These numbers from BYD are absolutely incredible! Haters gonna hate but hard to ignore these facts:

- BYD is China’s best-selling car brand for the first time taking over number one spot from Volkswagen!

- BYD sold more than 440,000 cars in China in the first quarter 2023 - Volkswagen had been the best-selling brand in China since at least 2008.

- Vehicle sales under the Volkswagen brand totaled 427,247 units in China in the first quarter, with EVs accounting for only 6 per cent.

Last night a new Patreon supporter sent me an email sharing his view on the 🇺🇸🇨🇳 relationship. This is the BEST insight into the current status of the US/China relationship you will find: (1/14) "I am happy to introduce myself and share my appreciation (beyond the Patreon pledge) for what you are trying to do on YouTube. I share many of your concerns of where things are headed and I really hope what you do can make a difference (2/14)

I've had many fans reach out and ask "Cyrus, why does America have so many mass shootings? The answer is actually quite simple but let's break it down in a thread explaining why mass shootings will NEVER stop in 🇺🇸: The first thing we need to address is the mass shootings are almost always the result of mental health problems. Mental health problems have skyrocketed around the world, no country is immune from this, whether it's USA, China, or any other country in the 🌎

This is what building bridges between the 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 looks like. Last week my wife and I were invited to my daughter’s first grade class room to teach the students about #ChineseNewYear my wife went to @Target and bought each student a lantern making kit and we read the students a book explaining the importance of #ChineseNewYear and also gave each student a 红包🧧 with a piece of chocolate 🍫 inside 😃 my daughter’s teacher was blown away! She was so excited to learn about CNY and promote diversity and understanding of China’s beautiful culture

What's going on in #Zhengzhou and the Foxconn factory? Is it a #Zerocovid protest or a labor dispute? Let's break it down...Full thread 🧵 Foxconn said that “some new hires” at the Zhengzhou campus had complained to the company about work allowances. It seems the major problem here is compensation that was promised but not delivered.

Xi Jinping called out Justin Trudeau yesterday at the G20, but Xi’s public scolding revealed a deep secret that few people know about Trudeau, a thread 🧵 The video that everyone has now seen is an INCREDIBLE insight into Xi Jinping. Rarely does Western media have informal conversations like this available to the public eye. Xi was mad at Trudeau because he leaked their conversation to the press

https://twitter.com/_mm85/status/1592815600346484737

Interesting observation on governments and media around the world 🌎

Western media has been incredible negative about #XiJingping continuing as China’s president, most articles seem shocked that Ci has consolidated power and will rule China for the foreseeable future But anyone who understands China knew this was going to happen. It’s not a shock and this plan has been in motion since 2018 when China removed term limits for the president. However look at what’s happening in UK and US governments:

What's most fascinating about #Pfizer and the #unvaccinated is that is offers a unique insight into a surprising difference between China and the West. You must read this thread 👇 Many people would imagine that #China would be super strict with #vaccines and force it's citizens to get the jab. Interesting enough there is a large amount of #unvaccinated seniors throughout China who are both sacred of the virus, but also scared of the vaccine.

While Western countries criticize #China and its Belt and Road Initiative, China ignores the noise, keeps it's head down, and get's work done. Here is the new China-built Pelješac Bridge, a key infrastructure project in #Croatia. This bridge is a gamechanger & here is why:
(1/4) The 2.4 km bridge connects the Croatian mainland with the Peljesac Peninsula of its southernmost Dubrovnik-Neretva County, bypassing a short strip of land belonging to Bosnia and Herzegovina. This bridge now gives Croatia territorial integrity and better access to the area (2/4)

I'm very worried about Shanghai and the future of #China....what's happened in the past few weeks has changed the future of China. Some of you will agree with my analysis and some of you won't, but here is a thread 🧵 on the #COVID19 situation in #Shanghai: Yesterday Shanghai registered 994 locally transmitted #COVID19 cases and 22,348 local asymptomatic carriers, the first time the number of asymptomatic infections decreased since April, but the city has to continued strengthening its strict prevention measures.

Jamie Dimon, the Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan wrote about the future of America 🇺🇸 and China 🇨🇳 in his annual letter. Here are some of the highlights:

The most important relationship over the next 100 years will be the one between #America (and its allies) and #China. The stronger the allied nations, the better it is for America. But for #America to get this essential relationship right, we need to have a clear-eyed view of our strategic economic and national security interests.

Several people are tweeting at me saying there is no #HumanRights in #China, if there is, then show me the proof! 😡you want proof, well then let’s go! A thread... In #China people don’t have to worry about walking on the streets at night and getting shot, mugged, stabbed, or raped. China remains one of the safest countries in the world! How about the fact that

(Thread) It’s shocking to see the actions of Secretary of State Mike #Pompeo and the immaturity of #US Government officials. Now they are ordering #China to close its consulate in Houston for protection of American interests? If this goes through, #Beijing will retaliate and order the closing of the US consulate in #HongKong and further weaken US-China relations. I'm worried about war between #US & #China.

This is very different than the threats of a war with the Soviet Union during the #ColdWar era. Why?

You know what really sucks about the #coronavirus? How divided #America and #China will be when the dust settles...even before the virus happened, there was a huge anti-China sentiment rising in the West...why? Because Western government’s just can’t wrap their heads around what China’s one party system has been able to accomplish in the last 30 years. Therefore every Western news station is trained to spread fear about China. We are told that Communism = Evil, and that the CCP is an evil empire. Have you ever been to #China before? Weren’t we taught as