There has been an almost complete cessation of PLA air activity in the Taiwan Strait over the past ten days. The reasons for this are unclear
"Ultimately, the temporary absence of PLA aircraft should not be interpreted as a reduction in Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan. It is more likely a short-term anomaly within a broader pattern of sustained coercion."
Beijing's attempts to coerce Japan over Taiwan has "demonstrated the diminishing returns of coercion against politically confident middle powers."
"By dramatically escalating public criticism against Japan in a single year, Beijing has elevated Tokyo’s prominence in Taiwan-related security debates rather than diminishing it."
Fresh from a decisive electoral landslide, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged more politically secure than ever—despite Beijing’s attempt in 2025 to make her a cautionary example over Taiwan. Rather than isolating her, China’s ...
The Chinese party-state is intensifying its lawfare campaign. The number of Taiwanese nationals arrested and detained in China has increased while there has also been an increase in transnational repression
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/an-army-of-lawyers-is-advancing-taiwan-is-the-target/
Australian Strategic Policy Institute research reveals how Chinese vision-language models systematically embed political censorship across multiple architectural layers. Testing of Qwen, Ernie, GLM, and DeepSeek shows 70%+ refusal rates for sensitive topics via certain providers, with language-dependent filtering that reshapes historical narratives.
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China domina el 90 % de los campos clave de la investigación tecnológica global
Un nuevo informe internacional revela un giro histórico en la competencia científica mundial, con Beijing a la cabeza en la mayoría de las tecnologías consideradas estratégicas. Por Alina C. Galifante para NLI La radiografía más reciente de la investigación en ciencia y tecnología mundial muestra un cambio estructural de enorme magnitud: China figura como líder en casi el 90 % de las tecnologías consideradas cruciales para el futuro económico, industrial y estratégico global. […]
New ASPI report: How China’s new AI systems are reshaping human rights
"This report reveals new ways that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using large language models (LLMs) and other AI systems to automate censorship, enhance surveillance and pre‑emptively suppress dissent."
https://www.aspi.org.au/report/the-partys-ai-how-chinas-new-ai-systems-are-reshaping-human-rights/
New report from ASPI - "Australian public and institutional responses to Taiwan Strait crises"
"Australian public understanding of Taiwan’s strategic importance remains limited and fragmented, with media coverage often lacking depth and being reactive rather than proactive. This creates challenges for mobilising national support and preparing for contingencies."
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Scamland Myanamar: How Conflict and Crime Syndicates Built A Global Fraud Industry
Wild, wild stuff.
Scams at industrial scale - whole newly built compounds devoted to using enslaved trafficked workers.
Footprint of the new compounds is expanding at some 13.5 acres a month.
An area containing some scam centres was captured by anti-government forces.
And some 40,000 enslaved workers returned to China.
#KyarPhyant = Scam compound
#NathanRuser #Burma #Myanamar #ASPI
https://aspi.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/02101857/Scamland-Myanmar.pdf
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