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Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu Retweeted

We are voting next week to end the vax mandate on legal foreign air travelers. There’s never been a mandate on US Representatives, Senators, or their staff, so how can we vote in good conscience to mandate it on others? We need to end this policy now. reuters.com/world/us/us-ho

Balloongate is the tip of the iceberg of China's spy efforts against the US. The means are many & varied. Among them is acquisition of US farmland –– which menaces US food security and puts critical infrastructure at risk. My latest, with thanks to

@RepStefanik

for her inputs.

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The New York Sun

Feb 3

With Communist China stepping up its spying against America, Congress is taking a new look at China’s purchases of American agricultural lands. buff.ly/3X1bQKD

Yes, this x 1000 … (though do also pay attention to the balloon –– part of a much, much wider narrative).

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Isaac Stone Fish

@isaacstonefish

Feb 3

Worried about Chinese espionage in the United States? Stop paying so much attention to this balloon, and start removing Hikvision cameras, Lenovo laptops, and Motorola phones from your life: all are owned by Chinese companies with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

This is exactly right. "Rapprochement" was never an option between the US & China –– at least not as far as the CCP is concerned. Instability, uncertainty, and geopolitical competition are the mainstays of China's US policy. Baffles the mind that many still fail to grasp this.

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Daniel Blumenthal

@DAlexBlumenthal

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There is an odd narrative out there that the steady state of US-China relations is stability and provocative incidents like these "distract." In fact, Beijing's purpose is to create instability and doubt and these incidents are the norm. ft.com/content/e155b6

China Aids Russia’s War in Ukraine, Trade Data Shows

Russian customs data suggests Moscow is equipping its fighter jets, submarines, and soldiers with the help of Chinese defense companies … say it ain't so! Great reporting from

@IanTalley

@anthonydb

confirming what many of us already knew to be true.

wsj.com

The shipments go on despite an international cordon of sanctions and export controls.

Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu Retweeted

With China stepping up its spying against America — including, it seems, by high-altitude balloon — Congress is taking a new look at China’s purchases of US farmland, with the PASS Act getting a new push from

@EliseStefanik

. My latest for

Congress Waking Up to Communist Chinese Purchases of American Farmland

nysun.com

Curbs could be placed on China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, via a bill pressed by Stefanik.

@RepStefanik

for her inputs.

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The New York Sun

Feb 3

With Communist China stepping up its spying against America, Congress is taking a new look at China’s purchases of American agricultural lands. buff.ly/3X1bQKD

Hostile statements from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the US handling of balloongate. "US use of force is a clear overreaction & a serious violation of international practice. China […] reserves the right to make further responses if necessary." fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_6

Yes, let that sink in.👇🏼A dangerous provocation. Also, the "we do this, too" hot takes are baffling. The US does air & maritime intel collection outside of China's airspace & territorial waters. The balloon was in US airspace. Quite different. My sense is this isn't over.

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Victoria Coates

@VictoriaCoates

Good point by @RussellFrySC on @foxandfriends just now: “We had a missile over Myrtle Beach yesterday.” Let that sink in.

The Promoting Agriculture Safeguards & Security (PASS) Act would go a long way in protecting against these vulnerabilities. It would be a long overdue step toward securing American agriculture and infrastructure. One to watch as Beijing grows more brazen in its spy efforts. 9/9

The impacts of China’s US agriculture deals are many and layered. They challenge security & society. These are not merely theoretical musings. Articles 7 & 14 of China’s National Intelligence Law require all Chinese citizens & orgs to assist Beijing in intelligence gathering 8/n

Why A Secretive Chinese Billionaire Bought 140,000 Acres Of Land In Texas

@John__Hyatt

had a great piece on the Texas deal and the Chinese billionaire behind it in

@Forbes

last year. 7/n

forbes.com

How a Chinese billionaire incurred the wrath of U.S. lawmakers and environmentalists, becoming a flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.

A deal that would have seen construction of a Chinese-owned wind farm in Del Rio TX would have given its owners access to the state’s electricity grid — exposing it, and Texas, to sabotage. It would have also put the project within a stone’s throw of Laughlin Air Force Base. 6/n

From there, China could surveil signals sent to and from sensitive US satellites. It could monitor signals sent by drones tested at the facility. It could also send signals to jam passing satellites or disrupt drone operations. The deal is now under review. 5/n

Fufeng Group's $700m deal in Grand Forks ND is 12 miles from Grand Forks Air Force Base–– the only air base to host unmanned aerial systems& home to Space Force’s networking center which, according to

@SenJohnHoeven

, is the “backbone for all global US military communications” 4/n

For China, farmland abroad advances more than food security. It also gives Beijing a strategic foothold in countries it sees as critical to its national strategy — either because of the resources they supply or because undermining them would be a geopolitical win for Beijing 3/n

"“Once [China] acquires this agricultural land, they will use it to put economic & political pressure on us and our allies. This demonstrates how important it is for America to see our agriculture sector as critical to national security,"

@RepStefanik

told me. 2/n

Congress Waking Up to Communist Chinese Purchases of American Farmland

. My latest for

Curbs could be placed on China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, via a bill pressed by Stefanik.

Jan 27

Yes, this.👇🏼Very worrying to see the woke tendency to shun reasoned debate creeping into foreign policy deliberations. Especially when the stakes are so high.

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Patrick Porter

@PatPorter76

Jan 27

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's the evasion of serious argument by attributing all dissenting opinion to enemy propaganda. Some of us fear nuclear escalation risks and not promarily because of Kremlin rhetoric.

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It really is something that a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee's response to being removed from it for misconduct is to take to TikTok (!!) –– a Chinese spyware app –– in protest. You can't make this stuff up.

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Greg Price

@greg_price11

LMFAO Adam Schiff posted his first TikTok after being removed from the Intelligence committee by Kevin McCarthy.

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Unfortunately, spot on. I make a similar argument in my latest

column. Nearly a year into the war, there's little sign of Putin relenting –– & equally little sign that the weapons now being shipped by the West will be an adequate deterrent. nysun.com/article/the-ne

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Elbridge Colby

@ElbridgeColby

"Vladimir Putin shows no signs of relenting despite repeated setbacks. The punishing conflict appears poised to last long into the foreseeable future — testing Europe’s resolve in the face of compounding economic woes." We should plan accordingly. twitter.com/JonLemire/stat…

When in my recent

Lockheed Martin ready with F-16s as Ukraine’s allies revive debate over fighter jets

column I wrote that Washington & Europe could soon be faced with dangerous decisions, this is among the things I had in mind. The US & Germany have ruled out sending F-16s, though my sense is this debate is just warming up …

ft.com

Some of Kyiv’s European allies consider options even as US and Germany rule out sending aircraft

Yes.👇🏼 It also ignores the fact that –– beyond loose statements that Ukraine must "win" –– there's no clearly articulated strategy. What's the endgame? What's politically & militarily feasible? At what cost? Weapons are great, but they need to couched in a wider strategic plan.

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Rebeccah Heinrichs

@RLHeinrichs

Jan 25

The narrative that Biden has been provocative in his strength is wrong and completely ignores what led up to Russia’s invasion and how the U.S. has equipped Ukraine thus far

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The New Word for the Western Strategy in Ukraine Is ‘Scholzing’

"Given that Washington & Europe could soon be faced with dangerous decisions, who is painting a strategic vision for the Western powers? Not European leaders. Not the American president […] meantime we are escalating absent an identifiable strategy."

nysun.com

Who will step forward to articulate a western plan of action for winning the war?

For many weeks after my father's death I was analytically & creatively blocked, unable to string so much as a sentence together. This week, the clouds seem to be lifting and I'm finding my way back to writing. Thrilled –– especially to be doing so for the superb

Jan 24

👀 … along with another dozen or so top aides. Hmm …

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BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

Jan 24

Top aide to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announces resignation bbc.in/3XygGjP

Good conversation regarding the global China challenge.

@RepGallagher

hits the nail on the head early on in noting that the challenge is fundamentally an ideological one. Recommend a listen.

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Hoover Institution

@HooverInst

Jan 18

Is the US in a new “cold war” with #China? In #GoodFellows, Wisconsin congressman @RepGallagher, chair of the newly created House Select Committee on China, joins @nfergus, @LTGHRMcMaster, and @JohnHCochrane for a look at US-Sino relations. Watch now: hvr.co/3WnTqn0

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Opinion | Can India Emerge as a Rival to China?

The need for a strategic focus on India, from

@wrmead

. "America’s problem in Asia is not that China is too rich. It is that India is too poor." Indeed, a strong and rich India could well stabilize the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.

wsj.com

Manufacturing hasn’t been a strong suit, and technology alone won’t do the trick.

An important point👇🏼While at the proverbial "end" of the Cold War much of the West assumed it had "won" & the threat had been subdued, Russia –– and in its own way, China –– instead saw the conflict as entering a new phase. The West has long been at war, it just failed to see it.

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Gerard DiPippo

@gdp1985

Jan 19

Apropos of those pushing a "New Cold War" with China, I ask those making that analogy to extend the narrative of the US "winning" and look at Russia now. Just because you "win" doesn't mean your rival goes away. We should think of history as continuous and plan accordingly...

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In commenting on the appropriate use of language in a final university paper, I received an email from a student telling me it's * just * an essay (surely not academic writing!) & phrases like "and stuff like that," "like, you know" etc. are "totally" acceptable!🤯We're doomed.

Don’t expect Asia to save the global economy in 2023

With all the chatter about a Chinese recovery, this

@asiatimesonline

piece by

@Aligarciaherrer

comes a sharp & measured analysis. "Don’t expect #Asia to save the global economy in 2023 […] the world is in a very different situation from 2008."

asiatimes.com

In difficult times, as 2022 has undoubtedly been and with 2023 looking even worse, we all look to Asia for solutions, with the memory set in 2008 when China pulled the world economy out of the abys…

A propos of absolutely nothing … my arms are surprisingly sore today after just a short 18 minute workout yesterday. There is, it seems, some method to the madness.

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Chavie Lieber

@ChavieLieber

Jan 9

Happy Monday! I profiled Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, the fitness guru who's developed a digital cult following for short, low-impact workouts and is now creating a Peloton-like mini-empire of her own. wsj.com/articles/melis

National security depends on free & open debate. The

@VandenbergCo

has released an important letter calling for investigation into media & scientists' attempts to stifle debate on Covid-19 origins. Essential if we are the prevent the next pandemic.

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VandenbergCoalition

@VandenbergCo

Today @VandenbergCo released an open letter calling for accountability for those scientific journals that actively sought to censor voices seeking to investigate the origins of COVID-19.Read the letter here: vandenbergcoalition.org/wp-content/upl

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Peru’s Antigovernment Protests Turn Increasingly Deadly

"Scores of attacks by angry protesters have been directed against the state and business interests since December, with demonstrators burning judicial buildings and toll booths & taking over natural gas installations."

@WSJ

@DubeRyan

on protests in Peru.

wsj.com

Protesters paralyze the tourism hub of Cusco two days after clashes in another city left 18 dead.

Surprising how little overall attention is being given to the terrible, month-long violence gripping Peru. 18 people killed on Monday; 47 in total so far. Unlike the demonstrations in Brazil – led by the country's right – in Peru it's the leftists that have taken to the streets.

Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu Retweeted

Isis and the ticking time bomb facing the West

Jan 9

With all eyes on Russia/Ukraine and China/Taiwan, it's easy to lose sight of the persistent global threats emanating from the Middle East, particularly those associated with ISIS & al-Qaeda.

@Charles_Lister

here with a stark & harrowing reminder.

spectator.co.uk

You thought Isis was old news. The world celebrated its territorial defeat nearly four years ago. The group that once controlled an area the size of the UK had been battered by more than 30,000...

Great to see the mostly bipartisan support for the newly-created Select Committee on China. But why would 65 House members vote against it? (Those 65 noted here: clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll0)

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Kevin McCarthy

@SpeakerMcCarthy

Jan 10

Defending America from Chinese Communist Party aggression should not be partisan. The newly-created Select Committee on China will be a bipartisan committee in divided government. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1

Equally excited for Professor Irene Tracey's appointment as

@UniofOxford

's Vice-Chancellor –– no less because she's a

@MertonCollege

alum (as is yours truly)!

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Thom Wetzer

@ThomWetzer

Jan 10

Extremely excited that Professor Irene Tracey, a pathbreaking academic, has become @UniofOxford's new Vice-Chancellor. twitter.com/UniofOxford/st…

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I covered these very dynamics for the

Macron, Scholz Likely To Discover Some Strange Birds Indeed as They Travel to the East

back in September ahead of Scholz's trip to Beijing. Now it seems Macron and Italy's Giorgia Meloni intend to follow in Scholz's footsteps. Potentially troubling –– for Europe & the wider West 5/5

nysun.com

Both European leaders are heading to China before the G-20 Summit in November.

"China’s desire for a diplomatic reset with Europe appears to be yielding results […] Macron is expected to follow Scholz in voicing opposition to “decoupling” from China, thereby ceding to Beijing some ground in its strategy to sow division between Europe and the US."4/n