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Dave Kang

@daveckang.bsky.social
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Going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm! (Also: USSF "National B" license, when "A" was as high as it went.) www.daveckang.net

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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had fun contributing to this assessment of the recent Xi-Trump summit. My not that surprising conclusion: not much to see beyond pageantry: peacediplomacy.org/2026/09/29/x...
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Xi in Washington and the Future of Sino-American Relations - The Institute for Peace and Diplomacy - l’Institut pour la paix et la diplomatie
IPD gathers experts to assess the consequences of the most recent U.S.-China summit in Washington, D.C. and what both sides seek in a changing relationship.
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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 29/09/2026
My favourite chart this year:
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh -- as I think is clear if you watch the videos, I did not use any AI! heh. www.youtube.com/@Daveckang
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The Korea Lens with Dave Kang
Hi, I’m David Kang — a political scientist and author specializing in Korea, East Asia, and international relations. Over the years, I’ve taught, researched, written, and advised on these topics acro...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I put a 2nd video up about North Korea -- two mutually contradictory misconceptions. Check it out! Production values are totally amateur! But the content is gold! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znv-...
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Korea Lens episode 2: Two misconceptions about North Korea
YouTube video by The Korea Lens with Dave Kang
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I finally got around to making some videos. I'm starting with a short series on North Korea. The first is titled "They think they're normal." The next video, in a week or so, will be about two big misconceptions we have about North Korea. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mO8...
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Korea Lens, episode 1: North Korea -- they think they're normal
YouTube video by The Korea Lens with Dave Kang
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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The US: *Knifes itself in the femoral artery* The Economist: "Here's why this is bad for China"
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I had a great conversation with Joeri Schasfoort about the historical tributary system in East Asia and why it is unlikely to return in the 21st century. Check it out! At some point, I'm going to do some short videos myself on the TS as well, stay tuned! open.spotify.com/episode/2gcs...
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What Chinese rule will actually look like | Dr. Dave Kang
Money & Macro Talks · Episode
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is from 1975 or so...at least watching TV is social...but yeah...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
These are awesome -- but where is photo of the Butter Princess???
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is a very interesting take on the piece I wrote with Jackie Wong and Zenobia Chan about "What does China want?" Thanks for the thoughtful assessment of our article! johnmenadue.com/post/2026/09...
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We want to know what China wants. Or at least we say we do
Debate over China too often treats growing military power and authoritarian rule as proof of hostile intent. Australia should prepare for risk without assuming the conclusion in advance.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Awesome.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The world’s heaviest machines are going electric. Fortescue’s Flying Fish mine in the Pilbara is running the first fully electric excavator fleet. 18 electric excavators are now working across its sites, with around 300 giant haul trucks planned by 2028-29. buff.ly/rFqqaAH #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Fortescue says excavator fleet at iron ore mine now fully electric as it commissions first in-house heavy haul truck fast chargers
Fortescue says one of its iron ore mines now features an entirely electric fleet of excavators, each saving one million litres of diesel a year. And they are more productive.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is awesome. Just incredible organ...so, so tasty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtM0...
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Terry Bradford Walk With Me
YouTube video by Gregg "Happy Guitar" Haynes
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I happened to be at this museum the day NYT photographers and reporters were coming thru. If you come to Seoul and are interested in history this *must* be on your list of places to go. I cannot stress enough how important it is to visit this place. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/w...
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Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today
The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The replication files for our IS Correspondence about What China Wants is now available on Dataverse. I had said I was going to post some thoughts about the exchange! I'll do that this week. dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/zc...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19/08/2026
Parents, what would you do with four hours of child-free time? 
We launched a Parents’ Night Out program with NYC Parks to give NYC parents a little time back for themselves, because we’re committed to making it easier to raise a family in the greatest city in the world.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Given that JJM and I are both in the summer IS issue that just came out, I thought I'd re-up this debate from 2022 between myself and John Mearsheimer about whether Asia will contain China. (Sotto voce: I think I won!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wafC...
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Debate: Should the U.S. Seek to Contain China?
YouTube video by Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/08/2026
China considering summit with Seoul in November, South Korean foreign ministry says reut.rs/4ifypJR
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China considering summit with Seoul in November, South Korean foreign ministry says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ​said on Wednesday that Beijing was "actively considering" ‌a summit between the leaders of South Korea and China at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen ​in November, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said.
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚗☀️ Solar panels are moving beyond rooftops. Chinese automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass says it now has mass-production capabilities for vehicle-integrated solar roofs, with PV cells built directly into laminated car glass.
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Chinese automotive glass giant announces vehicle-integrated solar roof - pv magazine Global
Fuyao Glass has confirmed mass-production capabilities for solar sunroof glass, with photovoltaic cells embedded in laminated automotive glass to power auxiliary vehicle loads. While reports have link...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
More grist for the mill... www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China's defence ministry said on Tuesday, where
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is...wow. I need to think about this for what it implies and what it shows about what Americans say and what they actually do. apnews.com/article/airc...
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US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
One critique that keeps coming up is how "East Asia will balance China" or "we need a pacific defense pact." The IS correspondence, Foreign Affairs articles, etc. make that claim. By now, shouldn't we finally admit that "just wait for" is not going to happen? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Still Getting Asia Wrong: No “Contain China” Coalition Exists
Published in The Washington Quarterly (Vol. 45, No. 4, 2022)
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International Security @intsecurity.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Correspondence: The Challenge of Studying What China Wants.” Rushi Doshi, Todd Hall, Andrea Ghiselli, @onegruffydd.bsky.social, and Arash Heydarian Pashakhanlou respond to @daveckang.bsky.social, Jackie Wong, and Zenobia Chan’s Summer 2025 article. doi.org/10.1162/ISEC...
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Correspondence: The Challenge of Studying What China Wants
David Kang, Jackie S. H. Wong, and Zenobia T. Chan analyze Chinese Communist Party material by building innovatively on methods that they generously credit to Paul Godwin, Alice Miller, Michael Swaine...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Interesting set of critiques of our "What does China want?" article. Read the correspondences, and our response, and decide for yourselves! I'll post more later. direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
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Correspondence: The Challenge of Studying What China Wants
David Kang, Jackie S. H. Wong, and Zenobia T. Chan analyze Chinese Communist Party material by building innovatively on methods that they generously credit to Paul Godwin, Alice Miller, Michael Swaine...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Thanks for having me -- was a great discussion. We covered why Taiwan probably learned more about the US reluctance to fight a war against a nuclear-armed superpower far from US borders than did China; how the US is still mired in ME rather than EA, and lots more. Take a listen, everybody!
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This is going to be another great issue from IS! And we respond to our critics about "What does China want?" direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
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What Does China Want?
Abstract. The conventional wisdom is that China is a rising hegemon eager to replace the United States, dominate international institutions, and re-create the liberal international order in its own im...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I see lots of discussion about recent articles about NK in Foreign Affairs. My take, from 23 years ago: "Why are we afraid of dealing with the North? It makes no sense to criticize North Korea for being isolationist and then refuse to trade with them." Check it out! cup.columbia.edu/book/nuclear...
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Nuclear North Korea | Columbia University Press
Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang’s Nuclear North Korea was first published in 2003 amid the outbreak of a lasting crisis over the North Korean nuclear progr... | CUP
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Noel Foster, Zenobia Chan, and Jackie S.H. Wong map meetings between senior Chinese military leaders and foreign counterparts, 2000–2023. They find that China's public military diplomacy sharply expanded. Super interesting: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here's a classical Greek joke (not mine): One day, Young Aristotle is out playing and he tears his jeans. He takes them to the tailor. The tailor says "Euripides?" and Aristotle says "Yeah, Eumenides?"
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is not mine, but it's totally accurate. I wish we could move on from debating Thucydides. The world - and history - is much wider than the lessons of one little war 2,500 years ago...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Classy from Norway
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
www.youtube.com/shorts/C44yb...
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USA is sleeping tonight
YouTube video by Mike Daddino
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Super Paul Mullin. Such respect: www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Paul Mullin: An open letter as cult-hero striker leaves Wrexham
Tim Edwards, of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, writes an open letter to departing Wrexham striker Paul Mullin.
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Louis Gray @louisgray.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The US is so paranoid about Chinese tech, they've forced Polestar to withdraw from the US. Polestar is the best alternative to Tesla with high quality sedans, not to mention the excellent Android integration. What an absolute mess and self-own by the government. finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
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Polestar exits US market after government bans sales due to connected vehicle tech
Swedish-based EV-maker Polestar says it will no longer sell cars in the US, after the Commerce Department banned it from selling its cars in the country.
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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The only case I can see for gas in Asia now is that governments effectively make it illegal to build renewables. That’s not a totally outlandish scenario. It’s what Trump has tried to do, with limited success, and what the likes of Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia have done more effectively.
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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Renewables-plus-storage is so cheap that in large parts of the world it is cheaper to build a whole new clean power plant than just pay for the fuel and maintenance for a fully-depreciated gas generator. Renewables aren’t just threatening new-build gas — they are undermining existing plants.
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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
You can point to forecasts that this will magically change — in 2026, when clean energy is a fraction of the cost, and after the biggest-ever disruption of LNG markets — but then consider some former forecasts:
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
1500km charge in 6 minutes!! “The boundaries of electrochemistry are still far from being reached, and the possibilities of materials science are still far from being exhausted" - Robin Zeng, CATL founder Still think its all subsidies & copycat & no science or innovation? www.ft.com/content/1773...
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CATL claims 6-minute charge and 1,500km range for new electric vehicle batteries
Chinese group also slashes charging time in race against BYD for electric vehicle battery supremacy
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I have not seen a single wargame of a Chinese invasion of Vietnam, nor of a Chinese invasion of Korea. I've seen eleventy-jillion wargames of China-Taiwan of some type.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
USA! USA! We’re going to win the World Cup!!! 😎🍺⚽️🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I really like this song. I just came across it, I'm late to the party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRbP...
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[MV] BOL4(볼빨간사춘기) _ Travel(여행)
YouTube video by 1theK (원더케이)
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I'm going to the USA-Paraguay game. We're gonna win the world cup! USA! USA! 🇺🇸 ⚽ 🦅 (Caw! Caw!)
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is a really interesting article -- gift giving and authority in IR: academic.oup.com/cjip/article...
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Gift-giving as a Source of International Authority
Abstract. This article discusses the diplomatic practice of gift-giving in the Ancient Near East and Early Modern East Asia. In both cases, gift-exchange s
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
for reference and comparison: conservatively, the United States spent two-thirds of that figure in the *first week* of the war on Iran. it's genuinely difficult to overstate how many world-historical own goals US politics has accumulated over the past few decades
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"The Rise and Fall of the Confucian Long Peace: A New Dataset for Analyzing Regional Conflict Management in East Asia" - very interesting article, including Ryukyu as a state (the right call, IMO): journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Speaking of which, a few years ago I was in a debate about whether the US should or will contain China. My answer then, as it is now? "No." At least I'm consistent! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wafC...
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Debate: Should the U.S. Seek to Contain China?
YouTube video by Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I can save you a lot of money: No. www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/m...
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Chatham House Debate: Is China the primary threat to global stability in the next decade?
A moderated debate under the Chatham House Rule examining competing views on China’s role in shaping global stability in the years ahead.
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
You all really should read Pope Leo's encyclical. (I'm not even Catholic!) www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@vanjackson.bsky.social This is a great post, I agree with almost all of it: www.un-diplomatic.com/p/of-root-ca... The problem, as Van knows better than me, is that the unquestioned view in the DC Blob is that our motives are pure as the driven snow. We're the good guys - We're not the problem!
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Of Root Causes and Wrong-Think About China
This has triggered me, in a productive way:
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