China outreach threatens US credibility

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by Matthew Bunn

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Matthew Bunn

@matthew-bunn.bsky.social

Important story on discussions underway on the Trump team’s charges that China and Russia have violated the testing moratorium. New concepts for confirming that activities at test sites do not produce nuclear yield are the way to go.

Exclusive | Trump Administration Presses China on Suspected Nuclear Tests in Confidential Talks

The discussions have occurred on the sidelines of multilateral meetings in Geneva, New York and Casablanca, Morocco.

www.wsj.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:45 PM

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Democracy Now!

@democracynow.org

At the U.N. this week, Trump repeated his attacks on the International Criminal Court and urged other nations to pull out of the ICC. This is “an absolute low point, but [it] opens a clear opportunity for all of the other countries in the world to rise up,” says Varsha Gandikota of The Hague Group.

September 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM

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Financial Times

@financialtimes.com

The security expert on the chances of a Trump-Xi deal on Taiwan, her interactions with President Biden — and why a third world war is a ‘plausible scenario’: ft.trib.al/fm2CKEU

September 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

www.nytimes.com

September 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

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Anders S. Løvlie

@anderslovlie.bsky.social

Interesting moment in time when China now can issue instructions to the US president

September 25, 2026 at 9:23 AM

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Scott L Greer

@scottlgreer.bsky.social

The FT, reasonably, runs with a headline emphasizing once again that Trump is ruining the alliance of western democracies, but the buried lede is Europeans understand the US pretty well.

Donald Trump’s US no longer a reliable ally, warns Belgium in leaked document

Dynamics in Washington ‘are likely to compromise vital interests’ of Belgium and the EU, says foreign ministry document

www.ft.com

September 25, 2026 at 8:20 AM

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"Alarming and unsettling" – former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer sees his country's situation as dangerous

There could still be trouble from the fact that Trump laid out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart. Putin is grateful to have been invited to the Florida G20 summit, but he won't go. Trump himself knows that he can only lose if he confronts the media. He is under more pressure than ever, but there is a greater need than ever for the UN. Topics and opinions from the world press.

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David Darmofal

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In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.

In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. (Gift Article)

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

www.nytimes.com

September 25, 2026 at 3:01 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Opinion | Mr. Xi Makes His Taiwan ‘Independence’ Move

The Chinese President wants Trump to change the U.S.position on the island. Bad idea.
www.wsj.com/opinion/chin...

Opinion | Mr. Xi Makes His Taiwan ‘Independence’ Move

The Chinese President wants Trump to change the U.S.position on the island. Bad idea.

www.wsj.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Opinion | Trump Is in Denial About AI’s Danger www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

Opinion | Trump Is in Denial About AI’s Danger

He tells the U.N. that concerns about mankind’s future are a hoax. Ike would have known better.

www.wsj.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM

Reposted by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

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by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump rolls out red carpets for Communist China leader Xi, though he has portrayed China's communist system as a global menace www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump rolls out red carpets for Xi Jinping, though he has portrayed China as a global menace

Just two months ago, President Donald Trump gave a primetime speech accusing China of interfering in the 2020 election.

www.nbcnews.com

September 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM

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China outreach threatens US credibility

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China outreach threatens US credibility

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"Alarming and unsettling" – former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer sees his country's situation as dangerous

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