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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯

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🇭🇰🇲🇾🇨🇦 | Information Operations and Transnational Repression Research | formerly at Alliance Canada Hong Kong and Doublethink Lab | she/elle | views are my fault

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Elections Alberta @elections.ab.ca · 12/10/2026
2026 REFERENDUM - Time off to Vote The Election Act requires all electors have three consecutive non-work hours to vote during one advance voting day or on Election Day. Learn more about this right and employers' responsibilities at ow.ly/jhvR50ZWXSO.
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Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤 @ryanhk.blue · 12/10/2026
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 13/10/2026
Hong Kong police have launched an artificial intelligence-powered national security education platform for pupils. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/13/h... Photo: HKPF, via Facebook.
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Good choice!
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ngl I’m both horrified and intrigued
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Hell foods people, does this Hoisin sauce pumpkin pie qualify?
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 13/10/2026
@lhashspring.bsky.social publish a translation of #Tibetan filmmaker & former political prisoner Dhondup Wangchen’s 2018 US congressional testimony. He recounts filming Leaving Fear Behind, his imprisonment & torture, & his conviction that #Tibetans have never abandoned their struggle for freedom:
lhasaspring.org
藏人前政治犯/纪录片导演顿珠旺青在美国国会听证会上的证词 【中文译文】
我第一次观看《不再恐惧》,竟然是在中国的监狱里!审讯人员仍在不断逼迫我承认错误,而我的内心却沉浸在影片的火车画面和带着吉祥歌词的音乐中,感到无比自豪。
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 30/09/2026
China is building an aerial architecture of control over Tibet. New @tibetwatch.org research traces police #drones, counter-drone systems, & flight bans, all through the Chinese state’s own records. The Party-state watches from above while closing the sky to #Tibetans tibetwatch.org/press-releas...
Cover of Tibet Watch’s Eyes Above the Plateau. A DJI EV50 fixed-wing eVTOL drone flies over snow-covered Tibetan mountains, overlaid with digital grids and a red radar network. Text: “Tibet Watch · with research support from C4ADS” and “EYES ABOVE THE PLATEAU.”
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tridang.bsky.social @tridang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Was kinda amusing watching my fob Taiwanese friends all learn in real time what a c**t JKR is after she slandered the boxer responsible for half their gold medal count in Paris. Political cartoonists were grouping her in with Trump and the CCP
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
On that note, I have never in 25 years of doing this stuff seen such a divergence in analysis between scholars focused on a state's domestic political economy and colleagues focused on its impact on global geopolitics and trade as with scholarship focused on China over the last five years
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I enjoy how, after Lai Pin-yu, Puma Shen is the second Taiwanese politician to make his love for the Evangelion franchise widely known. It even comes up in the Broadcasting Corporation of China interview widely credited with starting the "Ocean Wave" phenomenon
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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
‘“Monitoring the Frontier”, a new report…follows that trail of signatures and stamps through the procurement archives of the Chinese state. What emerges is a map of the commercial machinery that keeps the gaze of the Party fixed on Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, and the people of Hong Kong’.
bitterwinter.org
The Paper Trail of Repression: Chinese Procurement Records Expose the Surveillance Industry
A C4ADS study follows tenders and invoices across Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Hong Kong to name the companies supplying Beijing’s watchers.
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My niche obsession in Chinese Communist Party history is the use of ballet as propaganda
thechinaproject.com
When ballet became revolutionary: Xue Jinghua and ‘The Red Detachment of Women’ – The China Project
Xue Jinghua, China's ballerina extraordinaire, cut a striking figure in red. Her role as the wronged peasant Wu Qinghua in "The Red Detachment of Women" ensured her place in modern China's cultural lo...
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I did ballet for 15 years and my mum, being the Chinese history nerd she is, tracked these down for me
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Was clearing out my childhood bedroom when I unearthed these gems
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Exhibit b
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Lawrence’s X interactions are one of the very few reasons I check my burner account periodically
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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
‘The Tai Po tragedy has exposed the permanence of Hong Kong’s transition from a semi-democratic open society governed by the rule of law, into a soft authoritarian system in which the government sets the terms of the debate, & the broader rules of the game’.
melbourneasiareview.edu.au
The securitisation of disaster response in Hong Kong and the apartment complex fire | Melbourne Asia Review
The National Security Law, passed in response to the 2019 pro-democracy protests, is being used for political crises that have nothing to do with the protest movement. Read now.
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Glonzo In Exile 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇬🇱 @glonzo-in-exile.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Every Canadian federal poll release be like: Liberals hold mandate of heaven, Poilievre approvals keep falling everywhere outside of Hitlerville Saskatchewan, other parties might exist.
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Drake Long @drmlong.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
news.ttv.com.tw/news/1151012... Not great! Taiwan's MOFA discovered some of their cybersecurity suppliers were white-labeling PRC-origin software.
news.ttv.com.tw
外交部資安系統驚見中國軟體!廠商3年拿2千萬標案 北檢10路搜索-台視新聞網
外交部資安標案出包!檢調查出,3家科技公司涉嫌引進中國資安軟體,修改包裝後,連續3年拿下外交部標案,金額超過2000萬元,這套軟體甚至建置配發到我國的外館使用,北檢搜索約談4名公司負責人跟業務代表到案,依違反《政府採購法》等罪偵辦。外交部花2千萬買到中國軟體 檢搜索3廠商據了解,.....
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Cherie Wong 王卓妍 @chercywong.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
WAKE UP BESTIE! Canada's Foreign Influence Transparency Commission is up Canada Files entered into an agreement with Chinese state-run media "to have more Canadians be supportive of China's management of its domestic political affairs after watching the content CGTN Français originally produced.
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Cherie Wong 王卓妍 @chercywong.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hey, Aidan Jonah and Canada Files, how anti-imperialist are you to get paid (an honourarium) to help whitewash the Chinese government's genocide of Tibetans and Uyghurs? I am sipping tea to watch the pro-authoritarian tankie left get exposed for their capitalist ways. www.canada.ca/en/foreign-i...
canada.ca
Registrant details - Canada.ca
From: The Office of the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner
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The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Murder in Okinawa: The US military’s history of alleged crime in Japan The murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi is the latest in a string of crimes involving US personnel on Okinawa.
aljazeera.com
Murder in Okinawa: The US military’s history of alleged crime in Japan
The murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi is the latest in a string of crimes involving US personnel on Okinawa.
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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Bai Zhaodong a UNHCR registered refugee & journalist, who has an offer for asylum in a 3rd country had his appeal against detention rejected in Thailand, as Thai authorities have started the process to extradite him back to China. Continued support of CCP transnational repression by the Thai gov't
hongkongfp.com
Thai court dismisses detention challenge by Chinese reporter sought by Beijing
A Thai court on Friday dismissed a challenge by a Chinese investigative journalist over his prolonged detention in Bangkok, a day after authorities began proceedings to extradite him to China, his law...
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Lev Nachman @lnachman32.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whether the DPP sweeps Taipei and New Taipei, or the KMT keeps its northern stronghold, the outcome of the local elections is not a reflection of Taiwanese attitudes toward China, Lai, Trump, or war. My latest with @brianhioe.bsky.social in The Diplomat: thediplomat.com/2026/10/taiw...
thediplomat.com
Taiwan’s Local Elections Are Not About China, President Lai, or the United States
Candidates across Taiwan are campaigning on local issues that vary by city – not topics like cross-strait relations. What can we learn from these elections?
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The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Taiwan: Gender groups urge investigation into 'discriminatory' gay bar raid Signed by 10 NGOs, the statement condemned what the groups described as excessive enforcement, procedural violations, a condescending attitude and police brutality.
focustaiwan.tw
Gender groups urge investigation into 'discriminatory' gay bar raid - Focus Taiwan
Several gender equality groups called on the Taipei City government Sunday to conduct a thorough investigation into a police raid on a gay bar the previous night, alleging excessive enforcement, proce...
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Side eye-ing a good chunk of China hands and experts
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Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 07/10/2026
Japan seeks 'effective measures' with US as Marine accused in woman's slaying asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/society/c…
asia.nikkei.com
Japan seeks 'effective measures' with US as Marine accused in woman's slaying
Okinawa Gov. Koja suggests Tokyo involvement in American training to Takaichi at meeting
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 07/10/2026
The Chinese military is expanding its footprint ... "Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos
New ‘support and training centre’ prompts concern in region but China says it is ‘not directed at any third party’
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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lin King, who translated Yang Shuang-zi's #TaiwanTravelogue from Mandarin to English, charges an European publisher for copyright infringement over commissioning a translator who cannot read Mandarin to create a third-language translation using King's English text, original footnotes, and afterword.
How is a translated work distinct from the original work? In literature, there is no such thing as an “objectively accurate” translation. Even this statement you are reading can be translated into millions of word permutations. Language is an imprecise human creation that evolves, imprecisely, over time. This is a concept that the public understands in the context of classical texts like The Odyssey, but less deference is paid to a translator’s creative authority in contemporary literature.

一部翻譯作品,如何與原著是不同的個體?翻譯文學中,並沒有所謂「客觀精準」的標準答案。就連您正在閱讀的這段文字,也能被翻譯成數百萬種用字組合。語言本身就是人類創造的不精準產物,且隨著時間不精準地演化。對於《奧德賽》這類古典作品的不同譯本,大眾似乎都能理解這個概念,但是面對當代文學,譯者的創作自主權卻鮮有對等的尊重。
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Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤 @ryanhk.blue · 06/10/2026
“Local makers” market advertised with AI slop posters? Absolutely the hell not
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 06/10/2026
Exclusive: Disclosures obtained by HKFP show how the US government handed a 2010 letter from then-reality star Donald Trump to Macau's leader complaining about a trademark ruling, paving the way for an ill-fated casino business revival. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/06/e... Photo: USGovt.
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 06/10/2026
It’s #BannedBooksWeek. For #Tibetan writers under Chinese rule, #censorship has meant books withdrawn, manuscripts used as evidence, publications banned and, in some cases, imprisonment. Four documented cases. 🧵
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Michael Kovrig @kovrig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My new essay in @thediplomat.com proposes a complement to the Thucydides Trap. I call it the Thymos Trap, the danger that a leader’s hunger for recognition can create hidden political fragility. 1/8
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Joel Chan @kjoules.org · 04/10/2026
A little something about the current trends of mainland tourist spending in Hong Kong. The magnitude of the decrease over the past few years may still surprise you www.kjoules.org/a/3mwv7dstgy...
kjoules.org
Mainland Tourist Spending | The Numberwang | Offprint
Getting more tourists is not as great as it seems. Numberwang 11
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
PSPP platform, 2027-2028:
Never Thought I'd Die Fighting Side-by-side with Canada

What about side by side with a friend?

We're doing another referendum after this
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My response
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NüVoices 女性之音 @nuvoices.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Any international students thinking about building a journalism career in the US? Leying Tang, currently an associate producer at CNN Podcasts, draws on her own experience and provides practical advice that helps you navigate the US journalism world: nuvoices.com/magazine/how...
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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
(Good read) A U.S. forced-labor import ban on Giant has pushed Taiwan’s bicycle industry to overhaul migrant worker recruitment and human-rights practices. But with the ban still in place and tougher EU rules approaching, manufacturers now face a harder test: proving the reforms work in practice.
taiwanology.substack.com
A Year After Giant's U.S. Import Ban, Taiwan's Bike Industry Moves to Fix Forced-Labor Risks
By Janet Kang
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Fil Menczer @fil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hijacking Trusted Media Brands: Russia’s Favorite Disinformation Tactic Against the West Surged by 850 Percent in the Last Year www.newsguardtech.com/special-repo...
newsguardtech.com
Hijacking Trusted Media Brands: Russia’s Favorite Disinformation Tactic Against the West Surged by 850 Percent in the Last Year
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chiang Wan-an under fire over leaving a ceremonial gift of sugarcane from a temple by the roadside. A rather odd controversy but it’s seen as showing his disconnect from regular people
news.ltn.com.tw
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Courtney Donovan Smith 石東文 @donovan-smith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My latest on the Changhua race, which is the wildest in this election cycle: www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
taipeitimes.com
Donovan’s Deep Dives: The Changhua race gets stranger: Wang, Cheng and the mystery of Wei - Taipei Times
The Changhua County commissioner race is the most exciting and dramatic in this election cycle, with surprises within the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) popping up every week or two. Most recently, C...
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 29/09/2026
At least two people were killed in Kyiv when a drone hit the National Academy of Sciences as Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital.
ebx.sh
Kyiv Science Academy hit, 10 dead as Russian jet-drones strike across Ukraine
In recent weeks, Russia has begun hitting Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with faster, high-flying jet drones.
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RazvenHK @razvenhk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Most of you will know & remember when the Hong Kong police raided book stores for "seditious books", but did any of you know that the pro-CCP side celebrated the book stores closing and whipped themselves into a frenzy calling a routine closing sale as "last minute profiteering"
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Cage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"why would I deceive you?"
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 26/09/2026
news from back in May says several universities in Wuhan begun investigating students’ use of VPNs. students interviewed say they usually use it to find/read research papers and use AI tools, but are now worried about disciplinary measure. www.rfa.org/mandarin/she...
rfa.org
武汉多所高校排查翻墙 学生被要求签保证书
武汉多所高校近期排查学生翻墙情况,要求说明翻墙用途,并对部分学生进行网络安全与思想教育。受访学者表示,中国高校正在把“翻墙”从网络管理问题,逐渐转向意识形态与国家安全问题。
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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
中秋節快樂! Jung chow jit fai lock! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!
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Antagoniste 🏴 @antagonisteqc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
no way qu'ils ne ce sont pas essayés avec le pcq, parti ouvertement pro-trump www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/09/25/i... #polqc
journaldemontreal.com
Ingérence étrangère: Ottawa a averti Québec d’une possible tentative américaine d’influencer le vote
La Coalition Avenir Québec a été rencontré par les services secrets canadiens
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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tis the Weekend #MilkTeaAlliance & here's the upcoming events 🧵for it! To begin though, Worrying reports that the Myanmar Junta been using children (below conscription age children) in their campaign in Kachin. These kids were captured by the KIA as they countered the Junta's river advance 1/
english.dvb.no
Minors among Myanmar military prisoners of war taken by Kachin Independence Army - DVB
Sources close to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB on Friday that an unknown number of minors are among the 151 Myanmar military personnel detained as prisoners of war in Shwegu Township, Ka...
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Defence Scheme Enjoyer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇸 @maxp94.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hopefully this is Eastern Canada’s ‘oh shit’ moment in a way that this exact news in Alberta apparently wasn’t.
montreal.citynews.ca
Possible foreign interference: Christine Fréchette “very concerned”
Premier Christine Fréchette says she is “very concerned” about possible foreign interference in the Quebec elections. “Serious information regarding possible risks of foreign interference in the Quebe...
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