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Oct 30, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
By the gods this fusion dim sum is the tastiest thing I’ve had in a while
Scene setting #NowPlaying in my head
Oct 28, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Germany and France are going after China with carrots and the US is coming after us with sticks
Let’s see how this charm+offensive impacts BRICS
I’ve read this article with absolute bafflement
They’ve tried to word it super diplomatically, to show the Biden administration as democracy’s favoured champions, they’ve got in Trump to strengthen their case
Do read & process these words, for 2024 is nearly upon us
Jun 10, 2021 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
In 1965, Chinese #Archaeology discovered ancient tombs in Jingzhou
In one tomb, next to a human skeleton in a water-damaged casket, buried for over a 1000 years, was the Sword of Goujian
When it was unsheathed, its magnificent blade was found nearly untarnished & still sharp
On its side, in the ancient bird-worm seal script, was the inscription "King of Yue..made this sword for personal use"
After much debate, scholars settled on Goujian, King of Yue from 496 - 465 BCE, known for perseverance in adversity