Allegra Mendelson

In the last several hours, there have been a significant number of posts on this platform and others misrepresenting recent PLA activity around Taiwan. Please refer to our tweet below, which unpacks why yesterday's numbers, while the highest in weeks, are not abnormal when compared to baseline PLA activity.

S. Korean newspaper Chosun ran an English version of an analysis piece on the possible relocation of US military assets to Middle East. AI then wrongly translated the headline to suggest the US is "considering" and now so many X accounts (OSINTs & academics) are retweeting it.

🇯🇵 Japan’s first female prime minister is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election. The Telegraph's @amendelson_ travelled across Japan to chart the remarkable rise of Sanae Takaichi ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Takaichi posting about Kira Kimura winning gold at the Olympics 1 hour after polls closed, instead of her hugely decisive victory in tonight's election. The LDP could win as many as 310 seats in the lower house, which would allow them to push through virtually their whole agenda

🔴 While it ramps up military drills off the coast of the island, China is using money to recruit insiders Find out more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

'Trump to run Venezuela' Read this front page story 🔽 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202… #TomorrowsPapersToday

Absolutely horrifying

I was grateful to contribute to @Telegraph's recent investigation by @amendelson_ on UK-China academic collaboration. The insights I shared draw on my research into the PRC’s offshore innovation bases. Read the article here👇 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

@CherylYuuu @Telegraph It was great to connect with you on this Cheryl, thank you for sharing your insight!

In today's @Telegraph, I offered @amendelson_ what some might consider a controversial take that recent PLA purges will affect the PRC's ability and/or willingness to prosecute a Taiwan contingency. Here is what I said: “Morale is really low. Everyone is looking over their shoulder and everyone is worried that their patronage network of getting promoted through the ranks is being questioned and scrutinised.” While some China watchers maintain that within a highly centralised system like the PLA it does not matter who sits in what seat, others, like Mr Morris, disagree, especially when it comes to Taiwan. “There’s no way it can’t affect planning for a Taiwan contingency,” he said. “He Weidong was one of the most experienced planners for a Taiwan contingency, probably in the top two or three, and now he’s gone and all his underlings are gone. That affects planning all throughout the force, there’s a trickle down effect.” Thanks to @amendelson_ for the opportunity to share my thoughts. With @wentisung and @KTristanTang. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Rohingya people are being made to clear corpses in the civil war between Myanmar’s junta and an armed militant group, according to @amnesty - details here from @amendelson_ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

In August, I went back to #TimorLeste for a story I've wanted to write for years During Indonesia's occupation, hundreds of Timorese women were kidnapped & raped. A few survivors shared w me some of the most harrowing accounts of violence I’ve ever heard telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

What's behind the fighting on the Thai-Cambodia border? Here's my attempt to explain the deadly surge in violence: telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

China is planning to establish 6 more transplant facilities in Xinjiang over the next 5 years, which experts warn could be used to forcefully extract, harvest and even traffic organs from detained Uyghurs. More below:

🔴 China increases cyber attacks on hospitals to ‘humiliate’ Taiwan telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

⏱️ Hour by hour, how Israel’s three-pronged attack unfolded Waves of ‘pre-emptive’ strikes rocked cities across Iran through the early hours of Friday Read more from @amendelson_ ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

🇨🇳 The People’s Liberation Army has hugely built up its forces as Washington asks whether the country is an existential threat to US security Read more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

🚨NEW: Violence is more widespread today than it has been in decades, with armed conflict touching every major region, according to our analysis w/ @amendelson_ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202… 1/13

🔴 World most violent it has been in decades At least 50 different countries have been hit by armed conflict in the past year, researchers find Find out more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Today is my first day as @Telegraph's new Asia Correspondent! I’ll be based in Taipei and cover stories across East and Southeast Asia, with a focus on China and Taiwan. Get in touch at allegra.mendelson@telegraph.co.uk