Sze-Fung Lee
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Independent Researcher — Chinese Hybrid Warfare/ Indo-Pacific Security Policy/ Emerging Tech || @PacificForum Young Leader || Ze/ Zir
Joined June 2016
My latest @ChinaBriefJT on Taiwan Bounty: PRC Cross-Agency Operations Target Taiwanese Military Personnel 📍PRC's latest #HybridWarfare (Psychological warfare + Lawfare + IOs) targeting Taiwan's ICEFCOM 📍Tactics/ Agendas/ Implications Key findings⚡️x 7 https://t.co/NwpumYBTgB
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I'm delighted to announce that the culmination of 8 months of the ASPI China team's work has now launched! We have spent months greatly expanding the scope and depth of ASPI's hugely popular product, the China Defence Universities Tracker. Here's what's new:
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I’m advised by police and others that there is no reason this document cannot now be published. Both subjects have now been cleared of these charges.
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Key findings of the original analysis⚡️💬 https://t.co/pyRgaGmr83
My latest @globaltaiwan on PRC ID Cards and #HybridWarfare – Accumulated Impact on Taiwan & How to Counter It 📍How PRC cross-domain operations drive Taiwanese towards its "reunification" goal – Legally & Cognitively 📍Policy recommendations Threads⚡️x12 https://t.co/mNBtUPMCx0
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On @globaltaiwan's podcast tdy discussing Chinese #HybridWarfare targeting #Taiwanese citizens via the issuance of ID cards, why cracking down has been proven so controversial (policy gaps & vulnerabilities) + Policy Recommendations Links below💬 https://t.co/gi6ECzAzL5
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"During Xi’s third term, 14 of the 79 generals promoted under him have either gone missing or been probed, according to a Bloomberg analysis." "By comparison, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao didn’t investigate a single general promoted during their rule." 1/
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A group of Chinese PLA-affiliated civil-military ferries deviated from regular routes in the Yellow Sea and arrived in the Taiwan Strait this week, likely prepositioning for upcoming amphibious exercises. First reported by @tshugart3. Snapshot as of this afternoon (plus CCG):
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1/🇨🇳#China's autonomous drone mothership Zhu Hai Yun & 6 maritime militia ships have left #ScarboroughShoal as Tropical Depression Isang pushes east from Luzon. Two large China Coast Guard ships will ride it out, but the smaller 🇵🇭#Philippines Coast Guard ship BRP Cape San
Tropical Depression Isang has begun moving away from Luzon with 15 areas under Signal No. 1, the state weather bureau PAGASA said in its 11 PM Friday bulletin. https://t.co/k6ybSBJwG1
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I wrote about how could King Edward III stop the 🇨🇳 mega-embassy and why we should all care. 👇 https://t.co/j2d6zSYuAv
politicshome.com
Of all the names linked to the Chinese mega-embassy saga, Edward III is an unlikely late entrant.
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Additional footage of today’s collision in the West Philippine Sea, between a ship with the China Coast Guard (CCG-3104) and a Type 052D Destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (DDG-164), has been released by the Philippine Coast Guard. The footage shows
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Here is a longer video capturing the collision between the PLA Navy 164 and the China Coast Guard 3104. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has consistently urged the Chinese government to respect the COLREGS and to approach these matters with professionalism, especially considering
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#G7 Rapid Response Mechanism statement on Hong Kong Arrest Warrants. Link: https://t.co/wGQtiKCZqN
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7/ An early test for China's future operations The operation showed no signs of certain TTPs common in Chinese #IO on HK-related issues, suggesting that it was merely testing the waters Eg. Cross-posting via 50 Cent Army/ Spamouflage Amplification by major KOL/ Gray media in HK
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6/ #Impact 📍The video gained little traction, staying mostly within pro-Beijing circles 📍#Deepfake itself was poorly made, yet the nature of the content, narrative & tactics targeted the #Vulnerabilities of the Hong Kong diaspora >> If done by more capable actors....🎃
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5/ For example – An an acct named ‘Pocky Miu’ shared the video to 2 community & 2 pro-Beijing groups at 11:05 am HKT 3 of these groups were joined only in Jan 2025
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4/ Notably, 12 accounts had only lately joined their Facebook groups, between Jan–Jun 2025
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3/ The #Operation 📍First posted by FB page Yellowbrainclown (黃腦膠戰) on July 26, 10:12 am HKT 📍Within 2 hrs, 22 accounts shared it to 17 Facebook groups 📍Some posted across different groups within the same minute 📍Signs of Spam/proxy: no personal info, only pro-China posts
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2/ On July 26, a #deepfake video purported to show a leaked conversation between exiled Hong Kong activists @finnlau_cd @nathanlawkc @carmenkamanlau discussing their concerns over the possibility of being extradited from UK to China as UK plans to reinstate an extradition deal
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