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The #StandTogetherOnChina Campaign is made up of elected officials, activists, journalists, and Think Tank leaders. Voices from across the #democratic world are rising against China’s expanding authoritarianism. This is just the beginning!
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#Palau is proposing monthly joint patrols and closer maritime law enforcement cooperation with #Taiwan’s Coast Guard, with Palau President @Surangeljr saying “presence is deterrence” as they step up efforts against illegal activities in the region. 🇵🇼🤝🇹🇼🛡️taiwannews.com.tw/news/62077…

Palau proposes monthly joint patrols with Taiwan Coast Guard | Taiwan News | Sep. 25, 2025 16:11

President Surangel Whipps stresses 'presence is deterrence' | Sep. 25, 2025 16:11

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Chinese drone experts have worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker Kupol, supplying and developing attack #drones used in Moscow’s war in #Ukraine, according to Reuters. 🇨🇳🇷🇺 #StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/business/aerospa…

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese drone experts worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker, sources say

Reuters is the first to report specific details of the extensive involvement of Chinese experts in tests and technological work on military-use drones inside Russia.

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"#HongKong is no longer just a market, it is Beijing's financial aircraft carrier projecting power far beyond the China borders." says @SunnyCheungky, warning investors that #China could weaponize the city’s financial flows in a #Taiwan or sanctions crisis.asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-pic…

Hong Kong finance chief defends market as critics warn of Beijing's grip

Analyst cautions that city risks becoming China's 'financial aircraft carrier'

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🌏#China's #XiJinping has told #Xinjiang officials to spare no effort in maintaining “social stability", despite ongoing US #sanctions over forced #Uyghur labour and rights concerns in the region.📋 #StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China's Xi urges efforts to maintain social stability in Xinjiang

China's President Xi Jinping urged Xinjiang government officials on Wednesday to spare no effort to maintain social stability in the northwestern region, state media reported, after a prolonged...

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🇮🇷#Iran’s oil minister says sales to China will continue even if #UN “snapback” sanctions are reimposed, arguing restrictions won’t add new burdens, with #China taking nearly four-fifths of Iran’s oil exports, according to @Kpler. #CRINKs reuters.com/business/energy/…

Iran oil sales to China would continue even if UN sanctions activated, oil minister says

Iran's oil sales to China would continue even if U.N. sanctions, are reimposed under a so-called snapback mechanism, Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Wednesday, as Iran and European powers...

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"#TikTok collects vast amounts of personal information about its users, incl. #children. This #data is being used to target the content & ads that users see, which can have harmful impacts, particularly on #youth," 🇨🇦#Canada's privacy commissioner says.🤳 reuters.com/business/media-t…

TikTok collected sensitive data on Canadian children, investigation finds

TikTok has agreed to improve its measures to keep children off its website and app after a Canadian investigation found its efforts to block children and protect personal information were inadequate,...

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The US @committeeonccp is seeking #PayPal’s assurance that its new Weixin Pay integration allowing users in the #US, #Canada & #Europe to send funds into #China complies with AML rules, citing risks of money laundering and facilitating fentanyl trafficking.selectcommitteeontheccp.hous…

Letter to PayPal Seeking Assurance of AML Compliance in PayPal–Weixin Pay Integrations | Select...

The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has written to PayPal seeking assurances that its new integrations with Tencent’s Tenpay Global—the operator of Weixin (WeChat) Pay—comply fully...

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🇨🇳#China has detained 22-year-old student activist Zhang Yadi (Tara), a member of Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet, since July 31 on charges of “inciting separatism” over her support for #Tibetan #rights. 🛡️#StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China detains student for Tibet activism, rights group says

A Chinese student activist who supported Tibetan rights has been detained for almost two months on suspicion of "inciting separatism" while temporarily visiting China from France, her friends and a...

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#US, #Japan & #SouthKorea foreign ministers voice concern over rising destabilizing activities near #Taiwan, urge peace across the Strait, oppose unilateral status quo changes & back Taiwan’s participation in appropriate international organizations. 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷 taiwannews.com.tw/news/62060…

US, Japan and South Korea emphasize Taiwan Strait peace | Taiwan News | Sep. 23, 2025 18:42

Trilateral statement points to destabilizing activities around Taiwan, pledges support for Indo-Pacific stability | Sep. 23, 2025 18:42

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🗺️A week after declaring #ScarboroughShoal a “nature reserve,” #China’s Coast Guard again fired water cannon at #Philippine vessels near the disputed reef, further fueling tensions in the #SouthChinaSea. 🌊🚢🚢🌊 #StandTogetherOnChina asia.nikkei.com/politics/int…
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🇺🇸US & 🇦🇺Australia have just conducted bilateral training in the #SouthChinaSea. U.S. Navy Capt. David Huljack says strengthening interoperability with allies in the #IndoPacific is key to collective deterrence against threats to peace & stability. shorturl.at/F605W
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“False legal narratives are part of #Beijing's broader campaign to isolate 🇹🇼#Taiwan from the international community and constrain other countries’ sovereign choices regarding their interactions with Taiwan,” the American Institute in Taiwan says. reuters.com/world/china/us-s…

US says China spreads 'false' World War Two narratives to pressure Taiwan

China is intentionally mischaracterising World War Two-era documents to put pressure on, and isolate, Taiwan, as those accords made no determination of the island's ultimate political status, the de...

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🇯🇵#Japan to review #UnderseaCable supply chains for #China exposure after U.S. curbs, encouraging diversification and domestic capacity to safeguard economic and national security. 🌊🌏🛡️ asia.nikkei.com/business/tel…

Japan to investigate undersea-cable supply chains for China exposure

Move comes after US announces plan to ban Chinese equipment in maritime cables

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🇨🇦🇺🇸“#Canada and the #UnitedStates face similar threats to our respective national security & prosperity, and work closely together to protect & defend #NorthAmerica” says Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz, Canada’s Maritime Component Commander. 🛡️🗺️ dvidshub.net/news/548050/ala…

Alaskan Command successfully conducts combined joint maritime operations with the Canadian Armed...

Alaskan Command successfully conducted combined joint maritime operations with the Canadian Armed Forces in the Bering Sea from September 3-5, 2025, showcasing the strength of bi-national cooperation...

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🇺🇸🇯🇵 For the first time, U.S. Typhon & NMESIS missile systems arrive in #Japan for Resolute Dragon joint drills with the Self-Defense Forces, signaling a shift in policy as Tokyo fields longer-range missiles amid concerns over #China. #StandTogetherOnChina japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/0…

High-tech U.S. missile systems come to Japan amid policy shifts and China concerns

Long wary of such a move, Tokyo’s acquiescence — and its own planned missile deployments — highlights a gradual but monumental shift in defense policy.

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🇵🇭 #Manila “strongly protests” #China’s plan to create a nature reserve in the #ScarboroughShoal, calling it illegitimate & unlawful and a clear infringement of #Philippine rights under international law. 🗺️🌊 #StandTogetherOnChina asia.nikkei.com/politics/int…
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#Taiwan launches 24-hour patrols to guard undersea cables from China’s “grey-zone” tactics.🇹🇼NSC’s @FEIFAN_LIN says Taiwan is among the countries most at risk, with cable areas highly vulnerable to damage given its proximity to #China.#StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/world/china/faci…

EXCLUSIVE: Facing new China 'grey-zone' threat, Taiwan steps up sea cable patrols

Taiwanese coast guard captain Juan Chung-ching's patrol boat moves across the Taiwan Strait, scanning for threats to what Taipei says is the newest target of China's grey-zone warfare: undersea...

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#China says it will establish a nature reserve on the disputed #ScarboroughShoal, a #SouthChinaSea feature also claimed by the #Philippines 🇵🇭, adding to ongoing regional tensions over overlapping maritime claims. 🗺️ #StandTogetherOnChina rfa.org/english/southchinase…

China says it will create nature reserve on disputed Scarborough Shoal

Philippine officials call the plan a “clear pretext for occupation” of the South China Sea atoll.

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🇪🇺The #EU’s latest report on #HongKong warns that #Article23, prosecutions under the Beijing-imposed security law, and the laws’ extraterritorial reach underscore tightening state control, shrinking freedoms & rising legal risks. ec.europa.eu/transparency/do…
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🇪🇺#EU is considering including independent Chinese refineries in its 19th sanctions package on #Russia, widening pressure on third-country entities aiding Moscow. 🇨🇳🇷🇺 #StandTogetherOnChina reuters.com/business/energy/…

EU may list independent Chinese refineries in new Russia sanctions package

The European Commission is considering listing some independent Chinese refineries in its 19th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, EU officials who asked not to be...

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