Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
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Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. BBC Asia Correspondent, based in Taipei. Previously Tokyo, Jerusalem, Moscow, Beijing.
Taipei. Taiwan.
Joined April 2011
There’s a very simple question for all the Beijing propagandists pushing this line - why are all non Chinese owned platforms banned in China? All.
This is why the U.S. is banning TikTok or anything from China. Just simple chats with average Chinese people on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) made numerous people in the U.S. aware of how toxic their system is.
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I felt the same when I went to New Zealand. 🤣🤣🤣 - I didn’t actually, it was lovely. But going to Aukland did’t make me think, “not as fancy as Sydney or Melbourne”, because it’s a different place. I’m
Aww, I felt the same way. So many Chinese mainland friends kept telling me: “You will love Taiwan so much, it’s so nice” etc etc. I held off going for so long to keep it as something to look forward to… I was so disappointed.
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The greatest Japanese invention most of the world still hasn't heard of. It has long struck me as odd that Japanese washlet toilets didn't sweep the world like so much other Japanese technology - and still haven't. Although slowly slowly it seems to be happening.
"The great revolution in Japan’s toilet culture came in 1980, with the release of the Washlet." https://t.co/Y9tuuHAty6
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confronted China's Xi Jinping about alleged human rights violations during a meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil. Chinese officials quickly interrupted and ordered British journalists out of the room https://t.co/60QnnWLj8g
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As a generation of Hong Kong’s brightest and best start a collective 45 years behind bars, HK cartoonist summed it up best.
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In order to promote greater regional peace and prosperity Beijing can establish itself as a role model to all by decommissioning its intermediate-range missiles and cease coercive behavior. 🙃
The region needs peace and prosperity, not intermediate-range missiles and confrontation. #China again urges the #Philippines to heed the calls of regional countries and people, to correct its mistaken actions as soon as possible, and to withdraw the "Typhon" missile system in
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This isn’t happening 110km from the coast of Palawan and 950km from Sanya in Hainan.
EXCLUSIVE: China Coastguard blocks Filipino fishermen from Sabina (Escoda) Shoal @gmanews @24orasgma
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Beijing doing a Scarborough Shoal on Sabina Shoal. Which is why it's necessary to have a constant, rotational coastguard or naval presence, not an intermittent one, to station at the feature. Large OPVs are required. Anything less than that would lead to such an outcome.
EXCLUSIVE: China Coastguard blocks Filipino fishermen from Sabina (Escoda) Shoal @gmanews @24orasgma
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Taiwan in 'informal discussions' with Trump on potential mega arms deal, including Aegis destroyers, E-2D Hawkeye AEW&C planes, more Patriot anti-missile systems, and F-35 Lightning II JSFs.
ft.com
Taipei wants to show new administration it is serious about protecting itself against China
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The book display at Heathrow is unintentionally funny. Or possibly intentionally.
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"Every proposal": PRC and Russia adeptly prove themselves as anything but constructive players where it comes to international ocean and marine governance.
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At the meeting between 26 member countries, proposals to establish new marine protected areas and revise catch limits for krill are rejected, while existing krill management measures are rolled back....
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This image was just displayed at Vietnam’s annual South China Sea conference, which I’m attending right now. 😄👏
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A really fascinating and detailed look in to how another piece of Tokyo history (and public land) is set to disappear under yet another vast high rise office and residential development.
Opinion: Growing scrutiny over Tokyo's ties with private developer
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NHK has finally taken a deep dive the Johnny Kitagawa scandal. Like the BBC & Jimmy Savile, this is uncomfortable territory for NHK since the company was so heavily involved in promoting Kitagawa's company and ignoring the open secret of his child abuse.
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The giant slogan on the wall says: Listen to Chairman Xi’s command Be responsible to Chairman Xi Let Chairman Xi rest assured China is definitely going back to 1960s — the Culture Revolution era.
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This is a real image released by the Chinese Coast Guard regarding China's military drills around Taiwan today, this is not a meme, lol. Originally seen on @watchoutTW, which had the same reaction
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PRC Eastern Theater Command just announced exercises in the Taiwan Strait. Lai dialed back his 10/10 speech from his inaugural. So China is validating those who say no matter what Taiwan does, no matter what Lai does, they will escalate. Not a wise policy.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday organized its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct “Joint Sword-2024B” drills in the Taiwan Strait and the north, south and east of the island of Taiwan, said a
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Vietnam has created 692 new acres of land in the South China Sea in the last six months. Satellite imagery reveals the growing scale of Hanoi's efforts to expand its outposts in the Spratly Islands: https://t.co/mL7i8vijd2
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A sleep expert describes the perfect conditions for falling asleep quicker
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