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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

On Tuesday 3rd June I'll be moderating a talk about 'Reporting on China'. Come along to hear from a diverse group of four great journalists about the realities of reporting on China. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This was followed by protesters trying to block the police van driving off and chants to let the protester go - there was a lot of back and forth shoving and at least one protesters thrown to the ground by police.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Protesters occupied the streets around the embassy blocking off traffic. Police warned that if people didn't leave the street there would be arrests but protesters remained. There were two arrests - here's a video of the first.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

A yellow and black (colours of Hong Kong's protest movement) umbrella (symbol of the 2014 and 2019 protests) with the traditional Chinese characters for fearless.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

There were almost 30 groups involved in organising with Hong Kongers, Tibetan, Uyghur, Chinese, Taiwanese and more turning up. However, the overwhelming majority of protesters were Hong Kongers - lots of black protest gear, umbrellas, masks, and flags. Reminiscent of protests in Hong Kong.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Photos from the large protest at old Royal Mint yesterday, the proposed site of the new Chinese Embassy in London. Well over a thousand protesters turned up opposing the move.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Was quite large, roads including tower bridge were blocked by protesters and there were at least two arrests.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

They had the private meeting at Queen Mary, University of London before both participating in the China-UK Universities Roundtable which was also attended by heads of Chinese + UK universities as well as the Chinese ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

"Served as President of Syria from July 2000 until his overthrow in December 2024."

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Regarding China, HTS has a potential issue as they are allied with the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) a Uyghur jihadist group that aims to see Xinjiang province of China break away as an independent state. Below is pics of the TIP deputy Syria leader in Aleppo a couple of days ago.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

On the 5th, citing the deteriorating security situation, the Chinese Embassy in Syria advised all Chinese citizens to leave the country.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Yesterday HTS's Political Affairs Department issued a statement in Chinese (below), Arabic, and Russian telling Russian and Chinese civilians that the Syrian rebels fight is only with Assad and "not directed against any foreign country or its civilians"

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Daraa is significant as it's where Syria's uprising began. In April 2011 a 13-year-old Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb joined a peaceful protest, he was taken away by security forces. A month later his body was returned to his family after he had been tortured to death.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Rebels have now entered Damascus province from the south. Kanaker town and the neighbouring 121st Brigade military base have been captured. Reports government forces are withdrawing from other towns around Damascus. Rebels are just over 20km from Syria's capital.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Feel sorry for the Syrian mapmakers who can barely keep up, Hama is now completely green as rebels capture the city from Government forces.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

As pointed out by Calibre Obscura on Twitter, the opposition appear to have captured some Russian SSO equipment - there have been rumours (and a pic) of claimed killed Russian forces.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Opposition forces have captured 46th Regiment Base in West Aleppo. This was first captured by the Free Syrian Army in 2012 at the start of the Syrian revolution. A big deal for this offensive to retake it.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

A map showing the opposition offensive in Syria. Recent gains (dark green) by opposition groups (green) from the Syrian government (red). On the right of the map is ﺣَﻠَﺐ Aleppo，which was fully recaptured by the government in 2016.

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Robert Postings @robertpostings.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

7/ In China, I worked for Time Out Shanghai. Writing and editing both digital content for Wechat and their quarterly print magazine.

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