Some quick X threads, mostly about news in National Security. We do the scrolling so you don’t have to. This post also serves as an open thread. I welcome readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history, even if they are not directly related to the links below.
U.S. Charges Three More Chinese Scholars in Wuhan Bio-Smuggling Case, Citing Pattern of Foreign Exploitation in American Research Labs https://t.co/RVFLmJgCOh
— Sam Cooper (@scoopercooper) November 6, 2025
Nov 5: feds charge 3 more UM scholars from China in smuggling conspiracy linked to 🇨🇳 Han Chengxuan ‼️
The three research scholars are 🇨🇳 Xu Bai, 🇨🇳 Fengfan Zhang and 🇨🇳 Zhiyong Zhang. Bai and F. Zhang were charged with conspiracy to smuggle biological materials into the US and… https://t.co/UBTTqqW10P pic.twitter.com/ddJonobNWc
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) November 6, 2025
Two stories about the same incident. In my opinion this is Irregular or as the Chinese categized it, Unrestricted Warfare. Think of Unrestricted Warfare this way, anything that can impose a cost on your adversary. That’s it, no limits. Here is the key section of the second tweet:
“These are the latest charges in a long string of cases stemming from University of Michigan (UM) international research activities. All three men were research scholars holding J-1 visas who were conducting research at the UM laboratory of Xianzhong Xu (许献忠), commonly referred to as the Shawn Xu laboratory.”
And this paragraph form the article linked above:
“Earlier this year, the Justice Department accused two other China-linked researchers, Zunyong Liu and Yunqing Jian, of smuggling Fusarium graminearum — a crop pathogen cited in scientific literature as a potential agricultural terror agent — into the United States for University of Michigan-related research. Their communications referenced shipping biological materials and research plans. Both face smuggling and related charges.”
The People’s Republic of China has never controlled the territory of Taiwan, and this post is a great example of the Chinese Communist Party’s misrepresentation of history and blatant threats against a peaceful democracy. https://t.co/euG11p1Mxf
— Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman (@SenateForeign) November 4, 2025
Nothing new here but your daily reminder that the PRC has never controlled Taiwan.
Through October 2025, India’s Naval forces had a packed calendar, continuing eastwards port calls, security deployments in the Gulf of Aden, & outreach across African shores – highlighting effort by New Delhi to deepen ocean-linked partnerships abroad pic.twitter.com/a84yTjxuKa
— Damien Symon (@detresfa_) November 6, 2025
I never thought about it before, but it is pretty shocking to see the Indian Navy is 4th largest in the world. Guess it makes sense, but it was no the less surprising to see.
It is not a coincidence that the US has targeted the Islamic State’s administrative and financial “capital,” IS-Somalia, over the past 11 months through an intense air campaign, and is now focusing on the group’s largest and strongest province, ISWAP. The US aims to prevent a… https://t.co/fv0kgwETUc
— Brant (@BrantPhilip_) November 6, 2025
Protecting the Christians in Nigeria has a plan of action with options.
“The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has drafted plans for an intervention in Nigeria, the primary target being ISWAP and, to a lesser extent, other Islamist groups such as JAS and decentralized bandit groups. Plans are divided into light, medium, and heavy options.”
Maersk CEO: If the Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds, it will be a big step towards returning through the Red Sea. pic.twitter.com/baDC4Wr6Ts
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) November 6, 2025
This is actually a bigger deal to Europe than to the US. The cost of shipping goods around Africa instead of passing through the Red Sea is significant.