Dr. Sofia Mabunda
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#China
is behind the ongoing unrest in
#Kenya
. Unsustainable Chinese loans have virtually broken the Kenyan economy.
#Kenya
is the latest victim of
#China
's predatory economic policies.1/4
@SolomonYue
@GundamNorthrop
247
842
2K
I often wonder, who is more shameless, the
#ChineseCoastGuard
which so brazenly infringes upon the sovereignty of other nations flouting international norms & conventions, or the Chinese mouthpieces like
@globaltimesnews
who propagate the falsehood?1/2
@DefensePitz
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Kenya's biggest bilateral creditor is China, to which it owes $5.7 billion. The interest rates on Chinese loans are exorbitantly high, almost double what other financial institutions like
#IMF
or
#WorldBank
charge. 3/4
@SolomonYue
@GundamNorthrop
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12
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Kenya owes $80 billion in domestic and foreign debt. Its debt stands at 68 percent of GDP, well above the World Bank & IMF’s recommended maximum of 55%. 2/4
@SolomonYue
@GundamNorthrop
4
6
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Despite being attacked with brute force by multiple Chinese CVoast Guard vessels, the personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) brought supplies to Filipino fisherfolk in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc late Tuesday, 1/3
@theadtan
@brotherAndy1017
1
13
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Repayment on Chinese loans are second single-largest expenditure incurred by Kenyan govt last year. Kenya spent $471m on China's debt in first quarter of last FY. This will increase further this year.4/4
@SolomonYue
@GundamNorthrop
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7
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#China
is encroaching into Bhutanese territory one pasture & one valley at a time. But the government there seems ignorant of this slow salami-slicing & is trying to engage with the Chinese regime in hope of investment & infra development.
@nopenotamused
1
11
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Philippines has embarked on its greatest defense modernization program yet costing $35 billion as a part of the country's adjusted Rehorizon 3 Phase program. Among the highlights of the program is Philippines' submarine acquisition plan.1/3
@DefensePitz
2
8
23
The audacity of China to brush off the entire incident, & put the onus entirely on
#Philippines
is appalling. In this interconnected age where information is so easily available, China cannot fool the world.2/2
@DefensePitz
1
3
17
#Chinese
regime, which persecuted millions of
#Uyghur
Muslims at home, has been the biggest supporter of Islamic groups in Afghanistan, providing them with training & weaponry. No wonder they are now backing the
#Taliban
regime.
@SolomonYue
1
8
14
Why would
#Philippines
a sovereign independent nation take permission to send supplies to its people within its territory? The Philippines has every right over the Second Thomas Shoal & its China which is destabilizing the region with its callous claims. 1/3
1
5
14
Washington and Taipei have been expanding their military cooperation in recent years amid almost daily Chinese incursions into Taiwan's air defense identification zone and drills by Chinese forces near the
#Kinmen
islands.
@CollinSLKoh
@SolomonYue
2
3
12
After Tofu, buildings, bridges, & railway projects, meet Tofu "E-Bikes" manufactured with heavily distortive subsidies. Btw, this is the quality of
#EV
products China is dumping into Western markets. 1/2
@SolomonYue
@HKokbore
@PingpingTweets
6
6
13
Chinese EVs are not just distortive to economies but are also dangerous for their users. The internet is abuzz with the visuals of Chinese EVs engulfed in flames, all across the world. Stop Chinese EVs from entering the Western Markets! 2/2
@HKokbore
@PingpingTweets
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2
12
This is not 1st case of the seizure of Chinese dual-use instruments meant for Pakistan's nuclear program. In February 2020 a consignment of industrial autoclave a dual-use technology that can be used to produce rocket motors for missiles was seized by India. 2/2
@BonnieGlaser
0
7
10
Fine, let them talk. But, no more appeasement of
#CCP
by
#Australia
. It must tell Chinese interlocutors i)
#SouthChinaSea
isn't China's Sea. 1/3
@alessionaval
@DefensePitz
1
8
10
PH depends on Western democracies for its defense requirements. There is no reason why it should not partner with them for its economic development rather than depending on China.
@SolomonYue
2
3
8
Chinese banks & finance sector are out of cash & are unable to fund domestic businesses & investors pushing the economic growth to its lowest in decades. (1/2)
@SolomonYue
1
5
8
President
@bongbongmarcos
has clearly conveyed to
#China
, what should be the Red Line, Beijing dare not cross. The death of a Filipino due to
#China
's coercive actions in
#WestPhilippineSea
should be considered act of War by Manila. 1/3
@theadtan
@brotherAndy1017
@informedph2
1
5
9
@IndoPac_Info
China's acts over the last few days in the
#SCS
call for a proactive naval deployment by the US & its allies. Deployments like these act as a deterrent to China's maritime aggression & uncontrolled expansionism.
0
0
7
The Chinese demographic decline is more rapid & disastrous than previously thought. Within next 25 years the majority of China's population will be aged over 65. This translates into a situation where there will be very little work force in the economy.
@SolomonYue
0
3
8
Stop this propaganda about
#Chinese
investments bringing prosperity in
#Africa
. China has used investments & loans to turn almost the entire continent into its "colony" 1/3
@CollinSLKoh
@danharris
1
2
8
The growing
#China
#Taliban
nexus should ring alarm bells. China's backing of authoritarian regimes is nothing new as its support for dictatorial regimes in N. Korea, Iran, and Myanmar is already evident. (1/2)
@SolomonYue
1
4
8
Two days ago, President
#LaiChingTe
urged China to stop its military threats and intimidation toward
#Taiwan
& today
#China
has launched a massive joint exercise encircling Taiwan which includes components from PLA PLAAF, PLAN & the Rocket Force. 1/3
@CollinSLKoh
@GordianKnotRay
1
0
5
Chinese economy is on cusp of a meltdown & the possible way out could be enhanced public spending by
#CCP
. Billions being spent on military at this time only shows public welfare & economic development are not on the priority list of
#CCP
@SolomonYue
0
2
6
#XiJinping
has developed a "personality cult" around himself, which has made him extremely image-conscious & intolerant of criticism, even when it is humorous. A person might end up in prison for any scabrous portrayal of
#Xi
.
@NoCCPGenocide
@HKokbore
1/2
1
4
7
Both
#China
& Cambodia have maintained that the naval facility being developed at
#Ream
is "exclusively" for Cambodia & the
#ChineseNavy
has nothing to do with it other than providing "technical support" 1/3
@DefensePitz
@ElbridgeColby
@GordianKnotRay
1
7
7
Thousands of illegal military-aged
#Chinese
migrants have entered
#US
. China's Role in the US
#Phentanyl
epidemic is no hidden fact. US's critical cyber infrastructure is subject to the attacks from
#China
's cyberwarfare.1/3
@GundamNorthrop
@NoCCPGenocide
@SolomonYue
6
5
6
The Chinese state is anti-women, misogynistic, & sexist to its core. Reports of sexual misconduct by high-ranking PLA officials are common in Chinese Social Media. 3/3
@SolomonYue
@HKokbore
1
1
6
Why are
#CCP
mouthpieces suddenly talking of peace & cooperation? Has the economic downturn & military setbacks made them realise their mistake?
@SolomonYue
0
0
5
@thinking_panda
Despite the economic calamity, it seems that CCP mouthpieces and propagandists are being paid well!
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0
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When it comes to the supply of ingredients for gunpowder, the propellant used to fire out shells, the European defense companies are heavily reliant on supplies from
#China
1/2
@CollinSLKoh
@DefensePitz
1
2
5
#BRI
's devastating impact on the economies of the participating countries is evident everywhere. No new country wants to join it anymore. 1/2
@SolomonYue
3
4
6
U.S. Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group are now permanently stationed in some of
#Taiwan
's frontline islands like Penghu and Kinmen located just miles away from the Chinese mainland. 1/2
@alessionaval
1
2
3
#Chinese
mining companies are plundering
#African
natural resources, typically scarce minerals like Lithium & Rare Earths. African minerals are fueling
#China
's race to dominate global EV & other electronic industries. 1/2
@HKokbore
@SolomonYue
1
3
6
Govts use technical prowess & advancements to make the lives of their people more comforting & easy. Not in China, though. With all the technological advancements that China made country became a regressive surveillance state.1/3
@ajphelo
@SolomonYue
1
2
5
iv) Australia will not dilute its stance on free & open
#IndoPacific
and will commit forces to ensure that if needed. 3/3
@alessionaval
@DefensePitz
0
0
3
At least 369 PLA aircraft were monitored operating around Taiwan in March, based on the daily reports of the Ministry of National Defense.1/3
@DefensePitz
@CovertShores
@GordianKnotRay
1
7
5
#Manila
boosting defense on its northmost island of
#Mavulis
situated just 270 miles from Taipei is a great move indeed. Collaborating with
#US
PH would be constructing a new warehouse, a military outpost & other port infrastructure. 1/3
@GordianKnotRay
1
2
4
This is all the USA's mistake. The loopholes in the country's land laws have allowed the Chinese to buy huge land parcels, which the CCP would definitely use as bases for spying & espionage operations. 3/3
@SolomonYue
@GundamNorthrop
@NoCCPGenocide
0
5
5
What kind of Surveys does China wants to conduct inside territories of other nations, Vietnam in this case? Chinese vessels are known for damaging Coral Reefs. I'm sure this ship, Hai Ying Dizhi 26, too is indulging in reef-destructing activities. 1/2
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1
5
While
#China
has been exploiting
#Britain
through espionage, IPR thefts & exploitative trade policies, the government is all silent. Looks like once a colonial master is on its way to becoming a colony of
#China
.
@SolomonYue
0
2
5
1
1
4
A nation that calls itself a military superpower couldn't even make helicopters on its own & is looking for ways to steal the technologies of an old Western helicopter that is in service for over five decades.
@That_isChina
0
1
1
Last year Chinese exports to
#Italy
stood at €56 billion against a meagre €16 billion worth of Italian exports to
#China
. This is what
#BRI
has done to Italy, completely distorted the trade balance & destroyed local manufacturing. Good that Italy ditched BRI now.
@That_isChina
0
2
4
#India
is upgrading its strategic assets like naval bases & airstrips located on
#Andaman
& Nicobar Archipelago to accommodate larger vessels & aircraft. Andaman Islands sit on a convergence zone of important sea routes close to the
#Malacca
& Sunda Straits. 1/3
@SolomonYue
1
3
3
#Japan
is now a formidable force & along with its
#QUAD
allies, it is way more than what
#China
could handle. The Chinese regime would be daydreaming if they thought they could acquire the
#Senkaku
Islands with force.
@alessionaval
0
2
4
Relentless efforts by the
#IndianNavy
in
#RedSea
region reaffirms
#NewDelhi
's steadfast commitment towards safety & security in the
#IOR
.1/2
@SolomonYue
1
2
4
#US
will certainly intervene. Has China the caliber & equipment to even match the US’s military strength, let alone counter it? 2/3
1
0
2
China has increasingly pushed its territorial claims in
#SouthChinaSea
, and China Coast Guard ships reinforced by maritime militia boats, have been involved in a series of fraught clashes that have left several Filipinos injured. 1/3
@PingpingTweets
@informedph2
@brotherAndy1017
1
1
4
ii)
#UNCLOS
must be respected. iii) China must honor the Arbitration Court's judgment on the West Philippines Sea & honor its territorial waters & EEZ. 2/3
@alessionaval
@DefensePitz
2
0
2
We had seen last year, how Chinese spy rockets hovered above the USA's military bases. & now we see this! Chinese companies with links to
#CCP
& PLA have bought thousands of acres of farmland in
#US
near key military establishments. 2/3
@SolomonYue
@GundamNorthrop
@NoCCPGenocide
1
3
4
As
#China
is increasing its influence in
#Africa
, the continent is increasingly being destabilized through military coups. A dictatorial Junta regime is helpful for
#China
as it leaves no space for the opposition for Chinese involvement.
@SolomonYue
0
2
4
#IndianNavy
has now deployed about a dozen warships including frigates & destroyers in addition to maritime patrol aircraft & surveillance drones to maintain normalcy in the region. 2/2
@SolomonYue
0
2
4
After this incident
#CCP
mouthpieces like Global Times & CGTN would write op-eds, highlighting
#China
's intentions to ensure peace & stability in the region & blaming the Philippines for escalating the situation. 1/3
@SolomonYue
@HKokbore
@That_isChina
1
4
4
The plummeting stock prices of
#Chinese
banks show the dire condition of the Chinese banking sector. Chinese banks lost billions of dollars in
#BRI
projects, & back home, they lost even more by investing in the Infra companies.
@That_isChina
@nopenotamused
0
1
2
#China
's actions at
#ScarboroughShoal
are nothing less than environmental catastrophes. Giant Clams has almost been wiped out due to the rampant harvesting by the
#Chinese
Fishers. 1/4
@brotherAndy1017
@informedph2
1
1
3
What the Chinese economy is witnessing today has been in the making for years. Communist regimes are the worst economic planners & Chinese regime is no exception. 1/2
@nopenotamused
2
1
2
By controlling the narratives around
#TiananmenSquareMassacare
, & by gagging and stifling the voices demanding justice
#China
regime wants to ensure no voice of collective dissent can ever pose a danger to the brutally dictatorial regime. 3/3
@ngahpham
@HKokbore
0
3
3
For export-oriented Chinese with a very poor domestic demand, the halting of trade & exports will translate to the destruction of the Economy. 3/3
1
0
3
The resolute & courage shown by the Filipinos in the face of
#China
's coercion through asymmetric warfare is incredible. Filipinos are not just holding on their grounds, but are also showing
#China
its place. 2/3
@theadtan
@brotherAndy1017
1
0
3
China is now attacking the most critical institutions of the Western world that can affect the lives of millions of people & even jeopardize the functioning of the state. 1/2
@HKokbore
1
3
3
#China
currently has the world’s largest Distant Water Fishing DWF fleet, which operates all across the World. There presence & scale of operation in the Indian Ocean Region is of particularly concerning.1/3
@HKokbore
@SolomonYue
1
2
2
However, no matter how aggressive & prepared China may appear in these exercises, it is a fact that Chinese forces stand nowhere in capabilities & experience in front of the joint forces of US & its allies, which are supporting
#Taiwan
. 2/2
@TaiwanSpecial
@ajphelo
0
1
3
#WuhanVirus
has shown us the impact of
#CCP
's sinful biological & biochemical warfare. Nothing is out of bounds & unethical for CCP when it comes to extending
#China
's dominance.
#Xitler
must be punished for weaponization of biology.
@SolomonYue
0
1
3
Expecting communist regime to fix its sinking economy through reforms is foolish. Mess that China is in today is due to
#CCP
's lack of economic understanding & prioritizing global dominance over economic growth.
@SolomonYue
1
1
3
#India
is fast augmenting its naval capabilities as
#China
is increasing its footprint in the
#IndianOceanRegion
& has gained deeper access into India's neighborhood, 1/4
1
3
3
No captions are necessary to describe this picture. The whole world knows Chinese deception, bullying & violence against the
#Philippines
& the other littoral states in the region.
#China
's intimidation tactics have now crossed their limits!
@HKokbore
@NoCCPGenocide
0
2
3
Countries like PH Japan U.S. push for greater strategic cohesion in SCS & this is becoming an obstacle for China's expansionist ambitions. Though China become more assertive & violent, its attempts to unilaterally change the status quo has failed. 3/4
@ajphelo
@GordianKnotRay
1
2
3
Second Thomas Shoal is located within the 200nm PH EEZ limit, Philipines has both historical & legal rights over the features that align with the international maritime laws & conventions.1/3
@brotherAndy1017
@theadtan
@ubepie5
2
2
3
The
#Philippines
must not be blamed for this. It has been struggling to protect its people & territories from
#China
. If a conflict breaks out, China would be the initiator. 3/3
@PingpingTweets
@brotherAndy1017
@InfoMed
0
0
2
The political elites' of non-democratic states easily succumbed to China's lures & temptations. To get personal favors & material benefits from China, they undermine the interests of their own country & people.
@SolomonYue
1
2
3
Philippines Defense Chief
@giboteodoro
says the last Ayungin Shoal incident in the West Philippine Sea was not a "misunderstanding or accident" but a "deliberate act" by China. 1/2
@Keen_Sentinel
@graham_euan
@PingpingTweets
1
1
3
Alice Leal Gua, a potential Chinese spy, becoming the mayor of a Philippine town shows that now even the high administrative & legislative posts in a democratic country are vulnerable to Chinese spying. 3/3
@theadtan
@brotherAndy1017
1
1
3
#Philippines
is not alone, several countries in
#IndoPacific
including, Japan Australia India & Taiwan have embarked on submarine programs. While Australia & India will add nuclear attack submarines rest of these countries would add conventional attack subs. 2/3
@DefensePitz
2
0
3
No wonders how
#China
gets contracts to build projects in Africa so easily. It just has to pay some ""tips"" to corrupt African politicians to make its way through!
@That_isChina
1
1
3
Another day, another exercise just to show
#China
is prepared for the Invasion Of Taiwan! These exercises are more theatrics than serving any other military purposes. Through such exercises, China is trying to intimidate
#Taiwan
, US & its allies. 1/2
@DefensePitz
@DefenceWithLi
1
0
3
#China
’s defense minister says the country would do anything to take back
#Taiwan
? However, he failed to tell, what his country did when all hell broke his country after the invasion happened. 1/3
@SolomonYue
1
1
3
Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past,” George Orwell wrote in 1984. Such is the censorship in
#China
around the
#TiananmenSquareMassacre
that hardly anyone in the country talks about it. 1/3
@ngahpham
@HKokbore
1
4
3
Tell me one railway project built by Chinese companies all around the world, that is making money! Pulling out of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive from providing & maintaining electric trains is a breather for Bulgaria.1/2
@danharris
1
2
3
Then there will be global sanctions. How is China planning to cope with them, has the Minister said that? China would be slapped with economic sanctions, crushing the already deteriorating Chinese economy. 3/3
0
0
2
The invasion will have economic consequences for China, which will be too big to coup up with. China will face immediate sanctions, & trade with the West shall come to a halt. 2/3
1
0
3
Beijing does have some leverage as the US has in the region. Neither has its "ambitious" BRI picked up pace in the
#MiddleEast
. No matter
#China
did, it could not unsettle the US from the middle east. 1/2
@ajphelo
1
1
1
In
#SouthAsia
it supports the
#Taliban
regime in
#Afghanistan
& in the
#MiddleEast
it is propping
#Hamas
#Houthis
&
#Hejboulah
to destabilize the region & discredit & unseat
#US
from there.
@That_isChina
0
0
2
China-Africa relations are higly exploitive. While, China has been gaining so much,
#African
nations are paying the price.3/3
@CollinSLKoh
@danharris
0
0
2
As
#China
's maritime assertions become more violent & volatile, endangering the territorial sovereignty of not just the
#Philippines
but several other nations in the region, Manila's decision to add
#Submarines
into its fleet is commendable. 3/3
@DefensePitz
0
0
2
The 2021 IUU Fishing Index, listed China as the top global offender. An investigative report by IJK stated that over 60 percent of China’s vessels are involved in IUU fishing worldwide.2/3
@SolomonYue
@HKokbore
1
1
2
#China
is supporting global terrorist organizations to change the global order in its favor.
@That_isChina
1
0
2
Slowly but surely
#China
is realising the mistake of investing billions in a country marred with terrorism & poverty as it loses both men & money in Pakistan. 1/2
@SolomonYue
2
1
2
As
#China
grows increases its aggression in the
#SouthChinaSea
& elsewhere in the
#IndoPacific
region,
#US
is increasing its foothold too.1/3
@DefensePitz
1
0
2
Even more important for Manila is to boost its naval capabilities. The country initiating its indigenous ship-building program along with plans to acquire potent defense platforms like submarines, are steps in the right direction. 2/2
@GordianKnotRay
@brotherAndy1017
0
0
1
There is no way
#Zambia
could pay back Chinese loans which now are equivalent to 15% of their GDP. But China will make sure its capital are recovered even if Zambia has to pay through the nose.
@That_isChina
.
0
1
2
While
#CCP
members have all the comforts and are being paid heavily, provincial government employees in China are in grave conditions. They haven't received it in months. Large-scale public uproar is certainly on the way.
@nopenotamused
0
0
1
A startling report released earlier this year revealed that Chinese firms have a stranglehold across 12 critical technologies that are vital to US national security, including nuclear modernization, and hypersonic and space technologies.2/4
@SolomonYue
@ajphelo
@HKokbore
1
1
2