Wai Ling Yeung

Retired academic, education consultant, researcher and NFACR advisory board member 2020-2022. Opinions expressed are solely my own

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

Wai-Ling Yeung, ‘Western Australia’, in John Fitzgerald (ed.), Taking The Low Road: China’s Influence In Australian States And Territories, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra, 2022, 97-114. https://t.co/kAXQl6obCW

[ASPI @ASPI_org]

'From 1 July, work undertaken lawfully in Australia by journalists, think tank analysts, academics and others may be characterised as criminal under Chinese law,' write @johncoyne14 and @geoff_p_wade. https://t.co/y4odRSJlGg

[John Kennedy @AKAfeng37]

Beijing’s hunter-gatherers in times of ‘peace’:

“The focus of these groups is to promote economic connections with and bring foreign resources back to the PRC.” https://t.co/J4XLgZJisX

[Henry Gao @henrysgao]

China is quietly rewriting its most important social media regulation — and the implications go far beyond China.

The CAC has released draft revisions to China’s 26-year-old Administrative Measures on Internet Information Services, the core regulation underpinning its censorship regime.

Much of the new draft simply reproduces the familiar blacklist of prohibited content: anything deemed contrary to the Constitution, critical of the socialist system, threatening state power, disrupting social order, spreading rumors, inciting ethnic tensions, promoting obscenity, gambling, violence, terrorism, defamation, or harming state interests — categories I discussed extensively in my 2021 paper "Data Regulation with Chinese Characteristics".

But two changes are especially striking:

1. From platform liability to user liability

The 2000 regulation targeted internet service providers. The new draft explicitly extends liability to individual users who create or share prohibited content.

2. China’s censorship law is going global

The biggest change is Article 29, which states that foreign organizations or individuals who create, publish, or disseminate prohibited content outside China, if deemed harmful to China’s national security or public interests, can face “necessary measures” under Chinese law.

In plain English: China is formally claiming the right to enforce its censorship rules beyond its borders.

That means even posts on X or Facebook — platforms banned inside China — could theoretically trigger legal consequences if you later enter China.

China’s Great Firewall was never meant to stop at China’s borders. Now Beijing is making that explicit.

Want to find out more about Data Regulation with Chinese Characteristics?
Read my paper at
https://t.co/BVam5prsi1

[Tuvia Gering 陶文亚 @GeringTuvia]

For The Jamestown Foundation's @ChinaBriefJT, I investigated a network of Iranian front organizations operating in China, known as Iran Houses of Innovation and Technology (iHiTs), involved in transferring military and dual-use technology.

@JamestownTweets

https://t.co/h5F5nMPS4g

[Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene]

Exclusive: Secret ASIO report warns of journalist spies operating in Australia, infiltrating media | The Nightly https://t.co/WXlFPfbZGb

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

@kevincarrico Try this recipe to see if you like the results

https://t.co/k0f7iBAfkN

Remember to use really cold butter otherwise the dough will turn into a hot mess. Don’t skip the baking soda. It makes a huge difference. Don’t attempt to knead the dough. Fold the dough as per video.

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

ACPPRC, the 🇦🇺 branch of CCP’s peaceful reunification network, becomes active again recently as Beijing ratchets up tension over Taiwan. This timely article by @geoff_p_wade for @ASPI_org gives a much needed insight into this united front initiative

https://t.co/tadSgEPIrh

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

“For context the government is starting to crack down in this space.” Thread 👇

[Robert Potter @rpotter_9]

This is probably the point where it becomes important to disclose to readers that ACRI is funded by two PRC state owned enterprises and that its founding donor was booted from Australia for foreign interference.

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

Finally! Wonder who’s next.

As of June 4th 2026, the Attorney General declares the Australia China Economics, Trade and Culture Association (ACETCA) a foreign government related entity related to the People's Republic of China.

[Geoff Wade @geoff_p_wade]

Australia: Transparency Notice issued in relation to the Australia China Economics, Trade and Culture Association 澳洲中华经贸文化交流促进会 h/t https://t.co/BAg5yOn7dO

[Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene]

Western Australia’s Premier has expressed concern over the alleged recent harassment of pro-democracy supporters by Chinese officials in Perth, while the Albanese government insists it will continue to stamp out threats of foreign interference https://t.co/yZh9z6rZzD

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

This isn’t the first time Chinese diplomats were caught on camera spying on dissident groups in Perth.

This report is about an incident in 2020

https://t.co/gyz2cN1nfD

In 2024 during Premier Li Qiang’s visit, a PRC diplomat was caught tailing a group of protesters

[Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene]

Exclusive: Chinese officials are accused of harassing and photographing pro-democracy activists who gathered in Perth last week for a night time vigil to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre https://t.co/dNzfDTxwQD

[Robert Potter @rpotter_9]

It's completely ridiculous for China to attempt to police people within our country.

The person involved should have been removed from Australia the day after it happened. He's on a diplomatic visa he's got no business being near protesters.

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

@kevincarrico It can only be done through legislative changes. It’s not a stipulation that exists in current HK laws.

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

@rpotter_9 It’s popcorn time 🍿

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

@graham_euan I would think over 200,000 British nationals in the Gulf countries is a very good reason for Sir Keir to change his mind.

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Reuters: “A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft.”
@GregTorode
https://t.co/VqM724FbPj

[Michael Shoebridge @MichaelS_SAA]

"China has repeatedly denied providing military support to Russia and Belarus as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine proceeds. The documents, however, suggest a Chinese state-owned enterprise may be profiting from weapons-related assistance."
https://t.co/qsGNeVmi9C via @NikkeiAsia

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

@lukedepulford Oh yes, Xinhua makes no apologies for snubbing Starmer.

[Wai Ling Yeung @WLYeung]

Australia’s defence officials were quizzed during Senate hearings about contracts awarded to Pioneer Computers. The company’s managing director Jeff Li had been identified as a member of the UFWD linked Guangdong Overseas Exchange Association

https://t.co/2fhC79zGUy