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29 unrolled threads about china, each one readable on a single page.
Natalie Winters@nataliegwintersREVEALED: A researcher who worked on $2.5M+ in DARPA, U.S. Air Force and Army-backed programs is now developing Chinese infrared technology to “break” America’s technology blockade. The technology ha...
SummaryA researcher who spent eight years at the University of Oklahoma working on DARPA, Air Force, and Army-funded defense programs involving infrared detection technology returned to China and is now developing similar technology for Chinese military applications. The case highlights how U.S.-funded defense research expertise can be transferred to strategic competitors through researcher mobility.Aug 19, 20265 tweets♥ 7KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersExclusive: I found a buried official Chinese roster showing that before Steven Chu became Obama’s Energy Secretary, a CCP United Front group listed him as an “overseas honorary president.” I found no...
SummaryInvestigative reporting reveals that Steven Chu, who became Obama's Energy Secretary, was listed as an "overseas honorary president" of a CCP United Front organization before his Senate confirmation, a fact that never surfaced publicly or in hearings. The discovery raises questions about undisclosed foreign affiliations and subsequent deals Chu made as Energy Secretary, including a $150 million U.S.-China research center and agreements involving nuclear security technology sharing.Aug 26, 20268 tweets♥ 5.9K
Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin🧵 China’s population collapse is now mathematically irreversible. There simply aren’t enough women left of childbearing age. Even if the fertility rate magically returned to replacement level (2.1...
SummaryChina's population decline is mathematically irreversible due to the One Child Policy's cascading effects on female demographics. With a fertility rate around 0.92 and shrinking cohorts of childbearing-age women, China could lose 60-75% of its population by 2100, undermining its superpower status regardless of current government incentives to boost births.Jun 8, 20267 tweets♥ 6.4KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersEXCLUSIVE: Chinese Institutions Are Building AI Models Of American Voters—And Testing Political Messages On Them. Fudan used 171 MILLION X posts to create a million-account “voter pool.” A government...
SummaryChinese research institutions have built AI systems to model American voters using 171 million X posts and Census data, then tested political messages on synthetic voter personas. Government-linked teams have studied how various demographics respond to campaign messages on topics like immigration and taxes, with some research explicitly designed to inform Chinese policy toward the U.S.Aug 21, 20266 tweets♥ 3.8KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersEXCLUSIVE: American children attended a camp in Xinjiang run by a CCP paramilitary group sanctioned by the U.S. over mass detention and abuse of Uyghurs. They were taught its “Corps spirit”—then told...
SummaryAmerican children attended a camp in Xinjiang run by the XPCC, a U.S.-sanctioned Chinese paramilitary group implicated in mass detention and abuse of Uyghurs, where they were taught "Corps spirit" propaganda and encouraged to spread messaging about Xinjiang back to the United States. The camp was organized by the Atlanta-based Chinese American Youth Association and involved tours of military facilities and indoctrination content.Aug 30, 20268 tweets♥ 3KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersEXCLUSIVE: Beijing is building what a Chinese diplomat called a “pro-China force” inside Chicago Public Schools. A K–12 book is marketed as kids “telling China’s story” to “foster support for China.”...
SummaryBeijing is conducting an organized influence operation targeting Chicago Public Schools through curriculum partnerships, propaganda materials, and student exchange programs designed to build support for China and the Communist Party among American children. The operation includes agreements with schools to develop curriculum aligned with Xi Jinping ideology, promotional books marketed to American students, and recruitment of youth into programs to spread pro-China messaging.Sep 2, 20267 tweets♥ 2.6KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersWhat would China need to influence an American election? • Find voters who can be moved • Test which messages move them • Predict how people will react • Mass-produce political replies Chinese state...
SummaryChinese state universities have developed AI capabilities for analyzing and influencing American elections, including systems to generate political replies, identify swing voters, simulate audience reactions to political content, and predict individual user behavior. These projects were funded by China's national science programs and conducted at universities formally connected to the Chinese government.Aug 24, 20269 tweets♥ 3KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersEXCLUSIVE: PLA and CCP-linked research maps a blueprint for interfering in American elections. The PLA calls it a “brain-control weapon”: profile Americans by “degree of susceptibility,” target them...
SummaryChinese military and CCP-linked researchers have published detailed plans for interfering in U.S. elections through AI-powered targeting of susceptible voters, profiling Americans by their vulnerabilities, and using coordinated propaganda to change voting behavior and views of China. Intelligence reports indicate Chinese entities may already possess voter data from 18 states and millions of additional records needed to execute such operations.Aug 17, 20268 tweets♥ 2.6K
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