Since the U.S. election, China:
- Hacked the U.S. Treasury Department
- Conducted largest naval drills in decades
- Deployed ships in strength to the South China Sea
- Launched the world’s biggest amphibious warship
- Accused of sabotaging undersea cables in Asia & Europe
- Imposed crippling export controls & sanctions on U.S. firms
- Unveiled new advanced aircraft (J-35, J-36, J-15T/D, KJ-3000)
- Practiced a naval blockade near Japanese islands for the first time
- Continues to execute the “worst telecom hack in U.S. history,” which compromised DJT & JDV devices
Beijing sending a message to the incoming admin. More info & sources below.
- Hacked the U.S. Treasury Department
- Conducted largest naval drills in decades
- Deployed ships in strength to the South China Sea
- Launched the world’s biggest amphibious warship
- Accused of sabotaging undersea cables in Asia & Europe
- Imposed crippling export controls & sanctions on U.S. firms
- Unveiled new advanced aircraft (J-35, J-36, J-15T/D, KJ-3000)
- Practiced a naval blockade near Japanese islands for the first time
- Continues to execute the “worst telecom hack in U.S. history,” which compromised DJT & JDV devices
Beijing sending a message to the incoming admin. More info & sources below.
cc @marcorubio @michaelgwaltz @PeteHegseth @ElbridgeColby
1. “Major incident” attributed to Chinese state-sponsored threat actors announced last week by the U.S. Treasury Department
https://twitter.com/ianellisjones/status/1873888069214224642
2. China conducted a massive military exercise across the Western Pacific in December, which Taiwanese officials called the largest naval deployment and drills since 1996.
https://twitter.com/ianellisjones/status/1867316030504083920
3. Chinese air and naval forces staged “combat readiness patrols” around Scarborough Shoal last Sunday, marking Beijing’s final major show of strength against Manila over the disputed South China Sea maritime feature in 2024: @Aaron_MatthewIL
https://twitter.com/usninews/status/1874540684700680371
4. In late December, on Mao’s birthday, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy launched a new generation of amphibious assault ship.
https://twitter.com/ianellisjones/status/1872501974412964240
5. FT reports that Taiwan asked South Korea to help investigate a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a subsea cable off its northern coast on Friday.
“Taiwan telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom and the Taiwan Coast Guard said on Saturday that the cargo vessel Shunxing39 was believed to have caused damage to a communications cable — close to the port of Keelung on Taiwan’s north coast — on the morning of January 3.
It follows incidents where Chinese ships came under scrutiny when fibre optic cables in the Baltic Sea were severed last November and a gas pipeline and cable were damaged there in October 2023.”
“Taiwan telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom and the Taiwan Coast Guard said on Saturday that the cargo vessel Shunxing39 was believed to have caused damage to a communications cable — close to the port of Keelung on Taiwan’s north coast — on the morning of January 3.
It follows incidents where Chinese ships came under scrutiny when fibre optic cables in the Baltic Sea were severed last November and a gas pipeline and cable were damaged there in October 2023.”
6. China banned rare earth mineral exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the U.S., escalating “supply chain warfare,” and imposed sanctions and export control measures on another 30+ U.S. companies.
https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1863870829412405305
7. The PLA debuted several new advanced aircraft at the Zhuhai Airshow in November, including the J-35A, J-15T, J-15D, and more. Other next-gen aircraft, which some have dubbed the J-36, J-50, and KJ-3000, were spotted but not officially confirmed or unveiled.
https://twitter.com/ianellisjones/status/1856158040514306546
8. The PLA Navy and China Coast Guard (CCG) jointly carried out activities similar to a naval blockade in the Miyako Strait during December. A heavily armed CCG fleet was also dispatched to areas near Japan’s Senkaku Islands.
“This is the first confirmation of activities of either kind, according to multiple sources close to the government. The government is reportedly exercising increased caution, believing that China may be considering an expanded naval blockade area in the event of a Taiwan contingency. ‘This is an unusual move that indicates China’s intention to impose a naval blockade.’”
“This is the first confirmation of activities of either kind, according to multiple sources close to the government. The government is reportedly exercising increased caution, believing that China may be considering an expanded naval blockade area in the event of a Taiwan contingency. ‘This is an unusual move that indicates China’s intention to impose a naval blockade.’”
9. In recent months, a series of revelations have shown how a sophisticated Chinese intelligence group linked to the Ministry of State Security (MSS), called "Salt Typhoon," hacked into at least 9 U.S. telecommunications firms.
Investigators said that among the targets were the commercial, unencrypted phone lines used by President-elect Trump, VP-elect Vance, and top national security officials.
The hackers also obtained a nearly complete list of phone numbers the Justice Department has wiretapped to monitor people suspected of crimes or espionage, giving the Chinese insight into which Chinese spies the U.S. has identified — and which it has missed.
Investigators said that among the targets were the commercial, unencrypted phone lines used by President-elect Trump, VP-elect Vance, and top national security officials.
The hackers also obtained a nearly complete list of phone numbers the Justice Department has wiretapped to monitor people suspected of crimes or espionage, giving the Chinese insight into which Chinese spies the U.S. has identified — and which it has missed.
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