Major news: the @ILO adopts new forced labor measurement guidelines that squarely target Uyghur forced labor. Deeply humbled to see that they adopt my work in their new research guidance on state-imposed forced labor. An analysis is below and in the linked article:

Great to work with Adrian Zenz again to publish this latest piece, focusing on the PRC-related aspects of the ILO’s new set of tools for the design, implementation, and analysis of quantitative surveys on forced labour 👇

'Lavrov’s visit confirms that, far from being a great power, Russia is increasingly transforming into China’s vassal.'

Russia Kowtows to China - by Stephen Blank. jamestown.org/program/russia… Jamestown Foundation Jamestown China Brief EDM Jamestown

From Jamestown Foundation: 'While the US Government need not reflexively oppose everything the CCP favors, the vehemence of these voices should make Americans ask why the CCP needs to maintain its ability to coerce and control TikTok.'

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Fantastic piece by Neil Thomas 牛犇 on the CFAWC last December. Very happy we could publish this at Jamestown China Brief.

What did the Central Foreign Affairs Work Conference signal for 🇨🇳 foreign policy?

1⃣Focus on uniting Global South & wedging the West

2⃣More active shaping of geopolitical trends

3⃣Less damaging 'wolf warrior' diplomacy

My latest in Jamestown China Brief

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The Jamestown China Brief just published my piece on connections between PRC intelligence/influence operations in Europe and recently uncovered Russian intelligence networks. The 'patriotic' alt-right proves more than willing to serve both authoritarian regimes.

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With 4 years of working on China-Central Asia from the ground, there are a lot of granular details I have never found a home for. This year from here in Tokyo I will be writing a 10-part series for Jamestown Foundation

Watch this space, first piece out soon👇
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🧵1/5: Security and Strategy Seminar Fellows attended the panel: Strategic Competition and Artificial Intelligence.

New article!

Cryptocurrency in China, by Matthew Fulco

//Chinese gangs are reportedly using cryptocurrency to launder profits from drug dealing – fentanyl in particular – and illicit gambling and often have been able to evade authorities.//

shorturl.at/dsxGN

New article!

Taiwan's energy and water dilemma, by Arran 安聲

'PRC has attempted to leverage previous water crises to increase dependance on the mainland through integrating Taiwan’s outlying islands with its own water, electricity, and gas supplies'

shorturl.at/dDIR0

New article!

PRC's influence operation by integrating deepfakes with AI, by Sze-Fung Lee

//Beijing has unveiled deepfake news anchors and websites posing as local news outlets have spread disinformation and ad hominem attacks worldwide.//

shorturl.at/fBHZ4

If you work with Chinese language materials and have made a policy-relevant observation you think decision makers in DC or elsewhere need to know about, then send your pitch to Arran 安聲. I've worked with him on several articles now and its a real joy!

You heard it here first: email me your pitches, drafts, ideas! You, too, could have your byline in the inimitable Jamestown China Brief

New article!

Discussing hackers and their role in the PRC's IC, by Matthew James Brazil

'The cohort of hacking contractors which include iS00N has been developing since the November 2015 military and intelligence reorganization initiated by Xi Jinping'

shorturl.at/anyA4

My latest @Chinabriefjt Deepfakes with Chinese Characteristics - projects 3 trends on how the PRC could weaponize #deepfakes for IOs in 2024

1/ Smear Campaigns + Spamouflage
2/ “Tell the Hong Kong Story Well”
3/ Electoral Interference

Threads Below⚡️x 10
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New article!

CCP's worrisome Gray Zone Operations around Taiwan’s Outlying Islands, by John Dotson

'pportunistic crises also provide the CCP propaganda system with a more prominent position from which to assert its narratives about Taiwan.'

shorturl.at/dstwQ

If you've followed the leaks from iS00N (the PRC contract hacking firm), you've read about their people, attack methods, and legal troubles, But here is an analysis of their place in the PRC intelligence community
jamestown.org/program/foreig…

Two weeks ago we (Jamestown China Brief) published a piece by detailing the problems with PRC control of Chancay port. Now Peru is trying to back out of the deal… coincidence?!

(You can read Sergey Sukhankin’s excellent piece here: jamestown.org/program/from-c…)

TikTok: A Threat to US National Security

Details the company's:
> Ties to the party-army-state
> History of trying to manipulate narratives and info
> Capability to influence mass sentiment
> Potential illegal actions in handling user data

jamestown.org/program/tiktok…