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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊
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Un Français à Taipei.

Mon blog sur les livres de/sur Taiwan: www.lettresdetaiwan.com
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Bill Bishop points out that CMC Vice Chair Zhang Youxia and CMC Member Liu Zheli were absent from this study session, leaving Zhang Shengmin the only present uniformed CMC member: open.substack.com/chat/posts/4...
Bill Bishop in Sinocism
CMC vice chair Zhang Youxia and CMC member Liu Zhenli appear to have been absent from today's opening of a study session on the 4th plenum at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Ac...
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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This is simply a bribe for Trump and nothing more.
🇺🇸🇷🇺 Putin: “Russia is ready to allocate $1 billion to the Peace Council from the frozen Russian assets.

Putin also stated that Russia is discussing the use of russia's frozen assets for the reconstruction of territories damaged during the war.
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Shirtless Tianjin liaison office director, to be precise.
The now-former Tianjin liaison office director Ricky Cheng spoke on Threads about free upgrades on the ferry to Macau, and at the Tianjin’s Ritz-Carlton.
He was fired last night.
hongkongfp.com/2026/01/22/h... The posts have since been deleted, but the internet is forever...
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Mascots alert!
Tigerair Taiwan chairwoman Huang Shih-hui, Kaohsiung MRT chairman Yang Yue-kun, and Okayama Prefecture Vice Governor Yuko Osaki unveiled a themed tram, promoting the Kaohsiung-Okayama route operated by Tigerair. Mikan Station Master, Momotaro, and Tiger General mascots were also in attendance.
January 22, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟In a new #BSSA paper, a team of scientists conducted paleoseismology in eastern Taiwan, unearthing evidence of a total of five surface-rupturing events over the past 600 years. ⚒️

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January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Taïwan transforme son industrie pour devenir le fournisseur de drones du monde www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaL9...
Taïwan transforme son industrie pour devenir le fournisseur de drones du monde
YouTube video by Le Parisien
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Le président taïwanais Lai Ching-te a décoré mardi l’ancienne présidente de la Chambre des députés tchèque Markéta Pekarová Adamová de l’Ordre de l’Étoile brillante pour sa contribution au développement des relations entre Taïwan et la République tchèque.

francais.radio.cz/marketa-peka...
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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The 228th Battalion of the Taiwan Military Police will add an air defense company armed with the FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile, sources tell Liberty Times.

The battalion is a key anti-decapitation force stationed in Taipei and operates mortars.
January 18, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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A National Airborne Service Corps AS-365 helicopter and SAR crew member retrieve an OHCA patient from a fishing boat in rough conditions off the coast of northern Taiwan on 1/19.

The patient is expected to make a full recovery.
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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These people are also the reason why Taiwan has very cinematic-looking military photos like these
January 20, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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The 3rd Company of the Taiwan Navy's Hai Feng Battalion will move from Hualien, southwestern Taiwan, to Tamsui, northern Taiwan, sources tell Liberty Times.

The Tamsui River passes near key government sites in central Taipei.
January 21, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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«Le Mage du Kremlin» (le film) est à peu près le meilleur cadeau que nous pouvions faire au Kremlin (le vrai).
Il est conforme trait pour trait à l’image mythifiée que Moscou voudrait qu’on ait de la Russie. Le Kremlin peut remercier les auteurs pour cette aide dans sa lutte informationnelle. 1/2
January 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Beijing’s saber-rattling conceals the real possibility of a loss in Taiwan, write Bonnie S. Glaser and Zack Cooper.
A Failed Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Would Be Disastrous for Xi Jinping
Beijing’s saber-rattling conceals the real possibility of a loss.
foreignpolicy.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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ICE kidnapped a 5 year old in Minnesota and sent him *by himself* to fucking Texas
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
French media call Trump's racist remarks on Somalians just for what they are: "racist" - which most mainstream U.S. media seem unable to do.
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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This is not pot-au-feu!
Known for their “warming” properties and perfect in an invigorating stew, root vegetables are your must-haves in your pantry as peak winter hits. 👉 ebx.sh/q6v3RK
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Starting the day by having to explain to some random person on the internet who doesn't speak French that relying on an automatic Mandarin translation of my French translation of a sentence in Mandarin is not the best way to judge its quality.
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Voilà.
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said reut.rs/4pTlI7M
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event befo...
reut.rs
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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The Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's new political party, will start with over 160 House of Representatives lawmakers and is set to hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday. 👉 ebx.sh/zqCPb0
January 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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2 policiers, dont l’un, à genoux, donnent des coups de poing sur une personne plaquée au sol. Elle décède au commissariat. Laurent Nuñez:
« Je n’ai évidemment aucune raison de suspendre les fonctionnaires de police en question » www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Mort d’El Hacen Diarra dans le commissariat du 20ᵉ arrondissement de Paris : « aucune raison de suspendre » les policiers, affirme Laurent Nuñez
Une information judiciaire a été ouverte lundi par le parquet de Paris pour « violences volontaires par personne dépositaire de l’autorité publique » ayant entraîné la mort, après la mort d’El Hacen D...
www.lemonde.fr
January 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Si vous cherchez à réduire vos dépendances numériques aux US, je vous invite à jeter un œil sur le site European Alternatives qui recense des services européens dans pas mal de catégories (mails, messageries, VPN, cloud etc.) ⤵️

european-alternatives.eu/categories
Service categories | European Alternatives
List of all categories on European Alternatives
european-alternatives.eu
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Good Night World
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Can’t wait for the South China Morning Post’s story about the lack of transparency in China’s military weapons procurement decisions.
Taiwanese military’s closed-door meeting draws ‘black box’ criticism
Taiwan’s defence minister delivers classified briefing on record US$39.5 billion budget in a bid to break opposition blockade.
www.scmp.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Au lendemain du retour à Taiwan de la vice-première ministre, Cheng Li-chiun, et de l’équipe de négociation commerciale, le gouvernement taïwanais a tenu une conférence de presse le 20 janvier à Taipei afin d’expliquer en détail le résultat des négociations tarifaires menées avec les Etats-Unis.
Le gouvernement détaille le résultat des négociations tarifaires menées avec les Etats-Unis, Taiwan Info
Au lendemain du retour à Taiwan de la vice-première ministre, Cheng Li-chiun [鄭麗君], et de l’équipe de négociation commerciale, le Yuan exécutif a tenu une conf...
taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw
January 21, 2026 at 9:31 AM