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The Warden of the Morning Star
Author’s Note: I wrote this after watching the September 3 military parade in Beijing and wondering what might be going through Kim Jong Un’s mind.
Dec 26
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FILE #5 — THE LONG GAME
Entry 1 — Mandate of Fire: The Scholar once told me: “A nation that buys its light or its grain is never independent.”
Dec 23
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“I’m not Chinese. I’m Taiwanese.”
My former colleague’s son, born in 2005, told me this on a golf course that runs along the fence of Taichung’s CCK Air Base.
Dec 19
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INTERLUDE II — THE SCORECARD
Summary: Observer K completed the full Mirror Valley cognitive program with exceptional precision.
Dec 16
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The Ghost of Marcos: The One Variable That Saved America (For Now)
Every time I mention pre-Marcos Philippines to Southeast Asians under fifty, I’m met with the same blank stare.
Dec 12
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FILE #4 — THE MIND FORGE
Entry 1 — Arrival - The train left me at Baoguo Station, beneath Mount Emei’s shadow.
Dec 9
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The War Nobody Wants, But Politics Might Demand
For eight decades, the conventional wisdom has been ironclad: a direct shooting war between China and Japan is unthinkable.
Dec 7
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Special Interlude — The Weight of Systems
What follows is not a numbered Interlude, but a reconstructed memory transcript: a conversation between Li Haojie and his first mentor, Dean Chang, in a…
Dec 5
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The Narco-Sub and the End of Belief
I know the day my innocence died.
Dec 3
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FILE #3 — THE CHENGDU PRODIGY
Chengdu smelled of rain and coal dust. My earliest memory is of chalk dust rising from a blackboard — tiny storms of logic.
Dec 2
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Bloomberg Moment: 95% Masterclass, 5% Unforced Error
A few days ago, I wrote that Southeast Asia never truly forgave Japan—we simply waited.
Dec 1
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November 2025
When National Interest Becomes Personal Brand
Are today’s “national leaders” really just high-end personal brands in disguise?
Nov 30
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