Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. BBC Asia Correspondent, based in Taipei. Previously Tokyo, Jerusalem, Moscow, Beijing.
Joined April 2011
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17 Jan 2025
There’s a very simple question for all the Beijing propagandists pushing this line - why are all non Chinese owned platforms banned in China? All.
17 Jan 2025
This is why the U.S. is banning TikTok or anything from China.
Just simple chats with average Chinese people on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) made numerous people in the U.S. aware of how toxic their system is.
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People in the US spend 6.7% of their total consumer expenditure on food for consumption at home. The figure in China is 20.1%.
On average, workers in China also work more hours than in the US -- 2,174 per year to 1,757, or 41.8 hours a week to 33.8.
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16 Dec 2024
I felt the same when I went to New Zealand. 🤣🤣🤣 - I didn’t actually, it was lovely. But going to Aukland did’t make me think, “not as fancy as Sydney or Melbourne”, because it’s a different place. I’m
16 Dec 2024
Aww, I felt the same way.
So many Chinese mainland friends kept telling me: “You will love Taiwan so much, it’s so nice” etc etc.
I held off going for so long to keep it as something to look forward to…
I was so disappointed.
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20 Nov 2024
The greatest Japanese invention most of the world still hasn't heard of. It has long struck me as odd that Japanese washlet toilets didn't sweep the world like so much other Japanese technology - and still haven't. Although slowly slowly it seems to be happening.
3 Nov 2024
"The great revolution in Japan’s toilet culture came in 1980, with the release of the Washlet."
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18 Nov 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confronted China's Xi Jinping about alleged human rights violations during a meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil.
Chinese officials quickly interrupted and ordered British journalists out of the room trib.al/DvvC4GB
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14 Nov 2024
In order to promote greater regional peace and prosperity Beijing can establish itself as a role model to all by decommissioning its intermediate-range missiles and cease coercive behavior. 🙃
14 Nov 2024
The region needs peace and prosperity, not intermediate-range missiles and confrontation. #China again urges the #Philippines to heed the calls of regional countries and people, to correct its mistaken actions as soon as possible, and to withdraw the "Typhon" missile system in line with its prior public commitments, avoiding going down the wrong path further, Lin added.
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12 Nov 2024
This isn’t happening 110km from the coast of Palawan and 950km from Sanya in Hainan.
11 Nov 2024
EXCLUSIVE: China Coastguard blocks Filipino fishermen from Sabina (Escoda) Shoal @gmanews @24orasgma
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11 Nov 2024
Beijing doing a Scarborough Shoal on Sabina Shoal. Which is why it's necessary to have a constant, rotational coastguard or naval presence, not an intermittent one, to station at the feature. Large OPVs are required. Anything less than that would lead to such an outcome.
11 Nov 2024
EXCLUSIVE: China Coastguard blocks Filipino fishermen from Sabina (Escoda) Shoal @gmanews @24orasgma
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11 Nov 2024
Taiwan in 'informal discussions' with Trump on potential mega arms deal, including Aegis destroyers, E-2D Hawkeye AEW&C planes, more Patriot anti-missile systems, and F-35 Lightning II JSFs. ft.com/content/7b218d0f-31dc…
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29 Oct 2024
The book display at Heathrow is unintentionally funny. Or possibly intentionally.
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27 Oct 2024
"Every proposal": PRC and Russia adeptly prove themselves as anything but constructive players where it comes to international ocean and marine governance. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-28/r…
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24 Oct 2024
This image was just displayed at Vietnam’s annual South China Sea conference, which I’m attending right now. 😄👏
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25 Oct 2024
A really fascinating and detailed look in to how another piece of Tokyo history (and public land) is set to disappear under yet another vast high rise office and residential development.
24 Oct 2024
Opinion: Growing scrutiny over Tokyo's ties with private developer mainichi.jp/english/article/…
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20 Oct 2024
NHK has finally taken a deep dive the Johnny Kitagawa scandal. Like the BBC & Jimmy Savile, this is uncomfortable territory for NHK since the company was so heavily involved in promoting Kitagawa's company and ignoring the open secret of his child abuse. nhk.jp/p/special/ts/2NY2QQLP…
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21 Oct 2024
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The giant slogan on the wall says:
Listen to Chairman Xi’s command
Be responsible to Chairman Xi
Let Chairman Xi rest assured
China is definitely going back to 1960s — the Culture Revolution era.
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14 Oct 2024
This is a real image released by the Chinese Coast Guard regarding China's military drills around Taiwan today, this is not a meme, lol. Originally seen on @watchoutTW, which had the same reaction
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13 Oct 2024
PRC Eastern Theater Command just announced exercises in the Taiwan Strait.
Lai dialed back his 10/10 speech from his inaugural.
So China is validating those who say no matter what Taiwan does, no matter what Lai does, they will escalate.
Not a wise policy.
13 Oct 2024
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday organized its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct “Joint Sword-2024B” drills in the Taiwan Strait and the north, south and east of the island of Taiwan, said a spokesperson. #XinhuaNews
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Vietnam has created 692 new acres of land in the South China Sea in the last six months. Satellite imagery reveals the growing scale of Hanoi's efforts to expand its outposts in the Spratly Islands: cs.is/3KTd2MR
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10 Oct 2024
A sleep expert describes the perfect conditions for falling asleep quicker
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