Francisco B.
@franciscobencosme.bsky.social
US-China Business Council. USAID. Department of State. Amnesty International USA. Open Society Foundations. U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
*NEW* Commerce Department publishes federal register notices that it launched Section 232 investigations, on July 1st, on polysilicon and drones
Polysilicon and its derivatives
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Drones
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Polysilicon and its derivatives
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Drones
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July 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
*NEW* Commerce Department publishes federal register notices that it launched Section 232 investigations, on July 1st, on polysilicon and drones
Polysilicon and its derivatives
shorturl.at/8iHLE
Drones
shorturl.at/lAugW
Polysilicon and its derivatives
shorturl.at/8iHLE
Drones
shorturl.at/lAugW
When it all began
"People are calling it the Monday afternoon massacre," said Francisco Bencosme, who was USAID's China policy lead until earlier this month.
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Trump administration puts on leave nearly 60 USAID career staff after aid freeze
The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers, sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.S. aid worldwide.
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July 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
When it all began
Happy July 4th folks!
“Fireworks are a $2 billion industry in the United States, and about 99 percent of the fireworks that light up the skies across America come from China”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/b...
“Fireworks are a $2 billion industry in the United States, and about 99 percent of the fireworks that light up the skies across America come from China”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/b...
How Trump’s China Tariffs Are Jeopardizing America’s Fireworks Extravaganzas
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy July 4th folks!
“Fireworks are a $2 billion industry in the United States, and about 99 percent of the fireworks that light up the skies across America come from China”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/b...
“Fireworks are a $2 billion industry in the United States, and about 99 percent of the fireworks that light up the skies across America come from China”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/b...
Hello Bluesky! I look forward to engaging in productive and respectful online discourse mainly about U.S. international policy but occasionally politics, culture, and life.
July 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hello Bluesky! I look forward to engaging in productive and respectful online discourse mainly about U.S. international policy but occasionally politics, culture, and life.