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[YiFeng Su @sam51824016070]

国民党主席郑丽文访美被中国人现场教训：

“我来自中国大陆，我有一个问题，郑主席去见了习主席，我说一下为什么习近平要武力攻占台湾？我是个大陆人，我很清楚，因为中国是一个独裁社会，习近平是个独裁者……

此时，现场粉红和国民党支持者大喊，随即请来保安人员。

“ 习近平要攻占台湾是因为台湾是民主社会， 中国是独裁社会”。

[Bethany 貝書穎 @BethanyAllenEbr]

I increasingly find that my primary role in the "China influence" space these days is to debunk a lot of very, very poor quality "China influence" research reports that have been coming out.

I don't think it would be an overreach to call this slate of reports "China influence slop." But such a term is too kind, because it fails to indicate that these reports are primarily motivated by the desire to delegitimize grassroots American organizating by attempting to associate them with "hostile foreign forces" — a tactic widely used by the CCP to delegitimize grassroots Chinese civil society whenever it finds such movements inconvenient.

Let me start with a couple recent ones:
— The reports from Bitcoin Policy Institute and Power the Future which have led House reps to call for an investigation into anti-data center organizing
— And this latest one about how China is supposedly bankrolling climate activism at the University of California system and thereby acting to "shape California’s climate and energy policies."

I can demonstrate, very easily, that these reports are
1) exceedingly poor quality as China influence reports go

and

2) primarily and overwhelmingly motivated not by a desire to uncover China's influence (and thus to preserve the integrity of US civil society), but rather to delegitimize what are very obviously organic US movements (and thus to compromise the integrity of US civil society)

Reports like these represent an anti-democratic abuse of the concept of China influence research, which denies agency to real Americans.

These reports, given both their methods and their political goal, are also a form of disinformation and propaganda, very similar to how China paints Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as stooges of America.

And finally, these reports make a mockery of actual, high-quality China influence research.

This must stop now — and journalists reporting on this style of report should do so with the highest degree of journalistic professionalism and scrutiny.

[纽约时报中文网 @nytchinese]

阿卡迪亚前市长王爱琳承认充当中国政府代理人，面临最高10年监禁。她是如何进入美国政坛，又是如何成为北京渗透对象的？其男友孙耀宁在本案中扮演了怎样的角色？https://t.co/CsZdjNKyFw

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: Karmelo Anthony broke down in tears after the verdict was read, crying and shaking as his defense attorney comforted him, @Brooketaylortv reports.

Anthony could now face up to life in prison.

During the sentencing phase, Anthony's mother pleaded with the jury for mercy, describing him as her firstborn son and expressing her deep love for him through tears.

Prosecutors cross-examained her by asking whether she could still maintain a relationship with her son if he were behind bars — unlike the Metcalf family.

The same jury will now decide how long Anthony remains in prison. | @WillCainShow

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Video with subtitles of yesterday’s attempted beheading of a young British man by a Somali migrant in Belfast. It’s a hard watch but Europeans must see it.

Those who intervened and smashed a shovel over the attackers’ head are heroes

They most likely saved that young man’s life

[Spotlight on China @spotlightoncn]

A widely circulated Chinese social media article warns that internet users can face punishment simply for bypassing China’s online censorship system, highlighting an expanding clampdown on global internet access.

Published on WeChat and archived by China Digital Times, the article compiled public cases of suppression involving virtual private networks (VPNs), including fines, arrests, and retroactive investigations into user activity.

The report challenges the common assumption among Chinese internet users that utilizing VPNs for benign purposes, such as research or accessing overseas AI tools, is safe as long as no sensitive political content is shared.

Instead, the publicly disclosed cases demonstrate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly targeting the mere act of using a VPN, focusing on how users access the internet rather than just what they post.

One notable case involved a resident of Fujian Province who was penalized in 2024 for using a VPN to browse overseas websites four years earlier, demonstrating the regime’s ability to comb through years-old historical internet records.

Chinese legal professionals questioned the legality of this retroactive enforcement, noting that China’s Administrative Penalty Law generally prohibits punishing violations that remain undiscovered for more than two years.

Alongside retroactive fines, the article cited individuals punished simply for selling VPN services or establishing unauthorized connections, reflecting the CCP's broader push to strictly control and criminalize unauthorized cross-border internet access.
https://t.co/auTLXIamzL

[Spotlight on China @spotlightoncn]

Chinese triads are being ordered by Beijing to carry out espionage operations in the UK, according to a newly declassified report.

Notorious gangs running brothels and selling illicit tobacco are now 'backed' by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a 'significant threat to national security', the Home Office research shows.

The report, based on interviews across 14 law enforcement agencies, warns triads could even use their UK brothel networks to 'blackmail' MPs.

This follows the recent Old Bailey conviction of a Chinese spy ring conducting 'shadow policing' for Beijing, where evidence suggested Chinese gangs violently targeted pro-democracy activists in the UK in 2021.

Despite triads being the UK's second-largest organised crime group, traditionally focused on exploitation and illicit trades, growing CCP links have escalated their activities into a pressing national security issue.

The declassified report warned Beijing could now use these syndicates to facilitate UK espionage, cybercrime, and institutional infiltration through bribery and political funding.

It specifically noted that Chinese control of sex work could be leveraged to gather intelligence and coerce influential British figures.

However, the report found that a lack of Chinese speakers in law enforcement and limited police knowledge allowed triad members to easily evade justice.

Former Metropolitan Police detective David McKelvey said forces dismantled specialist units over a decade ago, leaving police playing catch-up as triads expand into fentanyl production and human trafficking.

'There is clearly a very strong link between Chinese organised crime and the Chinese state,' McKelvey told The Mail on Sunday, calling them the most sophisticated operations he had ever seen.

McKelvey recently gave evidence against Peter Wai, a Home Office immigration official who exploited remote working policies to access sensitive government databases for Beijing.

Wai and retired Hong Kong police officer Bill Yuen were convicted of spying on UK-based Chinese dissidents and senior MPs, including Sir Iain Duncan Smith.

During the trial, correspondence between Wai and his handler suggested the infamous 14K triad targeted UK pro-democracy activists and allegedly sought help from a prominent London restaurant owner.

The court also heard that eight other suspected spies fled to China after police failed to translate their devices before the 14-day statutory detention limit expired.

The trial named To Ming Lam, 73, founder of the Royal China Group restaurant chain, as the individual allegedly linked to the 14K triad in Hong Kong, though no evidence suggested he participated in criminal conduct.

A Chinese handler's messages claimed a triad boss 'might have asked him for help' targeting a Chinese dissident, and the court heard Wai had worked security for one of Lam's family businesses.

Lam has been pictured repeatedly with convicted spy Bill Yuen through his links to the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office, though there is no suggestion Lam was involved in Yuen's espionage crimes.

Lam's restaurant group was previously fined nearly half a million pounds in 2024 following Home Office raids that uncovered at least 20 illegal workers.

In response to the findings, a Home Office spokesman maintained that the UK directly challenges China over actions risking domestic safety and is bolstering the National Crime Agency to combat these overseas networks.
https://t.co/3jOKRH744D

[UnveiledChina @Unveiled_ChinaX]

The US military has officially branded China’s most powerful civilian tech giants as military entities.

In a massive escalation of the tech cold war, the Pentagon finalized its annual Section 1260H update, formally designating Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD as "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly within the United States. Washington asserts that these corporate giants are deeply entangled in Beijing’s military-civil fusion strategy, serving as conduits for the People’s Liberation Army to access cutting-edge civilian innovations in artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and electric vehicles.

While the designation does not impose immediate blocking sanctions on the private sector, it triggers a severe operational countdown for defense contractors and global supply chains. Beginning June 30, 2026, the Department of Defense is legally barred from securing or renewing contracts with any of the listed firms. Simultaneously, strict new defense regulations will penalize any US entities that engage lobbyists for these blacklisted Chinese firms, setting the stage for a sweeping indirect procurement ban in 2027 that will target any products containing their components.

The reputational and financial fallout is already vibrating through global markets, triggering an immediate drop in Alibaba’s stock as institutional investors scramble to reassess compliance risks. Although Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD have forcefully rejected the Pentagon's classification, asserting they are strictly independent commercial enterprises, Beijing is poised for a fierce diplomatic and economic response. The line between Chinese commerce and military power has been officially erased by Washington, forcing global enterprises to rapidly purge these entities from their networks.

#NationalSecurity #TechWar #Alibaba #Baidu #BYD #Pentagon #SupplyChain #Geopolitics2026

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

The details about the Tate brothers in this @newyorker profile are as sick as anything you will ever read. They are rapists, pornographers, traffickers - and heroes to the "conservative" MAGA movement
https://t.co/Zv2l52b9Id

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

The Pentagon identified some of China’s biggest companies including Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as entities that support the Chinese military, in a move that risks provoking new friction with the government in Beijing https://t.co/5SY1UoPcEV correcting the screwup from a few months ago. guess they wanted to wait for the summit before reissuing

[李老师不是你老师 @whyyoutouzhele]

6月7日，WSJ发文，讲述金正恩如何在当前地缘政治结构里完成了一次非常现实的套利。
朝鲜通过中国维持基本物资循环，同时通过对俄军火出口获得主要新增外汇。
朝鲜去年建房的数量甚至超过了LA。

[CBS News @CBSNews]

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration plans to announce it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud, expanding its unprecedented denaturalization campaign, CBS News has exclusively learned. https://t.co/dFVDzHXGF6

[CNN @CNN]

A federal judge has voided President Donald Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, ruling that he lacked authority to impose the new policy for a program used by companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in specialized fields. https://t.co/P7mG2iCGkP

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

EDITORIAL DOUBLE STANDARD: When I was a senior investigative correspondent at CBS News (2019–2024) I was stunned by how little due diligence some colleagues did on Southern Poverty Law Center's claims....

Versus their “attack dog” mentality applied to right-leaning non-profits and think tanks.

More for subscribers In this week's @X Article!

[Bill Bishop @niubi]

Will adding Alibaba to the 1260H list make things awkward for the NBA, WNBA and the US schools and organizations that have taken large donations from Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai? All his money comes from $baba, which the USG now says qualifies "for designation as “Chinese military companies”

[纽约时报中文网 @nytchinese]

中国阻止了Meta以20亿美元收购由中国工程师创办的人工智能公司Manus；要求受到美国制裁的中国炼油企业不要遵守美国制裁规定；并命令一家有国资背景的安检设备企业不要配合欧盟的调查人员。
每一次行动，都让北京与欧美更近一步走向对抗。https://t.co/lWeQWQEetz

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Melanie Walker was a confidante to Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein who helped Epstein ingratiate himself in Gates’s world. Her lawyer said she was in a “coercive relationship” with Epstein. 🔗 https://t.co/tFwow5YGIH

[Henry Gao @henrysgao]

2012年12月，习近平总书记强调，我们在社会制度与意识形态等方面都与西方国家存在完全的不同，这就决定了我们同西方国家的斗争和较量是不可调和的，因而必然是长期的、复杂的、有时甚至是十分尖锐的。西方国家不论从国际战略格局上来说，还是从意识形态上来说，都绝不会希望看到像我们这样一个社会主义大国顺利实现和平与发展的。而他们的最终目的就是要搞垮我们的领导、颠覆我国社会主义制度。就是提醒我们要深刻认识到斗争是客观存在的，并且具有长期性、复杂性、尖锐性，决不能一厢情愿、自欺欺人地一味妥协、退让，怕、躲都是没有用的，必须敢于斗争、善于斗争。

https://t.co/Ska670oOTI

[UnveiledChina @Unveiled_ChinaX]

A careless code blunder just blew the lid off Beijing’s multi-million dollar AI propaganda operation targeting the West. France's digital interference watchdog, Viginum, has officially exposed "Fawn Mianju," a covert network of 13 multilingual fake news sites running on advanced automation and generative AI. The sophisticated network was completely compromised after a computer engineer working as a Senior Project Manager at China's state-run CGTN Digital accidentally left his login credentials exposed in the code.

This operation, which expanded on findings first uncovered by U.S. cybersecurity firm Graphika in 2025, operated with deep financial backing. The domains were registered in Beijing, hosted on Alibaba Cloud, and utilized expensive infrastructure alongside paid plugins to artificially manipulate search engine rankings. Using digital keys linked directly to AI language models, the network automatically scraped CGTN articles, lightly rewrote them, and republished over 2,300 articles, often within less than an hour of the original state media broadcast.

Sites like the French-language "Actu Méridien" were weaponized to manipulate public opinion across 89 countries, heavily targeting Western audiences and Francophone African youth. The articles aggressively peddled pro-Beijing narratives, painting China as the undisputed leader of the Global South and green energy transition while explicitly telling Western readers that aligning with Chinese interests would bring them massive benefits.

Despite the cutting-edge tech and heavy state funding, the operation was an organic flop. The articles struggled to breach 15,000 views, with nearly 40 percent of its top social media engagement traced back to fake accounts in Burundi whose sole purpose was to artificially inflate the content. While the reach was limited, French authorities warn that the operation exposes Beijing’s rapidly escalating capability to launch fully automated, stealth disinformation campaigns designed to quietly erode Western democratic alignment.

#Disinformation #CyberSecurity #France #China #AIPropaganda #Geopolitics #Viginum #NationalSecurity

[🇺🇸 Edward T. Winslow @EdwardTWinz]

🚨 🚨 KRISTEN WELKER HAS 3 OPTIONS AFTER TRUMP WALKED OFF HER INTERVIEW. ALL 3 ARE CATASTROPHIC FOR THE MEDIA.

This is the moment nobody wants to talk about.

After nine years of rallies, press conferences, and taped sit-downs → the press is now boxed into THREE choices every time Trump sits across from them. And every single one is a nightmare:

⚠️ OPTION 1: KEEP PRESSING FOR EVIDENCE
– Trump says "All I have to do is look. I listen to people"
– Anchor demands court-level sourcing
– Trump calls them crooked and walks off
– The clip goes viral with Trump as the decisive one and the anchor as the aggressor
– Network spent the travel budget to Wisconsin for a segment that ends in 90 seconds

⚠️ OPTION 2: ACCEPT THE FRAME AND MOVE ON
– Don't challenge the California election claims
– Don't push back on "five days and no winner"
– Let "dirty election" stand without a follow-up
– Audience sees the network validating the narrative
– Every future anchor gets the same treatment because it worked

⚠️ OPTION 3: DON'T TAKE THE INTERVIEW
– Refuse the sit-down entirely
– Trump holds rallies, posts on Truth Social, sets the agenda anyway
– Network loses access, loses the clip, loses the audience
– "We travelled all the way to Wisconsin" becomes impossible to say
– The story becomes "media too afraid to interview the president"

Let that sink in.

There is no Option 4. There is no clean exit. There is no "we ask the right question and he answers it."

The media is showing you a president who got "a little bit angry" in the rain and walked off a barn-roof interview in Chippewa Falls.

They're NOT showing you that every path forward for the press leads to the same outcome — Trump controls the frame, the clip, and the story.

This is the most structurally difficult position any White House press corps has faced since the invention of the televised interview.

I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨