Tom Hancock
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China/economics etc, fmr Bloomberg/FT etc
Its all subjective/positional of course, but this piece accords well with my own sense of the vibe in China right now sinocities.substack.com/p/visiting-c...
Ambition and Anxiety: Visiting China During the Age of AI
AI, Ambition, and Anxiety.
sinocities.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Its all subjective/positional of course, but this piece accords well with my own sense of the vibe in China right now sinocities.substack.com/p/visiting-c...
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This paper shows: the 2022 energy crisis led to record global profits for fossil fuel companies. The US gained the most, with claims on US$301 billion, exceeding its US$267 billion investment in low-carbon energy. Half of profits went to the top1%, mainly through stock ownership
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This paper shows: the 2022 energy crisis led to record global profits for fossil fuel companies. The US gained the most, with claims on US$301 billion, exceeding its US$267 billion investment in low-carbon energy. Half of profits went to the top1%, mainly through stock ownership
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Taiwan says it expects no significant impact from China's new export controls on rare earth minerals, as it uses different rare earths in chip manufacturing (Ben Blanchard/Reuters)
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October 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Taiwan says it expects no significant impact from China's new export controls on rare earth minerals, as it uses different rare earths in chip manufacturing (Ben Blanchard/Reuters)
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The @metoffice.gov.uk use weather station observations to reconstruct changes in UK average temperature since 1884.
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social produce the ERA5 reanalysis which reconstructs global weather every hour back to 1950 using a weather forecast model.
Their estimates agree. Just sayin'.
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social produce the ERA5 reanalysis which reconstructs global weather every hour back to 1950 using a weather forecast model.
Their estimates agree. Just sayin'.
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The @metoffice.gov.uk use weather station observations to reconstruct changes in UK average temperature since 1884.
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social produce the ERA5 reanalysis which reconstructs global weather every hour back to 1950 using a weather forecast model.
Their estimates agree. Just sayin'.
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social produce the ERA5 reanalysis which reconstructs global weather every hour back to 1950 using a weather forecast model.
Their estimates agree. Just sayin'.
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Belgium just flipped the switch on what’s billed as mainland Europe’s largest battery storage project — a big win for grid reliability and renewables.
ENGIE + Sungrow Europe have commissioned 100 MW/400 MWh at Vilvoorde (first phase of 200 MW/800 MWh due end-2025).
www.ess-news.com/2025/10/01/l...
ENGIE + Sungrow Europe have commissioned 100 MW/400 MWh at Vilvoorde (first phase of 200 MW/800 MWh due end-2025).
www.ess-news.com/2025/10/01/l...
October 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Belgium just flipped the switch on what’s billed as mainland Europe’s largest battery storage project — a big win for grid reliability and renewables.
ENGIE + Sungrow Europe have commissioned 100 MW/400 MWh at Vilvoorde (first phase of 200 MW/800 MWh due end-2025).
www.ess-news.com/2025/10/01/l...
ENGIE + Sungrow Europe have commissioned 100 MW/400 MWh at Vilvoorde (first phase of 200 MW/800 MWh due end-2025).
www.ess-news.com/2025/10/01/l...
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A fantastic photo essay about photographing the vanishing Third Front factories of China.
I am a third-generation of the Third Front Movement. There’s a saying that captures the experience of families like ours: “First we devote our youth, then we devote our whole lives — in the end, even the futures of our children and grandchildren are tied to the cause.”
The Factory Workers Who Helped Build a Nation
A photographer strives to protect the memory of China’s Third Front Movement and the families who dedicated their lives to it.
www.sixthtone.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A fantastic photo essay about photographing the vanishing Third Front factories of China.
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China, the world’s largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.
China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions
China, the world’s largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
China, the world’s largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.
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📢 The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year after being ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco.
👉 欢迎告知问题、提出建议
👉 欢迎告知问题、提出建议
Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters
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September 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
📢 The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year after being ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco.
👉 欢迎告知问题、提出建议
👉 欢迎告知问题、提出建议
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A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts reut.rs/46nAyvo
UN inquiry finds top Israeli officials incited genocide in Gaza
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts - accusations that Israel called scandalous.
reut.rs
September 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts reut.rs/46nAyvo
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China is expected to announce its new NDC by September 24, two sources told Reuters. #ParisAgreement #2035
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
China's former climate envoy to meet with EU to revive flailing UN pact, sources say
China's former veteran climate envoy, who previously secured two pivotal climate agreements with the United States, will meet with the EU's top green transition official on Tuesday to resuscitate flailing international climate negotiations ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil, three sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
China is expected to announce its new NDC by September 24, two sources told Reuters. #ParisAgreement #2035
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
September 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
Was quoted in this nice SCMP piece on Chinese biotech www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
China’s biotech industry is gaining on the US. Can tariffs hold them back?
Pharmaceutical firms in China have grown fast, but geopolitics and a long head start could keep US-based leaders at industry apex - for now.
www.scmp.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Was quoted in this nice SCMP piece on Chinese biotech www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
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The Kremlin released a video on Monday of Indian PM Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who then joined China's Xi Jinping for what appeared to be a very convivial chat, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin.
September 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The Kremlin released a video on Monday of Indian PM Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who then joined China's Xi Jinping for what appeared to be a very convivial chat, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin.
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China's revised Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases [传染病防治法] takes effect today. The revision was adopted in April to improve China's legal framework on epidemic response in light of COVID-19.
Here's our earlier coverage:
newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/april-2025...
Here's our earlier coverage:
newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/april-2025...
April 2025: COVID-19 and China’s Newly Revised Infectious Diseases Law
The revision improves interagency coordination & disease reporting, expands local government authority, limits use of severest restrictions, and penalizes noncompliance with epidemic-control measures.
newsletter.npcobserver.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
China's revised Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases [传染病防治法] takes effect today. The revision was adopted in April to improve China's legal framework on epidemic response in light of COVID-19.
Here's our earlier coverage:
newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/april-2025...
Here's our earlier coverage:
newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/april-2025...
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#UPDATE The head of the international Red Cross has denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City ahead of a military takeover, insisting there was no way it could be done safely.
August 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#UPDATE The head of the international Red Cross has denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City ahead of a military takeover, insisting there was no way it could be done safely.
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NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
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BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr
August 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr
"in terms of issue attention and framing, the media tends to follow the lead of Congress and the President. The findings also indicate that Republican lawmakers exert greater influence on setting the China agenda in the media"
How do US political leaders and the media shape narratives concerning China, and how do citizens in young democracies perceive them? At a recent policy engagement conference, the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab team presented research findings addressing these questions. stanford.io/4793N7A
Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab Probes Political Messaging and Public
At a recent conference, lab members presented data-driven, policy-relevant insights into rival-making in U.S.-China relations
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"in terms of issue attention and framing, the media tends to follow the lead of Congress and the President. The findings also indicate that Republican lawmakers exert greater influence on setting the China agenda in the media"
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#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
August 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
Only area I've seen AI clearly increasing corporate profitability is online advertising - 'AI' targeted ads do seem to drive more clicks www.techinasia.com/news/tencent...
Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem
www.techinasia.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Only area I've seen AI clearly increasing corporate profitability is online advertising - 'AI' targeted ads do seem to drive more clicks www.techinasia.com/news/tencent...
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The adoption of EVs is surging in emerging markets, as affordable Chinese models help drive down prices
With rising Chinese EV imports, battery electric cars have reached price parity in Thailand & seen major price drops in Brazil & other markets ➡️ iea.li/4khAEd6
With rising Chinese EV imports, battery electric cars have reached price parity in Thailand & seen major price drops in Brazil & other markets ➡️ iea.li/4khAEd6
August 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The adoption of EVs is surging in emerging markets, as affordable Chinese models help drive down prices
With rising Chinese EV imports, battery electric cars have reached price parity in Thailand & seen major price drops in Brazil & other markets ➡️ iea.li/4khAEd6
With rising Chinese EV imports, battery electric cars have reached price parity in Thailand & seen major price drops in Brazil & other markets ➡️ iea.li/4khAEd6
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"Perhaps most striking is the Chinese planning system’s reliance on a French-like macro-financial architecture: credit allocation on favourable terms to strategic sectors targeted by the plan and public ownership over systemically important financial institutions"
Green Indicative Planning | Cornel Ban & Jacob Hasselbalch
Market economies need planning to survive climate breakdown
www.phenomenalworld.org
August 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Perhaps most striking is the Chinese planning system’s reliance on a French-like macro-financial architecture: credit allocation on favourable terms to strategic sectors targeted by the plan and public ownership over systemically important financial institutions"
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So you don't have to, I listened to Trump on H20s, Blackwell chips, taking 15%, and some fairly confused and confusing indications of his understanding of what these things are. From his press conference today.
August 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So you don't have to, I listened to Trump on H20s, Blackwell chips, taking 15%, and some fairly confused and confusing indications of his understanding of what these things are. From his press conference today.
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www.theguardian.com/education/20...
some thoughts on this to put it into perspective. first of all I don't doubt the problems described are real and solidarity with colleagues who have been harassed or silenced for their research. if you read the report, you'll see that they emailed 469 scholars
some thoughts on this to put it into perspective. first of all I don't doubt the problems described are real and solidarity with colleagues who have been harassed or silenced for their research. if you read the report, you'll see that they emailed 469 scholars
UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds
Exclusive: university staff report being pressured to change teaching and are told that Chinese surveillance is rife
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
some thoughts on this to put it into perspective. first of all I don't doubt the problems described are real and solidarity with colleagues who have been harassed or silenced for their research. if you read the report, you'll see that they emailed 469 scholars
some thoughts on this to put it into perspective. first of all I don't doubt the problems described are real and solidarity with colleagues who have been harassed or silenced for their research. if you read the report, you'll see that they emailed 469 scholars