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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 17h

A Chinese blockade would quickly cripple the island’s ability to produce electricity. Some 97% of Taiwan’s energy is imported by sea. If completely cut off, its LNG inventory would be fully depleted within days, crippling the ability to produce electricity www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...

How China Threatens to Force Taiwan Into a Total Blackout

A Chinese blockade would quickly deplete resources on an island that depends on imported fuel.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 22h

Cheer Up, or Else: As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 22h

„Trump hat das tatsächliche Kräfteverhältnis bei den Verhandlungen völlig falsch eingeschätzt.“ Meine Analyse für ⁦‪@Table.Media über US-Sojabohnen als Chinas Waffe im Handelskrieg table.media/china/thema-...

Handelskrieg: US-Bauern verkaufen nicht die Bohne

China spielt einen Trumpf im Handelskrieg und bringt amerikanische Sojabohnen-Bauern in Not. Das Druckmittel aus Peking kommt keineswegs überraschend.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

A wargame to take Taiwan, from China’s perspective - and a surprise result: „The United States prepares for the war it can fight or prefers to fight, not the one China expects to win.“ warontherocks.com/2025/10/a-wa...

A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective

In August 2025, 25 international experts gathered at Syracuse University to do something unusual: plan China's invasion of Taiwan. For two days,

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m going to do some farm stuff this week.“ Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

For decades, the U.S. business community was the loudest voice for engagement with China. That it is now leading the call for a tougher line isn’t just a shift in lobbying strategy—it's a verdict on two decades of Beijing's broken promises wsjchina.cmail19.com/t/d-e-gehljy...

WSJ China: A Playbook for Negotiations With Beijing

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

"The challenge extends beyond merely annexing Taiwan. Once Taiwan is annexed, China will gain greater strength to compete with the United States on the international stage, undermining the rules-based international order“ www.reuters.com/world/china/...

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

“We are in the process of rethinking our China strategy“ www.gmfus.org/news/watchin...

Watching China in Europe—October 2025

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions: Hidden arrangement secured by prominent Chinese insurer connects Tehran with its biggest customer www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Exclusive | How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions

A hidden funding conduit has deepened economic ties between the two U.S. rivals in defiance of Washington’s efforts to isolate Tehran.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

Li Qiang to visit North Korea, most senior Chinese official to do so since 2019
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Li Qiang to visit North Korea, most senior Chinese official to do so since 2019

Li will spend three days in Pyongyang and will attend events marking the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Beijing says.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

The new German government came into office promising to stand up against China. But the risk remains that it will just talk tough and continue muddling through cepa.org/article/is-g...

Is Germany Going to Walk its Tough China Talk?

After years of appeasement, Berlin’s attitude toward China is hardening. But concrete actions remain elusive.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 1d

“It is dangerous for us not to be having regular communications about our capabilities and intentions.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The U.S.-China Crisis Waiting to Happen

Beijing’s reluctance to engage with the U.S. military has never been more dangerous.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 2d

„Beijing is in a sweet spot right now,” said Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security advisor. “The White House seems unaware that its TikTok policy and its weakening restrictions on chip exports are massive, unilateral concessions.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Hawks Grow Queasy Over Trump’s Push for Deals With Beijing

President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, embracing confrontation, launching a trade war and upending decades of policy. In his second term, Chi...

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 2d

„Wahrscheinlich fließt Geld auf irgendwelche russischen Geheimkonten von Kim.“ Meine Analyse für ⁦‪@table.media über die Kriegsgeschäfte von Nordkoreas Machthaber table.media/china/analys...

Kim Jong-un: Vom Außenseiter zum Juniorpartner

Nordkorea unterstützt Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine mit Truppen, Waffen und Munition. Machthaber Kim und die Elite des Regimes profitieren davon nicht nur finanziell.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 2d

Power-hungry data centers run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing's energy woes. How is the ecological impact and commercial viability? www.sciencealert.com/chinas-new-u...

China's New Underwater Data Centers Could Slash Power by Up to 90%

Power-hungry data centers run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing's energy woes.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 4d

China’s industrial and technological strength is now a permanent feature of the world economy. The US should compete with China. But policymakers must recognize that their playbook—export controls, tariffs, and scattershot industrial policy—is ineffective.
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The Real China Model

Beijing’s enduring formula for wealth and power.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 5d

China is pushing the Trump administration to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the US, dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would upend a decade of policy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Pushes Trump to Drop Curbs as It Dangles Investment Pledge

China is pushing the Trump administration to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the US, dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would...

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed testimony, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 5d

India and China will restart direct flights between designated cities this month, ending a suspension of more than five years www.reuters.com/world/china/...

India and China to resume direct flights after five-year freeze

India and China will restart direct flights between designated cities this month, ending a suspension of more than five years, in a move that signals a cautious easing of bilateral tensions, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 5d

Beijing has built more structures resembling Taiwan’s key government buildings at its military base in Inner Mongolia, according to satellite images, a move that suggests more systematic training for a potential conflict across the strait
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New mock Taiwan government buildings spotted at mainland Chinese military base

Japanese media report says simulated Taiwanese government compound for training PLA soldiers has expanded nearly threefold since 2020.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 5d

Bessent predicted a “pretty big breakthrough” in the next round of trade talks with China, even as the Trump administration takes steps to support American farmers hurt by a decline in Chinese purchases of soybeans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bessent Sees China Progress as Soy Fight Echoes Rare-Earth Spat

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted a “pretty big breakthrough” in the next round of trade talks with China, even as the Trump administration takes steps to support American farmers hurt by a d...

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 6d

Some Republicans estimate they will eventually need to provide $35 billion to $50 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money

The president has also said he wants to use direct tariff revenue for the payments, but that could trigger a major fight in Congress.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is considering providing $10 billion or more in aid to U.S. farmers as the agriculture sector warns of economic fallout from his far-reaching tariffs, according to people familiar with the discussions www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Explores Bailout of at Least $10 Billion for U.S. Farmers

Farmers are harvesting one of the largest crops in history, while China holds off on buying U.S. soybeans.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 6d

„Korruption ist fester Bestandteil des Systems.“ Mehr als ein Jahrzehnt nachdem Xi Jinping seine Antikorruptionskampagne gestartet hat, bekommt Chinas Staats- und Parteichef die Probleme nicht in den Griff. Meine Analyse für ⁦‪@faznet‬⁩
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Trotz Kampagne: Xi steckt in einem „Sumpf“ der Korruption

Bestechung ist in China keine Ausnahme, sondern gehört zum System. Militärs, Minister und Banker „verschwinden“. An die Wurzel des Übels aber kommt niemand heran.

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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 6d

Mit dem „Sicherheitsmann“ Liu Haixing ist ein Vertrauter von Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping zum einflussreichen Leiter der Internationalen Abteilung der Partei ernannt worden. Meine Analyse für ⁦‪@Table.Media
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Liu Haixing: Xis „Sicherheitsmann“ wird Leiter der Internationalen Abteilung

Chinas Außenpolitik wurde zuletzt von zwei Skandalen um seine Spitzendiplomaten erschüttert. Nun ersetzt Liu Haixing an der Spitze der Internationalen Abteilung der KP den geschassten Liu Jianchao – u...

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