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China Team Brussels Office Head & China Projects Analyst @amo.cz @chinaobservers.eu. Studies China, Singapore, and Taiwan; party-state & international relations. | 何森璱 https://sensehofstede.nl/

解放军报（2026年07月20日） 第08版：环球军情： * 日本发展无人作战力量谋求“非对称”优势 * 警惕日本发展无人战力推进“再军事化” * 透视日美在无人作战领域的勾连与合作 * 认知小站
@cnpoliwatch: “2025年12月22日，中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式。仅有四名上将出席了本次晋衔仪式：张又侠、张升民、刘振立、董军。 上一次晋衔仪式是一年前。2024年12月23日，中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式，20名上将出席了晋衔仪式。 一年时间内，已经有16名上将——也就是全体上将的80%——无法出席晋衔仪式。”
Tweet by Christopher Landau (@DeputySecState): “What’s even worse is that the US is in a MILITARY ALLIANCE with the very countries attacking us via the EU. As @VP @JDVance noted earlier this year, this contradiction cannot continue. The nations of Europe cannot look to the US for their own security at the same time they affirmatively undermine the security of the US itself through the (unelected, undemocratic, and unrepresentative) EU. This fine is just the tip of the iceberg. As I mentioned to every European leader I just met at the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, the EU’s support of the Communist and anti-American regime in Cuba is another striking example of the EU affirmatively undermining US security while the vast majority of its member states look to the US for their own security via NATO. Under @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, @vp @JDVance, and @SecRubio, the time for games is over.”
Minister Vincent Karremans (Economic Affairs): “In light of recent developments, I consider it the right moment to take a constructive step by suspending my order under the Goods Availability Act regarding Nexperia, in close consultation with our European and international partners. In the past few days we have had constructive meetings with the Chinese authorities. We are positive about the measures already taken by the Chinese authorities to ensure the supply of chips to Europe and the rest of the world. We see this as a show of goodwill. We will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with the Chinese authorities in the period ahead.”
Table of Spanish diplomatic visits to China.
Tweet by Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) [@ipacglobal]: “#BREAKING 🇹🇼 Taiwan’s Vice President @bikhim delivers breakthrough address to global assembly of lawmakers at #IPACBrussels25, marking the first-ever speech by a senior member of the Taiwanese Government in a foreign parliament.”
Screenshot of a tweet by Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth): ‘I just spoke to President Trump, and we agree — the relationship between the United States and China has never been better. Following President Trump’s historic meeting with Chairman Xi in South Korea, I had an equally positive meeting with my counterpart, China’s Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong Jun in Malaysia. And we spoke again last night. The Admiral and I agree that peace, stability, and good relations are the best path for our two great and strong countries. As President Trump said, his historic “G2 meeting” set the tone for everlasting peace and success for the U.S. and China. The Department of War will do the same — peace through strength, mutual respect, and positive relations. Admiral Dong and I also agreed that we should set up military-to-military channels to deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise. We have more meetings on that coming soon. God bless both China and the USA!’
Opinie: Hoe China democratische landen buitenspel zet – Lin Chia-lung op NieuweRechts
Bloomberg graph titled ‘China’s Rare-Earth Product Exports Jump to Six-Month High’ showing return to end-2024 levels.
Tweet by Zichen Wang (@ZichenWanghere): ‘Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Miao Deyu, Vice Foreign Minister, at the India Independence Day reception with the Indian ambassador in Beijing on Friday evening, August 15, 2025.’
Tweet by Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban): “It was a pleasure to welcome His Excellency Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China to Hungary. The bureaucrats in Brussels have done enough damage to 🇪🇺🇨🇳 relations. We stand for a mutually beneficial cooperation, based on trust and respect.”
Canadian flag at full mast in front of Dantumadiel municipal building.
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行動派：「做事積極主動的人。」
Your safety is important to us! Please walk carefully up the stairs. Gentle steps are preferred.
温家包 Wen Jia Bao at Lakeside MRT in Singapore.
Under Singapore’s Prevention of Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, Bloomberg is required under threat of sanction to publish this Correction Direction. Bloomberg respectfully disagrees with it, and reserves its right to appeal and challenge the Correction Direction. We stand by our reporting.
Het meer volledige Chinese artikel over economie-vergadering van Politburo noemt tien ‘moeten’ (要), de eerste omvat „more proactive fiscal policy”/„moderately loose monetary policy”. Afgekort tot kernwoorden vertaal ik ze hierin, openend met de mooie contradictie-synthese van de eerste:
Table with selection of outgoing Chinese diplomatic visits.
Tweet by Wang Lutong: ‘New record for #China-#Europe Railway Express. 16,145 freight trains were operated from Jan to Nov, transporting 1.75 million containers, y-o-y increase of 7% and 19% respectively. The cargo volume has already exceeded the total amount of 2022.’