Edmund Downie
@neddownie.bsky.social
Policies for durable & deep decarbonization in developing Asia (China, India, SE Asia) @ Princeton School of Public & International Affairs. Ex non-resident fellow at the Columbia University SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy. Marshall & Fulbright Scholar
A House delegation just visited China for the first time in 6 years. I argue in the @thediplomat.com that we need more officials visiting China. Armchair study has the U.S. underestimating its biggest challenger and neglecting the policy lessons China can provide.
thediplomat.com/2025/09/a-us...
thediplomat.com/2025/09/a-us...
A US Congressional Delegation Just Visited China. More Should Follow.
A lack of exchanges puts blinkers on the United States’ China policy.
thediplomat.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A House delegation just visited China for the first time in 6 years. I argue in the @thediplomat.com that we need more officials visiting China. Armchair study has the U.S. underestimating its biggest challenger and neglecting the policy lessons China can provide.
thediplomat.com/2025/09/a-us...
thediplomat.com/2025/09/a-us...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL13...
my tour guide in saigon this evening told me to check this song out and she is so right, it's like the best provincial tourism ad imaginable
my tour guide in saigon this evening told me to check this song out and she is so right, it's like the best provincial tourism ad imaginable
BẮC BLING (BẮC NINH) | OFFICIAL MV | HOÀ MINZY ft NS XUÂN HINH x MASEW x TUẤN CRY
YouTube video by Hòa Minzy
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July 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL13...
my tour guide in saigon this evening told me to check this song out and she is so right, it's like the best provincial tourism ad imaginable
my tour guide in saigon this evening told me to check this song out and she is so right, it's like the best provincial tourism ad imaginable
fascinating interview, with great insights on debt negotiations, the value of talk shops, Biden's economic policy decision-making, ...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/07/18/j...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/07/18/j...
Janet Yellen on the Challenges of Dealing With China, Trump — and Biden - The Wire China
The former Treasury Secretary and Fed chair discusses why tariffs won't work, her efforts to rebuild relations with China under Biden and her issues working within the administration.
www.thewirechina.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
fascinating interview, with great insights on debt negotiations, the value of talk shops, Biden's economic policy decision-making, ...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/07/18/j...
www.thewirechina.com/2025/07/18/j...
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/a-d...
A telling analysis of the embarrassing reception of African heads of state in DC this week
A telling analysis of the embarrassing reception of African heads of state in DC this week
A Display of Power, Not Partnership, in Washington
This is a is a long overdue column that I intended to write back in March after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa left Washington after that now infamous joint press conference in the Oval Offic...
chinaglobalsouth.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/a-d...
A telling analysis of the embarrassing reception of African heads of state in DC this week
A telling analysis of the embarrassing reception of African heads of state in DC this week
U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Many Chinese Students, Rubio Says
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all.
It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.
Details TK
It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.
Details TK
April 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all.
It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.
Details TK
It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.
Details TK
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
the personnel dynamics -- knifing people while professing loyalty -- have the flavor of CCP internal politics.
the personnel dynamics -- knifing people while professing loyalty -- have the flavor of CCP internal politics.
Opinion | Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month from Hell’ Inside the Agency
The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot.
www.politico.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
the personnel dynamics -- knifing people while professing loyalty -- have the flavor of CCP internal politics.
the personnel dynamics -- knifing people while professing loyalty -- have the flavor of CCP internal politics.
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This is truly terrifying. Officers without a warrant, smashing windows, snatching people off the street. What kind of country have we become?
This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
April 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is truly terrifying. Officers without a warrant, smashing windows, snatching people off the street. What kind of country have we become?
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So, what about (global) decarbonization? @jonasnahm.com and @jeremywallace.bsky.social had a piece in Foreign Policy last week which I highly recommend: the US administration's actions won't deter China from pursuing its clean energy industries & deployment.
Tariffs Can’t Stop China’s Clean Energy From Winning the Future
Washington needs to recognize Chinese strengths, not rail against them.
foreignpolicy.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
So, what about (global) decarbonization? @jonasnahm.com and @jeremywallace.bsky.social had a piece in Foreign Policy last week which I highly recommend: the US administration's actions won't deter China from pursuing its clean energy industries & deployment.
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China has Made in China 2025, an elaborate industrial policy, designed by an army of competitive bureaucrats and a financial system subordinated to them.
The US at this point has a guy with instinct, now afraid of the bond market
The US at this point has a guy with instinct, now afraid of the bond market
April 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
China has Made in China 2025, an elaborate industrial policy, designed by an army of competitive bureaucrats and a financial system subordinated to them.
The US at this point has a guy with instinct, now afraid of the bond market
The US at this point has a guy with instinct, now afraid of the bond market
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Not only are the visiting Fulbright scholars grants frozen, rendering them unable to pay rent or tuition, but now we're ARRESTING THEM.
This is insane. I am so ashamed. #StandforFulbright
This is insane. I am so ashamed. #StandforFulbright
Turkish Fulbright scholar taken by ICE
"Ozturk doesn't appear to be a leading figure of the Pro-Palestinian protest movement at Tufts. But according to Ozturk’s attorney, the student’s photo and other identifying information were recently posted on Canary Mission"
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...
"Ozturk doesn't appear to be a leading figure of the Pro-Palestinian protest movement at Tufts. But according to Ozturk’s attorney, the student’s photo and other identifying information were recently posted on Canary Mission"
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...
Federal immigration authorities detain Tufts graduate student - The Boston Globe
In an email Tuesday night, Tufts University President Sunil Kumar said the school received reports that the student was taken into custody outside an off-campus apartment building in Somerville.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Not only are the visiting Fulbright scholars grants frozen, rendering them unable to pay rent or tuition, but now we're ARRESTING THEM.
This is insane. I am so ashamed. #StandforFulbright
This is insane. I am so ashamed. #StandforFulbright
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), on Trump: “He’s never cussed me,” Mr. Burchett said ... “He’s never raised his voice to me. He’s been very kind — he calls me Tim.”
tim i think he does that not because he's very kind but because it's actually your name
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
tim i think he does that not because he's very kind but because it's actually your name
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Trump, With More Honey Than Vinegar, Cements an Iron Grip on Republicans
In his second term, President Trump is cultivating warm relationships with G.O.P. lawmakers — and using the implicit threat of ruining them if they stray — to keep them in line behind his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), on Trump: “He’s never cussed me,” Mr. Burchett said ... “He’s never raised his voice to me. He’s been very kind — he calls me Tim.”
tim i think he does that not because he's very kind but because it's actually your name
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
tim i think he does that not because he's very kind but because it's actually your name
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
ICE says they're revoking this man's green card. But yeah, free speech.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil was taken into custody by agents on Saturday night inside his university-owned residence.
www.politico.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
ICE says they're revoking this man's green card. But yeah, free speech.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Michael Cembalest heads market investment strategy for JP Morgan Asset Management & writes the Eye on the Market report which is always worth reading. Here's his note today on the impacts of Trump Admin policy decisions in a brutal, concise, accurate way.
The #StateOfTheUnion is not so strong...
The #StateOfTheUnion is not so strong...
March 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Michael Cembalest heads market investment strategy for JP Morgan Asset Management & writes the Eye on the Market report which is always worth reading. Here's his note today on the impacts of Trump Admin policy decisions in a brutal, concise, accurate way.
The #StateOfTheUnion is not so strong...
The #StateOfTheUnion is not so strong...
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This is excellent. Very much worth a read. China making policy moves for pragmatic economic and other reasons that move us forward on climate.
🇨🇳 is adopting international best practices on climate disclosure - but with a local twist, using transparency to reinforce national goals on green upgrading. I analyze this shift with Erica Downs for Liu Hongqiao's Shuangtan newsletter.
www.shuangtan.me/p/29-chinas-...
www.shuangtan.me/p/29-chinas-...
Analysis: China’s Push For Sustainability Disclosure Can Boost Green Growth
New government documents seek to align the climate disclosures of Chinese companies with national priorities and global best practices.
www.shuangtan.me
February 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This is excellent. Very much worth a read. China making policy moves for pragmatic economic and other reasons that move us forward on climate.
🇨🇳 is adopting international best practices on climate disclosure - but with a local twist, using transparency to reinforce national goals on green upgrading. I analyze this shift with Erica Downs for Liu Hongqiao's Shuangtan newsletter.
www.shuangtan.me/p/29-chinas-...
www.shuangtan.me/p/29-chinas-...
Analysis: China’s Push For Sustainability Disclosure Can Boost Green Growth
New government documents seek to align the climate disclosures of Chinese companies with national priorities and global best practices.
www.shuangtan.me
February 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🇨🇳 is adopting international best practices on climate disclosure - but with a local twist, using transparency to reinforce national goals on green upgrading. I analyze this shift with Erica Downs for Liu Hongqiao's Shuangtan newsletter.
www.shuangtan.me/p/29-chinas-...
www.shuangtan.me/p/29-chinas-...
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NEW – China’s construction of new coal-power plants ‘reached 10-year high’ in 2024 | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @creacleanair.bsky.social @globalenergymon.bsky.social
Read here: https://buff.ly/4hQ6VXQ
Read here: https://buff.ly/4hQ6VXQ
February 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
NEW – China’s construction of new coal-power plants ‘reached 10-year high’ in 2024 | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @creacleanair.bsky.social @globalenergymon.bsky.social
Read here: https://buff.ly/4hQ6VXQ
Read here: https://buff.ly/4hQ6VXQ
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"It included a large crop of young analysts and operatives who were hired specifically to focus on China, and whose identities are usually closely guarded because Chinese hackers are constantly seeking to identify them."
OH. MY.
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees
The list of partial names was provided in an effort to comply with an executive order to trim the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"It included a large crop of young analysts and operatives who were hired specifically to focus on China, and whose identities are usually closely guarded because Chinese hackers are constantly seeking to identify them."
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OH. MY.
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees
The list of partial names was provided in an effort to comply with an executive order to trim the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
OH. MY.
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
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I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Still can't get over this language in Trump's foreign aid freeze executive order. Calling for "harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" is an extraordinary rejection of liberal internationalism in favor of the non-interference/sovereignty paradigms preferred by 🇨🇳 & 🇷🇺
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
"It serves to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" -- harmonious! Straight out of Xi's playbook!
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/...
"It serves to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" -- harmonious! Straight out of Xi's playbook!
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/...
www.whitehouse.gov
January 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Still can't get over this language in Trump's foreign aid freeze executive order. Calling for "harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" is an extraordinary rejection of liberal internationalism in favor of the non-interference/sovereignty paradigms preferred by 🇨🇳 & 🇷🇺
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
"It serves to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" -- harmonious! Straight out of Xi's playbook!
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/...
"It serves to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" -- harmonious! Straight out of Xi's playbook!
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/...
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
"It serves to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" -- harmonious! Straight out of Xi's playbook!
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/...
"It serves to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries" -- harmonious! Straight out of Xi's playbook!
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/...
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How a Boston nonprofit woke a sleeping giant that could transform how the commonwealth, the nation and the world heat and cool their homes without fossil fuels. insideclimatenews.org/news/2112202...
How an Unlikely Coalition of Climate Activists and a Gas Utility Are Weaning a Boston Suburb Off Fossil Fuels - Inside Climate News
Underground pipes and wells tap geothermal energy to heat and cool a neighborhood. Next stop, the world.
insideclimatenews.org
December 23, 2024 at 1:50 PM
How a Boston nonprofit woke a sleeping giant that could transform how the commonwealth, the nation and the world heat and cool their homes without fossil fuels. insideclimatenews.org/news/2112202...