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That time I found my own record in a Chinese govt surveillance database
Very rare back-end look at how Beijing integrates millions of data pts from security cams, visa details, mobile apps, facial rec scans
@Telegraph exclusive w @NetAskari
https://t.co/BL6U9UqU35
🔴 Xi Jinping has warned Donald Trump that the US and China could “come into conflict” over Taiwan during a bilateral meeting between the two leaders
Follow the latest updates on the Trump-Xi summit 🔗
https://t.co/sZL3VLYd9L
🇵🇭 Thitu Island has been occupied by the Philippines since the 1970s, but is claimed by Beijing.
Thitu’s 400 residents serve as a civilian bulwark against China's territorial claims.
@amendelson_ reports on how they are standing up to Xi Jinping 👇
https://t.co/jM1i83o647
In the last several hours, there have been a significant number of posts on this platform and others misrepresenting recent PLA activity around Taiwan.
Please refer to our tweet below, which unpacks why yesterday's numbers, while the highest in weeks, are not abnormal when compared to baseline PLA activity.
S. Korean newspaper Chosun ran an English version of an analysis piece on the possible relocation of US military assets to Middle East.
AI then wrongly translated the headline to suggest the US is "considering" and now so many X accounts (OSINTs & academics) are retweeting it.
🇯🇵 Japan’s first female prime minister is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.
The Telegraph's @amendelson_ travelled across Japan to chart the remarkable rise of Sanae Takaichi ⤵️
https://t.co/R2eQa2vfMJ
Takaichi posting about Kira Kimura winning gold at the Olympics 1 hour after polls closed, instead of her hugely decisive victory in tonight's election. The LDP could win as many as 310 seats in the lower house, which would allow them to push through virtually their whole agenda
🔴 At least three people have been killed and another six injured as gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah party in Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday.
Read the live updates at the link below 👇
https://t.co/sGrI7kbOKU
I was grateful to contribute to @Telegraph's recent investigation by @amendelson_ on UK-China academic collaboration. The insights I shared draw on my research into the PRC’s offshore innovation bases.
Read the article here👇
https://t.co/CZHBspn7lE
In today's @Telegraph, I offered @amendelson_ what some might consider a controversial take that recent PLA purges will affect the PRC's ability and/or willingness to prosecute a Taiwan contingency.
Here is what I said:
“Morale is really low. Everyone is looking over their shoulder and everyone is worried that their patronage network of getting promoted through the ranks is being questioned and scrutinised.”
While some China watchers maintain that within a highly centralised system like the PLA it does not matter who sits in what seat, others, like Mr Morris, disagree, especially when it comes to Taiwan.
“There’s no way it can’t affect planning for a Taiwan contingency,” he said.
“He Weidong was one of the most experienced planners for a Taiwan contingency, probably in the top two or three, and now he’s gone and all his underlings are gone. That affects planning all throughout the force, there’s a trickle down effect.”
Thanks to @amendelson_ for the opportunity to share my thoughts. With @wentisung and @KTristanTang.
https://t.co/j3mifnKmyr
Rohingya people are being made to clear corpses in the civil war between Myanmar’s junta and an armed militant group, according to @amnesty - details here from @amendelson_
https://t.co/KxGefA0PUE
In August, I went back to #TimorLeste for a story I've wanted to write for years
During Indonesia's occupation, hundreds of Timorese women were kidnapped & raped. A few survivors shared w me some of the most harrowing accounts of violence I’ve ever heard
https://t.co/tqauPj83UW
China is planning to establish 6 more transplant facilities in Xinjiang over the next 5 years, which experts warn could be used to forcefully extract, harvest and even traffic organs from detained Uyghurs. More below: