David Moser
@david__moser
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Sinologist, linguist, jazz pianist. Author of "A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language," Penguin Books. https://t.co/BHSQdYvZ3R
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Joined June 2009
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell.
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What? You're NOT from Xinjiang??
It was an early morning train and I wasn't quite awake yet, but conversations with this nice guy from Fengjie woke me up a bit – especially when he asked me if I was from Xinjiang (this actually happens quite frequently..)
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If one person believes something illogical, he is called a fool - but if ten million people believe the same illogical thing, it is called religion. -Voltaire
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Right, Elon Musk himself should fund voter ID. Make it free for all Americans, including those who don't have the money or time to process a voter ID. Otherwise it's tantamount to voter suppression. Make it free and easy to apply for, and I'm all on your side.
America should not have worse voter ID requirements than every democratic country on Earth. California and New York actually banned use of ID to vote! It is illegal to show your ID in those states. The only reason to do this is fraud.
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Professor Tansen Sen, among the pre-eminent experts on China-India history today, is the author of the latest APP essay. It addresses an important question in the bilateral relationship: how can the recurring loop of detente and skirmishes be broken?
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Breaking the Loop: Why India and China Need Political Imagination to Rebuild Trust and Relationship By Tansen Sen Tansen Sen is a history professor and the director of the Center for Global Asia at...
Our latest APP essay, by Professor Tansen Sen, analyses some key actions that China and India can take to "break the loop" of short-term peace, followed by military skirmishes, in the bilateral relationship.
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A good idea, if it can be processed for free. If low income people have to pay $60 to $120, as is the cost of a driver’s in New York, this would tantamount to voter suppression.
The will of the people should be made law
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Go ahead and believe in God, if you like, but don't imagine that you have been given any grounds for such a belief by science. - Daniel Dennett
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I hope he can come again, in better times.
It's the last evening in Beijing for Yoshi Suzuki and The Blend. We were supposed to be on stage tonight but instead have been exploring Hutongs and Tiananmen Square. They still love China and hope to return soon.
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Prescient.
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Great!
🚨BREAKING: Zelensky officially REJECTS Trump’s Peace Deal.
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For the first time ever in human history, Christmas is on 25/25/25. This phenomenon will never happen again.
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Zelenskyy goes all in. Zelenskyy: Our choice is our dignity vs risking losing [the US] support. It is a 28-point “peace” vs an extremely hard winter. We asked to live without freedom, dignity, and justice. We are asked to trust [Russia], which has betrayed us already twice. 1/
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He is a young Master. 25 year old guitarist, Marcin Patrzalek.
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Congress, with GOP majority, is OK with this? do they issue any response at all? literally we have a Mad King in office frothing at the mouth daily, issuing the most dangerous messages to his volatile cult followers, calling for the deaths of people who disagree with him; & there
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Honored to contribute a new @Harvard/@FairbankCenter Blog Post! “An Oxbow in the River of Time? ‘River Elegy’ & China’s Quest for Modern Greatness” https://t.co/y4Pz1YP9z3 The film #RiverElegy (#河殇) is a telling touchstone evoking intense introspection, from a time when
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Chinese authorities have cancelled our concert with Japanese musicians in Beijing tonight. This happened as we were doing soundchecks at the Livehouse venue. It is a powerful demonstration of the unpredictability of doing business in China.
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This is nothing to brag about. The loss of revenue to American educational institutions and their communities is substantial. The beneficiaries of this misguided policy are the universities in Canada, the UK, the EU, and other places in the world welcoming foreign students.
"American universities enrolled fewer international students this fall, the first full academic year under President Trump's second term." https://t.co/oRLFBizuSU
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Delightful!
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A soft goodbye to 'What's on Weibo' and a new hello to 'Eye on Digital China'!🔎🇨🇳 China’s social media landscape has drastically changed since I started my website in 2013, which was born out of a simple curiosity: What is on Weibo? At the time, I felt that much of the
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Junior high school.
Trump woke up stressing about Marjorie Taylor Greene and gave her a new nickname, “Marjorie Taylor Brown.”
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I’m pretty sure the yoghurt has expired.
A grocery store that has been operating in China since the Ming Dynasty from the 1500s. Located in the Han Village, near Suzhou, China. It has gone through various owners, but has remained a "Za Huo Dian" (small grocery store) for over 500 years.
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