Michael Sobolik @michaelsobolik Twitter profile

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Michael Sobolik

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Wow. Worked so hard on this book. Holding it in my hands is something else. “Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance” Available everywhere on April 15th

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

2 years

Owner of the @warriors 🏀 says he doesn’t care about the Uyghurs. The conversation goes downhill from there. @chamath … - questions whether a genocide is actually happening - says the CCP isn’t a dictatorship - says the US is no better than the CCP

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Michael Sobolik

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8 months

.⁦ @elonmusk , on ⁦ @theallinpod ⁩: “I think I understand China well…” Then proceeds to compare Taiwan to Hawaii: “an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China” He’s repeating CCP talking points with no mention of US interests.

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Michael Sobolik

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4 years

Jimmy Lai is a hero for freedom. The Chinese Communist Party silences the voices of those they fear the most.

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

You do know what the R in BRICS stands for, right?

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Michael Sobolik

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11 months

Oh. So it wasn’t a “silly” balloon after all?

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Taiwan donates $1m to Ukraine for power generators so Ukrainians won’t freeze. Beijing sends @kiraincongress an intimidating letter demanding Ukraine reject the aid. The response? “I haven’t seen any help (from China) coming in.”

Ukraine warned by China not to receive aid from Taiwan | Taiwan News | Jan. 29, 2023 14:36

www.taiwannews.com.tw

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

You guys...the State Department just gave their #Taiwan 🇹🇼 page a *major* update...and it looks terrific. Old version New version

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

WHAT? The White House cut the video feed of Taiwan’s Digital Minister during the Summit of Democracies. Why? Because Audrey Tang’s slide show displayed 🇹🇼 in a different color than 🇨🇳 This is insane.

The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit

A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S. President Joe Biden's Summit for Democracy last week after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China, which...

www.reuters.com

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

7 months

By my count, this is the second tweet this admin has deleted in the past two days. Both called for Israel to stand down.

Mary Katharine Ham

@mkhammer

7 months

Deleted now apparently, but this was it.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. The Biden admin is giving press credentials to influencers on TikTok — Beijing’s Trojan Horse app — to boost Biden’s re-elect campaign. And we’re supposed to believe Biden would ban TikTok if given the chance?

Biden's digital strategy: an army of social media influencers

The move aims to boost Biden's standing among young voters who are crucial to Democrats.

www.axios.com

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Michael Sobolik

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21 days

A bombshell scoop from @Hailey_Fuchs of @politico “The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with congressional staff to lobby against the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok, according to two of the Capitol Hill staffers.”

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

@chenweihua Instead of being on Twitter — something the Chinese people don’t enjoy — maybe you should focus on convincing Russia to withdraw from Ukraine. And ending the Uyghur genocide. And upholding your treaty obligations in Hong Kong. And being peaceful toward Taiwan.

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Michael Sobolik

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4 months

On 9/17, Gen. Milley insisted the spy balloon didn’t collect any intel. Biden admin officials have said the same. Now, nearly a year after the incident, NBC learns that the balloon used a U.S. telecom network to “send burst transmissions, or high-bandwidth collections of data…

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Michael Sobolik

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6 months

. @elonmusk , does “all” include Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, Inner Mongolians, and Taiwanese?

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

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May there be prosperity for all

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Michael Sobolik

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8 months

“Nobody cares “Abandon about the Taiwan to Uyghurs” the CCP” 🤝

Dem megadonor who said 'nobody cares' about Uyghur genocide hosting $50K-a-plate Ramaswamy fundra...

A fundraiser for GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will be hosted by Democrat mega-donor Chamath Palihapitiya, who once claimed "nobody cares about" China's Uyghur genocide.

www.foxnews.com

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Michael Sobolik

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8 months

Notable… 🇹🇼 Foreign Minister Joseph Wu responds to @elonmusk …

外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼

@MOFA_Taiwan

8 months

Hope @elonmusk can also ask the #CCP to open @X to its people. Perhaps he thinks banning it is a good policy, like turning off @Starlink to thwart #Ukraine ’s counterstrike against #Russia . Listen up, #Taiwan is not part of the #PRC & certainly not for sale! JW

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Let’s define “other issues” - the ongoing Uyghur genocide - China’s belligerence toward Taiwan - CCP malign influence w/in the US - China’s fentanyl production - COVID origins & disinformation - militarizing the South China Sea - breaking North Korea sanctions - aligning w/…

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John Kerry says "it's important we work with China" on the climate — and says "we can't get bogged down" by "the other issues" we have with them.

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

. @SonyPictures deserves recognition & praise for refusing the CCP’s censorship requests. 🇨🇳 asked Sony to remove shots of the Statue of Liberty🗽 Sony said no — and forwent 100s of millions of $$$ in the process. But they made the right call 🇺🇸

Sony loses millions after rejecting China’s demand to remove Statue of Liberty from new ‘Spider-M...

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” was not released in China after Sony rejected a request to delete scenes that include the Statue of Liberty, a new report claims. In China, films are reviewed by the China...

news.yahoo.com

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1 year

John Mearsheimer, in an interview with CCP media, claims there’s “no evidence” of Russian imperialism in Ukraine, but sees plenty of evidence for “NATO expansionism.”

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

Also, as several ppl have correctly pointed out, Chamath’s Twitter bio doesn’t quite tell the whole story. He’s a partial owner.

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Michael Sobolik

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10 months

Keep in mind… the admin won’t let Uyghur groups into the White House complex. But they’ll literally bow to perpetrators of genocide. Disgraceful.

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2 years

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2 years

. @SpeakerPelosi : China “will not isolate Taiwan by preventing us to travel there…We will not allow them to isolate Taiwan. They are not doing our travel schedule.” Pitch-perfect. 💪🏻👍🏻🇹🇼

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

You guys know where this is heading, right?

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

. @SecGranholm praises China for being “sensitive” on climate change, and has “invested a lot in their solutions to achieve their goals.” “We could all learn from what China is doing.” No mention of slave labor or the Uyghur genocide.

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Michael Sobolik

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3 years

Big 🇹🇼 news out of the Nick Burns confirmation hearing today. @tedcruz announcing intent to introduce legislation to elevate Taiwan's status for arms sales to the same level as America's closest allies/partners. Good, sensible policy.

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

2 years

LeBron accuses Kanter of “using my name to create an opportunity for himself.” No sense of irony. LeBron ignored human rights abuses in China to create opportunities for himself. Shouldn’t be surprised when he gets called out for that.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Hahahahaha @CGTNOfficial actually deleted it

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

2 months

Literally a Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece throwing down fire support for CCP-controlled TikTok. Echoing TikTok talking points. Weaponizing the U.S. Constitution against American lawmakers. This is what information warfare looks like, folks.

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

9 months

Everyone is noticing. Including the very friends and allies the admin pressured months ago. “It’s almost as if they’re suddenly afraid of upsetting China.”

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Michael Sobolik

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2 months

This screenshot is a dream for TikTok and the CCP. A former president calling an American tech company a bigger threat than TikTok. A US senator using the 1st amendment to protect the CCP’s Trojan horse. The world’s richest man agreeing.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

This right here is why American pop culture is silent about the Uyghur genocide.

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Michael Sobolik

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3 years

This, from ⁦ @marcorubio ⁩, is absolutely true. “This place is full of people that love to talk tough on China, but when the rubber meets the road, they’re not there.”

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Michael Sobolik

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3 years

“Abide by the Taiwan agreement” … What does this mean?

Reuters

@Reuters

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Biden says he and China's Xi have agreed to abide by Taiwan agreement

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

“Tang's presentation included a color-coded map…ranking the world by openness on civil rights. Most of Asia was shown, with Taiwan colored green, making it the only regional entity portrayed as ‘open.’” China was correctly marked red.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Wendy Sherman lobbied against the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in 2021. Now she’s blocking sanctions on CCP officials and companies like Huawei. Why? Because she “was eager to reschedule the Blinken trip” to China.

Insight: Why the US delayed China sanctions after shooting down a spy balloon

When an alleged Chinese spy balloon traversed the United States in February, some U.S. officials were confident the incursion would galvanize the U.S. bureaucracy to push forward a slate of actions...

www.reuters.com

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Michael Sobolik

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2 months

Apparently the @CatoInstitute thinks that protecting American TikTok users from CCP influence is somehow “the largest removal of speech in US history.” Incidentally, guess who Cato’s vice chairman is. Jeffrey Yass.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

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Michael Sobolik

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3 years

In light of Disney’s cooperation w/ Xinjiang CCP authorities for filming “Mulan,” nominating Iger as China ambassador would be an enormous insult to Uyghurs.

Scott Gustin

@ScottGustin

3 years

NEW: Bob Iger is at the top of President-elect Joe Biden’s wish list for a key ambassador post, namely China or the U.K.

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

You guys…the map was about *civil rights.* How is it that acknowledging the blatantly obvious - that Taiwan is freer than China - cannot be acknowledged *at the Summit for Democracies*?

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Michael Sobolik

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8 months

@kevin_klyman @elonmusk @theallinpod Not at all. Those words are in the video I posted. The point is that Elon is once again only presenting the CCP side of Taiwan, with no mention at all of America’s or Taiwan’s perspectives or interests.

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Michael Sobolik

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4 years

Alternatives to Huawei have existed all along. Yes, they’re more expensive — but what’s abundantly clear now is the greater cost of trusting the Chinese Communist Party.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Good grief. This detail from @james_t_quinn is nuts. Michael Beckerman, the top in-house lobbyist for @tiktok_us , compared Uyghurs to terrorists and al-Qaeda specifically.

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

No 9-dash line or Taiwan inclusion. Well done, Worldle!

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Michael Sobolik

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4 years

The best shot the US ever had at convincing China to release Liu was legislation from Ted Cruz that would have renamed the street in front of the PRC embassy to "Liu Xiaobo Plaza." Not exactly subtle...but highly effective. PRC diplomats HATED this bill & lobbied against it /2

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

The presumptive GOP front-runner is praising the Chinese Communist Party’s “justice system” & holding it up as an example for America.

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Michael Sobolik

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15 days

Tonight, the countdown for TikTok begins. Once President Biden signs the legislation, it must divest from its Chinese Communist Party-controlled parent company ByteDance within nine months. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Per @schwartzbCNBC , @tiktok_us and ByteDance spent over…

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

8 months

@elonmusk Another layer… the @WalterIsaacson bio of @elonmusk confirms what many have long speculated: he is managing this website with the CCP’s interests in mind.

Matthew Gertz

@MattGertz

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Walter Isaacson reports in his book that Elon Musk told Bari Weiss last year "that Twitter would indeed have to be careful about the words it used regarding China, because Tesla's business could be threatened. China's repression of the Uyghurs, he said, had two sides."

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Michael Sobolik

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4 years

I’ll never forget watching this as a middle schooler. Nothing but respect and gratitude for W’s leadership in those immediate days after 9/11.

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Michael Sobolik

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TikTok’s parent company is ByteDance. ByteDance is based in China, which makes it subject to Beijing’s National Intelligence Law of 2017 and Counter-Espionage Law of 2014. Accordingly, ByteDance must cooperate w/ PRC intel requests and turn over any requested evidence for…

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@RandPaul

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🧵2/2 They want to ban TikTok because it’s “owned by China” Not true. 60% of the company is owned by US and international investors. 20% is owned by the company founders. 20% is owned by company employees, including over 7,000 Americans. The CEO of TikTok is from…

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Michael Sobolik

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4 years

Let’s do this. 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇦🇺 🇮🇳

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@Cold_Peace_

4 years

Time for a Quad summit. I've been recommending one for years. If Modi can do RIC, Modi can do AJAI.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

Amazing to me that anyone could publish a piece like this and not once — not once — mention the established fact that the CCP is currently committing genocide.

How Biden could "thaw" US relations with China | Brookings

Any progress toward a more functional and predictable U.S.-China relationship will require political courage and determined efforts from both sides. Neither side can deliver greater stability on its...

www.brookings.edu

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

…we censored Taiwan *at the Summit for Democracies* This undercuts our efforts to integrate Taiwan into other international fora.

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2 years

Wow. @StuartKLau reporting that the UN Human Rights Council took edits from Beijing to the Xinjiang report that would downplay genocide implications.

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Michael Sobolik

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3 years

Genocide Convention, Article II(e): “Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group”

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In this #Xinjiang camp, #Uyghur children are forcefully separated from their parents and ordered to chant, “My mother is China, we love our mother, we love China.” The inner workings of #China ’s #Communist re-education machine on full display.

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. @MariaCantwell , who is pumping the brakes on the TikTok bill, has three former senior staffers lobbying for @TikTokPolicy . More directly: Cantwell’s former staffers are lobbying to protect the CCP’s control of TikTok. Frankly shocked this hasn’t gotten more attention.

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Michael Sobolik

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11 months

Wait…senior Biden admin officials are visiting China on June 4th — the anniversary of Tiananmen Square? Is this a joke?

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

These two statements read entirely differently. The first emphasizes the constraints & borders of the One-China policy; the second emphasizes its flexibility, and the expanding partnership w/ Taiwan. The first is vague about US interests; the second is clear.

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2 years

No it’s not. It’s America’s policy, subject to our own interpretation. The Speaker is entitled to travel to Taiwan if she so desires.

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Michael Sobolik

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11 months

They won’t stop at Taiwan. We are not dealing with a defensive power seeking security assurances. We are dealing with an expansionist nation chasing imperial greatness.

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Michael Sobolik

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1 year

To make it abundantly clear: the CCP would rather Ukrainians freeze than accept assistance from Taiwan.

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Michael Sobolik

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Biden said “don’t” to Putin. Russia invaded Ukraine anyway. Biden said “don’t” to Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran attacked Israel anyway. What lesson could Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party be learning right now?

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Michael Sobolik

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2 months

The CCP can paralyze America politically with TikTok. It can deceive Americans through it. It can target them with tailored lies. Sever TikTok from the CCP. Now.

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1 year

To boost electric car purchases, the White House carved out China’s EV battery industry from export controls. That’s an issue, because there are documented Uyghur slave labor concerns.

The White House

@WhiteHouse

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As of January 1, you can receive a tax credit of up to $7,500 when you buy a new electric vehicle. Head over to to learn more.

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2 years

Bob Costas on 🔥 about the upcoming Beijing Olympics… “The @iocmedia deserves all of the disdain and disgust that comes their way for going back to China yet again…they’re shameless about this stuff.” #GenocideGames #WhereIsPengShuai

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

At this point, Speaker Pelosi has to go. Yes, there are risks either way. But the risks of her trip pale in comparison to the risks of allowing Beijing veto power over America’s Taiwan policy.

Pelosi leading delegation to Asia on Friday with Taiwan visit still undecided

The House speaker has invited top lawmakers to join her. A stop in Taiwan is listed as "tentative" on an itinerary described to NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

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5 months

So, at 10pm the Friday before Christmas, we learn the final story about the CCP spy balloon. Contrary to the Biden admin’s narrative, the balloon didn’t stop transmitting due to US efforts. It stopped transmitting when its existence became public knowledge.

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

Quoted by @joshrogin in @washingtonpost : “When your bottom line depends on a genocidal regime, you become a de facto apologist for a genocide. The only difference between @chamath , @iocmedia and companies like @Apple is the degree of how brazen they are.”

Opinion | The Beijing Olympics has become an exercise in genocide denial

Those who are helping the regime to whitewash atrocities should consider how history will remember them.

www.washingtonpost.com

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8 months

Also notable… @elonmusk is on Capitol Hill today. Good chance for members or reporters to ask him about this…

Frank Thorp V

@frankthorp

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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg seated at opposite sides of the U-shaped table for the AI insight forum:

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Michael Sobolik

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2 years

Blaming Pelosi for Xi’s aggression, as Trump does here, helps the CCP and hurts Taiwan.

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2 years

If your article makes it past the censors… …that means your message is helping the Chinese Communist Party. But if you wanna wear that as a badge of honor, go for it I guess?

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Michael Sobolik

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The one word missing from this statement: divestment Because the legislation doesn’t ban TikTok. And TikTok knows that. They don’t want to talk about divestment because it leads straight to ByteDance. Straight to the Chinese Communist Party.

TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

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Our Statement on Enactment of the TikTok Ban: This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S.…

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The Biden admin asked Beijing for help with the Afghanistan disaster and to reign in Putin. Neither worked. Now, they’re asking for help with Iran. At some point, we’ve got to see the CCP as part of the problem, not the solution.

US-China meetings fail to produce breakthrough on Red Sea shipping attacks

Lack of progress in addressing two key international crisis points underscores the limitations in the Biden administration’s diplomatic outreach to Beijing.

www.politico.com

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2 years

A few things… 1) It takes a lot of maturity to respond to public rebuke with thought and reflection. Props to @chamath for listening. 2) It’s telling he doesn’t mention the Uyghurs by name. 3) He’s still drawing a moral equivalence between the US and the CCP.

Chamath Palihapitiya

@chamath

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Important issues deserve nuanced discussions. Some clarifying comments:

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.⁦ @PhilipWegmann ⁩’s question is eminently reasonable. If Biden wants Russia off the Human Rights Council — what about China?

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1 month

A Chinese Communist Party-controlled company has thoughts about the Bill of Rights.

TikTok Policy

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A ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans. #KeepTikTok

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We all heard what Vivek said

Tricia McLaughlin

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@michaelsobolik Vivek is the only candidate who said unambiguously he would militarily defend Taiwan. This is nonsense.

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The Biden admin asked the CCP multiple times from 2021-22 to dissuade Putin from further invading Ukraine. Beijing responded by sharing US intelligence with the Kremlin. What will it take for us to see Beijing as an adversary?

Opinion | Biden’s best tool for halting a slide in U.S.-China relations? His phone.

To ease tensions, the president should lean into his strengths as a leader — and call Xi Jinping.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Michael Sobolik

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8 months

Meet our son: Dev Kumar Sobolik @ChelsPat and I are bursting with pride and joy! Thanks be to God for this unspeakable gift.

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2 years

The CCP needs to stop telling America what our Taiwan policy was, is, or should be. It’s our policy. And — spoiler alert — it’s never been the “one China principle.”

Shen Shiwei 沈诗伟

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@StateDeptSpox Be clear, if no "one China principle", there won't be the establishment of China-US diplomatic relations in 1979.

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

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You’re wrong, @elonmusk The bill references foreign adversary controlled apps China Iran Russia North Korea Narrow and targeted

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

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This law is not just about TikTok, it is about censorship and government control! If it were just about TikTok, it would only cite “foreign control” as the issue, but it does not.

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3 years

Wolf Warriors, take a bow.

AFP News Agency

@AFP

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#BREAKING EU suspends efforts to ratify China investment deal: commissioner

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. @iocmedia President Thomas Bach: “The Olympics cannot solve problems that generations of politicians have not solved.” No one is asking the IOC to reform tyrants or stop genocides. We’re just asking that you don’t whitewash their dirty work for them.

IOC says it ‘respects’ US boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Organisation also defends its handling of case of Chinese tennis player, Peng Shuai, as ‘quiet diplomacy’

www.theguardian.com

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@michaelsobolik

1 year

First, Gina Raimondo calls banning TikTok political suicide. Then, the White House offers TikTok influencers press passes. Now, Biden officials are attending an *ethics conference* with a TikTok executive.

Biden Officials to Attend ‘Ethics Summit’ With TikTok Exec Involved In Surveillance of American...

Two Biden administration officials will attend an "ethics summit" next week with a TikTok executive who reportedly took part in the social media company’s efforts to hunt down leaks about its ties to...

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. @jonstewart : “Let’s not kid ourselves, this idea of a moral high ground, that somehow our problem with China is their treatment of Uyghurs or their labor camps — that’s a joke.” It’s not a joke, Jon. Cynicism doesn’t help Uyghurs, and it doesn’t protect Americans.

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If she can talk herself into protecting the CCP’s control over TikTok, she can talk herself into abandoning Taiwan. Believe me, that’s coming.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸

@RepMTG

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I have concerns with the Tik Tok ban bill. 1. If we are concerned about people’s privacy and data then why aren’t we protecting it universally from every company stealing their data and invading their privacy? 2. This one bothers me. This bill forces the sale of a company…

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The CCP keeps on saying “come to Xinjiang and see for yourself!” When ppl take them up on it, they send the goons after you. Good reporting from @sophia_yan ⤵️

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Michael Sobolik

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🚨NDAA drama in the Senate🚨 Apparently, Dems are blocking a vote on @marcorubio 's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This is a really odd hill to die on. Why object to avoiding complicity in a genocide? @SenSchumer @SpeakerPelosi @WaysMeansCmte @SenFinance @SASCDems

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Big China provision in the House NDAA: Sec. 808: Prohibits DOD from contracting w/ firms that have provided consulting services to the PRC, the CCP, the PLA, or other covered entities.

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And that’s it. The house passes the TikTok bill. Good day for America. Bad day for the Chinese Communist Party.

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“An onscreen disclaimer later declared: ‘Any opinions expressed by individuals on this panel are those of the individual, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States government.’”

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“When the moderator returned to Tang a few minutes later, there was no video of her, just audio, and a screenshot captioned: ‘Minister Audrey Tang Taiwan.’”

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Michael Sobolik

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The White House and members of Congress should respond with a simple and clear message to Beijing: don’t touch U.S. citizens.

Joey Siu 邵嵐

@jooeysiiu

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This morning I, a U.S. citizen, woke up to the news that an arrest warrant & a HKD $1 million bounty have been placed on my head by the Hong Kong govt. for exercising my freedoms in my own country. More to say later but for now: I will never be silenced, I will never back down.

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Xi promised Obama he wouldn’t militarize the South China Sea. He also promised to curb IP theft. Then he proceeded to break both promises. Biden was VP during that time and saw how cheaply the CCP viewed these agreements. Why is he falling for this again?

Finbarr Bermingham

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Biden and Xi set to pledge a ban on use of AI in autonomous weaponry, such as drones, and in the control and deployment of nuclear warheads, sources confirmed to the Post. Important scoop by colleagues @ipatrickbr @markmagnier , Amber Wang in DC

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Michael Sobolik

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Is there a legitimate reason @GinaRaimondo and @CommerceGov are referring to Taiwan as “Chinese Taipei”?

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My thoughts on how the 32nd anniversary of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre hits the world differently this year, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. via @NewsweekOpinion

What Tiananmen Square Can Teach Us About COVID-19

For most of the world, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre recalls familiar yet macabre vignettes of hopeful students and the iron tanks that crushed them, along with their cries for...

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

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Surprise surprise. @tiktok_us servers in Virginia are made by Inspur, a US-sanctioned entity controlled by the People’s Liberation Army. Anyone out there still wanna argue that the security concerns about TikTok are overblown?

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Michael Sobolik

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A few things. Biden… 1) doesn’t say “genocide” 2) doesn’t say “Xinjiang” 3) doesn’t say “Uyghur” What does he say? “establish a working relationship with China that benefits them and us” Folks. This isn’t “responsible” competition. Quite the opposite.

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For anyone who wants to see, the entire footage is here

EN | The Summit for Democracy Day 2

Any opinions expressed are those of the individual/group, and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Government.

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