Eliot Chen
@eliotcxchen
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covering Chinese business and politics @thewirechina
Toronto
Joined July 2015
Crime: Man steals bus with passengers on board. Canadian Crime: He still makes the scheduled stops to let passengers on and off. Canadian Crime Bonus: He denies boarding to one passenger because his bus pass had expired. https://t.co/3T24giIIPD
globalnews.ca
Hamilton police say a suspect is facing charges after a transit bus was stolen with passengers on board when the driver had exited for a short break.
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My new @thewirechina feature is on a young Chinese scientist arrested for smuggling plant pathogens into Michigan. @FBIDirectorKash framed it as a clear case of attempted "agroterrorism" directed at the US food system. China hawks swooped. The problem? No actual scientists buy it
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Trump when asked why he pardoned Binance’s Changpeng Zhao “Okay, are you ready… I don’t know who he is”
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The White House has shared photos of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s first face-to-face meeting in more than six years, including this intriguing sequence. h/t @ByChunHan
https://t.co/r8LBbIa0i3
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Carney says he's focused on "rebuilding the relationship" with China. https://t.co/njL2vzcg9d
globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Carney says he plans to meet with China's president this week for discussions, a move that comes after four Canadians were executed this year in China.
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In a major break with the US, Canada is considering dropping tariffs on Chinese EVs in exchange for China dropping tariffs on Canadian pork and canola. By @eliotcxchen
thewirechina.com
Canada is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of EVs from China, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach.
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.@dunne_insights to @eliotcxchen: “With 100% tariffs in Canada and the U.S. and 50% tariffs in Mexico…North America has become a fortress that will not permit Chinese cars. If Canada were to go in a different direction, it would be…monumental.” https://t.co/5HRv7ehz3k
thewirechina.com
Canada is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of EVs from China, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach.
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imagine being worth a trillion dollars and sweeping the NLCS just to get battered by the power of friendship
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THE FIRST PINCH-HIT GRAND SLAM IN WORLD SERIES HISTORY!
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We're hiring @thewirechina for a staff writer. If you're interested in reporting on Chinese business and technology and love making infographics (or are willing to learn) this week is your last chance to apply. Join us! Link in next tweet
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A deep dive into the Entity List in US-China relations, and in US relations with Europe and Japan. 1,400 Chinese firms were on the list before the September 29 "Affiliate Rules". After the rules, the count surged by roughly 20000.
thewirechina.com
The Entity List, one of America’s favorite weapons in its economic arsenal, is at the center of the sudden worsening of Sino-U.S. relations.
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“If you’re going to work on export controls, make sure your boss is prepared to have your back,” one staffer told me. For months, I’ve heard about widespread fear among think tank researchers who publish work against NVIDIA’s interests. Here’s what I’ve learned:🧵
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"So if you are ever in a financially secure position, with expertise in your field and the independence to speak out, then I urge you to contribute your wisdom to the public domain - it will enrich your life and you won't regret it."
The Webb-site server will shut down on 31-Oct-2025: So is this the last that you will hear from me? Hopefully not! Read on. Source: https://t.co/WtQTSu4WAj | Source date: 13-Oct-2025 20:15
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NEW: A brawl. A secret meeting in a minibus in Antigua. A disputed dividend payout. And the longest Nasdaq trading suspension in history. The inside story of the 6 year, $10 billion fight for Sinovac, China’s Covid vaccine hero. w @GradyMcGregor
https://t.co/q44KayGza3
thewirechina.com
At the height of the pandemic, vaccine maker Sinovac was a hero and one of the country’s most promising companies. But its success masked a protracted dispute between investors and management.
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The competition for technological supremacy is defining the next century. What critical lessons must the U.S. apply to the fusion race? Join us for at the AI+ Fusion Summit for a conversation on lessons-learned from the US-China Tech competition - featuring expert analysis from:
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A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips? The CEO of a Singaporean firm socialized with Nvidia's Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized for its ties to China https://t.co/5hE7rgyb1S w/ @trippmickle, @paulmozur & @MaraHvistendahl
nytimes.com
An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.
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SCOOP: The @HoustonDash are in advanced talks to sell for $120M to RHC Group. RHC's founder is Richard Hsiao, a 24 y/o @Bucks superfan and son of a Chinese billionaire who disappeared from public in 2017 under sketchy circumstances. More at @Sportico 👇 https://t.co/5Bzy3V02lb
sportico.com
The NWSL's Dash are in talks to sell for $120M to Richard Hsiao's RHC Group. Hsiao, 24, is the son of imprisoned Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua.
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Excellent analysis of China’s humanoid robot boom by @rachel_cheung1 at @thewirechina . Good to contribute some thoughts on what separates hype from real commercialization.
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