Robert Pauls
@robertpauls.bsky.social
Political economy of China's socioeconomic transformation, monetary policy, industrial policy. Suzhou, China. www.robertpauls.net
If my timeline is any indication, US politics currently is fully occupied with the political theater of the Mamdani-Trump bromance, while the US sacrificing Ukraine to Trump‘s Nobel prize aspirations appears to be less of a concern.
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
If my timeline is any indication, US politics currently is fully occupied with the political theater of the Mamdani-Trump bromance, while the US sacrificing Ukraine to Trump‘s Nobel prize aspirations appears to be less of a concern.
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‘Critics on Chinese social media questioned why the narrative glorifies the Qing, a foreign dynasty, while vilifying the Ming loyalists, who are often seen as defenders of Han Chinese sovereignty’.
“The Battle of Penghu”: Weaponizing History, Again, for Propaganda Films About Taiwan
China’s use of historical cinema to push reunification narratives is drawing criticism even within its own borders.
bitterwinter.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
‘Critics on Chinese social media questioned why the narrative glorifies the Qing, a foreign dynasty, while vilifying the Ming loyalists, who are often seen as defenders of Han Chinese sovereignty’.
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"China is one of the two biggest economies in the world, he says. 'It would be nice to know what is really going on.'" on.ft.com/4o5wBCL
The growing problem with China’s unreliable numbers
Beijing’s GDP figures have drawn scrutiny for years but the questions have become more acute
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"China is one of the two biggest economies in the world, he says. 'It would be nice to know what is really going on.'" on.ft.com/4o5wBCL
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In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In case you missed it, Kerry Brown wrote a book that plagiarized Shelley Rigger’s classic book title.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
I, along with others who were asked to review Kerry’s manuscript, said verbatim to change the title.
In the most tacky and unprofessional fashion, he stole her title anyway.
Yes, the new UI sucks, but the iOS26 Music app now provides pinyin to help you practice for karaoke night
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Yes, the new UI sucks, but the iOS26 Music app now provides pinyin to help you practice for karaoke night
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I don’t think this stuff can ever recover from this burn from Krugman.
October 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I don’t think this stuff can ever recover from this burn from Krugman.
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For the Mid-Autumn Festival, I translated the 17th century failson, epicure, and memoirist Zhang Dai's account of the annual Mid-Autumn singing competition on Tiger Hill in Suzhou. www.burninghou.se/p/mid-autumn...
Mid-Autumn, Tiger Hill, Late Ming
"Everyone was perfectly silent, even the mosquitoes."
www.burninghou.se
October 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
For the Mid-Autumn Festival, I translated the 17th century failson, epicure, and memoirist Zhang Dai's account of the annual Mid-Autumn singing competition on Tiger Hill in Suzhou. www.burninghou.se/p/mid-autumn...
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Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war – Euromaidan: ‘The Security Service of Ukraine has found Chinese-made components in the debris of Iranian Shahed drones used by Russia to strike Kyiv.’
Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war - Euromaidan Press
A day earlier, Russia damaged China’s consulate in Odesa.
euromaidanpress.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Beijing is enabling Moscow’s crimes: Ukraine finds Chinese parts in Russian drones used in 4 July most massive strike of war – Euromaidan: ‘The Security Service of Ukraine has found Chinese-made components in the debris of Iranian Shahed drones used by Russia to strike Kyiv.’
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After Nato chaos, ‘irrelevant’ Europe shambles towards China summit
Weekend read from me, revealing Germany as one of the EU member states blocking European Council condemnation of China for supporting Russia. New chancellor, same Berlin?
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
Weekend read from me, revealing Germany as one of the EU member states blocking European Council condemnation of China for supporting Russia. New chancellor, same Berlin?
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
After Nato chaos, ‘irrelevant’ Europe shambles towards China summit
Muddled plans and pandering to Trump left Europe looking like a much less serious global player, observers say.
www.scmp.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
After Nato chaos, ‘irrelevant’ Europe shambles towards China summit
Weekend read from me, revealing Germany as one of the EU member states blocking European Council condemnation of China for supporting Russia. New chancellor, same Berlin?
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
Weekend read from me, revealing Germany as one of the EU member states blocking European Council condemnation of China for supporting Russia. New chancellor, same Berlin?
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
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Maybe I'm being too charitable but I don't think he's saying 'households save, which leads to current account surpluses'. I think he says 'household savings and current account surpluses are the effects of policies that reduce consumption'.
June 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Maybe I'm being too charitable but I don't think he's saying 'households save, which leads to current account surpluses'. I think he says 'household savings and current account surpluses are the effects of policies that reduce consumption'.
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There are basic but fundamental errors at the heart of the Wolf-Pettis thesis. Most importantly, there is a misunderstanding of the meaning and definition of 'saving'. 1/
Wolf just casually chucking around the idea of the global reserve currency provider raising capital controls *in the interest of financial stability*. Is it April 1st already? on.ft.com/3ZLo1zB
Why global imbalances do matter
If the US wants to accelerate a worldwide discussion with a policy intervention, the obvious one would be a tax on capital inflows
on.ft.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There are basic but fundamental errors at the heart of the Wolf-Pettis thesis. Most importantly, there is a misunderstanding of the meaning and definition of 'saving'. 1/
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Backup data for the China Labour Bulletin（中国劳工通讯）.
Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description.
osf.io/ajw37/?view_...
China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong.
#CLB #中国劳工通讯
Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description.
osf.io/ajw37/?view_...
China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong.
#CLB #中国劳工通讯
Labour Exploitation study: Data and Report Backup for China Labour Bulletin
On the 12th June of 2025, an NGO in Hong Kong stopped its operation. This organization focuses on the labor rights in China. This project aims to preserve its data and reports, for my further study.
...
osf.io
June 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Backup data for the China Labour Bulletin（中国劳工通讯）.
Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description.
osf.io/ajw37/?view_...
China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong.
#CLB #中国劳工通讯
Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description.
osf.io/ajw37/?view_...
China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong.
#CLB #中国劳工通讯
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Very good Martin Wolf article on the problem of excess global savings. Wolf is one of the few economists who thinks in global terms and understands the balance of payments.
www.ft.com/content/c715...
www.ft.com/content/c715...
The challenge of using excess global savings
We now seem unable to turn the surplus in some countries into productive investment elsewhere
www.ft.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Very good Martin Wolf article on the problem of excess global savings. Wolf is one of the few economists who thinks in global terms and understands the balance of payments.
www.ft.com/content/c715...
www.ft.com/content/c715...
Admiral, we have found the location of the hidden Rebel bass
ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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May 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Admiral, we have found the location of the hidden Rebel bass
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Babe wake up new Carsick Cars single just dropped www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNkj...
【Carsick Cars】 - 舞台 (官方MV)
YouTube video by Maybe Mars
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Babe wake up new Carsick Cars single just dropped www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNkj...
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USTR explains the "reciprocal tariff" calculation and, well, you probably won't find it any more convincing than I do.
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
April 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
USTR explains the "reciprocal tariff" calculation and, well, you probably won't find it any more convincing than I do.
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
Some disgusting propaganda from 央视新闻。 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PLUYka8R_1...
April 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Some disgusting propaganda from 央视新闻。 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PLUYka8R_1...
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Really wish I could make it to this
March 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Really wish I could make it to this
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Becoming Ayi: Chinese female domestic workers’ transformation from docile bodies to wilful subjects: Journal of Gender Studies: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Becoming Ayi: Chinese female domestic workers’ transformation from docile bodies to wilful subjects
The term ‘Ayi’ (Auntie) has often been used in a less discriminatory way than ‘Baomu’ (Nanny, Maid) to describe female domestic workers from outside the immediate family. Research into the developm...
www.tandfonline.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Becoming Ayi: Chinese female domestic workers’ transformation from docile bodies to wilful subjects: Journal of Gender Studies: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We are organising a workshop! 🙂
While striving for autonomy amid growing geopolitical pressures, China’s also creates new dependencies in global trade, finance, & technology:
Beyond Hegemony: China’s Quest for Domestic Autonomy, Creation of Global Dependencies?
check the CfP: tinyurl.com/5a4c949r
While striving for autonomy amid growing geopolitical pressures, China’s also creates new dependencies in global trade, finance, & technology:
Beyond Hegemony: China’s Quest for Domestic Autonomy, Creation of Global Dependencies?
check the CfP: tinyurl.com/5a4c949r
March 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are organising a workshop! 🙂
While striving for autonomy amid growing geopolitical pressures, China’s also creates new dependencies in global trade, finance, & technology:
Beyond Hegemony: China’s Quest for Domestic Autonomy, Creation of Global Dependencies?
check the CfP: tinyurl.com/5a4c949r
While striving for autonomy amid growing geopolitical pressures, China’s also creates new dependencies in global trade, finance, & technology:
Beyond Hegemony: China’s Quest for Domestic Autonomy, Creation of Global Dependencies?
check the CfP: tinyurl.com/5a4c949r
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Life intimating art. But it's not a comedy / satire.
That's "don't look up," for folks that missed it.
That's "don't look up," for folks that missed it.
February 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Life intimating art. But it's not a comedy / satire.
That's "don't look up," for folks that missed it.
That's "don't look up," for folks that missed it.
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„Die Politik muss jetzt endlich liefern.“
„Es gibt keinen Automatismus hin zu einer großen Koalition.“
„Es gibt keinen Automatismus hin zu einer großen Koalition.“
February 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
„Die Politik muss jetzt endlich liefern.“
„Es gibt keinen Automatismus hin zu einer großen Koalition.“
„Es gibt keinen Automatismus hin zu einer großen Koalition.“