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Eric Shepherd

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Associate Professor of Chinese, language, oral traditions, foodways, folklore. U.S. Army veteran

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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n... What a cluster*uck of incompetence
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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq. “If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.” National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
These years of Trump's presidency will be seen as the moment China rocketed ahead of the U.S. in influence worldwide, in technological leadership, in credibility. Not just because they are making great progress in many areas--though they are--but because of how Trump has damaged the US.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Latest inflation data just arrived came in right at the consensus forecast. Headline inflation of 0.2% in the month, running at 2.7% over the year. Core rose 0.3% in July, and 3.1% over the year. For two years inflation was declining toward the Fed's target. That seems to be over.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Why Peak China may finally have arrived | George Magnus
The technological and strategic brilliance of its world-class companies are being swamped by macroeconomic troubles
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Trump keeps acting in China’s best interests — at the expense of America’s
The Chinese Communist Party and its nationalist supporters think Trump is doing a great job.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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China's unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs
With Chinese youth unemployment high, individuals are paying to go into offices and pretend to work.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/t... TACO Trump
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Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will prevent U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from spiking for another 90 days.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/t... TACO Trump going easy on China for bribes
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Trump says he's open to letting Nvidia sell a downgraded version of its most advanced chip to China
U.S. President Donald Trump singaled that he'd be open to allowing Nvidia to sell a downgraded version of its Blackwell system to China.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/10/n... The rationale used for banning chip sales to China was that it was a national security risk but it now isn't a security risk to sell chips to China if you pay a 15% bribe?
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Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales revenues to the U.S. government, FT reports
The arrangement comes as President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to reverberate through the global economy.
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 09/08/2025
Something that I have been thinking about with attribution of "PhD level intelligence" or "PhD level expertise" to a machine is that it reflects an increasing trend among these AI bros and their sycophants to want the products of highly skilled training without actually doing any of the work.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/s...
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South Korea launches national AI model in tech race with U.S. and China
South Korea is looking to create a near self-sufficient AI industry and position its technology as an alternative to China and the U.S.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/i...
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Intel shares drop after Trump calls for CEO to resign immediately
Intel shares were under pressure Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the chipmaker's CEO to resign immediately.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/m... Wonder why there is strong demand everywhere except for the US?
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Maersk CEO flags strong demand ‘pretty much everywhere’ except for the U.S. as outlook raised
Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter operating profit and raised its full-year guidance.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/u...
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U.S. lawmaker questions Intel CEO's ties to China in letter to company board chair: Reuters
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton's letter includes questions about CEO Lip-Bu Tan's ties to Chinese firms and a recent criminal case involving his former company.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/t...
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U.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals in California have been charged with the illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars' worth of AI chips, including those from Nvidia.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/c...
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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Beijing wants more babies — are businesses ready for Gen Z parents?
China's young parents are digital-natives, globally minded and experience-driven. That mindset is shaping how — and where — they spend.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
fortune.com/2025/08/05/t...
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These charts show how China is pulling ahead of the U.S. in the race to power the AI future
The Trump administration's phase-out of green energy subsidies will hurt the U.S. electricity industry at a crucial time.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
www.scmp.com/tech/article...
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Shanghai targets 5 new data centres as China boosts AI capacity
China’s computing power reached 246 exaflops as of June 2024, placing it second only to the US, according to government data.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Protests in China over viral school bullying case
One protester in Sichuan province said “things got bloody” after police used batons and electric prods.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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China warns EV makers to stop price-cutting to protect the economy
Overcapacity and oversupply are causing ‘involution’ and putting growth at risk, manufacturers told
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/e...
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‘Everything is about to get really expensive’: Small-business owners say Trump tariffs could force them to raise prices
Small-business owners say they are raising the price of their consumer goods by the end of the year to offset the cost of Trump tariffs.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
www.semafor.com/article/08/0...
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Who lost (the information war with) China?
While the hot American debate over censorship and propaganda has centered almost entirely on Russia, the long-term competition for global goodwill is in fact with China.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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China's solar giants quietly shed a third of their workforces last year
China's biggest solar firms shed nearly one-third of their workforces last year, company filings show, as one of the industries hand-picked by Beijing to drive economic growth grapples with falling prices and steep losses.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/w...
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No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
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China rejects US demands to stop buying Russian, Iranian oil
China has taken a firm stance against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran or face a possible 100% tariff
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...
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Fujifilm raises camera and lens prices in the U.S. due to tariffs
Many of the company’s camera bodies are now $200 more expensive than they were on Thursday evening.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
apnews.com/article/chin... Imagine Trump taking measures to protect US companies he is hurting with tariffs, other than his own that is.
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China promises to help companies slammed by tariffs, as talks with the US left in limbo
China's top leaders have pledged to help companies slammed by higher U.S. tariffs but held back on major moves after trade talks with the U.S. this week left businesses in limbo.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
apnews.com/article/chin...
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Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries
A Japanese woman in China was attacked with a stone-like object in Suzhou on Thursday evening. She suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to Japanese media.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
www.axios.com/2025/08/02/c...
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Beijing's hackers are playing the long game
The latest high-profile hacks are part of a bigger strategy to camp out in sensitive U.S. networks.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
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US companies cut investments in China to record lows
Current tariffs and trade tensions are causing some US companies to rethink investments in China, a survey by the US-China Business Council found.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
theconversation.com/why-the-us-i...
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Why the US is letting China win on energy innovation
China is roaring forward in the race to be the world’s clean energy powerhouse.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
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China’s new breed of academic paper mills promising a shortcut to grad school
Students can pay to get their independent research papers published, helping their applications stand out from the crowd.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
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The Meaning of a Weak Jobs Report
It's (probably) the tariff uncertainty, stupid
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
apnews.com/article/trum... Read up on the new Trump taxes...
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What consumers can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates
American businesses and consumers are finding the contours of President Donald Trump’s foreign trade agenda taking shape.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n... Weakening America, intentionally...
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t... Firing the person in charge of accurately reporting statistics will certainly solve the problems caused by bad economic and trade policies
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Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.
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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
only +73,000 payroll jobs in July AND larger than usual revisions: payrolls in May revised to +19k from 144k, in June to 14k from 147k. May and June combined were 258,000 lower than previously reported. Payrolls grew only 35k/month for past 3 months. www.bls.gov/news.release...
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Employment Situation Summary - 2025 M07 Results
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/j... What could have killed the booming economy the US had just six months ago?
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U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 100,000 in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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China’s fast-fashion capital slows down under Trump’s trade war
Guangzhou is the humming heart of the global fast fashion industry, but uncertainty over US tariffs is putting pressure on orders and profits
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.ft.com/content/6c5d...
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China and the rise of the new global city
Free-range globalisation is not part of the Sinosphere’s economic plan
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/t... The makings of deals and concepts of plans...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says 'we have the makings of a deal' with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday expressed confidence that the U.S. and China are on the way to a trade pact as a key tariff deadline nears.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.reuters.com/world/china/... Brilliant 5D chess moves to destroy an otherwise strong economy...
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Global shares tumble after Trump tariff blitz
Global shares tumbled on Friday after the U.S. slapped dozens of trading partners with steep tariffs, while investors anxiously awaited U.S. jobs data that could make or break the case for a Fed rate cut next month.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/t... Trump lawyers defending his taxation without representation...
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Appeals court skeptical of Trump tariff authority
Trump's reciprocal tariffs and trafficking-related duties were previously struck down by a federal trade court, but that decision was put on pause.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/t... It's TACO Thursday...
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Trump extends Mexico's 25% tariffs for 90 days as talks continue
President Donald Trump said he would not raise U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods beyond their current levels for 90 days.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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China's JD.com to buy Germany's Ceconomy in deal valuing it at $2.5 billion
JD.com is acquiring Germany's Ceconomy in a deal that values the electronics retailer at 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), allowing one of China's largest online retailers to expand outside of its home market.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Exclusive: Top China polysilicon firms plan to shut a third of production capacity, set OPEC-style output quotas, GCL says
Chinese producers of polysilicon, a building block for solar panels, are in talks to create a 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) fund to acquire and shut down roughly a third of production capacity and restructure part of the loss-making sector, GCL Technology Holdings said.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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Did Apple empower China?
Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee argues in his new book 'Apple in China' that China wouldn’t be the China it is today without Apple.
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Eric Shepherd @erictshepherd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
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US-China trade talks signal shift that could reshape global order: analysts
Future negotiations could take place against a more fragmented backdrop, as the superpowers vie for influence over third countries.
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