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Dexter Tiff Roberts
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Writing and speaking on China
Former China Bureau Chief at Bloomberg Businessweek
Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council
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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 284𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧.
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 “𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴” 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗫𝗶. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy.
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Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I want us to hang on to the fact that the people who were murdered were just civilians out in boats, most likely fishermen, who had never even heard the sketchy conclusions of American officials for which they were executed, much less had a chance to defend themselves.
Megyn Kelly on alleged war crimes: "I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Our new ASPI report 'The Party’s AI' is out now. It shows how China’s LLMs, vision models and “AI+” governance architecture are hard-coding censorship and control into the future of AI.

www.aspi.org.au/repo...
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.

My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 284𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧.
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 “𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴” 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗫𝗶. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy.
open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸.
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Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚/𝙄𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 ~
• Total factor productivity & rapid aging top two challenges for China
• Xi bets big on “embodied AI” and smart robots, says Carnegie Endowment report
• China leads US in global competition for “open” AI models
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Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 for the first time since Beijing raised the upper age limit for candidates. And Chinese regulators tell TikTok parent ByteDance to stop buying Nvidia chips. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. Officials warn of overcapacity citing “irrational” competition in batteries and a “bubble” in humanoid robots. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Following call with China's Xi, Trump tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to soften support for Taiwan to avoid provoking Beijing.
Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 284𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧.
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 “𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴” 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗫𝗶. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy.
open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump touts “extremely strong” relations with China in call with Xi Jinping. China’s leader pushes Washington on Taiwan policy. And the US president tells Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to sof...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent" www.reuters.com/investigates...
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚/𝙄𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 ~
• Is China winning the global soft power contest?
• Trump-Xi meeting shows China emerging as true peer to the US
• Chinese state security AI agent warns of VPN perils open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲. And Goldman Sachs raises its expectations for China’s GDP growth, with predictions higher than those from the IMF, World Bank or Bloomberg. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁 but still refrains from withholding rare earths. And Taipei ends all restrictions on imports of Japanese food in gesture of support to Tokyo. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.

For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Please watch this.

The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.

You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM