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James Kynge
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Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House. 2025 prize-winning audiobook: “Global Tech Wars: China’s Race to Dominate”.
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    May 29, 2020
    Extraordinary that the UK is broadening its offer of visa rights to 3m people from Hong Kong, up from 300,000 pvsly. Beijing likely to be incensed.
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    UK widens visa rights offer to almost 3m Hong Kong residents
    From ft.com
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Apr 9, 2020
    WHO needs now to publish the source of Mr Kedros’ allegations. Who in Taiwan, what did they say, were the Taiwan authorities involved? Without supporting evidence, these allegations are worthless.
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    Shanghaiist
    @shanghaiist
    Apr 8, 2020
    WHO chief @DrTedros says he's been getting racist attacks and death threats from Taiwan.
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Jul 5, 2024
    Congratulations to Yuan Yang, @YuanfenYang on becoming the first Chinese-born MP in UK history. Labour gain in the seat of Earley and Woodley in Berkshire.
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Aug 22, 2023
    China’s economy is slowing but its ambitions to lead an alternative world order are burgeoning. This piece took many weeks to research.
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    China’s blueprint for an alternative world order
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    May 25, 2019
    I think I prefer this uncropped version on balance because it puts into context the magnitude of what “tank man” did. A stunning act of bravery or, quite possibly, he was so angry he didn’t care for his personal safety.
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Sep 22, 2021
    "There is enough empty property in China to house over 90m people. Thus, countries such as France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Canada could fit their entire populations into those empty Chinese apartments with room to spare." FT Big Read.
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    Evergrande and the end of China’s ‘build, build, build’ model
    From ft.com
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Oct 22, 2023
    China's challenge to the US-led world order in one quote, from FT Big Read on BRI. "That’s the difference,” he added. “They [the Americans] were security-centric, military-oriented. The Chinese are economic centric, development-oriented.”
    ft.com
    Ten years of China’s Belt and Road: what has $1tn achieved?
    The massive infrastructure initiative has granted Beijing additional influence, but critics question whether the cost has been worth it
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Mar 29, 2020
    Please stop with the rumours. We need verified reporting, clear sourcing and critical assessment of sources.
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    Inconvenient Truths — Jennifer Zeng Reports
    @jenniferzeng97
    Mar 28, 2020
    Rumor has it that police in #Shanghai say that the #CCPVirus situation is very bad, schools won't open as late as Sep. 传上海警方内部曝疫情真实情况直到9月也开不了学(组图) kzg.io/gb3tMI
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Jun 7, 2020
    China dresses this up as a threat but many in the UK will cheer. Why on earth would the U.K. want it’s critical infrastructure built by a country that constantly uses commercial leverage to threaten?
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    Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
    @ipacglobal
    Jun 7, 2020
    China threatens to pull plug on new British nuclear plants | News | The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Aug 17, 2021
    Important shift: China is ramping up wealth redistribution. It will target high income groups and people with “unreasonable income”. Strap in for the ride. app.cctv.com/special/cporta…
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Mar 24, 2023
    Xi's visit to Moscow showed more clearly than ever that China's prime aim is to counter the US-led west. The Ukraine war is subsidiary to this objective in Beijing's eyes. Beijing-Moscow is a new axis of authoritarianism. ft.com/content/bbaa40…
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    May 10, 2024
    There is "no tech scene" in China. Unbelievable ignorance. And kind of shocking too that the CNBC anchor let it pass. In several aspects of tech, China is now ahead of the US.
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    Glenn
    @GlennLuk
    May 10, 2024
    “There is no tech scene in China and Russia … there are no software companies." It’s really shocking the level of reality distortion from the CEO of a leading U.S. defensetech company. Have noticed this type of attitude is fairly common in SV.
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    Mar 3, 2023
    Pony Ma left out of NPC. Says more than 1,000 CCP promises on how private enterprises continue to be valued. Truth is they are valued till they start to amass any power.
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    Tencent boss Pony Ma left out of China’s signature political gathering
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    James Kynge
    @JKynge
    May 10, 2023
    Taiwan hosts at is own peril people like Liz Truss who have no power and no understanding of the complexities of the region.
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    Jonathan Cheng
    @JChengWSJ
    May 10, 2023
    Liz Truss is going to Taiwan. "Taiwan is a beacon of freedom and democracy. I'm looking forward to showing solidarity with the Taiwanese people in person in the face of increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric from the regime in Beijing." reuters.com/world/british-…
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