Even
@evenpay.bsky.social
Director at Trivium China. Covering agriculture, food security, food-water-energy, resources, and trade. South Dakotan. 20 years in Beijing, but not so much anymore.
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A new book by political economist Pascale Massot examines how China is heavily import-dependent for many raw metals and minerals despite its market size and power. Author Paul French asked her all about it:
“China’s Vulnerability Paradox” | ChinaFile
China’s appetite for critical minerals, fossil fuel, timber, and other commodities is the subject of countless news articles and has created anxiety in capital cities around the world. The dominant narrative is one of concern over Beijing’s dominance of global supply chains. Yet while the country clearly exhibits strengths as a commodity superpower, it also suffers from
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September 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A new book by political economist Pascale Massot examines how China is heavily import-dependent for many raw metals and minerals despite its market size and power. Author Paul French asked her all about it:
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No fighting in the war room, lads.
June 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
No fighting in the war room, lads.
Throw Kendra a follow if you’re also a huge nerd
Did you know the Chinese gov publishes an official list of public-facing generative AI tools operating in China? I spent the last six months cataloging and analyzing all 3,739 of them. Here are my early findings – and my data set. Exec sum in thread. 1/9 triviumchina.com/research/see...
Seeking the next DeepSeek: What China’s generative AI registration data can tell us about China’s AI competitiveness – Trivium China
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June 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Throw Kendra a follow if you’re also a huge nerd
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The mental and physical torture inside prison in #China, a piece by me. Click on the link to read…
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Australian Matthew Radalj tells of life in China prison
Matthew Radalj tells the BBC of his time in a Beijing prison, revealing what goes on behind bars.
www.bbc.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The mental and physical torture inside prison in #China, a piece by me. Click on the link to read…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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New(ish), from me: Andor returns on April 22. The first season detailed how bureaucracies in a totalitarian regime function, what is the toll of living under such regimes, and what causes people to rebel. Those themes feel more salient than ever. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
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The Return of Andor
A show about living under a totalitarian regime hits different now
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April 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New(ish), from me: Andor returns on April 22. The first season detailed how bureaucracies in a totalitarian regime function, what is the toll of living under such regimes, and what causes people to rebel. Those themes feel more salient than ever. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
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Beijing is seeking to make political capital from Donald Trump’s missteps. China is positioning itself to Southeast Asia as the responsible defender of the global trading system.
Trump’s tariffs will push Southeast Asia uncomfortably close to China
ASEAN countries fear being caught in a US–China trade war – punished by US tariffs while being flooded with Chinese goods. They will need to band together to preserve their impressive economies.
www.chathamhouse.org
April 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Beijing is seeking to make political capital from Donald Trump’s missteps. China is positioning itself to Southeast Asia as the responsible defender of the global trading system.
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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
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So I know a lot of people get kind of perturbed when those of us on the academic and research side point out that the Republicans and the techno fascist goal is to purposely crash the market so their friends in venture capital can pick the bones of American government.
But…
Trump just posted this
But…
Trump just posted this
April 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
So I know a lot of people get kind of perturbed when those of us on the academic and research side point out that the Republicans and the techno fascist goal is to purposely crash the market so their friends in venture capital can pick the bones of American government.
But…
Trump just posted this
But…
Trump just posted this
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//[China] also launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of certain medical CT tubes from the U.S. and India, and a wider industry competitiveness investigation into imports of medical CT tubes.//
www.reuters.com/world/china-...
www.reuters.com/world/china-...
China to impose tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10
China's finance ministry said on Friday it will impose additional tariffs of 34% on all U.S. goods from April 10 as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
//[China] also launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of certain medical CT tubes from the U.S. and India, and a wider industry competitiveness investigation into imports of medical CT tubes.//
www.reuters.com/world/china-...
www.reuters.com/world/china-...
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One way to think of what’s going on is that Trump & his gang are trust fund kids spending down the reservoir of U.S. power & influence without understanding or caring where the balance in that account came from. They treat it as just a fact of nature that there will always plenty there.
Well, the US will have to decide whether it wants allies or believes it can go alone while insulting every other country. Because if it is the latter, buying US military equipment would be daft. www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
One way to think of what’s going on is that Trump & his gang are trust fund kids spending down the reservoir of U.S. power & influence without understanding or caring where the balance in that account came from. They treat it as just a fact of nature that there will always plenty there.
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my friend in the IHS in the late 1990s used to see several bubonic plague cases a year because there's a reservoir population of fleas on prairie dogs in Navajo country, and miscarried when she got kicked in the stomach by the son of one of the tribal council while he was on PCP. it's a wild place.
I know people who have worked for the IHS and found it incredibly rewarding. But besides the fact that you have to WANT to move to, say, a remote village in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, there is also the question of whether these posting actually need the skills these people have to offer.
Laid off HHS leaders offered transfers to remote Indian Health Service regions
Some HHS officials who received layoff notices were offered the chance to instead transfer to the Indian Health Service.
www.statnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
my friend in the IHS in the late 1990s used to see several bubonic plague cases a year because there's a reservoir population of fleas on prairie dogs in Navajo country, and miscarried when she got kicked in the stomach by the son of one of the tribal council while he was on PCP. it's a wild place.
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Happy Liberation Day. Here's how Trump’s trade war will break global medicine supply chains
How Trump’s trade war will break global medicine supply chains
The supply chains that deliver drugs to patients around the world are surprisingly brittle. Donald Trump’s trade war—with both allies and rivals—could break them. Flynn Murphy reports When hurricane…
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April 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Happy Liberation Day. Here's how Trump’s trade war will break global medicine supply chains
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The threat to global medicine supply chains from Trump’s trade wars is a real concern.
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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How Trump’s trade war will break global medicine supply chains
The supply chains that deliver drugs to patients around the world are surprisingly brittle. Donald Trump’s trade war—with both allies and rivals—could break them. Flynn Murphy reports
When hurricane ...
www.bmj.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The threat to global medicine supply chains from Trump’s trade wars is a real concern.
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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USPS suspends acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts. about.usps.com/newsroom/ser...
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
USPS suspends acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts. about.usps.com/newsroom/ser...
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@wilsoncenter.org's China Environment Forum is now on Bluesky! Follow us to keep up to date on the latest in US-China energy, climate, and sustainable development Challenges. Check out CEF's column on New Security Beat for more: www.newsecuritybeat.org/category/blo...
China Environment Forum | New Security Beat
The blog of the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program, with contributions from the Maternal Health Initiative, China Environment Forum, and more
www.newsecuritybeat.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@wilsoncenter.org's China Environment Forum is now on Bluesky! Follow us to keep up to date on the latest in US-China energy, climate, and sustainable development Challenges. Check out CEF's column on New Security Beat for more: www.newsecuritybeat.org/category/blo...
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My latest scoop for @restofworld.org working with @violazhou.bsky.social and @joannachiu.bsky.social ! 👠
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Exclusive: Foxconn stops sending Chinese workers to India iPhone factories
In addition, equipment shipments are delayed, potentially disrupting next-generation iPhone production in India.
restofworld.org
January 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My latest scoop for @restofworld.org working with @violazhou.bsky.social and @joannachiu.bsky.social ! 👠
restofworld.org/2025/china-f...
restofworld.org/2025/china-f...
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Very pleased to share this working paper with @rorytruex.bsky.social, where we examine attitudes towards China among over 500 Washington foreign policy and national security professionals through a survey and interviews.
rorytruex.com/underpressure
We report three major findings: 1/n
rorytruex.com/underpressure
We report three major findings: 1/n
Featured Paper: Under Pressure — Rory Truex
rorytruex.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Very pleased to share this working paper with @rorytruex.bsky.social, where we examine attitudes towards China among over 500 Washington foreign policy and national security professionals through a survey and interviews.
rorytruex.com/underpressure
We report three major findings: 1/n
rorytruex.com/underpressure
We report three major findings: 1/n
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And finally, made two things this year that I'm very proud of:
- My first Downpour game, SANDWICH OR DUMPLING: downpour.games/~krishraghav...
- A collaborative comic about bazaars in central Asia as sites of resilience: www.academia.edu/125080867/Co...
- My first Downpour game, SANDWICH OR DUMPLING: downpour.games/~krishraghav...
- A collaborative comic about bazaars in central Asia as sites of resilience: www.academia.edu/125080867/Co...
"Sandwich or DUMPLING " by Krish Raghav
A Downpour game by Krish Raghav
downpour.games
December 18, 2024 at 12:25 PM
And finally, made two things this year that I'm very proud of:
- My first Downpour game, SANDWICH OR DUMPLING: downpour.games/~krishraghav...
- A collaborative comic about bazaars in central Asia as sites of resilience: www.academia.edu/125080867/Co...
- My first Downpour game, SANDWICH OR DUMPLING: downpour.games/~krishraghav...
- A collaborative comic about bazaars in central Asia as sites of resilience: www.academia.edu/125080867/Co...
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NEW – Q&A: What could a US-China trade war mean for the energy transition? | @_AN_Patel w/ comment from @coryjcombs.bsky.social , Tony Alderson, John Johnson
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3OMszQa
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3OMszQa
December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
NEW – Q&A: What could a US-China trade war mean for the energy transition? | @_AN_Patel w/ comment from @coryjcombs.bsky.social , Tony Alderson, John Johnson
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3OMszQa
Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3OMszQa
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“Almost 40 high risk viruses were found on Chinese farms this year, 13 of them new viruses, including one from bats. Scientists from the UK have led calls for fur farms to be considered in the highest risk category for future disease outbreaks, alongside the bushmeat trade and live animal markets”
Our latest story on the Chinese fur production industry and how it is a breeding ground for new viruses : www.itv.com/news/2024-11...
www.itv.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:06 AM
“Almost 40 high risk viruses were found on Chinese farms this year, 13 of them new viruses, including one from bats. Scientists from the UK have led calls for fur farms to be considered in the highest risk category for future disease outbreaks, alongside the bushmeat trade and live animal markets”