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Marc Champion is a senior correspondent at Bloomberg News, covering Europe and the Middle East. All views are my own. Re-Tweets are not endorsements.

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  1. 7 hours ago

    Here in Singapore word is out that the Trump-Kim summit is back on. Some are already running for the hills.

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  2. 13 hours ago

    Jim Mattis hammers China over S China Sea, but admits its claims are for now a "reality". My piece from Singapore

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    Jun 1

    In Singapore, Narendra Modi "reassured China that the Indo-Pacific was neither a strategy nor a club," observes . via

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  4. Jun 1

    my piece on India's Chinese dance, from

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  5. May 31

    Trump's unpredictability starts to backfire overseas: My bit from Singapore ahead of Trump/Kim maybe-summit: via

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    May 24

    Nobel Prize Nobel Prize Nobel Prze Noel Prze Noel Pre Nol Pre No Pre No Pe Nope

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  7. May 24

    Summit off. Not much doubt Trump himself wrote this letter, rather than staff.

    A letter from the President to Chairman Kim Jong Un: "It is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting."
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  8. May 24

    Terrific story on how Erdogan folded under market pressure: via

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  9. May 23

    Got to admire a great quote. In a story about pythons eating 99% of mammals in the everglades: "I’ve only seen one [Rabbit] since starting this program — one, and he looked scared." via

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    May 23

    Wednesday May 23 - Balance of Power: U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown more doubt over whether there will be a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 Via

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    May 22

    “Had the government instituted Chinese-style openness and reform 25 years ago, the top leadership would either be dead or in prison": Why doesn’t want to be more like its neighbors?

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  12. May 23

    What still makes Istanbul the most fascinating city on the planet.

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    İstiklal'de mendilci teyzeler caz çalan orkestraya muhteşem danslarıyla eşlik ediyorlar!
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  13. May 23

    What's not to like about the China's highway to prosperity? For North Korea's Kim dynasty, a risk of getting killed. Why that matters to 's now you see-em-now-you-don't nuclear talks: My piece in Businessweek

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  14. May 17

    Fascinating response from Turkey's finance minister, in essence to an interview his president just gave:

    I still hope & believe that political pragmatism will ultimately prevail. A rule based market economy is the only viable option going forward. Therefore, we remain committed to a sound & prudent policy framework. The policy mix is much more likely to improve post elections.
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  15. May 17

    Never thought about it that way.

    When the Quranic commandment to fast in from dusk till dawn is taken literally, this is what happens: In Iceland, you end up with 22 hours of fasting. Could this be a sign for Muslims to question Quranic literalism? My new piece probes the question:
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  16. May 17

    Extraordinary. Who knows what was removed from Trump's lawyer's files, but whoever did it was powerful and thought the information important:

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    May 15

    Summit or no summit, North Korea was never going to give up its nuclear weapons: existential. The US should never have been under illusion that Pyongyang would disarm and put itself at Washington ‘s mercy. Kim is still interested in a bargain with Trump, but on his own terms.

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  18. May 15

    There's long been a question on whether Turkey's really believes higher interest rates cause inflation, the opposite of 99.9% of economists. This Transcript ends it: He does, he has thought it through, he believes it:

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  19. May 11

    Much truth to this diatribe: `It’s no wonder Iranians hate America' -- tho perhaps strangely, most Iranians don't. via

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    May 9

    This is hopefully a useful little resource: a quick guide to all 14 amendments to May's in the Lords. Keep an eye on these as they return to MPs in the Commons!

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