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Weird.
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"Some of China’s most influential dissidents and human-rights activists based in the U.S., who approve of the Trump administration’s tough line on Beijing, have come out in support of the president’s unsubstantiated allegations of widespread U.S. election fraud." https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1330752966832377856">https://twitter.com/WSJ/statu...
Weird.
"Some of China’s most influential dissidents and human-rights activists based in the U.S., who approve of the Trump administration’s tough line on Beijing, have come out in support of the president’s unsubstantiated allegations of widespread U.S. election fraud." https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1330752966832377856">https://twitter.com/WSJ/statu...
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Oh, like this one.
"Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire."
How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/technology/epoch-times-influence-falun-gong.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/2...
Oh, like this one.
"Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire."
How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/technology/epoch-times-influence-falun-gong.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/2...
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"...network of news sites & YouTube channels has made it a powerful conduit for the internet’s conspiracy theories, including anti-vax propaganda & QAnon..."
Trump, QAnon & an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-qanon-impending-judgment-day-behind-facebook-fueled-rise-epoch-n1044121">https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech...
"...network of news sites & YouTube channels has made it a powerful conduit for the internet’s conspiracy theories, including anti-vax propaganda & QAnon..."
Trump, QAnon & an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-qanon-impending-judgment-day-behind-facebook-fueled-rise-epoch-n1044121">https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech...
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"Guo (aka Miles Kwok) is a mysterious & polarizing figure — a self-styled crusader against Chinese Communist corruption who has drawn the ire of the Chinese government..."
Who is the Chinese mogul who owns the boat Steve Bannon was busted on? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/who-chinese-mogul-who-owns-boat-steve-bannon-was-busted-n1237511">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/...
"Guo (aka Miles Kwok) is a mysterious & polarizing figure — a self-styled crusader against Chinese Communist corruption who has drawn the ire of the Chinese government..."
Who is the Chinese mogul who owns the boat Steve Bannon was busted on? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/who-chinese-mogul-who-owns-boat-steve-bannon-was-busted-n1237511">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/...
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July 2019
Chinese billionaire and Mar-a-lago member accused of spying, lawyers dispute https://cbs12.com/news/local/chinese-billionaire-and-mar-a-lago-member-accused-of-spying-he-disputes">https://cbs12.com/news/loca...
July 2019
Chinese billionaire and Mar-a-lago member accused of spying, lawyers dispute https://cbs12.com/news/local/chinese-billionaire-and-mar-a-lago-member-accused-of-spying-he-disputes">https://cbs12.com/news/loca...
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Big & #39;if& #39; IMO.
January 2018
"From a penthouse on Central Park, Guo Wengui has exposed a phenomenal web of corruption in China’s ruling elite — if, that is, he’s telling the truth."
The Mystery of the Exiled Billionaire Whistle-Blower https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-exiled-billionaire-whistleblower.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/1...
Big & #39;if& #39; IMO.
January 2018
"From a penthouse on Central Park, Guo Wengui has exposed a phenomenal web of corruption in China’s ruling elite — if, that is, he’s telling the truth."
The Mystery of the Exiled Billionaire Whistle-Blower https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-exiled-billionaire-whistleblower.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/1...
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October 2017
TRUMP DECIDES NOT TO DEPORT DISSIDENT AFTER LEARNING HE’S A MAR-A-LAGO MEMBER https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-decides-not-to-deport-dissident-after-learning-hes-a-mar-a-lago-member">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017...
October 2017
TRUMP DECIDES NOT TO DEPORT DISSIDENT AFTER LEARNING HE’S A MAR-A-LAGO MEMBER https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-decides-not-to-deport-dissident-after-learning-hes-a-mar-a-lago-member">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017...
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"Anti-China dissidents"
"Anti-China dissidents"
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Here& #39;s an example of what happens to people who actually go after Chinese corruption.
February 2014
ICIJ denounces brutal attack on Ming Pao editor https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2014/02/icij-denounces-brutal-attack-ming-pao-editor/">https://www.icij.org/inside-ic...
Here& #39;s an example of what happens to people who actually go after Chinese corruption.
February 2014
ICIJ denounces brutal attack on Ming Pao editor https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2014/02/icij-denounces-brutal-attack-ming-pao-editor/">https://www.icij.org/inside-ic...
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March 2014
"Police say two triad-connected suspects on Chinese mainland are among those arrested over attack on Kevin Lau."
Nine men arrested over cleaver attack on Hong Kong journalist https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/nine-arrested-cleaver-attack-hong-kong-journalist-kevin-lau">https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
March 2014
"Police say two triad-connected suspects on Chinese mainland are among those arrested over attack on Kevin Lau."
Nine men arrested over cleaver attack on Hong Kong journalist https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/nine-arrested-cleaver-attack-hong-kong-journalist-kevin-lau">https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
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Others disappear, get accused of corruption, and get sent to prison. If they& #39;re lucky.
Like the *president of Interpol*, for example.
Wife: China& #39;s ex-Interpol boss jailed for reformist views https://www.news4jax.com/news/world/2020/01/22/wife-chinas-ex-interpol-boss-jailed-for-reformist-views/">https://www.news4jax.com/news/worl...
Others disappear, get accused of corruption, and get sent to prison. If they& #39;re lucky.
Like the *president of Interpol*, for example.
Wife: China& #39;s ex-Interpol boss jailed for reformist views https://www.news4jax.com/news/world/2020/01/22/wife-chinas-ex-interpol-boss-jailed-for-reformist-views/">https://www.news4jax.com/news/worl...
https://www.news4jatwitter.com/news/world/2020/01/22/wife-chinas-ex-interpol-boss-jailed-for-reformist-views/
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Xi REALLY didn& #39;t like the Panama Papers. https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1265159687382548482">https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sani...
Xi REALLY didn& #39;t like the Panama Papers. https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1265159687382548482">https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sani...
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Bottom line:
"China& #39;s ultimate goal is to use democracy to undermine democracy." https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1265159690255654913">https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sani...
Bottom line:
"China& #39;s ultimate goal is to use democracy to undermine democracy." https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1265159690255654913">https://mobile.twitter.com/sisu_sani...