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Michael Sobolik

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Michael Sobolik

@michaelsobolik

sr fellow @HudsonInstitute | “Countering China’s Great Game” @USNIbooks | contributor @thedispatch | editor @ProvMagazine | @chelspat’s hubby

Washington, DC

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Joined August 2009

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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
May 13
Xi Jinping will never let American companies truly succeed in China. It’s a rigged game. Instead of asking Xi for promises with short expiration dates, President Trump should focus his leverage on freeing political prisoners in China. @ABCNewsLive @KyraPhillips @HudsonInstitute
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Jan 17, 2022
Owner of the @warriors🏀 says he doesn’t care about the Uyghurs. The conversation goes downhill from there. @chamath… - questions whether a genocide is actually happening - says the CCP isn’t a dictatorship - says the US is no better than the CCP x.com/TimoPG/status/…
Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Oct 25, 2024
Good grief. Putin asked Musk to deny Starlink services to Taiwan as a favor to Xi Jinping. @elonmusk’s parroting of CCP propaganda about Taiwan takes on an even darker dimension…
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
May 7, 2024
😳 @TikTokPolicy literally says it cannot comply with the divestment requirement because “the Chinese government has made clear that it would not permit a divestment” of ByteDance’s algorithm. They’re literally making the national security case for the U.S. government.
TikTok Policy
@TikTokPolicy
May 7, 2024
Today we filed a petition in federal court seeking to overturn the unconstitutional TikTok ban. Read our petition here: newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/court-fi…
Readers added context
TikTok wasn't banned. The US government is giving ByteDance one year—with the possibility of a 3-month extension—to sell the US operations for TikTok to a US company. If ByteDance does not, TikTok would not be banned: app stores couldn't provide it but it would not be illegal. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Sep 13, 2023
.⁦@elonmusk, on ⁦@theallinpod⁩: “I think I understand China well…” Then proceeds to compare Taiwan to Hawaii: “an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China” He’s repeating CCP talking points with no mention of US interests.
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Aug 9, 2020
Jimmy Lai is a hero for freedom. The Chinese Communist Party silences the voices of those they fear the most.
Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Feb 3, 2025
.@DarrenJBeattie, the new acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy… - denies the Uyghur genocide - claims U.S. Government treats white Americans worse than the Chinese Communist Party treats Uyghurs - says that Uyghurs should be “ashamed” for objecting to CCP
Ben Smith
@semaforben
Feb 2, 2025
Scoop: Marco Rubio appointing MAGA intellectual @DarrenJBeattie to a key State Department role semafor.com/article/02/02/…
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Apr 10, 2025
Notice how Beijing’s propaganda turned on a dime. Just a few days ago, the CCP was tweeting out videos of Ronald Reagan to criticize Trump’s tariffs. Now, they’re posting videos of mass-murderer Mao. They always let the mask slip.
Mao Ning 毛宁
@SpoxCHN_MaoNing
Apr 10, 2025
We are Chinese. We are not afraid of provocations. We don’t back down. 🇨🇳
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
May 21, 2022
You do know what the R in BRICS stands for, right?
Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Aug 20, 2025
Federal law prohibits use of TikTok on government devices. Very curious whether the White House is complying with the law.
Karoline Leavitt
@PressSec
Aug 20, 2025
White House launches official TikTok account with Trump featured prominently in debut video foxnews.com/media/white-ho…
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Feb 19, 2025
Xi Jinping can’t believe his luck. At this rate, if he invades Taiwan, Americans like Charlie Kirk will probably blame Lai Ching-te for it.
Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Feb 19, 2025
Trump knows the truth about Zelensky. He’s a puppet of the CIA who marched his own people into a needless slaughter.
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Jun 16, 2023
Oh. So it wasn’t a “silly” balloon after all?
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
Jan 29, 2023
Taiwan donates $1m to Ukraine for power generators so Ukrainians won’t freeze. Beijing sends @kiraincongress an intimidating letter demanding Ukraine reject the aid. The response? “I haven’t seen any help (from China) coming in.”
Ukraine warned by China not to receive aid from Taiwan | Taiwan News | Jan. 29, 2023 14:36
From taiwannews.com.tw
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Michael Sobolik
@michaelsobolik
May 9, 2022
You guys...the State Department just gave their #Taiwan🇹🇼 page a *major* update...and it looks terrific. state.gov/u-s-relations-… Old version New version