Nine Dragons
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Exclusively posting here now about HK/China and global events/issues. Occasional nonsense.
14. again (Japan)
China has also reimposed its ban on Japanese seafood.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
China has also reimposed its ban on Japanese seafood.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
China warns there is ‘no market’ for Japanese seafood exports as spat over Taiwan comments escalates | CNN
China has warned there is “no market” for Japanese seafood exports, the latest veiled threat from Beijing as its diplomatic spat with Tokyo escalates over recent comments by Japan’s leader on defendin...
edition.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
14. again (Japan)
China has also reimposed its ban on Japanese seafood.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
China has also reimposed its ban on Japanese seafood.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
Hope you haven't gotten too excited about the Epstein Bill.
It will compel the release of all UNCLASSIFIED information.
The President has the power to decide what is or isn't "classified". So good luck getting the important stuff.
It will compel the release of all UNCLASSIFIED information.
The President has the power to decide what is or isn't "classified". So good luck getting the important stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
14. again (Japan)
China is now going after Japanese movies as part of their ongoing dispute.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
China is now going after Japanese movies as part of their ongoing dispute.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
China suspends Japanese film releases amid diplomatic row over Taiwan
Chinese state media says distributors made 'prudent' decision to postpone releases due to audience sentiment.
www.aljazeera.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
14. again (Japan)
China is now going after Japanese movies as part of their ongoing dispute.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
China is now going after Japanese movies as part of their ongoing dispute.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
19. China vs Kimberly Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle, who for some reason is now US ambassador to Greece, has gotten into a tiff with China over China's state ownership of the Port of Piraeus.
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
Guilfoyle, who for some reason is now US ambassador to Greece, has gotten into a tiff with China over China's state ownership of the Port of Piraeus.
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
China lashes out against US’s Greece ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle
The former Fox News host, now an ambassador, had suggested Beijing’s influence over Greece’s largest port was “unfortunate” and might be offset by boosting American investment in …
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
19. China vs Kimberly Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle, who for some reason is now US ambassador to Greece, has gotten into a tiff with China over China's state ownership of the Port of Piraeus.
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
Guilfoyle, who for some reason is now US ambassador to Greece, has gotten into a tiff with China over China's state ownership of the Port of Piraeus.
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
14. again (Japan)
Chinese pressure on Japan rises as half a million Chinese decide to let their government decide their holiday destination.
daoinsights.com/news/china-j...
Chinese pressure on Japan rises as half a million Chinese decide to let their government decide their holiday destination.
daoinsights.com/news/china-j...
China–Japan travel spat sparks mass ticket cancellations
A China–Japan travel spat kicks off over Taiwan's future. Now Chinese people are cancelling tickets to Japan and tourism is slumping.
daoinsights.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
14. again (Japan)
Chinese pressure on Japan rises as half a million Chinese decide to let their government decide their holiday destination.
daoinsights.com/news/china-j...
Chinese pressure on Japan rises as half a million Chinese decide to let their government decide their holiday destination.
daoinsights.com/news/china-j...
5. again (UK)
MI5 has warned about Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target MPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
MI5 has warned about Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target MPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
MI5 issues new China espionage warning after spies use LinkedIn to target MPs
Security minister Dan Jarvis says the government will not tolerate ‘covert and calculated’ attempts by China to interfere with the UK’s sovereign affairs
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
5. again (UK)
MI5 has warned about Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target MPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
MI5 has warned about Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target MPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
What do you see as the main reason behind it? Political division leading to indecisiveness? A hope that it could be a limited war & attacking might change that? A worry about losing public support if they were seen as too aggressive? A fear that they were too weak to win but would be able to defend?
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What do you see as the main reason behind it? Political division leading to indecisiveness? A hope that it could be a limited war & attacking might change that? A worry about losing public support if they were seen as too aggressive? A fear that they were too weak to win but would be able to defend?
14. again (Japan)
China sends patrol boats to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands as it tries to threaten Japan into retracting a statement that China could be a threat to it if China invades Taiwan.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
China sends patrol boats to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands as it tries to threaten Japan into retracting a statement that China could be a threat to it if China invades Taiwan.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Chinese Coast Guard vessels sail through Japan-administered Senkaku Islands
Patrol comes as tensions between China and Japan rise over Japanese prime minister's comments about Taiwan.
www.aljazeera.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
14. again (Japan)
China sends patrol boats to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands as it tries to threaten Japan into retracting a statement that China could be a threat to it if China invades Taiwan.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
China sends patrol boats to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands as it tries to threaten Japan into retracting a statement that China could be a threat to it if China invades Taiwan.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Isn't it normal for universities to make offers based on predicted grades? And don't the students still have to, usually, hit their predictions (or at most miss by a small amount)?
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Isn't it normal for universities to make offers based on predicted grades? And don't the students still have to, usually, hit their predictions (or at most miss by a small amount)?
And Mothra
a butterfly is flying over a rocky hillside in the sky .
ALT: a butterfly is flying over a rocky hillside in the sky .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
And Mothra
Didn't he know that his MAGA buddies had fixed the "who is allowed in what toilet" issue?
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Didn't he know that his MAGA buddies had fixed the "who is allowed in what toilet" issue?
She wants the Epstein files to be released, doesn't she?
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
She wants the Epstein files to be released, doesn't she?
4. again (Canada)
China (& Russia) has been upping its spying on Canadian government and private assets in the Arctic.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China (& Russia) has been upping its spying on Canadian government and private assets in the Arctic.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Canada says Russia and China are ramping up spy efforts in Arctic region
Canada’s spy agency says it has observed intelligence threats targeting country’s government and private sector
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
4. again (Canada)
China (& Russia) has been upping its spying on Canadian government and private assets in the Arctic.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China (& Russia) has been upping its spying on Canadian government and private assets in the Arctic.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Here's a similar issue with bear attacks in Japan, and a flood of AI fakes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Amid Japan’s surge in bear attacks, a torrent of AI-generated videos is adding to anxiety
Videos show schoolgirls fighting off animals, while others show people feeding bears, with some so realistic that users struggled to distinguish between fact and fiction
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Here's a similar issue with bear attacks in Japan, and a flood of AI fakes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
18. China vs Taiwan
Preparations for China's invasion of Taiwan continue at pace across all spheres.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Preparations for China's invasion of Taiwan continue at pace across all spheres.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy
A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
18. China vs Taiwan
Preparations for China's invasion of Taiwan continue at pace across all spheres.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Preparations for China's invasion of Taiwan continue at pace across all spheres.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Oh, there's a whole section on the collapse. I just wanted to highlight the stellar grammar policing being done so quickly.
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Oh, there's a whole section on the collapse. I just wanted to highlight the stellar grammar policing being done so quickly.