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75%, or three out of four, heads of state are utilizing Twitter.
Beijing set a growth target of above 6% for 2021 on Friday, after a post by a famous economist warning of a toxic mix of slower growth and rising prices went viral. Popular anxiety hints at a monetary conundrum, says @ywchen1 https://t.co/EmYIUm9h9p https://t.co/kxOHe8usjc
For those like Mr. Sachs who haven't read it, here's a transltion of Document 9: https://t.co/MqiKYmsE7l https://t.co/JxNA1e7SPt
Sounds like this was the result of muddled language. Here's the Bar Association's statement on clarification. https://t.co/BAuciYMami
Without getting into a blame game, it's clear that unless China starts reining in emissions fast, efforts taken elsewhere in the world will be largely vain. Global carbon budgets don't have enough wiggle room for a country with 30% of emissions to keep polluting at these rates. https://t.co/1zujQ2Ongb
Quoted @isaacstonefish
A German warship will cross the South China Sea in August -- for the first time since 2002. https://t.co/p7D90LD75q
It's sailing into Shanghai to load up on Huawei routers. https://t.co/42NNyWY2iI
So yes, Tencent's Pony Ma is showing up for the NPC, apparently, and he's going to call for tighter internet controls, instead of, erm, laying into financial regulators. https://t.co/oFHZfrbeud
Quoted @ezracheungtoto
#BREAKING: A committee in Hong Kong’s legislature today approved an amendment proposed by the security bureau that enables the government to bar people from leaving the city. The bill will be deliberated in the general meeting, and will take effect as early as August 1 if passed.
This would give police outsize power to punish without involving judges. Extended pre-trial detention without bail, plus the possibililty of being locked in HK, is a potent tool to force compliance/confessions. Just getting arrested is a sentence. https://t.co/H8cU9YnC9K
Hi everyone, just want you all to know, Infinity books, the truly last independent used English bookshop in Japan is still open by the skin of our teeth, our bricks and mortar shop is still here, as is our online site, but we are asking u all to put the word out! Thx! https://t.co/SFd4qpkYRE
Quoted @thouse_opinions
Can one create a sea in a mountainous inland city? #China’s Deyang in Sichuan province has done it. The artificial sea park has not only realized the wishes of locals to see the sea at their doorstep, but also helped propel economic development. This is how they achieved it. https://t.co/yttxf11xoZ
Why encouraging officials to rely on GDP output as the key measure of economic health is a bad idea in one pithy example. https://t.co/bP1CGxefbu
Quoted @Breakingviews
Shares in energy champions like Sinopec are rallying as they announce plans to serve Beijing’s carbon-neutral push. But creditors and smaller players in coal and heavy industries might shiver, writes @ywchen1 https://t.co/tFjagrv6JP https://t.co/bYiUOO9uNk
Chinese SOEs now account for approx 4.5% of world GDP, estimates @andrewbatson . Cleaning them up could pay a big dividend. It could also put a lot of them out of business, so creditors take note! Nice take by Chen Yawen. https://t.co/OjgUBbfuPi
Quoted @RollandNadege
As part of our commitment to promote minority voices in policy, @NBRnews is launching a paid Undergrad Diversity Fellowship designed to provide opportunities for Black and brown students interested in Asia-related issues. Apply here, before March 28: https://t.co/OcDou725tR
If you’re an undergrad from an underrepresented background interested in Asian affairs, you should check out this new diversity fellowship from the National Bureau of Asian Research (@NBRnews)! https://t.co/WLzCIPkDSD
US favorable views of China the lowest since Gallup started polling on this question in 1979—and ten points lower than after Tiananmen in 1989 https://t.co/PFY6pyJuNp https://t.co/ycvOlcD4zk