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@RonFilipkowski 1).
„By taking on Beijing in a massive trade offensive, @realDonaldTrump picked on the one nation that would be ready to absorb economic pain to damage the US. Now, Trump has found that Beijing has, well, a trump card:

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump 2).
control of a large share of rare earth metals that the US needs to run its tech industry and military applications [1]”.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump 3).
„The EU foreign policy chief, @kajakallas, described the meeting of the three leaders as a “direct challenge to the international system built on rules … It’s not just symbolic. Russia’s war in Ukraine is being sustained by Chinese support.”

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas 4).
The analyst Wen-Ti Sung (@wentisung) [2] [3], a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, said:

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas @wentisung 5).
– »Beijing is sending a message … that even if western countries continue to sanction Russia over the Russia-Ukraine war, Beijing will not be afraid to stand by its friend«.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas @wentisung 6).
Just hours after the parade, officials reported that Kim and Pootin had held a formal meeting, in which Kim said he was willing to do »everything I can to assist« Russia, describing it as a »fraternal duty«, Russian state media reported [4].”

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas @wentisung 7).
„A Chinese man staged a rare act of protest in Chongqing, southern China, by projecting anti-Communist slogans onto a skyscraper just days before Beijing’s military parade.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas @wentisung 8).
Clips of the protest, verified by @Reuters [5], spread widely on X, with one post by another overseas dissident drawing more than 18 million views.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas @wentisung @Reuters 9).
A 43-year-old Chongqing native named Qi Hong told the NYT [6] [7] that he set up the projector in Aug. before leaving China with his wife and daughters.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @kajakallas @wentisung @Reuters 10).
Operating remotely from Britain, Qi said he also controlled a surveillance camera inside the hotel room that captured police entering [8].”

Sept. 3, 2025

[1] @CNN edition.cnn.com/2025/09/03/pol…

[2] @AtlanticCouncil atlanticcouncil.org/expert/wen-ti-…

[3] @ANUMedia reporter.anu.edu.au/people/wen-ti-…

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[4] @GuardianUS theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

[5] @Reuters reuters.com/business/media…

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[7] 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖘 (@nytimes) archive.ph/mVx3A

[8] @NBCNews nbcnews.com/world/asia/liv…

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