For @aspi-org.bsky.social, I write on how Beijing has escalated its rhetoric against Taiwan, with CCP mouthpiece comparing TW's ruling party to the Nazis, echoing Russia's pretext for its invasion of Ukraine. Their goal is to undermine TW's democratic institutions and deepen its political schisms

In calling Taiwan ‘Nazis’, Beijing weaponises history | The Strategist

In a rhetorical escalation, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper compared Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to the Nazis, echoing Russia’s justification for its invasion o...

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#Turkey busts foreign spy ring using fake cell towers ( #伪基站 #imsicatcher) to spoof SMS & exfil. data. Info was reportedly sent to servers in #China. Textbook tech-driven #transnationalrepression targeting #Uyghur diaspora. 🔗 www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-... #surveillance

Turkey busts Chinese spying ring using fake cell towers

Officials say it's the most sophisticated espionage cell uncovered and used IMSI-catcher devices to eavesdrop on Uyghur and Turkish targets in Istanbul and Izmir

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In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Mona Yacoubian and Tuvia Gering join to unpack the latest escalation between Israel and Iran and explore how China is navigating this evolving conflict. Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/chi...

China’s Calculus in the Israel-Iran Conflict: A Conversation with Mona Yacoubian and Tuvia Gering | ChinaPower | CSIS Podcasts

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Ms. Mona Yacoubian and Mr. Tuvia Gering join us to unpack the latest escalation between Israel and Iran and explore how China is navigating this evolving conflict.

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Today's edition of Discourse Power has everything I translated and shared about the war, compiled and edited for your convenience. This VERY LONG issue took considerable time and effort, some of it while under fire. If you find it valuable and would like to support my work, please share it.

China Reacts to Israel-Iran War: Compilation

Discourse Power | June 17, 2025

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Why #Xi + #Putin - #Iran’s strongest strategic partners - are panicking right now 🤯🤬🤢 Analysis @telegraphnews.bsky.social Insights 🙏 @geringtuvia.bsky.social @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Why Putin and Xi will be panicking over Iran

Russian and Chinese leaders in danger of losing a key partner in the fight against US hegemony in the region

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How apt that former Interior Minister Fazli, known for authorizing the slaughter of hundreds of Iranian civilian protesters in 2019, arrived in China on June 4th.

Tuvia Gering 陶文亚@geringtuvia.bsky.social · last yr.

On June 4, Hong Lei, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Protocol Department, received credentials from Eli Belotserkovsky, Israel's new Ambassador, and Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Iran's new Ambassador. Both had recently arrived in China: B on May 30 and F on June 4.

On June 4, Hong Lei, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Protocol Department, received credentials from Eli Belotserkovsky, Israel's new Ambassador, and Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Iran's new Ambassador. Both had recently arrived in China: B on May 30 and F on June 4.

#China in the #MiddleEast: relations with #Israel and the #Palestinians, salvation for #Iran's regime, support for the #Houthis. My interview with Israeli scholar @geringtuvia.bsky.social Choose the flag at the bottom right 🇬🇧🇮🇱🇨🇳 🇮🇹 and read in your language here: francescalancini.com/interviste/l...

📢 New paper out! Big thanks to @geringtuvia.bsky.social for his insightful research on how the PRC systematically exploits city-level diplomatic channels to expand influence, bypass national regulations, and advance its geopolitical and economic goals. medium.com/doublethinkl...

Sister-City Diplomacy & Great Power Competition: Ashdod

The PRC has systematically exploited mutually beneficial city-level diplomatic channels to expand its influence.

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“Who does the Fed really represent? The interests of Jewish financial capital…We [Chinese] are not here to fight over scraps. We want the world” - A prominent Chinese economist delivered on Sunday a sweeping speech on the US–China trade war and great power rivalry. 1/4

Bloomberg: Chinese plastics plants that buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are turning to the Middle East to replace tariff-hit imports from the US, disrupting global flows and reviving moribund freight rates. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Over the past decade, several Middle Eastern countries, including Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, have failed to realize a peaceful political transition. The past four months have shown that Syria may not be an exception" - Niu Xinchun, China-Arab States Research Institute at Ningxia U and ex CICIR. 1/5

Walla! News: A Chinese national was caught at the West Bank border crossing with 1.5 million NIS ($408K) in cash in his luxury Mercedes. Unable to explain the money, he was questioned by police, while the cash and car were confiscated. news.walla.co.il/item/3735636...

במרצדס יוקרתית: אזרח סין נתפס במעבר לגדה - עם מיליון וחצי שקלים - וואלה חדשות

החשוד, שעובד בישראל עם אישור שהייה, נשאל על ידי כוחות משטרה על הימצאות הכסף ברכבו, אך זה לא נתן הסברים. המזומן והמכונית הוחרמו על ידי השוטרים, בעוד שהחשוד הוזמן לחקירה

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Many thanks to The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Fen Hampson and Val Percival for inviting me to share my perspectives and assessments regarding China last month in Ottawa. The audience had some really good questions on how to manage current geopolitical challenges.

Michael Kovrig: Lessons from My Years in China

Please join us in welcoming Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat and expert on China to NPSIA on Thursday, February 20th, 2025.  Kovrig was wrongfully detained for nearly three years in what became a maj...

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I'm all for China turning the page and sending a skilled diplomat to focus on economic collab and innovation, but as long as it continues to legitimize Hamas, amplify anti-IL disinfo to attack the US, fund+supply Iran & proxies w/ dual-use tech-then, my friend, we have a problem

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“China remains committed to developing our historical friendship with the Jewish people...the war is not the theme of Israel-CN bilateral relations" - Ambassador Xiao Junzheng in an interview with Calcalist, aiming to compartmentalize China-Israel ties. His key messages: 1/6

“China remains committed to developing our historical friendship with the Jewish people...the war is not the theme of Israel-CN bilateral relations" - Ambassador Xiao Junzheng in an interview with Calcalist, aiming to compartmentalize China-Israel ties. His key messages: 1/6

PRC MoFA: "China to host CN-Russia-Iran meeting on the Iran nuclear issue in Beijing on March 14. Vice FM Ma Zhaoxu will chair the meeting, w/ RU Dep FM Sergei Ryabkov and IR Dep FM Kazem Gharibabadi. The three sides will exchange views on the Iran nuclear issue and other matters of mutual concern"

Iran, Russia and China to hold joint naval exercises this week Russia: Naval units, including the Stregoshi class corvettes Roszky and Tsidenzhapov and the Russian Navy's Pechinga logistics ship, have entered Iranian territorial waters. 1/3

Iran, Russia and China to hold joint naval exercises this week

Drills in northern Indian Ocean meant to boost cooperation between the three countries; South Africa, UAE, Qatar and Pakistan among countries to send observers

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⚠️Deepfake character assassination: Canada warns of new tactic used by PRC state-linked Spamouflage, using doxing and sexually explicit deepfake videos to discredit politicians & critics. Every day, 100-200 deepfakes flood gov and media outlets' social media profiles on YouTube and TikTok. 1/3

Rapid Response Mechanism Canada detects second ‘Spamouflage’ campaign targeting Canada-based Chinese-language commentators and their families

Spamouflage has been publicly reported over a period of several years by technology companies and threat intelligence experts who have connected the activity to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). R...

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National Post – China linked to 'malicious' WeChat campaign against Chrystia Freeland: monitoring task force

China linked to 'malicious' WeChat campaign against Chrystia Freeland: monitoring task force

The federal elections monitoring task force says the Chinese government appears to be behind a “malicious” disparagement campaign against the Liberal leadership candidate

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Renowned Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie has completed the second phase of his ambitious megaproject in Qinhuangdao, Hebei. This expansion builds upon the design principles of his iconic Habitat '67, originally conceived for the Canadian Pavilion at the World Expo of that year

הסתיימה הרחבת מתחם המגורים הענק Qinhuangdao, של משה ספדיה | D+A Magazine

העיצוב של Habitat Qinhuangdao, מסתמך על עקרונות התכנון בהביטאט 67′, פרויקט הדיור העירוני פורץ הדרך של משה ספדיה, שנוצר […]

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When it comes to assessing the risks of DeepSeek, are we asking the wrong questions? Governments, journalists, and coders need to know that it’s a much more sophisticated propaganda tool than we all thought.

DeepSeeking Truth - China Media Project

When it comes to assessing the risks of DeepSeek as propaganda, are we asking the wrong questions? Governments, journalists, and coders need to know that it’s a much more sophisticated propaganda tool...

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Howdy. Did you notice how muted official reaction was to the USAID story? Despite it so obviously benefitting Beijing? "Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the middle of making a mistake" A few didn't get that memo. Though, they could have been talking about themselves~

China revels in abolishment of USAID

While official reaction was muted, a few state media couldn't resist gloating. Unfortunately, nearly everything they said could have been about themselves.

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"We are opposed to any forced displacement of Gaza's population" - PRC Foreign Ministry spox on Trump’s plan to “take over” and “clean out” Gaza. Full translation: 1/6

AFP: China says it opposes 'forced transfer' of Palestinians after Trump plan China on Wednesday said it was opposed to the “forced transfer” of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip after US president Donald Trump said he planned to “take control” of the territory. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Trump declares US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip as China says it opposes ‘forced transfer’ of Palestinians – live

China believes in ‘Palestinian rule over Palestinians’, says foreign ministry spokesperson after US president’s announcement critics say amounts to ethnic cleansing

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I joined CNN Portugal to discuss Planet Nine's latest investigation into PortuBots, a network of fake accounts spreading disinfo on Bluesky. Coauthored w/ Noa Rozmann, we reveal how these ops mirror Russian & Chinese TTPs. Full report in the next post h/t @safety.bsky.app @eliothiggins.bsky.social

"PortuBots". Rede de milhares de perfis falsos em português estão a espalhar desinformação russa e chinesa

Campanha de desinformação foi detetada por investigadores israelitas que, à CNN Portugal, dizem que está a atingir em larga escala o Bluesky, concorrente do X. A rede já conta com 2.158 contas falsas ...

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The Chinese Embassy in Israel posted yesterday the first direct reference to an Israeli hostage since the war began. During his visit to Israel 2 weeks ago, it was unveiled that Zhai Jun, CN's Special Envoy for the Middle East, had met with hostage families twice in Beijing and Israel. 1/4

A notorious Chinese diplomat famous for spreading disinformation on Twitter updated his X profile last month to "Inspector of X" and began pumping AI-generated cultish praise for Elon Musk. In this new investigation, I explain why

Elon, I love you. Signed, China

Discourse Power | January 23, 2025

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"If you search for Jewish topics on RedNote, some of the top posts encourage users to discuss their “most offensive topics” because “unlike the US, China has the advantage in free speech for the Jewish Question.” forward.com/culture/6910...

Think antisemitism was bad on TikTok? Wait till you see Rednote

Returning from a brief ban, TikTok began deleting 'Free Palestine' comments. Users who switched to RedNote, however, found antisemitism

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Some Chinese diplomats really have too much time on their hands

Tuvia Gering 陶文亚@geringtuvia.bsky.social · 2y ago

A notorious Chinese diplomat famous for spreading disinformation on Twitter updated his X profile last month to "Inspector of X" and began pumping AI-generated cultish praise for Elon Musk. In this new investigation, I explain why