James Kynge
jkynge.bsky.social
James Kynge
@jkynge.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House.
Audiobook: Global Tech Wars: China's Race to Dominate https://open.spotify.com/show/0j6iVkv3wIXkj1twQcZoq0
Audiobook on how China became the world's leading tech power, and Beijing's obsession with tech autarky. It covers US-China tensions, plenty of interviews with Chinese tech executives, analysts, experts and others. Enjoy!
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Global Tech Wars
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October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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China’s latest move to use its chokehold over rare earth supply to gain international leverage should further galvanize Western countries to de-risk their supply chains for critical industrial inputs & manufactured products, writes @jkynge.bsky.social.
China’s new restrictions on rare earth exports send a stark warning to the West
China’s new rare earth export controls should galvanize the West to build resilience against China’s growing dominance in global manufacturing and its control over crucial supply chains.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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“European capitals are giving Beijing too much leeway to shape public perceptions of bilateral diplomatic exchanges,” says @grzegorzstec.bsky.social. He explains why readouts matter and discusses how European countries can make their messages clearer and more forceful: merics.org/en/comment/h...
May 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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On Wednesday at 1 pm, the CSIS China Power Project discusses the DOD's forthcoming report on the Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China—commonly known at the China Military Power Report (CMPR).

Register:
A Discussion on the Defense Department’s 2024 China Military Power Report | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS China Power Project on December 18 from 1:00-2:00 pm EST for a discussion of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) forthcoming 2024 report on the Military and Security…
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December 15, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Fascinating piece on China's expanding manufacturing footprint in Mexico. ig.ft.com/china-mexico...
How China is setting up shop in Mexico
An increasingly close trade relationship is causing concern in Washington
ig.ft.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Will be including this on my syllabus for my graduate course on Green Industrial Policy next semester.
The wonderful FT podcast team and I just completed a four-part series on China and the geopolitics of chips. For the first episode we went to Pheonix, Arizona to see the biggest foreign investment in US history...the new plant by Taiwan's TSMC. Thanks to all. www.ft.com/content/3aa7...
The geopolitics of chips: Chips in the USA
Trump, the Chips Act and the future of a key technology
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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Would you like to understand China better? You will struggle to find a better place to start than the work of Yasheng Huang.
@yashenghuang.bsky.social

I have finally finished my summary of our long conversations.

Check it out! Summary in thread. 1/15

>> onhumans.substack.com/p/read-this-...
Read This To Understand China
The story of China is not just the story of one nation. It is the story of a large chunk of humanity — at times a quarter of our species. And for better or worse, it is the story that is now shaping t...
onhumans.substack.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Thanks so much Benjamin. We're honoured
Will be including this on my syllabus for my graduate course on Green Industrial Policy next semester.
The wonderful FT podcast team and I just completed a four-part series on China and the geopolitics of chips. For the first episode we went to Pheonix, Arizona to see the biggest foreign investment in US history...the new plant by Taiwan's TSMC. Thanks to all. www.ft.com/content/3aa7...
December 9, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Episode 3, we went to Taiwan to investigate why the island sees its chip industry - the world's leader - as a "Silicon Shield" against attack from China. 护国神山https://www.ft.com/content/b200135f-7568-4561-8385-815e309c808a
The geopolitics of chips: Taiwan’s ‘Silicon Shield’
How long can the island rely on its chipmaking industry to deter a Chinese invasion?
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Episode 2, we went to ASML in the Netherlands. This company makes the tools that make all of the world's most advanced semiconductors. Without doubt this is the most impressive tech company I've visited in more than three decades of journalism. Mind-blowing. www.ft.com/content/be19...
The geopolitics of chips: A manufacturing miracle
Moore’s Law defined the chip industry. Has it run its course?
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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Great letter in this morning's @financialtimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:11 AM
The wonderful FT podcast team and I just completed a four-part series on China and the geopolitics of chips. For the first episode we went to Pheonix, Arizona to see the biggest foreign investment in US history...the new plant by Taiwan's TSMC. Thanks to all. www.ft.com/content/3aa7...
The geopolitics of chips: Chips in the USA
Trump, the Chips Act and the future of a key technology
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 AM