Dexter Tiff Roberts
@dtiffroberts.bsky.social
Writing and speaking on China
Former China Bureau Chief at Bloomberg Businessweek
Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council
Check out my newsletter Trade War: https://dexter.substack.com/
Former China Bureau Chief at Bloomberg Businessweek
Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council
Check out my newsletter Trade War: https://dexter.substack.com/
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Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
"Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent" www.reuters.com/investigates...
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent" www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
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𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
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𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚/𝙄𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 ~
• Is China winning the global soft power contest?
• Trump-Xi meeting shows China emerging as true peer to the US
• Chinese state security AI agent warns of VPN perils open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
• Is China winning the global soft power contest?
• Trump-Xi meeting shows China emerging as true peer to the US
• Chinese state security AI agent warns of VPN perils open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚/𝙄𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 ~
• Is China winning the global soft power contest?
• Trump-Xi meeting shows China emerging as true peer to the US
• Chinese state security AI agent warns of VPN perils open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
• Is China winning the global soft power contest?
• Trump-Xi meeting shows China emerging as true peer to the US
• Chinese state security AI agent warns of VPN perils open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
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𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲. And Goldman Sachs raises its expectations for China’s GDP growth, with predictions higher than those from the IMF, World Bank or Bloomberg. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲. And Goldman Sachs raises its expectations for China’s GDP growth, with predictions higher than those from the IMF, World Bank or Bloomberg. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
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𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁 but still refrains from withholding rare earths. And Taipei ends all restrictions on imports of Japanese food in gesture of support to Tokyo. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁 but still refrains from withholding rare earths. And Taipei ends all restrictions on imports of Japanese food in gesture of support to Tokyo. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
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1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trade War
Trump officials discuss selling Nvidia’s H200 advanced AI semiconductors to China. Washington appears unlikely to impose the up to 300% tariffs on chips that were threatened earlier. And the Dutch gov...
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 283𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
Trump mulls selling Nvidia’s H200 chips to China. Washington unlikely to impose threatened 300% tariffs on chips imports. And Dutch gov't relinquishes control of China's Nexperia. open.substack.com/pub/dexter/p...
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
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Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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Just a superb column from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik
‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Just a superb column from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
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One for Jimmy Cliff.
Jimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio Session
YouTube video by Perry Henzell
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
One for Jimmy Cliff.
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Have been seeing this video going around of a Chinese animation depicting Taiwan as a literal baby that needs to be saved from sinister Japan
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Have been seeing this video going around of a Chinese animation depicting Taiwan as a literal baby that needs to be saved from sinister Japan
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Personalized gold bars from the Swiss.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Personalized gold bars from the Swiss.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
Used jumbo jet from Qatar.
Huge amounts of $$$ from crypto.
The amount of corruption in the White House is at unconscionable levels. We need some real serious ethics across the federal government.
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In case you were wondering..
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In case you were wondering..
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
In case you were wondering..
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In case you were wondering..
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
(billboard in Missoula, MT)
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Tim Cook, of Apple, is at this dinner.
The likes of Musk and Schwarzman—sure, that's who they are.
But Cook has been groveling more than strictly necessary.
The likes of Musk and Schwarzman—sure, that's who they are.
But Cook has been groveling more than strictly necessary.
everlasting shame on all these people
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Tim Cook, of Apple, is at this dinner.
The likes of Musk and Schwarzman—sure, that's who they are.
But Cook has been groveling more than strictly necessary.
The likes of Musk and Schwarzman—sure, that's who they are.
But Cook has been groveling more than strictly necessary.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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One way to show solidarity without becoming "part of the story" -- which is a great fear for many in the press corps -- is for the next reporter to repeat the same question that the insulted journalist was trying to ask.
And then again. And, if necessary, again. Until he answers the question
And then again. And, if necessary, again. Until he answers the question
…and then the rest of the White House press corps pushed back against the president’s gratuitous insult aimed at one of their colleagues?
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
One way to show solidarity without becoming "part of the story" -- which is a great fear for many in the press corps -- is for the next reporter to repeat the same question that the insulted journalist was trying to ask.
And then again. And, if necessary, again. Until he answers the question
And then again. And, if necessary, again. Until he answers the question
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Cloudflare outage destroys all human communication except Bluesky, this is the weirdest sci-fi scenario I’ve ever seen
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Cloudflare outage destroys all human communication except Bluesky, this is the weirdest sci-fi scenario I’ve ever seen