cyd
@chongyidong.bsky.social
I mostly post on Mastodon: https://kopiti.am/@cyd
China and the United States are in the “final stage” of negotiations for a state visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump, with bulk purchases of American goods a critical part of the deliverables, the South China Morning Post has learned.
Exclusive | Trump’s China trip may hinge on jet and soybean deals, sources say
‘Significant progress’ made on plans since Beijing’s invitation to US leader for formal state visit, source says.
www.scmp.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Economist, writing about this issue a few years, came up with the single best headline for a science article I've ever seen.
August 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Economist, writing about this issue a few years, came up with the single best headline for a science article I've ever seen.
Reposted by cyd
In the face of the most blatant trade coercion since at least 1945, the EU has failed to even activate its anti-coercion instrument, designed, as the name indicates, precisely for this purpose. It has let down trading partners less able to stand up to Trump's bullying and weakened multilateralism.
8
8
July 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In the face of the most blatant trade coercion since at least 1945, the EU has failed to even activate its anti-coercion instrument, designed, as the name indicates, precisely for this purpose. It has let down trading partners less able to stand up to Trump's bullying and weakened multilateralism.
8
8
Aren't you supposed to add "...but at what cost"?
July 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Aren't you supposed to add "...but at what cost"?
What's a bit more disturbing to me is the quantity of *non-academic* CV-padding activities students are expected to do these days. But "students are doing too much volunteer work" stories would be kind of weird to write.
June 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
What's a bit more disturbing to me is the quantity of *non-academic* CV-padding activities students are expected to do these days. But "students are doing too much volunteer work" stories would be kind of weird to write.
There's also a famous biologist named John Maynard Smith; Krugman once quipped that he has a name that should have made him an economist.
June 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
There's also a famous biologist named John Maynard Smith; Krugman once quipped that he has a name that should have made him an economist.