.
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SCOOP – US & allies concerned that
#Kiribati
, Pacific island nation 3,000km from Hawaii, is negotiating a
#securitydeal
with
#China
. Comes on heels of Chinese deal with Solomon Islands, which has been a big issue in the Australian election.
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SCOOP White House discusses
#Taiwan
conflict contingency planning with the
#UK
for the first time as the two allies hold high-level talks on deterrence amid rising concerns about China.
(
@Dimi
&
@KathrinHille
@FT
)
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SCOOP - US & Japan have been conducting top-secret war games to prepare for possible
#war
with
#China
over Taiwan (me &
@kathrinhille
@FT
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“Strong China” links? My job is to cover US-China & US-IndoPacific issues. I also have strong India links. My father was born and grew up in India. That said, all of the above is irrelevant. Just reporting on an important story. And thank you for reading.
@Dimi
Story planted by shadowy figures on journalist with strong China links. After Nijjar episode on which US berated India-its fall out not over yet - will India compound matters by plotting to kill US citizen? Does it make sense? Anti-India plot being hatched in some circles.
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On a good day, I get 100 RTs. This one has 2400 & rising so
#Fauci
seems to be resonating - except with Trump. Hats off to my colleague
@hannahkuchler
who did the interview.
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SCOOP - Chinese fighter jets & bombers simulated attack on US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt near Taiwan
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SCOOP - US urges Europe to step up contingency planning for a
#TaiwanConflict
by sharing bespoke analysis that a Chinese
#blockade
of Taiwan alone could cause $2.5 trillion in damage to the global economy.
#USChina
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SCOOP –
#China
refusing to take call from US defense secretary
#LloydAustin
(
@SecDef
) who has made 3 requests. General Mark Milley, chairman of joint chiefs, has also not spoken to his Chinese counterpart since
@JoeBiden
took office
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SCOOP - US pushing
#Japan
&
#SouthKorea
to deepen security ties to boost Pacific deterrence. White House pushing for historic statement at
#CampDavidSummit
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Japanese PM Suga takes unusually blunt stance towards China during summit with Joe Biden. Mention of Taiwan in joint statement first time since 1969. Also criticizes China over Hong Kong & Xinjiang
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CIA
#ChinaScoop
- CIA Director Bill Burns made a clandestine trip to China in May to meet Chinese intelligence officials. Visit was before Biden said he expected a “thaw” in US-China relations.
#sld23
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US Air Force will withdraw all F-15 Eagle fighter jets from Okinawa & replace them with a rotational force, sparking concern in Tokyo & parts of Pentagon where some worry it sends a bad signal to China.
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US prosecutors said Indian official offered $100,000 (and arranged a $15,000 advance payment) for the assassination. Plot was foiled because the supposed hitman was actually a US law enforcement officer.
US accuses Indian official in
#FoiledPlot
to kill Sikh separatist in NYC - confirmation of our
#scoop
about one of two explosive cases that have complicated US efforts to boost ties with India to counter China
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Amazing detail in the indictment. Hours after the murder of a Sikh activist in Vancouver, the Indian official who allegedly orchestrated the assassination plot in the US sent a video showing the bloody body of the Canadian victim slumped over in his car.
US accuses Indian official in
#FoiledPlot
to kill Sikh separatist in NYC - confirmation of our
#scoop
about one of two explosive cases that have complicated US efforts to boost ties with India to counter China
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SCOOP -
@WhiteHouse
considering allowing Taipei to change the name of its de facto embassy in Washington to include "Taiwan", in a move that will anger China.
#USChina
#Taiwan
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Biden warns China not to attack the Philippines, saying it would trigger US-Philippines mutual defense treaty
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SCOOP - US pressing Japanese PM Suga to make joint statement with Biden on Taiwan at the White House. Would be first leader level statement on Taiwan since 1969 when Nixon met Sato. Japanese officials debating whether to go that far.
(with
@RobinBHarding
)
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Just noticed White House is now using “surname, given name” (Japanese order) for Japanese leaders. Did same for PM Suga last year. Not a big deal but interesting shift.
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You know you are back in China when your hotel kindly informs you that:
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I have no idea who this person is but he frequently sends me aggressive emails about India stories, including this one which says, “Stop playing with fire or you may get burned”.
Note to
@FBI
, the emails come from jack.palmer.ceip1978
@protonmail
.com
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Interesting question now is how this will impact the
#NuclearPostureReview
that the Biden administration is conducting.
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US to provide Taiwan with weapons from its Pentagon stockpiles for first time
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Pentagon says F-16 took down object over Michigan that it assesses flew near sensitive military sites in Montana.
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US uncovers plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil. Warns India about concerns over possible government involvement before Canadian PM Trudeau says India possibly linked to murder of another Sikh in Vancouver.
SCOOP – US thwarted plot to assassinate Sikh separatist on American soil. US also warned Indian government over concerns it might have been involved in the plot. US prosecutors have filed indictment in New York court.
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White House banning Americans from investing in 59 Chinese defense & surveillance companies, to stop US capital from being used to help the Chinese military
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SCOOP - Biden to send high-level delegation to Taipei after the Taiwanese presidential election on Saturday.
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Indian foreign ministry would not comment on our scoop. Perhaps foreign affairs minister
@DrSJaishankar
could respond here?
SCOOP – US thwarted plot to assassinate Sikh separatist on American soil. US also warned Indian government over concerns it might have been involved in the plot. US prosecutors have filed indictment in New York court.
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#CHINASCOOP
- US moving towards putting
#sanctions
on
#Hikvision
, Chinese firm that sells surveillance cameras to 1000+ cities in 180+ countries.
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SCOOP
@JoeBiden
suggested to
#XiJinping
(on their call last week) that the leaders hold an in-person summit to tackle
#USChina
relations but Chinese leader displayed no interest in the idea.
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SCOOP・US, Japan, Australia & India will launch satellite-based maritime initiative to combat
#Chinese
#illegalfishing
when
@JoeBiden
, Kishida, Modi & Albanese hold
#Quad
summit in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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#SCOOP
US allies are very concerned that
@JoeBiden
is considering a landmark shift in nuclear policy that would undermine the
#NuclearUmbrella
that protects them, as
#China
rapidly expands its military, including nuclear-capable
#hypersonic
weapon
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We
@FT
have dozens of reporters on
#Ukraine
story. Here are some to follow:
Ukraine
@JohnReedwrites
@GuyChazan
Moscow
@maxseddon
@NastassiaAstra
@polinaivanovva
Washington
@dimi
@JamesPoliti
Brussels
@sam1fleming
@HenryJFoy
London
@hallbenjamin
@JP_Rathbone
Germany
@ErikaSolomon
US expelling 12 Russian diplomats from the Russian mission to the UN in New York for alleged espionage.
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If you are a genuine expert on hypersonic weapons/space and are inclined to educate an Irishman (with a Greek name) can reach me on demetri.sevastopulo
@protonmail
.com or DM me for Signal details. Complete anonymity guaranteed.
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INVESTIGATION
#ChinaSpies
How a Chinese spy ran a Belgian politician as an intelligence asset — Check out our investigation with
@DerSpiegel
&
@LeMondefr
based on 2.5 years of texts between the MSS case officer and his asset in Brussels.
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SCOOP - Secretary State
@SecBlinken
will warn
#China
in Beijing trip next week about US punitive action unless it stops sending
#weapons
technology to
#Russia
via
@ft
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#SCOOP
Washington will put
#DJI
, world’s largest commercial
#drone
manufacturer, and seven other Chinese firms on an investment
#blacklist
this week, in latest response to repression of Uyghurs in
#Xinjiang
.
(
@DJIGlobal
)
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#WhiteHouse
will ask Congress for money to supply weapons to
#Taiwan
in the Ukraine supplemental budget.
Move will pave the way for Taiwan to get
#weapons
from the US-taxpayer funded Foreign Military Financing program for the first time.
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Canada to send more warships through Taiwan Strait in signal to China
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#ChineseNavy
has a permanent presence in the western Pacific between Taiwan and
#Japan
's Nansei islands with 1 or 2 warships always sailing in the area. Sign that starting to increase focus on
#Taiwan
's east coast.
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Economy was one of the few areas where Trump led Biden in polls. But our latest survey suggests he is now struggling
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Biden is carrying a copy of the
@FinancialTimes
so in the most important sense, not missing a step at all 😉
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China issues very strong private warnings to Biden team over
@SpeakerPelosi
upcoming trip to
#Taiwan
. Warnings suggest some kind of possible
#militaryresponse
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The White House has confirmed that this letter is genuine. Trump pointed to the letter to rebut allegations that he gave Erdogan the green light to invade Syria. But ... the letter was sent three days after the fateful phone call with Erdogan.
EXCLUSIVE: I have obtained a copy of
@realDonaldTrump
’s letter to
#Erdogan
.
@POTUS
warns him to not “be a tough guy! Don’t be a fool!” Says he could destroy Turkey’s economy if
#Syria
is not resolved in a humane way. Details tonight at 8pm
#TrishRegan
#FoxBusiness
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In fairness to Trump, he did not coin
#Rocketman
. The
@Economist
used term for Kim Jong Il, father of N Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, in 2006
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US unleashes hard-hitting export controls to slow Chinese efforts to develop advanced computer chips, supercomputers & AI. Big move that comes one week before China holds 20th Party Congress.
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Raising a glass to my dad who passed away last month. Born in India, raised in Africa, educated in the UK, but found home in Ireland with my mum. Very modest fella who taught us to respect everyone. RIP dad & thanks!
#GinOClock
@TCDGeoMuseum
George meant a great deal to us all here. Grateful for his kindness and mentorship. The Museum Building won’t be the same without fossil chats on the stairs. RIP Prof George Sevastopulo, we will miss you.
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US military official says Russia has deployed more than two dozen warships in the Black Sea, including 10 amphibious landing ships. “These ships exist for one reason and that is to put boots on the ground.”
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Most US allies were nervous about the
#PelosiTaiwan
visit but the Chinese military drills have sparked an adverse reaction for Beijing - a growing chorus of critics. My latest on the Taiwan crisis.
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Some allies have asked the US to share the underlying evidence.
#NewChinaRussiaScoop
– US told allies that Russia requested 5 types of military gear from China, including
#SurfaceToAirMissiles
. Also
#drones
, armored vehicles, logistics vehicles & intelligence-related equipment. US did not provide underlying intelligence in cables to allies.
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