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A regular guy from Hong Kong. Yeah, @SecBlinken come stand with me, but not too close.
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May 12, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
"In Apr 2023, China's Trade Surplus increased by 96.5%"

I came across an article with the above title, so I went to the data source, PRC Customs, to look at the numbers.

The total imp+exp Jan-Apr 2023. Surplus is RMB2 trillion.

But more interesting..⏬

english.customs.gov.cn/Statics/3d5fe5… Image ... is to look at what's being exported!

I highlighted a few items.

- Mechanical & Electrical 4.4T, more than 50% of total export 7.6T !!!

- Auto 204B, up 120% YoY! Auto parts 200B.

- Various lower end labor intensive products ~1.5T

And imports..⏬

english.customs.gov.cn/Statics/829ef8… Image
Apr 5, 2023 • 18 tweets • 10 min read
My daughter & I went to #Xinjiang for a ski trip in Keketuohai #可可托海 in the Altay 阿勒泰 area bordering Mongolia, Russia & Kazakhstan.

I can confirm that
- there is no permit required travel to & within XJ
- extra info required for non-resident staying in XJ hotel

1/18 ImageImage My travel document is a resident card which effectively like a mainland ID card, my daughter travel with 回鄉證 like millions of Hongkongers thus considered non-resident. Therefore I was able to observe the difference the treatments of different travel doc.

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