Ian Burns McCaslin

Independent Contract Researcher, Associate @CASI_Research, & PhD candidate at Tamkang University (淡江大學). Account for news & research. RT & Like ≠ endorsement.

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New Report - “The PLA’s Evolving Outlook on Urban Warfare: Learning, Training, and Implications for Taiwan” from @TheStudyofWar by @EBKania and myself. https://t.co/xf3eRsuqv1

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New paper presents a primer for U.S. policymakers on China’s national security decisionmaking: https://t.co/G99isDBcu2

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A new graphic from Taiwan’s CNA showing the maritime deployments and rocket launches from Dec. 30th of the PLA’s “Justice Mission - 2025” military exercise. https://t.co/2VXxtPs0gA

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A graphic from Taiwan’s CNA showing the areas where the PLA’s most high-profile military exercises around Taiwan in recent years have taken place. https://t.co/xGCi1SxEh2

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He “also said that is the closest PLA rockets have ever come to Taiwan proper in recent live-fire exercises, when asked by reporters to confirm if that is the case.”

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Taiwan on Tuesday said China’s PLA “fired 27 rockets during the second day of its latest military drill near Taiwan, with 10 landing at sea within the nation's 24-nautical mile contiguous zone, making it the closest ever Chinese live-fire exercise.” https://t.co/BjijWPkeZ9

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“The 10 missiles launched from Shishi starting 1 p.m., all landed in a PLA-designated drill zone southwest of Taiwan, within the 24-nautical-mile zone, in the sea off southern Tainan City, according to” him.

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“The purpose of China's infiltration efforts is often to gain access to sensitive national defense intelligence, develop espionage or "co-optee networks" in Taiwan, and even intervene in Taiwanese elections, the NSB report said.”

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“Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) on Sunday published an analysis of China's infiltration tactics,” titled "Analysis on the Infiltration Tactics Concerning China's Espionage Cases". https://t.co/qDtSkBDR6O

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“During election campaigns, Beijing has also organized all-expenses-paid trips for village chiefs in Taiwan to visit China, in exchange for their support of candidates of specific parties, the report said.”

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“The driver was later identified as a … Huawei employee … . Paraguayan police said that the other person in the van was "a man with oriental features," according to Paraguayan media.”

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“Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday that it is cooperating with an investigation into a vehicle registered to Chinese company Huawei believed to have surveilled Taiwan's ambassador in Paraguay.” https://t.co/ZyqX9TKfho

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“When police arrived at the scene and approached the van to investigate this unusual behavior, the driver immediately sped off, the reports said, adding that after reviewing nearby surveillance cameras, the vehicle's license plate was found to be registered to Huawei.”