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In the past decade, 
has lamented it's role as a global player in multiple fronts. Starting off as being the workshop of the 
-economy.
In the following thread, I'll peek into few ways #China has changed the game for 21st Century.
#UN #HumanRights #IMF #WorldBank #Uighurs
1/11
has lamented it's role as a global player in multiple fronts. Starting off as being the workshop of the -economy.In the following thread, I'll peek into few ways #China has changed the game for 21st Century.
#UN #HumanRights #IMF #WorldBank #Uighurs
1/11
Before starting, we'll dip into: 1. Alarming abuse against #Uighurmuslims 2. Deep-State surveillance & anti riot-gear 3. Economic Traps/Debt-trap diplomacy and 4. Army's growth + influence.
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1. #Uighur Muslims #Xinjiang:
Mass-genocide & holocaust are now terms mentioned in the same sentence with #UighurGenocide of ~3mil Uighur minority.
@IsobelYeung @Vice for stellar insights on this.
Must watch: (VICE)
3/11
Mass-genocide & holocaust are now terms mentioned in the same sentence with #UighurGenocide of ~3mil Uighur minority.
@IsobelYeung @Vice for stellar insights on this.
Must watch: (VICE)
3/11
Update: (24/09/2020) ~40% increase of 're-creational'/concentration camps for ethnic minorities discovered in , than estimated before.
This shall include another thousands of turks, Uighurs etc. minorities, which #China deem to 're-educate'.
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1309039041812279297?s=19
4/11
, than estimated before. This shall include another thousands of turks, Uighurs etc. minorities, which #China deem to 're-educate'.
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1309039041812279297?s=19
4/11
2. Deep-State #surveillance & export of #riot control gear+equipments:
Notorious surveillance with bio-metrics alongside training to attack etc. leads to a dystopian silence within. You beg to not be spoken of or to, in order to save self and others. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html
Notorious surveillance with bio-metrics alongside training to attack etc. leads to a dystopian silence within
. You beg to not be spoken of or to, in order to save self and others. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html
emerged as a leader last decade selling & using anti-riot gears. PLA's deadly use at #HongKongProtests alongside huge sales to Venezuelan regime & African states etc. To help curb protests and maintain authoritative regimes chokehold.(NYT)
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3. Economic traps/ Debt-Trap Diplomacy:
Nations like #SriLanka #Malaysia
#Djibouti #Montenegro #Pakistan #Kenya (and many more) borrowed; and now face incredibly high debts loaned by. China uses this debt to gain influence and grab considerable power across .
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Nations like #SriLanka #Malaysia
#Djibouti #Montenegro #Pakistan #Kenya (and many more) borrowed; and now face incredibly high debts loaned by
. China uses this debt to gain influence and grab considerable power across .7/11
Almost all debts are based on infrastructural credits sourced from China. (This also led to having largest constructions firms on by 2020)
Hence creating long-term deals and cementing its position within that nation. (US old-playbook?)
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/25/chinas-debt-diplomacy/
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having largest constructions firms on by 2020)Hence creating long-term deals and cementing its position within that nation. (US old-playbook?)
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/25/chinas-debt-diplomacy/
8/11
4. Army's growth+influence:
Debt gained land-grabs & pressured influence is informally used by-Military, as well.
Being largest Army and Navy by 2020, seeks to increase it's presence in disputed waters + overseas. (Gained 1st overseas military base in Djibouti!)
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Debt gained land-grabs & pressured influence is informally used by
-Military, as well.Being largest Army and Navy by 2020,
seeks to increase it's presence in disputed waters + overseas. (Gained 1st overseas military base in Djibouti!)9/11
Ever expanding cyber-security, sale of weapons across Africa-MiddleEast nations, high-tensions within land and sea borders with neighbouring countries. -Intl presence and as a global player isn't far and imminent.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/china-military/
10/11
-Intl presence and as a global player isn't far and imminent.https://www.reuters.com/investigates/china-military/
10/11
Sources:
@nytimes @UNHumanRights @frontlinepbs @WHO @ForeignAffairs @BBCWorld @Reuters @AFP @AP @Telegraph @guardian @ForeignPolicy
Good read: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2020-09-10/long-shadow-xinjiang
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@nytimes @UNHumanRights @frontlinepbs @WHO @ForeignAffairs @BBCWorld @Reuters @AFP @AP @Telegraph @guardian @ForeignPolicy
Good read: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2020-09-10/long-shadow-xinjiang
11/11
Reaching out to: @rcallimachi @JessicaPurkiss @Josiensor @Ash_Stewart_ @hina_aarif @ALJVD1 @twnctydentst @Flossopher09 and others!
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