Javier Borràs Arumí
@jborrasarumi.bsky.social
China is basically copying the US export control playbook:
October 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
China is basically copying the US export control playbook:
Shocking how Latin America has become the main exporter of agricultural and beef products to China, surpassing Western countries:
October 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Shocking how Latin America has become the main exporter of agricultural and beef products to China, surpassing Western countries:
Happy to see my article on China's green soft power quoted in The New York Times!
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Happy to see my article on China's green soft power quoted in The New York Times!
The new Chinese bureaucracy needs to be a creator of enabling environments + act as a venture capitalist:
August 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The new Chinese bureaucracy needs to be a creator of enabling environments + act as a venture capitalist:
How can the Chinese government make officials accountable in the age of high-tech innovation?
Before, GDP was the KPI for measuring a successful official.
But what is the KPI for innovation? How can risks be taken while avoiding excessive waste?
Great interview to Yuen Yuen Ang:
Before, GDP was the KPI for measuring a successful official.
But what is the KPI for innovation? How can risks be taken while avoiding excessive waste?
Great interview to Yuen Yuen Ang:
August 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How can the Chinese government make officials accountable in the age of high-tech innovation?
Before, GDP was the KPI for measuring a successful official.
But what is the KPI for innovation? How can risks be taken while avoiding excessive waste?
Great interview to Yuen Yuen Ang:
Before, GDP was the KPI for measuring a successful official.
But what is the KPI for innovation? How can risks be taken while avoiding excessive waste?
Great interview to Yuen Yuen Ang:
Lee Kuan Yew vinculó el éxito económico de Singapur al aire acondicionado:
July 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Lee Kuan Yew vinculó el éxito económico de Singapur al aire acondicionado:
Most top universities in China are including AI education classes for all students.
"Instead of having students do it privately, we should talk about it out in the open.”
"Instead of having students do it privately, we should talk about it out in the open.”
July 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Most top universities in China are including AI education classes for all students.
"Instead of having students do it privately, we should talk about it out in the open.”
"Instead of having students do it privately, we should talk about it out in the open.”
"Much the way that Greek culture eventually conquered a triumphant Rome, Central Asian culture was now positioned to conquer the Abbasids and their new capital, Bagdad."
I've read only 125 pages, but I am sure this book will be in my Top 10 readings of 2025:
I've read only 125 pages, but I am sure this book will be in my Top 10 readings of 2025:
July 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Much the way that Greek culture eventually conquered a triumphant Rome, Central Asian culture was now positioned to conquer the Abbasids and their new capital, Bagdad."
I've read only 125 pages, but I am sure this book will be in my Top 10 readings of 2025:
I've read only 125 pages, but I am sure this book will be in my Top 10 readings of 2025:
El 70% de les baixes a Ucraïna es produeixen per atacs de drons.
Sembla que són el futur de la guerra -especialment quan es coordinin amb IA-.
I la Xina, ara mateix, domina aquest sector.
La meva columna a l'ARA:
Sembla que són el futur de la guerra -especialment quan es coordinin amb IA-.
I la Xina, ara mateix, domina aquest sector.
La meva columna a l'ARA:
July 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
El 70% de les baixes a Ucraïna es produeixen per atacs de drons.
Sembla que són el futur de la guerra -especialment quan es coordinin amb IA-.
I la Xina, ara mateix, domina aquest sector.
La meva columna a l'ARA:
Sembla que són el futur de la guerra -especialment quan es coordinin amb IA-.
I la Xina, ara mateix, domina aquest sector.
La meva columna a l'ARA:
Many people are talking about China's growing influence in the rare earths industry.
But look where China-aligned (and usually unstable) Myanmar is on the list:
But look where China-aligned (and usually unstable) Myanmar is on the list:
June 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Many people are talking about China's growing influence in the rare earths industry.
But look where China-aligned (and usually unstable) Myanmar is on the list:
But look where China-aligned (and usually unstable) Myanmar is on the list:
I also have mixed feelings when I hear the term 'overcapacity' in relation to China: it contains some truth, yet it's problematically vague—broad enough to encompass everything we dislike or fear about the success of the Chinese economy:
June 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I also have mixed feelings when I hear the term 'overcapacity' in relation to China: it contains some truth, yet it's problematically vague—broad enough to encompass everything we dislike or fear about the success of the Chinese economy:
"40 years ago, at the height of Iran-Iraq war, Netanyahu was an Israeli diplomat in the US where he advocated selling weapons to Iran (..)
Israel helped build up Hamas to weaken the PLO in 1980s (..) Netanyahu helped channel millions of dollars to Hamas until just before Oct 7"
Israel helped build up Hamas to weaken the PLO in 1980s (..) Netanyahu helped channel millions of dollars to Hamas until just before Oct 7"
June 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"40 years ago, at the height of Iran-Iraq war, Netanyahu was an Israeli diplomat in the US where he advocated selling weapons to Iran (..)
Israel helped build up Hamas to weaken the PLO in 1980s (..) Netanyahu helped channel millions of dollars to Hamas until just before Oct 7"
Israel helped build up Hamas to weaken the PLO in 1980s (..) Netanyahu helped channel millions of dollars to Hamas until just before Oct 7"
We underrate how influential EU regulations have been in China.
EU laws are mentioned and have inspired many Chinese regulations, including in the digital sector:
EU laws are mentioned and have inspired many Chinese regulations, including in the digital sector:
June 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We underrate how influential EU regulations have been in China.
EU laws are mentioned and have inspired many Chinese regulations, including in the digital sector:
EU laws are mentioned and have inspired many Chinese regulations, including in the digital sector:
An interview with Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, was on the cover of People’s Daily yesterday.
It is shocking how different his message about science is compared to the current situation in the U.S.
Ren: "Those doing theoretical research are the hope of the country’s future"
It is shocking how different his message about science is compared to the current situation in the U.S.
Ren: "Those doing theoretical research are the hope of the country’s future"
June 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
An interview with Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, was on the cover of People’s Daily yesterday.
It is shocking how different his message about science is compared to the current situation in the U.S.
Ren: "Those doing theoretical research are the hope of the country’s future"
It is shocking how different his message about science is compared to the current situation in the U.S.
Ren: "Those doing theoretical research are the hope of the country’s future"
This figure is very shocking, especially now that everyone is aware of how much geoeconomic leverage rare earths have for Beijing:
"Until 2010, Chinese organized crime syndicates smuggled up to half of China’s annual rare earth production out of the country."
"Until 2010, Chinese organized crime syndicates smuggled up to half of China’s annual rare earth production out of the country."
June 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This figure is very shocking, especially now that everyone is aware of how much geoeconomic leverage rare earths have for Beijing:
"Until 2010, Chinese organized crime syndicates smuggled up to half of China’s annual rare earth production out of the country."
"Until 2010, Chinese organized crime syndicates smuggled up to half of China’s annual rare earth production out of the country."
We don't talk enough about how important Tencent is becoming as a Chinese investor in Europe.
The EV sector gets all the hype, but after CATL, Tencent has been the most consistent source of Chinese FDI over the past five years—primarily in the videogame sector:
The EV sector gets all the hype, but after CATL, Tencent has been the most consistent source of Chinese FDI over the past five years—primarily in the videogame sector:
May 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We don't talk enough about how important Tencent is becoming as a Chinese investor in Europe.
The EV sector gets all the hype, but after CATL, Tencent has been the most consistent source of Chinese FDI over the past five years—primarily in the videogame sector:
The EV sector gets all the hype, but after CATL, Tencent has been the most consistent source of Chinese FDI over the past five years—primarily in the videogame sector:
Not the only reason, but one reason why the EU is not a tech power.
From 2007 to 2023, China increased 8x its R&D spending, while the EU increased it 1.5x:
From 2007 to 2023, China increased 8x its R&D spending, while the EU increased it 1.5x:
May 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Not the only reason, but one reason why the EU is not a tech power.
From 2007 to 2023, China increased 8x its R&D spending, while the EU increased it 1.5x:
From 2007 to 2023, China increased 8x its R&D spending, while the EU increased it 1.5x:
I never bought the idea that Musk was an equal to Trump.
Musk has money and a small cult on X. Trump has the votes of tens of millions of Americans and total control of the Republican Party.
The hegemonic worldview in the US is MAGA, not dark-enlightenment Silicon Valley.
Musk has money and a small cult on X. Trump has the votes of tens of millions of Americans and total control of the Republican Party.
The hegemonic worldview in the US is MAGA, not dark-enlightenment Silicon Valley.
May 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I never bought the idea that Musk was an equal to Trump.
Musk has money and a small cult on X. Trump has the votes of tens of millions of Americans and total control of the Republican Party.
The hegemonic worldview in the US is MAGA, not dark-enlightenment Silicon Valley.
Musk has money and a small cult on X. Trump has the votes of tens of millions of Americans and total control of the Republican Party.
The hegemonic worldview in the US is MAGA, not dark-enlightenment Silicon Valley.
Trump's tariffs have made European companies even more dependent on Chinese supply chains, as EU firms now buy in China the few components they previously sourced from the US:
May 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Trump's tariffs have made European companies even more dependent on Chinese supply chains, as EU firms now buy in China the few components they previously sourced from the US:
Lin Yutang: "I call no man wise until he has made the progress from the wisdom of knowledge to the wisdom of foolishness, and become a laughing philosopher"
May 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Lin Yutang: "I call no man wise until he has made the progress from the wisdom of knowledge to the wisdom of foolishness, and become a laughing philosopher"
Hay una desconexión total entre lo que las élites de Silicon Valley consideran que es la utopía y lo que cualquier persona normal considera una distopía anti-humana.
Aristóteles: "Nadie querría vivir sin amigos, aun teniendo todas las demás cosas buenas"
Aristóteles: "Nadie querría vivir sin amigos, aun teniendo todas las demás cosas buenas"
May 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hay una desconexión total entre lo que las élites de Silicon Valley consideran que es la utopía y lo que cualquier persona normal considera una distopía anti-humana.
Aristóteles: "Nadie querría vivir sin amigos, aun teniendo todas las demás cosas buenas"
Aristóteles: "Nadie querría vivir sin amigos, aun teniendo todas las demás cosas buenas"
El jueves, nos vemos (online) en México para hablar de vehículos eléctricos y nuevas energías en China.
Gracias al CIDE por la invitación:
Gracias al CIDE por la invitación:
May 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
El jueves, nos vemos (online) en México para hablar de vehículos eléctricos y nuevas energías en China.
Gracias al CIDE por la invitación:
Gracias al CIDE por la invitación:
Junichiro Tanizaki (1933) sobre los lavabos como cumbre de la arquitectura y quietud espiritual japonesa:
April 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Junichiro Tanizaki (1933) sobre los lavabos como cumbre de la arquitectura y quietud espiritual japonesa:
At a time when the world is heading toward war, securitization, raw power, anti-universalism... He was one of the few counterpoints among global leaders. He had his mistakes and outbursts. But the world, without him, will clearly go in a worse direction. RIP.
April 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
At a time when the world is heading toward war, securitization, raw power, anti-universalism... He was one of the few counterpoints among global leaders. He had his mistakes and outbursts. But the world, without him, will clearly go in a worse direction. RIP.
At the @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social War & Peace 2025 conference:
April 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
At the @cidobbarcelona.bsky.social War & Peace 2025 conference: