Finbarr Bermingham

@fbermingham

Irish journalist. Chief Europe Correspondent @SCMPnews. Reporting on Europe-China. Geopolitical flâneur. Fermanagh man.

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham Oct 22

Scoop: EU mulls sanctions reprieve for Chinese fabric-maker accused of aiding Russia

In Feb 2025, a Hubei textiles firm was blacklisted for supplying banned tech to Russia. Now, it's at the centre of a quid pro quo involving Europe's tech leader, ASML

scmp.com/news/china/art…

www.scmp.com Exclusive | EU mulls sanctions reprieve for Chinese fabric-maker accused of aiding Russia Beijing offers to remove restrictions on a German supplier to chipmaking giant ASML in exchange for the EU delisting Chinese firm Yusha.

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham 10h

Wow, Nvidia board getting ready to ditch Jensen Huang

wsj.com/business/nvidi…

www.wsj.com Exclusive | Nvidia is Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang Move follows company investigation into an affair with a Chinese woman alleged to be a spy.

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham 21h

Sickening emails sent to primary schools in my hometown Enniskillen today, second time in a month

"This is Mikhail Andropov, leader of the "Red Owl" project. We've come to destroy you. We're going to carry out genocide against your people."

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham 21h

Is there a more interesting place in the world to be a China watcher outside of China today than Europe?

So much going on... I am obviously biased though

Victor Shih Verified account @vshih2 1d

You know I think the center of gravity for the study of the CCP as a political party and as a regime (outside of China) is shifting from North America to Europe…..
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham 23h

With Jensen Huang dominating headlines, a few updates on Chinese espionage sagas in Europe

A Prague court ruled last Monday that a Chinese man suspected of espionage in the Czech Republic was not guilty and ordered his release

reuters.com/world/china/cz…

www.reuters.com Czech court acquits and releases Chinese man accused of spying, news agency says A Prague court ruled on Monday that a Chinese man suspected of espionage in the Czech Republic was not guilty and ordered his release, the news ‌agency CTK reported.