Charles Freeman
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Charles Freeman
@AsiaPac_Freeman
SVP for Asia at the US Chamber. Old China Hand. Opinions are my own. retweets are not endorsements.
Washington, DC Entrou em Temmuz 2011
395 Seguindo477 Seguidores
I would have advised staying with 32. Better RB number.
Washington Commanders@Commanders
Switching it up 🔀 @JacoryMerritt15 | #RaiseHail
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@damienics Destruction of margin, commoditization of product. The socialist market economy hard at work.
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It basically happens in every sector that requires manufacturing - China gets in game, prices plummet, market share dominance achieved
Eleanor Olcott@EleanorOlcott
Zhengzhou makes your iPhone. Now the central Chinese city is churning out cheap lab-grown diamonds for your engagement ring. The prices for synthetic diamonds have plummeted, falling by nearly 90% over the past five years. It is cheaper than ever to buy sparkling stones that are chemically identical to their natural cousins. Once a fringe choice, lab-grown diamonds now account for over half of engagement rings sold in the US. The majority of these rings begin their life in a factory in Henan, where a handful of factories are undercutting their rivals with more affordable technology and lower energy costs. Consumers don't realise the central role China plays in this growing trade, because the diamond "origin" is linked to where the stone is polished rather than where it is mined. Around 70% of lab-grown diamonds for jewellery originate from China. The stones have become so inexpensive that I saw uncut gems lying around unguarded during my reporting trip to Henan. The current market rate for an unpolished one-carat stone is just $15. As synthetic stones flood the market, the future of natural diamonds - once marketed as eternal - now looks anything but certain. This was a fun one to report with the sparkling @lesliehook on.ft.com/3TUUAYy
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Charles Freeman retweetou
@GlobeBobRyan @McClain_on_NFL Came out from under his dad’s shadow a long time ago. True pro.
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Been trying. No good options. (Part of the problem.) But now it's critical. Might fool around with C's. We got the A's, M's, and O's out there. Guess we could have the C's...
Going Commander@TrippDave
@BurgundyBlog Time for those of you in the media to find a way to shorten it. Dubs?
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Charles Freeman retweetou
I’m leaving CSIS. It’s been great, in good measure because of the opportunity to work so many others. I do have new initiatives in the pipeline, to be announced next month, but in the meantime please use Gmail if you wish to get in touch with me. Thanks, and see you soon.
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@hgurdon Although Dean Martin would blow whiskey through his nose to hear you call him “dignified,” Hugo.
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When the entertainment culture was still dignified and fun
Bobbie@bo66ie29
A Marshmallow World - Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra on The Dean Martin Show - 21st December 1967.
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If you think about it, and you don't have to think very hard, it is a very stupid job. Like advocating for people to accept that the earth is round.
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❔Totally hypothetical question. If your job is to promote free trade and Donald Trump is reelected, do you:
a) ask for a raise?
b) quit to pursue something with a greater chance of success, like inventing a perpetual motion machine?
My answer:
GIF
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What do we really care about?
Made in China
OR
Made by Chinese firms
Michael Thomas@curious_founder
Fact check: Literally none of our solar panels are coming from China.
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@dennisw5 I’m not sure we’ve demonstrated an adequate degree of mutual respect yet.
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First San Diego, then San Francisco? What about the National Zoo? Do we have to send Muriel Bowser to China first?
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@ahrferrier hey, do you have 5 minutes for a quick call? Cfreeman@uschamber.com
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@Dimi Instead, let's name each mobile lounge for a member of the Trump family.
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I’m surprised anyone would want to have their name associated with Dulles
Axios@axios
A group of House Republicans are introducing a bill to rename D.C.'s Dulles airport to the "Donald J. Trump International Airport." trib.al/5lCOean
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Reenergizing the Thailand-US Relationship @Diplomat_APAC thediplomat.com/2024/03/reener…
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@RufusTSuperfly Come now, Joyce. We only take yeggs what’s been to college.
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@michaelianblack Ah, the old Spelling Bee number ploy.
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Just realized that there's no numerical spelling of any number between 1-999 that contains the letter "a" and it legit made me feel kind of sad. I'm doing great.
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Charles Freeman retweetou
Today, @SuzanneUSCC defended American free enterprise: “Society as a whole reaps the outsize benefits of market-driven innovations. Those who believe in free enterprise must stand up and say so."
Take a look: The state of American business is optimistic 👇uschamber.com/economy/us-cha…
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