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Cornelius Dieckmann
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Taipei correspondent @spiegel.de
Long, long time ago... I can still remember how that music used to make me feel
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Takaichi posted the picture too, adding that Lee and she played “Dynamite” by BTS.

x.com/takaichi_san...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZL...
BTS (방탄소년단) 'Dynamite' Official MV
YouTube video by HYBE LABELS
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Was stimmt: Sollte China mal kriegerisch gg. Taiwan vorgehen, wird es das nach außen leichter propagandistisch verkaufen können. Pekings innere Taiwan-Konzeption verwandelt sich nun aber nicht zu „Jetzt dürfen wir auch“. Denn Peking glaubt eh, dass es „darf“.

Frage ist nicht dürfen, sondern können.
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Auch die Analyse, dass gemäß „Donroe-Doktrin“ die USA nun nur über „ihre” Hemisphäre verfügen wollen und im Umkehrschluss China automatisch Ostasien überlassen, hat neben validen Punkten ihre Schwächen. Trumps National Security Strategy legt viel Aufmerksamkeit auf China. Der US-Kongress sehr viel.
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Such wording is often much more than pure semantics. As a reminder, Xi has apparently been chasing a big concession from Trump: that the U.S. say it “opposes” Taiwan independence rather than just “does not support”, as @lingling-wei.bsky.social reported here.

www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Exclusive | Xi Is Chasing Huge Concession From Trump: Opposing Taiwan Independence
The Chinese leader views President Trump’s eagerness for a trade deal as an opportunity to press for his top goal.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For example, the State Department said this in April:

www.state.gov/response-to-...
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Reposted by Cornelius Dieckmann
Erhellendes Stück des SPIEGEL-Kollegen Cornelius Dieckmann, der auch bei Bluesky ist unter

@codieckmann.bsky.social

#Folgeempfehlung www.spiegel.de/ausland/us-r...
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Reposted by Cornelius Dieckmann
Interesting from Bloomberg on Hsaio's euro-trip

"Taiwanese officials secured permission from the Belgium and German governments for Hsiao’s trip, as well as the bloc’s diplomatic arm"

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Taiwan Appeals to Europe in Bid to Secure Friends Beyond Trump
As anxiety over Donald Trump’s commitment to protecting Taiwan from Chinese military aggression lingers in Taipei, the island’s officials are fanning out across Europe to shore up friendships.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM