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Former Hong Kong-based reporter at Bloomberg. Optimist. Views expressed here are my own. Retweets not an endorsement

Hong Kong.
Joined October 2011
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Replying to @TomTugendhat
@TomTugendhat Hello Tom! Remember me! I was hoping to ask your advice about something. Would you be able to follow and DM me? Many thanks – at Torremolinos, Spain
What would it take for Republican leaders to admit to themselves that Trump’s loyalty cult is destroying the country its members claim to love? @anneapplebaum asks in our July/August cover story, up now. on.theatln.tc/Z4oDKo7
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Following the latest FONOP by USS Wayne E. Meyer in the SCS, I hereby present the updated FONOP table. Caveat added that this table only details reported FONOPs, bearing in mind there could be similar missions conducted but not reported at all. All comments welcome.
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Protesters clash with police in Hong Kong #tictocnews’ @JosieWonghk breaks it down for us
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From $2.7 billion in losses to $1.2 billion profit, here's how Qantas CEO Alan Joyce pulled off the most stunning aviation turnaround in history bloom.bg/2HWCDEE @DavidTweed reports
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DEVELOPING: The Trump-Kim summit has been abruptly cut short and negotiations will wrap up shortly, says White House spokeswoman bloom.bg/2TkglDj
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With a 2nd #TrumpKimSummit set to take place in Hanoi, here’s what North Korea’s Kim Jong Un can learn from Vietnam. @DavidTweed tells more More @business: bloom.bg/2Vb1JmX
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WATCH: President Trump on South Korea potentially lifting sanctions on North Korea: "They do nothing without our approval."
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I’d said I wasn’t going to say anything about my source for the quotes Trump made off the record to Bloomberg. However, I don’t want to be party to the president’s smearing of excellent, ethical journalists. So I can say this: none of the Bloomberg interviewers was my source.
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It’s two years since the #SouthChinaSea arbitration ruling and China is using might to crush smaller countries’ rights. By me teapaw.org/chasiapacific/status/1… – at Colchester, England
Associate Fellow ⁦@bill_hayton⁩ argues China’s attempt to use military might to overturn the legal rights given to the other countries threatens international peace and security in a new expert comment chathamhouse.org/expert/comm…
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Relations are strained between the U.S. and North Korea after Pompeo's visit, but there is still room for optimism. @DavidTweed explains bloom.bg/2KNh9Nu #tictocnews
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Hong Kong's top court grants visa rights to same-sex partners. @davidtweed explains for #tictocnews bloom.bg/2MNlVY2
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Portugal solved its heroin crisis not with a hard-line approach, but instead by decriminalizing all drugs. Here's why it worked #tictocnews
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A tiny, no-reservations grill serving Thai food in London has been named the U.K.'s best restaurant. @Richardvines explains how it beat Michelin-starred luxury establishments where meals can cost hundreds of pounds #tictocnews
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⚡️ A mother is still searching for her daughter who was abducted by North Korea teapaw.org/i/moments/100680626753…
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China's warning on "dictatorship" chant chilled Hong Kong's #June4 vigil marking the anniversary of the #Tiananmen Square crackdown. @DavidTweed explains bloom.bg/2sIoAts #tictocnews
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Somebody out there noticed KJUs uncanny ability to create cover art for imaginary Pink Floyd albums
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