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John Ross

@johnross43

Winner of China's highest awards for foreign writers on China & for foreign experts in China. Senior Fellow Chongyang Institute, Renmin University of China.

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Arnaud Bertrand (@rnaudbertrand) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Speaks volume about the "change" that Trump supposedly brings when the former Assistant Secretary of Defense calls his policy in Asia "near total continuity with the previous administration" 🤔 Like Julius Nyerere, former Tanzania president, once said: "The United States is also

China Xinhua News (@xhnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The United States has seriously undermined the consensus reached during the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in Geneva by successively introducing multiple discriminatory restrictive measures against China, China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday

The United States has seriously undermined the consensus reached during the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in Geneva by successively introducing multiple discriminatory restrictive measures against China, China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday
Arnaud Bertrand (@rnaudbertrand) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is actually a probably unprecedented official admission that the US can't anymore impose disproportionate costs on China without themselves suffering intolerable costs. In effect, they've lost escalation dominance. Frankly, the most surprising is that they're surprised

Richard (@ricwe123) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For decades, treaties kept nukes in check,bombers had to be out in the open, silos sealed,so nobody could pull off a surprise strike. It was the thin line stopping World War III. Zelensky shattered it all in one move. He threw out the rules, erased decades of stability, and

For decades, treaties kept nukes in check,bombers had to be out in the open, silos sealed,so nobody could pull off a surprise strike.
It was the thin line stopping World War III.

Zelensky shattered it all in one move. He threw out the rules, erased decades of stability, and
Brian Berletic (@brianjberletic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 I'm seeing a lot of claims from pro-NATO accounts (like below) declaring Ukraine's drone deep strike a "turning point" or "new capability." An operation that took 18 months to put together and is not capable of being repeated (which is why the SBU exposed how it was

Diane Abbott (@hackneyabbott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Itis not true that more military spending will boost the economy. It is a terrible waste when public services and our basic infrastructure need funds. It is a scandal when welfare is being cut. thetimes.com/business-money…

Diane Abbott (@hackneyabbott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Blue Labour's banner is 'Bring back more discrimination!' They act as attorneys for Reform UK inside the Labour party. Blue Labour urges minister to root out DEI to win Reform UK voters theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Chay Bowes (@boweschay) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It turns out that strategic bombers are parked in the open for a reason This was done within the framework of the agreement of April 8, 2010, called SVN-3, which was signed by Russia and the United States when Dmitry Medvedev was president. Strategic bombers must be accessible

It turns out that strategic bombers are parked in the open for a reason

This was done within the framework of the agreement of April 8, 2010, called SVN-3, which was signed by Russia and the United States when Dmitry Medvedev was president.

Strategic bombers must be accessible
Arnaud Bertrand (@rnaudbertrand) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This would have been unthinkable even 10 years ago, yet the data is unequivocal: the world at large now has an overwhelmingly more positive opinion of China than of the United States, with 79% of the world's countries favoring China. This data was compiled based on a survey of

This would have been unthinkable even 10 years ago, yet the data is unequivocal: the world at large now has an overwhelmingly more positive opinion of China than of the United States, with 79% of the world's countries favoring China.

This data was compiled based on a survey of
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"UK moving to ‘war-fighting readiness’, Starmer says, as he calls on ‘every part of society’ to play role in defence". Starmer is in fact admitting that his support for NATO's expansion and aggressive policies threatens everybody in Britain. What is needed is not "war fighting

Damian from Brighton (@damian_from) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Keir Starmer wants to prepare the UK for a war against Russia. Russia is the largest country on earth and has the world's largest nuclear arsenal. I told you he was unhinged. If there are any sensible people left in Labour they need to topple him before he gets us all killed.

Keir Starmer wants to prepare the UK for a war against Russia. Russia is the largest country on earth and has the world's largest nuclear arsenal. I told you he was unhinged. If there are any sensible people left in Labour they need to topple him before he gets us all killed.
Socialist Action (@socialistact) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Britain is in a permanent state of war. There is not a person alive today who has lived through a peace. So 'war-readiness' is misleading. It should be: Trump told me to jump. Thanks to pensioners, the poor, and sick and disabled people, this is how high.

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has proposed that NATO members aim for 3.5% hard military spending by 2032 – a 75% increase from the previous 2.0% of GDP target. Trump calls for even higher - 5% of GDP. Rutte has opened the door to this by supporting a commitment to 1.5%

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has proposed that NATO members aim for 3.5% hard military spending by 2032 – a 75% increase from the previous 2.0% of GDP target. 
Trump calls for even higher - 5% of GDP. 
Rutte has opened the door to this by supporting a commitment to 1.5%
Dott. Orikron 🇵🇹 (@orikron) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇨🇳 China generated over 10,000 TWh of electricity in 2024. ⚡️ That’s more than the combined output of the U.S., EU, & India - the next three biggest producers.

🇨🇳 China generated over 10,000 TWh of electricity in 2024. 

⚡️ That’s more than the combined output of the U.S., EU, & India - the next three biggest producers.
Diane Abbott (@hackneyabbott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Keir Starmer boasts about spending billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines. But has no money to support the disabled

Keir Starmer boasts about spending billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines. 
But has no money to support the disabled
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✊🏿 Voices from the Sahel 🌍 "The CFA franc and economy of our continent have been hijacked by neoliberal economic policies. The popular uprising and demand for national sovereignty is the great feeling of our people." ~ Blaise Tulo of the Socialist Movement of Ghana  📣 As

✊🏿 Voices from the Sahel

🌍 "The CFA franc and economy of our continent have been hijacked by neoliberal economic policies. The popular uprising and demand for national sovereignty is the great feeling of our people." ~ Blaise Tulo of the Socialist Movement of Ghana 

📣 As
Arnaud Bertrand (@rnaudbertrand) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just to put these numbers in perspective: $38.8 billion ($16.5 + $22.3 billion) in tariff revenue is double what it normally would be, so the Trump tariffs raised about $19.4 billion extra for the US government in the months of April and May. It may sound like a big number until