Charlotte
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"Stealing America's AI" 🤣 I'm sorry, you're such a caricature of yourself that this genuinely made me laugh. I always love how you present pure propaganda as established fact and then build your whole argument on it. You remind me of some of these arrogant Parisians who think they're the center of the universe, when they've become - by and large - largely inconsequential. The truth, of course, is that even American AI is mostly built by Chinese researchers (see this NYT article on how "Chinese talent drives American AI research": nytimes.com/2025/11/19/tec…), let alone Chinese AI itself, which is now matching or surpassing American models at a tiny fraction of the cost. If you were intellectually honest, you should thank the Chinese for building American AI.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⛽ U.S. gas is at $4.46 a gallon. If the Strait doesn't reopen, $5 could be next. - Gas has jumped from $2.98 before the war to $4.46 today, a 50% increase - Analysts warn prices could hit $5 within a month if the Strait stays closed, rivaling the all-time high of $5.02 set after Russia invaded Ukraine - Oil markets barely reacted to Project Freedom, a sign traders aren't convinced it changes anything - Diesel is already breaking records: $6.01 in Michigan, $6.00 in Illinois, $5.67 in Wisconsin - Nationally, diesel has surged from $3.76 to $5.64 a gallon since the war started Every day the Strait stays closed, Americans pay more at the pump.
🇨🇳 Spotted in China: a mall full of knockoff brand storefronts. Gugcu, McDona, Icuis Vution, Herme Rwes, Fending, and Bakes Star. You name it, and China’s got it.
Hugh: "You're going to China. You've had this back and forth with Pope Leo; I wish Pope Leo would talk about Jimmy Lai... Will you be bringing him up again [with President Xi]?" @POTUS: "I will be bringing it up."
🇨🇳 These are high school students receiving home-cooked meals passed through school bars by parents who show up every single day. The reason: Chinese parents don't trust school cafeteria food, and after years of food safety scandals, that distrust is earned These students are preparing for what could be China's Gaokao, one of the most brutal university entrance exams in the world For millions of families, a good exam score is still the only way out An American watching this thought it was a game. In China, it's just Tuesday. Source: @jenniferzeng97
Although China recently removed the Atlantic Amsterdam structure, 13 buoys and two aquaculture farms remain in the Korea–China Provisional Measures Zone. @csis Beyond Parallel continues to track developments in the Yellow Sea: beyondparallel.csis.org/tag/yellow-sea/ Map⬇️
U.S. Sanctions Tighten Grip on Iran-China Oil Trade state.gov/releases/offic…
