{"id":1756,"date":"2025-11-06T11:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:59:45","slug":"november-6-2025-daily-x-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=1756","title":{"rendered":"November 6, 2025 Daily X Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Some quick X threads, mostly about news in National Security. We do the scrolling so you don&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. Charges Three More Chinese Scholars in Wuhan Bio-Smuggling Case, Citing Pattern of Foreign Exploitation in American Research Labs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RVFLmJgCOh\">https:\/\/t.co\/RVFLmJgCOh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Cooper (@scoopercooper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scoopercooper\/status\/1986395283744317753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nov 5: feds charge 3 more UM scholars from China in smuggling conspiracy linked to \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Han Chengxuan \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The three research scholars are \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Xu Bai, \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Fengfan Zhang and \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Zhiyong Zhang. Bai and F. Zhang were charged with conspiracy to smuggle biological materials into the US and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBTTqqW10P\">https:\/\/t.co\/UBTTqqW10P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ddJonobNWc\">pic.twitter.com\/ddJonobNWc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Byron_Wan\/status\/1986247180097880260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">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&#8217;s it, no limits. Here is the key section of the second tweet:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;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 (\u8bb8\u732e\u5fe0), commonly referred to as the Shawn Xu laboratory.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And this paragraph form the article linked above:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;Earlier this year, the Justice Department accused two other China-linked researchers, Zunyong Liu and Yunqing Jian, of smuggling&nbsp;Fusarium graminearum \u2014 a crop pathogen cited in scientific literature as a potential agricultural terror agent \u2014 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.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The People\u2019s Republic of China has never controlled the territory of Taiwan, and this post is a great example of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s misrepresentation of history and blatant threats against a peaceful democracy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/euG11p1Mxf\">https:\/\/t.co\/euG11p1Mxf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman (@SenateForeign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateForeign\/status\/1985733537861886093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nothing new here but your daily reminder that the PRC has never controlled Taiwan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Through October 2025, India\u2019s Naval forces had a packed calendar, continuing eastwards port calls, security deployments in the Gulf of Aden, &amp; outreach across African shores &#8211; highlighting effort by New Delhi to deepen ocean-linked partnerships abroad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a84yTjxuKa\">pic.twitter.com\/a84yTjxuKa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Damien Symon (@detresfa_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/detresfa_\/status\/1986359011999162475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is not a coincidence that the US has targeted the Islamic State\u2019s administrative and financial \u201ccapital,\u201d IS-Somalia, over the past 11 months through an intense air campaign, and is now focusing on the group\u2019s largest and strongest province, ISWAP. The US aims to prevent a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fv0kgwETUc\">https:\/\/t.co\/fv0kgwETUc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brant (@BrantPhilip_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrantPhilip_\/status\/1986368980777390311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Protecting the Christians in Nigeria has a plan of action with options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maersk CEO: If the Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds, it will be a big step towards returning through the Red Sea. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/baDC4Wr6Ts\">pic.twitter.com\/baDC4Wr6Ts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/1986392234590159265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some quick X threads, mostly about news in National Security. 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