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China Targets Overseas Social Media Influencers in Its Latest Transnational Repression Scheme

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China Targets Overseas Social Media Influencers in Its Latest Transnational Repression Scheme

“Currently, the [Chinese] Ministry of Public Safety is tracking and investigating my 1.6 million followers. Once they have identified them, they will notify local police and summon those individuals for further actions.” Li Ying posted this warning in Chinese on his account on the popular social media site X (formerly Twitter) on February 25.  Li’s … Read more

China-US Subsea Sparring and the Global Internet

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The Weakest Link: Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure in ASEAN

Advertisement The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy.  This conversation with Dr. April Herlevi – senior research scientist in the Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program at the Center for Naval Analyses – is the 375th in “The Trans-Pacific … Read more