James Mayger
@jdmayger.bsky.social
彭博新闻社驻北京记者。Bloomberg reporter in Beijing. All opinions are my own. ブルームバーグの記者。今北京で中国経済を見てます。以前東京で日銀と財務省担当のデスク。
It’s an interesting position to both claim to be safeguarding victory in WW2 and also claim that the treaty that legally ended that war in the Asia-Pacific for most nations is “invalid scrap paper.”
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
It’s an interesting position to both claim to be safeguarding victory in WW2 and also claim that the treaty that legally ended that war in the Asia-Pacific for most nations is “invalid scrap paper.”
Greetings from the mountains.
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Greetings from the mountains.
Happiness is going out drinking in Jinbocho with a friend who knows a bar that’s actually a bookstore.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Happiness is going out drinking in Jinbocho with a friend who knows a bar that’s actually a bookstore.
Still some need for translators it seems.
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Still some need for translators it seems.
Then and now in Beijing.
Autumn has come to MOFCOM.
Autumn has come to MOFCOM.
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Then and now in Beijing.
Autumn has come to MOFCOM.
Autumn has come to MOFCOM.
Which also works as an Australian slang term: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_C...
October 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Which also works as an Australian slang term: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_C...
From the nation that bought you the “Outback Steakhouse,” the latest abomination are these Tim Tam ripoffs.
“Aussie Style” should be a protected GI.
“Aussie Style” should be a protected GI.
October 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From the nation that bought you the “Outback Steakhouse,” the latest abomination are these Tim Tam ripoffs.
“Aussie Style” should be a protected GI.
“Aussie Style” should be a protected GI.
Less tight than the average human, if tight = accurate.
The web is already enshittified. Please don’t break excel, too.
The web is already enshittified. Please don’t break excel, too.
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Less tight than the average human, if tight = accurate.
The web is already enshittified. Please don’t break excel, too.
The web is already enshittified. Please don’t break excel, too.
Beijing airport terminal 3 finally has a bar! And it’s not bad.
(It’s only 2.5 years since the end of Covid Zero)
(It’s only 2.5 years since the end of Covid Zero)
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Beijing airport terminal 3 finally has a bar! And it’s not bad.
(It’s only 2.5 years since the end of Covid Zero)
(It’s only 2.5 years since the end of Covid Zero)
One of the less exciting moments of the parade captured for posterity by Asahi TV - yours truly getting a pat down from security.
September 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
One of the less exciting moments of the parade captured for posterity by Asahi TV - yours truly getting a pat down from security.
I don’t think Japan looks like that. And it certainly doesn’t join up with Sakhalin.
And the Philippines just got erased.
Maybe a Department of Maps is needed too.
www.war.gov/About/
And the Philippines just got erased.
Maybe a Department of Maps is needed too.
www.war.gov/About/
September 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I don’t think Japan looks like that. And it certainly doesn’t join up with Sakhalin.
And the Philippines just got erased.
Maybe a Department of Maps is needed too.
www.war.gov/About/
And the Philippines just got erased.
Maybe a Department of Maps is needed too.
www.war.gov/About/
The MVPs were the PLA band. They played from dawn through to the end of the show. In the heat and wearing woollen uniforms.
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The MVPs were the PLA band. They played from dawn through to the end of the show. In the heat and wearing woollen uniforms.
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
The MVPs were the PLA band. They played from dawn through to the end of the show. In the heat and wearing woollen uniforms.
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The MVPs were the PLA band. They played from dawn through to the end of the show. In the heat and wearing woollen uniforms.
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
And they slap.
(The assembled masses struggled to keep time though.)
But this was my favourite moment of the parade: making a new friend. (Who proved to be fickle and quickly disappeared.)
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
But this was my favourite moment of the parade: making a new friend. (Who proved to be fickle and quickly disappeared.)
Canberra not looking too bad.
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Canberra not looking too bad.
Fun weekend mountain biking up in the holes north of Beijing.
Bikes have come a long way since I last rode downhill.
Bikes have come a long way since I last rode downhill.
July 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Fun weekend mountain biking up in the holes north of Beijing.
Bikes have come a long way since I last rode downhill.
Bikes have come a long way since I last rode downhill.
The Australian PM’s visit to China is almost over, after talks on the economy, a visit to the Great Wall and parting pandas today.
Listen to me chat about it here: www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
Listen to me chat about it here: www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
July 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Australian PM’s visit to China is almost over, after talks on the economy, a visit to the Great Wall and parting pandas today.
Listen to me chat about it here: www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
Listen to me chat about it here: www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
Apparently the number of students at Japanese schools in China is down 11% this year, the Nikkei reports.
I guess Japanese children being murdered or attacked makes people not want to stay.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
I guess Japanese children being murdered or attacked makes people not want to stay.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
June 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Apparently the number of students at Japanese schools in China is down 11% this year, the Nikkei reports.
I guess Japanese children being murdered or attacked makes people not want to stay.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
I guess Japanese children being murdered or attacked makes people not want to stay.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
The WeChat algorithm still has a ways to go - it sure I’m the target market for this:
May 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The WeChat algorithm still has a ways to go - it sure I’m the target market for this:
I wonder if Warren Buffet will be retired as brand ambassador for this Chinese purified water company?
May 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I wonder if Warren Buffet will be retired as brand ambassador for this Chinese purified water company?
These are pretty shocking numbers.
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-04-30/w...
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-04-30/w...
May 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
These are pretty shocking numbers.
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-04-30/w...
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-04-30/w...
China’s government will have a press conference tomorrow (Monday) morning on “stabilizing” the economy.
I’ll be there and we’ll be reporting on what is said.
I’ll be there and we’ll be reporting on what is said.
April 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
China’s government will have a press conference tomorrow (Monday) morning on “stabilizing” the economy.
I’ll be there and we’ll be reporting on what is said.
I’ll be there and we’ll be reporting on what is said.