David Demes 戴達衛
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German freelance journalist based in Taipei | @TaiwanFCC VP | Field producer for @DasErste ARD public television | Words in @TableBriefings, @tagesspiegel, etc.
Taipei City, Taiwan
Joined February 2018
Nach fast zwei Jahren Arbeit ist unser Taiwan-Band für die @bpb_de endlich da! Auf 190 Seiten haben mein Co-Autor Frédéric Krumbein und ich versucht, Taiwans bewegte Geschichte, geopolitische Lage und nationale Identität für ein breites Publikum verständlich zusammenzufassen.
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The National Security Strategy was just released. Here is all the China-related content in one 🧵. https://t.co/4EN5DQizPe
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Taiwan just blocked Chinese app Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) for 1 year. Reason: failed cybersecurity checks + linked to 1,706 fraud cases in 2 years.
cna.com.tw
行政院打擊詐欺指揮中心指揮官馬士元今天表示，小紅書APP資安檢測不合格，近2年涉詐案1706件，因發函已讀不回，即起發布網際網路停止解析及限制接取的命令，暫定1年。
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What would would the ramifications be of Trump acceding to Xi's request to explicitly state the the US opposes Taiwan independence, which is something I hear is under serious consideration and may be part of the April visit package?
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China used to tell other countries that Taiwan was its domestic affair, so they should not interfere. Now Beijing is urging Europe and others to get involved by criticizing Japan and supporting China's historical narrative.
nytimes.com
A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.
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近日，有网友发现，南京中山陵景区内的一座石桥的桥底存在大量刻有中华民国国徽的石条。 视频发出后，引发大批民众前往敬烟祭奠。 12月4日，景区紧急将桥洞封锁。
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The 4th Berlin Taiwan Conference is now underway. TFCC Chair @tchau01 will join a panel tomorrow discussing Taiwan’s external and internal challenges. You can watch the live video feed here: https://t.co/DjzAO57eoV
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The U.S. was a faithful WWII ally to China 80 years ago before the Communist takeover. We must now stand with our ally Japan against Beijing’s unreasonable belligerence. https://t.co/rdKhOFT7KP via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.
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Your weekly reminder that domestic political opposition is a very real obstacle to Taiwan passing meaningful defense reform and higher defense budgets.
KMT, TPP blocks special defense budget on Friday's legislative agenda - Focus Taiwan
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“using the disaster to destabilise Hong Kong so as to endanger national security”
Moves to silence criticisms of the Hong Kong Government’s handling of the Tai Po Fires aftermath is in full swing. A spokesman for the China Central Government’s National Security Office in Hong Kong is now saying that anyone who “maliciously” criticises the HK Government would
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Here’s petition initiator Miles Kwan, who was detained by police, when he was brought back to his home by officers to gather evidence @inmediahk
One of the people who started the petition has been taken away by the police, and the Instagram page has shut down - ReNews
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You can watch my interview with the @rapplerdotcom about my new book The Taiwan Tinderbox here. @politybooks #Taiwan #China #Philippines
https://t.co/hREf1mefQs
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Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug speaks to analyst J. Michael Cole to discuss how the international community can help Taiwan's cause
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Forty-four people are dead and 279 are missing after a fire engulfed seven residential towers in Tai Po on Wednesday. Of those hospitalised, 45 remain in a serious condition. Around 900 residents have sought refuge, with the Wang Fuk Court blaze now under control. Authorities
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President Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to temper her tone on Taiwan’s sovereignty to avoid jeopardizing a U.S.-China trade detente, people briefed on the matter said https://t.co/HYz2H535cd
@WSJより
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Japan, a U.S. ally that had angered China on Taiwan, found the message worrying.
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Beijing "wants to see how much the Trump administration would be willing to offer Japan concrete support" and it is also "trying to warn other democracies about the consequences of making similar statements on Taiwan," I told @business. @CrisisGroup
https://t.co/6cMFfprWXV
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In the roughly three weeks since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commented on a possible Taiwan contingency in parliament, China has unleashed economic reprisals, nationalist barbs and a...
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Shocking news on censorship built into #DeepSeek, via @politico: “Chinese AI startup DeepSeek may generate code with built-in security vulnerabilities when prompted with terms deemed politically sensitive by Beijing, according to new research from cyber firm CrowdStrike —
politico.com
China is more involved in shaping a popular artificial intelligence model than previously thought, according to a new study, sparking concerns that Beijing’s influence may be warping how the model...
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FIFA World Cup 2026™ Panini Stickers are now available!
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Taiwanese (Tâi-gí) speakers usually refer to our mother tongue as 台語 or 台灣話 The term 台語 was attested in 1852 by 劉家謀 Qing education official to Taiwan The term 台灣話 was attested in 1874 by 李鴻章 prominent official & diplomat in late Qing 🧵1/4
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In 2022, China fired missiles into Japan’s EEZ.
#FMsays Japan's plan to deploy offensive weapons on islands near China's Taiwan region is "extremely dangerous", Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning warned, after reports said Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited an island near Taiwan and talked about deploying
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This is a crazy story. An Indian national born in Arunchal Pradesh, living in the UK, was held at Shanghai airport for over 18 hours as Chinese authories accused her of being Chinese, not Indian, saying Arunchal Pradesh is part of China, and questioning why she had an Indian
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
India News: An Indian national from Arunachal Pradesh faced an 18-hour ordeal at Shanghai Pudong Airport, with Chinese immigration officials deeming her passport
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The tell is who asked for the call and what Xi led with. If this were just about cooling a Tokyo spat, he wouldn’t open on ‘Taiwan’s return’ and WWII legitimacy. Xi is pressing Washington to enforce Beijing’s narrative before the Japan dispute further internationalizes Taiwan.
Yep. Xi's call seems a byproduct of the current tiff with Japan which seems to be escalating, perhaps leaning on Trump to quiet things down.
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Reality check: Same-sex marriage? Illegal in China. Online queer activity? Restricted under Xi. Human rights abuses? Downplayed. Piker snaps at HR Qs: "Copium." Urges: "Experience China yourself—or watch my stream with open mind."
dominotheory.com
Hasan Piker is normally an impulsive, off-the-cuff speaker. He has to be, given that he livestreams his political commentary every day for upwards of six hours. But when the topic turns to China,...
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