彭博新闻社驻堪培拉的记者。ブルームバーグの唯一在キャンベラ記者Bloomberg’s only reporter in Canberra. All opinions are my own. Find me slowly transitioning to https://xitter.cf/t.co/WeJTFCvMMH
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For those curious, but who missed it yesterday: here's our updated story on the curious constitutional amendment - designed to lock out Taiwan - which looks set to sail through Kiribati's parliament abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/k…
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EXCLUSIVE: How the track foreigners in China - We got rare access to demo system developed by the Ministry of Public Security in China for the prefecture of Zhangjiakou, to track and surveil foreigners visiting or being residents ( actually it applies to most nationals as well, but in this case it seems to be aimed at foreigners ). It is officially known as "Dynamic control platform for overseas personnel". 1/12
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Our latest Five Top Tables column is on Tokyo! I know there are way too many outstanding restaurants to choose from, but we hope there is something for everyone here. It was a pleasure helping my colleagues with this, see below for a free to read version 🧵
There are almost too many great restaurants in Tokyo, but we've narrowed your options down to the five best places to visit right now, from value sushi to cult favorite noodles bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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A record $112 billion cargo gap with China suggests Trump's trade war has spawned tariff evasion at unprecedented scale — and compliant businesses are paying the price.
via @LouKCurtis & @JDMayger bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Great reporting here from Bloomberg
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Bloomberg: "The scale of the problem is staggering. Trade data released Thursday showed a record $112 billion gap between what China reported exporting to the US and what US Customs said actually arrived last year."
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
This should be great (and as Adam says, timely).
🇹🇼🇯🇵🇦🇺🇰🇷🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺 Thrilled to share my new book—“U.S. ALLIES AND THE TAIWAN STRAIT”—was just published by Cambridge University Press *OPEN-ACCESS*(free PDF): cambridge.org/core/elements/…
Sadly, recent developments make it far more timely than I would like. I will try to post a 🧵soon..
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While investigating China’s surveillance state, AP Beijing reporter Dake Kang traveled across continents to interview sources in person who were fearful for their safety.
Support AP journalists like Dake by donating today. apnews.com/donate?payment-ty…
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The US can maintain close ties with Japan while pursuing productive engagement with China, even as tensions rise between Asia’s two largest economies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Japanese companies have been reducing dependence on China for manufacturing and sales, a survey has shown, as a fresh flare-up of diplomatic tensions serves as a reminder of the risks of doing business there.
s.nikkei.com/4ipZlEU
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Sources close to Takaichi said she and Trump had agreed to "cooperate to calm" China's anger over Takaichi's remark this month that an invasion of Taiwan could escalate into a situation that requires Japan to mobilize its defense forces.
asia.nikkei.com/content/38bd… via @NikkeiAsia
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🎙️ On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Bloomberg’s @JDMayger and @IsabelRTokyo on why Japan’s new prime minister has raised the issue of Taiwan, and what it could mean for the country’s diplomatic standoff with China. ⤵️ link.podtrac.com/0w3jhl1z?ta…
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EXCLUSIVE - Kuomintang’s chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sat down for her first int’l media interview, & talked about Lai’s “Taiwan Independence fascism,” why “we are Chinese”, US tariffs, relations with Xi Jinping and Beijing, defence spending & “One China”. 1/9
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Just weeks after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met to mend ties, her comments on Taiwan are putting the uneasy balance between Asia’s biggest powers to the test.
@JDMayger explains: bloom.bg/4pf3iOX
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丸紅、豪州で初のレアメタル権益取得へ 15億円で3%強：日本経済新聞 nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC1…
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China criticized Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for meeting with Taiwan officials on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and her subsequent social media posts about the discussions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“That night, Red Guards burst into the house, daubed paint on him and dragged him into the yard, his arms wrenched behind his back and his head forced down…The intruders killed his cat, Ming Ming, and shouted: ‘Hang Grey! Hang Grey!’”
reuters.com/obituary/anthony…
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A packed presser for SK President Lee. It feels unstaged, unlike press conferences by leaders of other certain nations.
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Nobody has won yet
Li Chenggang was removed from his vice-ministerial post as WTO Representative because he got promoted to the full-ministerial post of International Trade Representative
Happened months ago: today’s announcement is a formality after selection of new WTO rep
Bessent wins
CHINA'S TOP TRADE NEGOTIATOR LI CHENGGANG WAS REMOVED FROM POST AS PERMANENT WTO REPRESENTATIVE: XINHUA
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Context needed: Li was not “removed”, he was promoted. reuters.com/world/china/ch…