Demetri

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Rocky Mountain National Park #Colorado

For decades, German automakers engaged with China and now their factories and employees are being decimated by imports from the very country they wanted to partner with. One of these German companies is @MercedesBenz, which is nearly 20% Chinese-owned. The company is actively lobbying the Senate in opposition to the Connected Vehicle Security Act, which is led by Chairman @RepMoolenaar and would stop that same decimation from happening to our auto industry. The bill is supported by American auto companies and autoworkers. All Americans should be watching as this German-based, Chinese-owned company tries to tell U.S. lawmakers how to set the rules for our own country. The real choice for the company should be: does it want to compete in America or have China-based ownership?

Very cool to see Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping named an @AspenSecurity Forum 2026 Book bookshop.org/lists/2026-asp…

Still no good news from the tariffs. New research from Ahn, Rotunno, Ruta show that tariffs have led to a drop in the *quality* of products the US imports. So basically, the tariffs did little to reduce the prices of exports to the US and instead we rotated to cheaper lower quality imports. In addition to paying higher prices inclusive of tariffs the quality has dropped. imf.org/en/publication…

Drove up the highest paved road in the US to the 4300m #MountBlueSky summit. Epic views of Rocky Mountains. #Colorado Follow me at Instagram.com/asialens.demet… or check out demetrisevastopulo.com

@MaxBessler @RahmEmanuel Not really because panels were all live-streamed.

@AsiaLens @RahmEmanuel Hey Demetri, I've been trying to follow Aspen along from afar, is there anyone there doing some solid inside baseball live reporting? Providing commentary over that panels? Thanks

At #AspenSecurityForum, I asked @RahmEmanuel if he becomes US president, would he tweet as much as he did when ambassador to Japan. He says the last thing people would have to worry about is his social media. #ASF26 Watch 📽️👉 youtube.com/live/hnSB8GX3B…

Have seen a lot of fun spellings of my name over the years, but this is a first. Not many Greeks in Colorado 🇬🇷😎

Looking forward to this book by @HornbyLucy

Check out my #Scoop on the head of the House China Committee (@ChinaSelect) calling on the Trump administration to ban US companies (including @Apple) from buying memory chips from Chinese national champions CXMT & YMTC 👇

Xi remarks on AI openness and international sharing make for great headlines and will sell well in the global south. But how credible are they given that China has one of the most repressive cyber/internet regimes on the face of the planet?

Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 announces the immediate closure of the Chinese Taipei 🇹🇼 Economic Office reflecting PNG's "unwavering commitment" to the One China Policy. The PNG Minister of Foreign Affairs formally communicated the decision to the PRC 🇨🇳 ambassador.

Excellent catch, and terrific to see Richard’s deep China expertise recognised by government.

It was great fun to speak with @RahmEmanuel, @anjamanuel1 and @AsiaLens at the @AspenSecurity Forum about the US role in the Indo-Pacific. You can watch our discussion here: youtube.com/live/mKqdpwZt_…

Xi Jinping sets out China’s goal to be global AI leader ft.com/content/ddb316… via @ft

wild story. White House teleprompter operator made more than $100k betting on Trump. abcnews.com/US/white-house…

As I report, @mcgregorrichard is going to work for Australia’s foreign minister @SenatorWong A coup for the Albanese government and a clear signal that, for all the noise in today’s world, 🇦🇺 remains focused on the good, the bad and the ugly of 🇨🇳 theaustralian.com.au/business/margi…