Carl Worker
@carlworker
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Auckland small business owner. Retired NZ diplomat. Former Ambassador to China, CT Amb, Amb to Argentina, C-G in Hong Kong, and Chargé in Washington DC.
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Joined March 2011
RT @DerekJGrossman: "India’s recent uptick in diplomatic ties with China is not a concession; instead, it reflects Delhi’s calculated postu….
firstpost.com
India’s recent uptick in diplomatic ties with China is not a concession; instead, it reflects Delhi’s calculated posture of strategic signalling
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RT @orikron: 🇨🇳 China is about to finish the world's highest bridge, over the massive Huajiang canyon in Guizhou province (600m/2000ft). G….
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RT @DerekJGrossman: Kiwi tariff RISES from 10% to 15%. Finance Minister: "This is a disappointing development. New Zealand and the US have….
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Trade Minister Todd McClay says he will try to push back on the US for a lower tariff rate.
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RT @IhabHassane: Hundreds of Israelis marching tonight in Jerusalem against the starvation of Gaza.
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RT @MaclellanNic: Police in Sydney announce that 90,000 people have walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge in the “March for Humanity.” The ra….
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RT @charles_finny: Why Trump’s tariffs are in trouble
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The legality of Trump’s manic trade policies will be a question for the Supreme Court.
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RT @JChengWSJ: The Best Way to See China? On Futuristic, Punctual, Very Fast Trains—China can be an intimidating place to visit for many Am….
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China can be an intimidating place to visit for many Americans. But the country’s state-of-the-art rail network, efficient and a breeze to use, makes a multi-stop trip easier than ever.
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RT @Megatron_ron: 🇨🇳 The Chinese are cutting through hills like a knife to build highways. Jaw-dropping footage shows China carving through….
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RT @j_laurenceson: Zichen provides an excellent rebuttal of the "China's success owes to cheating/stealing our techology" propaganda. Are t….
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RT @j_laurenceson: Excellent work from @DeborahSnow investigating #AUKUS lobbying dollars. This is only going to increase by orders of magn….
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With billions of dollars in AUKUS spending looming, the rush to join defence industry contractors and advisory firms has never been greater.
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RT @karol: Walking in London with my kids and it definitely took us a second to realize it’s a prank. Right? It is, right? .
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RT @TheoFletcher01: The CCP is so devious. They undertook a monumental poverty alleviation campaign, lifted 800 million people out of pover….
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RT @EvanFeigenbaum: Great, we're Argentina now. Cue the hyperinflation and collapse of market confidence?.
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This sums up the 15% tariff that US has placed on blameless NZ. We have been scammed. Needs calling out for what it is. No one respects scammers.
US can’t grow coffee here, so why tariffs if they won’t mean production in US?.Maybe it’s just an extortion scam by a big economic power. Brilliant.
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RT @DerekJGrossman: Not of Indian origin, but taps into Indian feelings about Trump and the US.
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RT @CAgovernor: This is a grave loss for every American. Public media has long provided vital information to communities nationwide — espe….
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RT @PIIE: “The United States has decided to opt out from the existing rules of the world trading system,” says Alan Wolff. “Other countri….
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President Trump has long wanted to rework world trade. The tariffs set to go into effect next week will carry out that plan.
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RT @j_laurenceson: Excellent column from @TroyBramston. It makes the simple, undeniable point that when it comes to Australia’s relationsh….
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RT @PIIE: The most persistent driver of America's large trade deficit is foreign investment in the US, not other countries' trade barriers.….
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The most persistent driver of America's unsustainably large trade deficit is foreign investment in the United States, not other countries' trade barriers. If President Donald Trump manages to shrink...
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