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Asia correspondent @Telegraph , ❤️ in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, based in 🇰🇷, previously 🇹🇼, 🇮🇳 and 🇧🇪 DMs open or at nicola.smith @telegraph .co.uk

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Our @TelegraphWorld dispatch on board a Filipino coastguard ship as it was attacked by a Chinese coastguard watercannon next to the Scarborough Shoal. We're still at sea, with another vessel supplying aid to fishermen, Chinese coastguard still watching
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Felt a little emotional when the #Taipei skies darkened and the top of #Taipei101 , #Taiwan ’s tallest building lit up. The tower’s colours change every day. Tonight #Taiwan stands with #Ukraine
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In case you thought the #HongKong protests had disappeared. They’ve not.
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Tear gas in Hong Kong once again after several weeks of no major protests due to the novel coronavirus. This is in Prince Edward, on the sixth month anniversary of an incident which saw multiple protesters arrested inside the MTR station
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Hong Kong police have abruptly withdrawn permission for today’s rally and asked organisers, the CHRF, to dismiss demonstrators. Hard to see how this many people can easily or quickly disperse.
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The so-called “silent majority” is pretty loud at the moment
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Here’s your majority, Carrie Lam. #standwithhk #sixmonths
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In this weekend’s social media drama, the girlfriend of a Thai actor was swarmed by angry Chinese Twitter users, which led to a #China vs #Thailand Twitter battle, with #Taiwan , #HongKong and the #Philippines piling in to support Team Thailand. All at #nnevvy 🍿
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Hong Kongers have generously sent packages of masks and hand sanitizer, write @benedictrogers and @lukedepulford Everyone's in this together. Article in Chinese and English #HongKong
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The #HongKongProtests There may be a global pandemic, but people in Hong Kong haven’t forgotten their struggle for freedom. We shouldn’t either
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#LIVE : As the July 21 Yuen Long mob violence sees its anniversary today, hundreds have assembled again commemorating the incident for the 8th consecutive month. People claim that that day marked a collusion of Hong Kong police and local mobs. Many were injured that day. #antiELAB
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Four #HongKong students arrested under the draconian new national security law for social media posts. Free speech is dead in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
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@studentlocalism At an 11pm press briefing, Organised Crime and Triad Bureau Superintendent Steve Li said police had arrested three male students and one female student aged 16 to 21 on suspicion of inciting secession. Photo: StandNews screenshot.
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Thae Yong Ho becomes the first North Korean defector ever to win a seat in a South Korean election. Thae was deputy NK ambassador to the UK before he defected in 2016
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NK NEWS
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CONFIRMED: Thae Yong Ho won a seat at the opposition United Future Party (UFP) in the Gangnam-A district, becoming the first North Korean defector to win a parliamentary seat this way. Stay tuned for more coverage from @jeongminnkim @nknewsorg
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The UN has demanded answers over the alleged police harassment, intimidation and the arrest of frontline medics during the #HongKong pro-democracy protests. Medical workers - the people we rely on to keep us alive in a crisis 1/
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“I’m really offended, this is criminal misconduct. They changed my life and they’re treating this as public relations.” Injured Indonesian journalist Veby Indah speaks to @wanderingwalk3r about her fight for justice with the #HongKong police.
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Hong Kong: district council sets up task force to investigate mob attack at Yuen Long MTR station, one of the turning points of the #HongKongProtest movement. ⁦ @tommycheungsy ⁩ who pledged an inquiry as part of his election manifesto will chair
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Elon Musk, after wading in unhelpfully on Ukraine, now casually dismisses the democratic rights and will of Taiwan's 23.5m people to determine their own future. Please stop.
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Lev Nachman
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I nominate Elon Musk recommending Taiwan accept One Country Two Systems as bad Taiwan take of the year.
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The unfolding Streisand Effect unleashed by China's embassy to Delhi, which began with a missive to Indian media instructing them what to report on #Taiwan , sparking a backlash on social media, and now posters wishing Taiwan a happy National Day appear on the embassy's doorstep
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Aditya Raj Kaul
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#BREAKING : Posters wishing #Taiwan a happy National Day come up outside Embassy of #China in New Delhi, India. Posters put by India’s ruling party BJP leader @tajinderbagga . Chinese embassy had earlier threatened Indian media with a diktat to not cover National Day. @MOFA_Taiwan
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You all better come to #Taiwan after this pandemic is over...
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The purge of so many respected human rights and pro-democracy figures is only going to galvanise a new generation of activists who already felt they had nothing to lose. Actions like this will guarantee more #HongKongProtests as soon as people can gather again
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Ezra Cheung
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Here is a list of democracy activists believed to be arrested today on Apr 18: @StandNewsHK Jimmy Lai Margaret Ng Martin Lee Leung Kwok-hung Au Nok-hin Avery Ng Lee Cheuk-yan Albert Ho Raphael Wong Yeung Sum Cyd Ho Richard Tsoi Sin Chung-kai Figo Chan #antiELAB
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Nobody’s even pretending the #HongKong Legislative Council is a democratic institution any more. This is like a scene out of a dystopian movie
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6 mths after the #YuenLong attack, when a gang indiscriminately assaulted people at a #HongKong metro station, key witnesses told SCMP they hadn't been approached by law enforcement. The incident was a turning point in the protest movement via @scmpnews
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Personal news: I’m relocating to Seoul 🇰🇷Same job, same beat, but excited about getting to know a new part of Asia! And while I’ll still be covering #Taiwan , I’m also 💔about leaving a warm, wonderful country that became home & blessed us with great friends and happy memories 1/
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Chinese state media issues what sounds like a death threat against Taiwan’s democratically elected president after she has dinner with a US official. In what world is this acceptable?
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Global Times
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Voice:Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, who pledged deeper ties with the US at a dinner for a visiting senior State Department official,is clearly playing with fire. If any act of her provacation violates the Anti-Secession Law of China, a war will be set off and Tsai will be wiped out
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This is the situation in Hong Kong right now. It’s impossible for people to disperse within the tight timeframe given by the police. Are the authorities really going to accuse thousands trapped of “illegal assembly?” Order to end the march already inflaming tensions
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What's worrying about this is that we've already seen mishandling of existing gear - Hong Kong police may arm officers with electroshock devices, net guns via @scmpnews
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Taiwanese dogs also go through scooter training 🛵🐕
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Hong Kong citizens fighting for free and fair elections have been urging the Taiwanese to take full advantage of their right to vote this weekend. @michyun spoke to a #HongKong tour group who’ve arrived to see the #TaiwanElection in action @TelegraphWorld
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Govts may buckle under #Chinese pressure, wary of the economic consequences if they stand up to #Beijing , but their citizens are increasingly taking to social media to push back against the #CCP 's authoritarianism. @TelegraphWorld #MilkTeaAlliance 1/
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Meanwhile in #HongKong ..Demonstrations and arrests on a Tuesday night as people mark the anniversary of one of the most traumatic incidents of the #HongKongProtests when riot police stormed the Prince Edward MTR on Aug 31
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#HKtensions flare amid #coronavirus outbreak. Some arrests near Prince Edward MTR. Hundreds of riot police pushing masked crowds back who gathered to mark the Aug 31 crackdown in the district. Crowds chanting “murderers” at police #HongKongProtests #HongKong
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At the start of the #HongKong NY's Day rally we interviewed a pensioner, parents with their teenage daughter, a middle-aged couple, a grandfather with his 8-y-o grandson, who was terrified of the police. Keep thinking about how they must have felt when the march was cancelled 1/
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That awkward moment when there's no taxis as you try to escape a reporter's questions..
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The Telegraph
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Exclusive: Telegraph journalists tracked down Nirav Modi, the billionaire diamond tycoon who is a suspect for the biggest banking fraud in India's history
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So basically, in summary, everything that the CCP doesn’t like is illegal, in and outside of Hong Kong, and punishable by years in prison.
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. #Taiwan is fighting Chinese disinformation by building “nerd immunity” @audreyt tells @TelegraphWorld “It’s the Taiwan model. Just like we fight the #coronavirus with no lockdown, we fight the #infodemic with no takedown.”
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That’s nice. It’s a shame they wouldn’t do the same when frontline medical workers were risking their safety during the pro-democracy protests and getting arrested for their humanitarian efforts. Do they think everyone has forgotten?
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
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Hong Kong ministers have applauded health workers fighting the #coronavirus on World Health Day 2020. Full coverage:
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Hard to imagine how #HongKong citizens could get even angrier with their government than they have been since June, but here we are..
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
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Explainer: 7 reasons Hongkongers are angry about the gov’t response to the coronavirus #wuhan #hongkong #wuhanvirus #WuhanCoronavirus @krislc
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Arrest of teenage girl outside UK consulate in #HongKong has caused more angst in an already fearful city. The public request for on-record clarification from @foreignoffice is not unreasonable. And as @benedictrogers points out,her case shd be monitored
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Apparently practicing medicine is now also a crime - Hong Kong protest medic arrested on China mainland say fellow students via @YahooFinance
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😂Can’t imagine the Indian media will be told what to do by the Chinese embassy, particularly given the border tensions. Also a factually inaccurate statement. The One China principle, as understood by Beijing, is NOT the “universal consensus of the international community”
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Aditya Raj Kaul
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#BREAKING : Chinese Embassy, New Delhi issues diktat letter to Indian media about reporting the National Day of Taiwan on Oct 10th. Says, ‘Taiwan is inalienable part of China’s territory.’ Is this an indirect threat to Indian media who cover Taiwan? @MOFA_Taiwan @digidiploTaiwan
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In #HongKong “democrats have questioned how the government can be advising citizens to wear face masks whilst simultaneously trying to ban facial coverings through legal means.” 😷 #coronavirus
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
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Explainer: 7 reasons Hongkongers are angry about the gov’t response to the coronavirus #wuhan #hongkong #wuhanvirus #WuhanCoronavirus @krislc
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Good morning! From the most dangerous place on Earth..
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While China sides with Russia, #Taiwan is sending medical supplies to #Ukraine 🇺🇦🇹🇼
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外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼
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We #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 by sending 27 tons of medical supplies. While #China sides with #Russia in an "unlimited alliance," #Taiwan is with freedom & democracy fighting the expansion of authoritarianism. I have faith: Democracy will prevail! JW
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Hong Kong Twitter I’d like your feedback. I’m researching the impact of the crisis on mental health. I’ve done in-depth interviews but it would be helpful to also have some kind of general picture of the situation. All (respectful) views welcome. My DMs are also open. Thanks.
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For people who don’t know Seoul, Itaewon is always crowded with partygoers on a Sat night but tonight was especially busy because people were looking forward to celebrating Halloween for the first time since Covid. Many described frightening moments being swept up by the crowd
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These pics give you an idea of how crowded it was in #Itaewon tonight
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Will Ripley
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These pics taken by Song Sehyun, 22-year-old who was attending the Halloween party in Seoul’s Itaewon nightclub district. You can see how packed the streets were a couple of hours before the deadly crush that killed at least 120 people. Two of his friends, Americans, are missing.
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Spotted in a #Taipei Carrefour after #Poland donated Covid-19 vaccines to #Taiwan at the weekend
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Lots of speculation coming from Indian Twitter accounts claiming that #Taiwan shot down a PLA jet. Taiwan's ministry of defence has responded categorically that this is fake news.
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Could we hit pause for a minute to consider why Beijing is so desperate for the UK to use Huawei in its 5G networks that it’s trying to force the issue with economic blackmail? Does the UK govt really lack the foresight to see where this is going?
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In the past week, Elon Musk has been praised for his geopolitical takes by the Kremlin and the Chinese government
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Really? Is this the best comeback you’ve got, Global Times? Hello from #Taiwan , where the lights are still on
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“It is high time that the UK woke up and recognised what we are facing. The Chinese government is not a “normal” state, with “normal” private companies offering “normal” technology products. It is a regime characterised by paranoia, unbridled surveillance, mass imprisonment..”
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Juliet Samuel
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My @telegraph column: Why Boris’ first big call as Prime Minister should not be to give China access to our phone network
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Jocelyn Chau, another pan-Dem winner in the traditionally pro-Beijing district of North Point. Standing here at the street corner where she was punched by a man she believes was trying to cow her into standing down. Instead it made her more determined #HongKongElection
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Taking a moment to try to absorb what’s happened in #Itaewon tonight where so many young people came for a Halloween night out and ended up tragically losing their lives - 120 so far but emergency vehicles still here. Most people here in their 20s, local, many foreign students
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Hard to watch. Hard to conclude anything other than Hong Kong is turning into a police state
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“The younger generation don’t see a future in front of them because the Thai people have been lied to for a very long time about being a real democracy,”said @johnwinyu ahead of today's Bangkok protest. Rpt with @JackWynTaylor for @TelegraphWorld
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China has been accused of trying to bribe officials in a Pacific nation with envelopes of cash, free flights and alcohol in return for providing backing if it invades Taiwan
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A reminder that #Taiwan isn’t a geopolitical plaything, it’s home to 23.5m people, and a v beautiful one too. When it finally opens up again to tourists, you should all book a ticket..
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Beijing’s move to pressure #HongKong with a national security law hasn’t crushed the city’s spirit of protest. Thousands on the streets today, already facing tear gas
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Tommy Walker
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First impressions of downtown Kyiv
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BREAKING: U.S. triples vaccines for Taiwan with 2.5 million-dose shipment, arriving Sunday 👏👏👏 Senior Biden official says “attempts by China to block purchases, for political purposes, are reprehensible.”
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Very sweet #Taiwan moment when I won the 7/11 till lottery and got two free Pocari Sweat, and the woman behind the till was so happy about it and insisted I show all my friends the receipt so here you are 👇
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"Invaluable" leadership? While #China risks the health of 24m in #Taiwan by blocking it's access to the WHO. While doctors in #HongKong battle to contain the virus without accurate info. After the Chinese govt sat on the emerging crisis for weeks? Stop politicising health issues
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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@DrTedros "His leadership and the intervention of President Xi and Premier Li have been invaluable, and all the measures they have taken to respond to the outbreak"- @DrTedros on new #coronavirus
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It’s been 2 years, four months since I last saw this sign. Goodbye for a little bit 🇹🇼, next stop 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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How exactly is Australia easing its own visa restrictions a grave violation of international law? Is Beijing just creating its own global laws?
@billbirtles
Bill Birtles
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China Foreign Min spokesman Zhao Lijian: Comments+measures from Aus side on #HongKong are ‘grave violations of international law and basic norms of int’l relations’. We reserve the right to ‘take actions’ against the Aus side.
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This is heartwarming. In an earlier report, this food stall owner in Delhi broke down while explaining that his business was on the rocks because of the pandemic. Now demand for his dishes are soaring after people flocked to help
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Aditya Raj Kaul
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Wow! Entire national media lands up at Baba Ka Dhaba at Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. Thank you to all common Indians who silently helped the old man and made him smile. This is not just about him. Help people around you in need. There is always a Baba around.
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President Biden will send a delegation of former senior defence and security officials, including Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to #Taiwan on Monday - a sign of support after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴
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Welcoming this gesture of strong bipartisan support for Taiwan.
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. #Taiwan reopens its borders today - no more quarantine 🙌 - so here’s another little reminder of why you book your ticket and make a trip!
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"If dozens of countries simultaneously upgraded their interaction with Taiwan, Chinese attempts to “punish” them all could instead leave Beijing isolated." via @financialtimes
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“I hope the world, not only the whole of Hong Kong… could know that the national security law is actually not a legal thing, but a political tool for the regime, for the government to suppress political dissidents,” said #HongKong activist Agnes Chow
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Adding to a small flurry of stories this week about how #Taiwan is doing a stellar job on fighting the #coronavirus I interviewed Stanford’s Prof Jason Wang about his paper on what Taiwan is getting right @TelGlobalHealth @TelegraphWorld 1/
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"I am Taiwanese" Czech speaker tells #Taiwan 's parliament, channelling President Kennedy's defiant speech against Communism in Berlin in 1963. Having lived under Soviet rule, Milos Vystrcil is clear-eyed about rejecting authoritarianism
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Don't know what's inspired this media attack on Vincent Chao, but he's one of Taiwan's brightest and best diplomats. V bright, works around the clock, fantastically well-connected among foreign diplomats, will represent Taiwan well wherever he goes. Enough already.
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The UK Govt says it was obliged to accept the dismissal of the #Myanmar ambassador, but international law experts told @TelegraphWorld this depends on whether you view the junta as Myanmar’s legitimate representative - an important diplomatic test case
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A global coalition of 155 politicians, brought together by @hk_watch , write to Carrie Lam, asking her to advocate for a fair legal process for the 'Hong Kong 12'' and to bring them home
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The scene of the #Itaewon tragedy at 4am. Sunday will be a very tough day for Seoul’s authorities as they try to identify the victims. Foreign embassies will also be in crisis mode as so many foreign nationals in the area at the time. Unbearable grief ahead for many families
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“There are serious ethical and moral questions around building a society where the healthy and young are left to circulate, and the elderly, the disabled and the vulnerable are hidden away.”
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Prof. Devi Sridhar
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Headlines coming full-circle back to ‘shielding’ over 50s today. This has been tried before & is impractical & unethical. Also have under 50s given their informed consent to gamble with their health given possible long-term health problems?
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In short, in under 24 hrs, #HongKong has enforced a ban on dissent, expressing opinions the government (read: Beijing) doesn't like, standing for election as a pro-democracy candidate, democracy. What a burden Hong Kong's young people bear on their shoulders for the city's future
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I took the shot too soon. The sky got even better..
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Can’t decide whether this is a political statement, confusion over Taiwan’s actual name, or both
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Rep. Nancy Mace
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Just touched down in the Republic of Taiwan. 🇺🇸🇹🇼
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UN Security Council takes no action on International Court of Justice order against Myanmar to protect Rohingyas from further genocidal harm. Report say #China blocked further UN steps
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Beijing/Hong Kong has outlawed peaceful protest
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Will Ripley
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CNN has learned Hong Kong police have been instructed to arrest anyone chanting a slogan supporting Hong Kong or Taiwan independence, anyone in possession of a flag or banner promoting Hong Kong or Taiwan independence will also be arrested & prosecuted under the new nat sec law.
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One more 16 June 2019 memory from #HongKong , the city that won’t give up its rights without a fight.
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