🇲🇾 Malaysia after UN Resolution 2758: "I should make it clear, however, that we view the question of Taiwan as a separate issue which will have to be resolved by the parties concerned. We are anxious that this question should be resolved by peaceful means and we hope in the solution due account would be taken of the wishes of the people of Taiwan, to be ascertained by the process of self-determination."

Someone needs to give @anwaribrahim a basic history lesson. Shocking to see a leader repeat demonstrable falsehoods. Embarrassing for the Malaysian people. The notion that the One China Principle is “accepted by all” is factually incorrect. Some countries still formally recognise Taiwan, and many operate a One China policy (NOT a one China principle) which does not presume Beijing’s sovereignty over Taiwan. It is true that the PRC is recognised widely as the representative of China. That isn’t the same thing as recognising Taiwan as a “part of China”. This is basic stuff. Facts: - Taiwan has never been a part of the People’s Republic of China. - Taiwan was ruled from mainland China for a shorter period than the Dutch. - Before there were any settlers in Taiwan, indigenous communities with no ties to the mainland had lived there for thousands of years. This is not the way to grapple with the constitutional anachronisms of the post-war period. Given Malaysia’s own struggle for self-determination and independence from British rule, you’d think he would have more sympathy with Taiwan’s 23 million people, who do not wish to be ruled by the CCP.

Crazy levels of disinformation in the replies. For information: Gui Minhai successfully renounced his Chinese citizenship, and became a full Swedish citizen. He was abducted in Thailand, and taken to China, where he was tried under CHINESE LAW as a CHINESE CITIZEN. In China he “voluntarily” renounced his Swedish citizenship in forced confession videos. What this tells you is that the CCP will assert the primacy of Chinese citizenship where it suits them, and often predicated on the ethnic identity of the subject, regardless of their citizenship. The basic rule according to the legislation (as if the letter of the law matters) is that if one of your parents has settled abroad, and you were born elsewhere and had foreign nationality at birth, you are not a Chinese citizen. However, if you are considered of Chinese descent, and the CCP wants to treat you under Chinese law, they will do so on the basis of your ethnic identity. If you really want to get into the weeds, my tweet was about the UK context, based on the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People’s Congress, 1996. See below for excerpt. It’s a racist policy, and simply unbelievable that other countries are content with their citizenship being treated so cheaply.

If your grandmother was Chinese, but your mother, you, and your kids are UK citizens who have never set foot in China, Beijing’s policy is that you’re Chinese. They will reject your foreign citizenship, and impose Chinese law upon you. Astoundingly racist.

The CCP has openly racist citizenship policies that claim authority over people it considers Chinese, even if they are citizens of another country. And Luke de Pulford says the world continues to tolerate it. “Most people don’t know that Chinese law regarding citizenship is fundamentally racist.” “Somebody who is born in China, let’s say they move to the United Kingdom and they have children in the United Kingdom.” “And their children’s children are born in the United Kingdom.” “Their children’s children’s children will still be regarded by the Chinese Communist Party as Chinese and they will claim dominion over them.” “They will reject whatever nationality they have been given and they will assert Chinese law over those people.” “It goes to the heart of the frankly ethno-nationalism of the Chinese Communist Party.” “Totally extraordinary that the rest of the world just allows it.” @lukedepulford

Taiwanese should not be asked to produce documentation from a government which does not represent them. IPAC's statement on troubling reports from Uganda, signed by 66 lawmakers from 23 parliaments. 台灣人不應被要求出示任何不代表他們的政府核發的文件。

On 13th August, IPAC members from Europe met with a 🇺🇸 Congressional delegation. They discussed China's support for global conflicts, the London Mega Embassy proposal, Taiwan, and European re-industrialisation . Members agreed on concrete future steps. Watch this space! 👀

Britain has a China problem. The US has fined British defence giant BAE $36m over alleged arms-export violations, including transferring GPS data to Beijing. More than 100 alleged violations in total. Surely it’s time for a thorough review of Britain’s defence systems — and their exposure to China?

"If one party is at war with another, and the other party does not realize it is at war, the party who knows it is at war almost always has the advantage and usually wins." Qiao Liang & Wang Xiangsui Unrestricted Warfare

NEW: China is suspected of funding pro-Palestine marches in the UK. US politicians investigating alleged secret Chinese backing of a far-Left feminist protest group are examining its activities in Britain as part of an inquiry into foreign interference. The US probe is examining £250,000 in alleged payments to a company linked to Code Pink in the UK from firms connected to Neville Roy Singham, a tech tycoon accused of financing Chinese propaganda around the world. Code Pink has organised protests in the UK against Britain’s involvement in Palestine, encouraged its activists to demonstrate outside RAF bases, and issued statements claiming Britain’s leaders have been “bought by Zionism”. It comes amid concern that Beijing is seeking to exploit divisive causes in the West to deepen social tensions and wage what critics describe as “political warfare” against its adversaries. With @connorstringer and @PatrickSawer

A brutally honest characterization of the current political dynamics within Taiwan, captured in a sobering way by @DSORennie. While the international community still spends the majority of their energy and attention on the potential Chinese military invasion against Taiwan, the most pressing threat and challenge that is already eroding its young democracy is the persistent political paralysis. This trend has led to a chronic paralysis of Taiwan’s domestic political functions and threaten to cultivate a political dynamic that will see political parties at different ends of the spectrum embracing risky tactics that will ultimately lead to the drop in public confidence and interest in politics and democracy. The current direction of travel in Taiwan’s domestic politics will be welcomed by Beijing, which views the persistent domestic chaos and political dysfunction as creating an opening for them to amplify certain narratives that will undermine the public’s confidence in the current Taiwanese government. They will also seek to double down on efforts to influence and interfere in Taiwan’s domestic politics through a combination of disinformation campaigns, targeted coercion, and selective support for certain political forces. The upcoming local election in November could be the first major testing ground for these pressure campaigns.

Pope Pius XII on the 'Patriotic' Church in China. @Pontifex would do well to revisit. "For under an appearance of patriotism, which in reality is just a fraud, this association aims primarily at making Catholics gradually embrace the tenets of atheistic materialism, by which God Himself is denied and religious principles are rejected.... However, if Christians are bound in conscience to render to Caesar (that is, to human authority) what belongs to Caesar, then Caesar likewise, or those who control the state, cannot exact obedience when they would be usurping God's rights or forcing Christians either to act at variance with their religious duties or to sever themselves from the unity of the Church and its lawful hierarchy... Under such circumstances, every Christian should cast aside all doubt and calmly and firmly repeat the words with which Peter and the other Apostles answered the first persecutors of the Church: 'We must obey God rather than men.'" Ad Apostolorum Principis, 1958 Reflecting today on on #JimmyLai#, 78, an innocent British citizen, suffering in solitary confinement in Stanley prison, in 40 degree heat, and thinking about the worsening persecution of the underground Church in China. The Sino-Vatican pact is a strategic and ecclesiological disaster. Pius XII had his own struggles with authoritarianism. His private heroism has not erased questions about his public diplomacy regarding contemporary fascism, but he was clear-eyed and prescient about China nearly 70 years ago. 📸 is of a patriotic Church in China where the Ten Commandments have been replaced with quotes from Xi Jinping. Source: @zh_bitterwinter

Significant from @TheEconomist There is serious concern about the impact the KMT’s domestic strategy is having upon international appetite for cross-strait escalation deterrence. Casting doubt on Taiwan’s willingness to defend itself is an extraordinary act of self-harm.

'China is not a friendly nation. It is an increasingly antagonistic communist superpower' Read the Telegraph's View on Chinese surveillance drones spying on the British Armed Forces ⬇️

It's 98 Fahrenheit and 78 yr old Jimmy Lai is in a cell. Even in China older prisoners are given some respite, fans, even AC wards. Not Hong Kong. - What would it cost for some decency for Jimmy, and other older prisoners, Albert Ho/Lee Cheuk Yan. - @newsgovhk @FCDOGovUK @ChineseEmbinUS @ChineseEmbinUK

Huge story. Beggars belief that, after more than six years of non-stop CCP belligerence, cyber attacks, and espionage, UK armed forces are still buying from an adversary state like China (with all the risks). Insanity. Paging @wesstreeting

If Richard Gere had shut up about the CCP and Tibet, he would not have found himself cancelled in Hollywood, where Chinese investment holds huge sway. Respect for his principled and long-standing defence of a persecuted people.