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Colum Murphy

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Bloomberg China Government Reporter @bpolitics Founder, Chinarrative. https://nitter.cf/t.co/5bOYJTwrTu @SixthTone @WSJ Own views [email protected]

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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim openly supporting China’s invasion of Taiwan is wild. BTW, he has repeatedly sided with Iran against the US and refused to condemn Hamas terrorism. Malaysia’s foreign policy is deeply troubling. No wonder the country lags so far behind Singapore. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Anwar’s Taiwan Remarks Draw Praise From China, Taipei Rebuke

Anwar’s Taiwan Remarks Draw Praise From China, Taipei Rebuke

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s implication that he wouldn’t condemn China’s use of force against Taiwan has drawn praise from Beijing and criticism from Taipei, bolstering the Southeast...

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Back in Shanghai for the World AI Conference where China’s Xi is just about to take to the stage. 29 countries signed up yesterday to his global body for AI, WAICO. Room buzzing with presidents current and former, diplomats, officials and tech gurus. And those Bund views!
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A pair of former Chinese diplomats visited the US last month to better understand the Trump administration’s stance on a fragile trade truce, as China seeks to gauge how upcoming US elections might affect ties bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Chinese Officials Gauge US Truce, Elections in Low-Key Meetings

Chinese Officials Gauge US Truce, Elections in Low-Key Meetings

A pair of former Chinese diplomats visited the US last month to better understand the Trump administration’s stance on a fragile trade truce, according to people familiar with the matter, as China...

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Can tourism change a region's reputation? Beijing is using a tourism boom in Xinjiang to reshape the image of one of China's most sensitive regions. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Sells a Softer Image of Xinjiang, One Tourist at a Time

China Sells a Softer Image of Xinjiang, One Tourist at a Time

A hit TV drama is fueling a tourism boom in northern Xinjiang, helping Beijing bind one of its most sensitive frontier regions more closely to the cultural mainstream.

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At the Great Hall of the People where Xi Jinping gives a speech to mark the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. This year’s event is low key compared to the mega event to celebrate the centenary, which took place outside on Tiananmen Square and drew 70,000 people.
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Chinese social media showed photos and videos on Friday appearing to show a aircraft that crashed into or near Beijing’s CITIC Tower, the capital’s tallest building, though Bloomberg could not independently verify the images bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Small Plane Reportedly Crashes Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower

Small Plane Reportedly Crashes Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower

A small aircraft appeared to crash into Beijing’s tallest tower on Friday, prompting a heavy police presence around the building, according to images and video posted on social media and witness...

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China has expelled a journalist from the country over an interview conducted with Taiwan’s president bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Expelled Reporter Over NYT Interview With Taiwan President

China Expelled Reporter Over NYT Interview With Taiwan President

China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the US-based newspaper conducted with Taiwan’s president, as Beijing ramps up its campaign to isolate the self-ruled...

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China’s top military official is expected to skip Asia’s biggest defense forum for a second year in a row, sources say, ceding to the US and its allies an opportunity for public defense diplomacy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Defense Minister Expected to Skip Singapore Forum Again

China Defense Minister Expected to Skip Singapore Forum Again

China’s top military official is expected to skip Asia’s biggest defense forum for a second year in a row, according to people familiar with the matter, ceding to the US and its allies an opportunity...

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China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, had to skip APEC trade ministers’ opening session—arguably one of his most important duties of the year as host—because of an “urgent official business affair.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Rallies Asia-Pacific Against Protectionism at Trade Meet

China Rallies Asia-Pacific Against Protectionism at Trade Meet

China called for Asia-Pacific economies to deepen cooperation in the face of global tensions, as some of Beijing’s trading partners plan tougher measures to address their growing trade imbalance with...

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After Xi Jinping regaled Donald Trump with goose-stepping soldiers and flag-waving children, the Chinese leader’s warning that Taiwan could lead to “clashes” between the two amounted to a thunderclap in the world of Communist Party politics bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Xi’s Threat to Trump Cements Taiwan as Top Risk to US-China Ties

Xi’s Threat to Trump Cements Taiwan as Top Risk to US-China Ties

After Xi Jinping regaled Donald Trump with goose-stepping soldiers and flag-waving children, the Chinese leader’s warning that Taiwan could lead to “clashes” between the superpowers amounted to a...

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China Daily, the Communist Party’s main vehicle for external propaganda, leads with “Red-carpet welcome for Trump in Beijing,” showing intent to greet Trump with highest level of state honors. Global Times has: “Trump arrives in Beijing for state visit after almost nine years.”
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It’s about to kick off. American flags now flying on Chang’an Avenue near Tiananmen Square in Beijing ahead of the two-day visit to China by President Donald Trump, where he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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Can Ford’s $3 billion collaboration with CATL be a blueprint for more Chinese investment in the US? bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Ford's Landmark CATL Deal Shows Way for Trump, Xi to Deepen Ties

Ford's Landmark CATL Deal Shows Way for Trump, Xi to Deepen Ties

New battery plant is a rare collaboration as Chinese investment in US has slumped

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At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out Chinese investment in the US auto industry, saying there’s no need for companies such as electric carmaker BYD Co. in America bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Lutnick Shuts Down Talk of Any Chinese Investment in US Autos

Lutnick Shuts Down Talk of Any Chinese Investment in US Autos

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out the possibility of Chinese investment in the US auto industry, saying there’s no need for companies like electric carmaker BYD Co. in America.

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Xi's $270 Billion Middle East Bet Limits China Support for Iran bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Xi's $270 Billion Middle East Bet Limits China Support for Iran

Xi's $270 Billion Middle East Bet Limits China Support for Iran

Even as China remains one of Iran’s biggest diplomatic allies, President Xi Jinping’s support for the Islamic Republic is being constrained by a vast trail of Chinese capital across the Gulf. China...

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As Donald Trump neared his self-imposed deadline to extinguish Iran’s “entire civilization,” it became apparent one country had enough clout to convince Tehran to deescalate: America’s biggest rival, China. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Xi Helps Trump on Iran War as China Assists With Ceasefire Bid

Xi Helps Trump on Iran War as China Assists With Ceasefire Bid

As Donald Trump neared his self-imposed deadline to extinguish Iran’s “entire civilization,” it became apparent one country had enough clout to convince Tehran to deescalate: America’s biggest rival,...

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Here at the Boao Forum in Hainan island, southern China, the room is filling up ahead of a speech from China’s No. 3 official Zhao Leji. Chatting to some foreign diplomats, the topic front of minds for most is Iran. Let’s see if Zhao addresses the elephant in the room.
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Moscow and Beijing are driving closer collaboration between authoritarian states and such networks help advance repression globally, according to researchers who used AI to drill into the activities bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China, Russia Driving Autocratic Shift Around World, Report Says

China, Russia Driving Autocratic Shift Around World, Report Says

Moscow and Beijing are driving closer collaboration between authoritarian states and such networks help advance repression globally, according to researchers who used AI to drill into the activities.

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