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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

Jakarta bureau chief Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) - Previously Taipei & Beijing. Active on Threads, not here - [email protected] abc.net.au/news Jakarta, Indonesia Joined August 2009
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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

10 months ago

Bill.birtles on Threads. I’m moving 🏡

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Anthony Albanese @AlboMP

10 months ago

Such a pleasure to host you, President Widodo.

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abc730 @abc730

10 months ago

Joko Widodo arrives in Australia tonight. The economically buoyant Indonesia is very interested in Australia's lithium reserves to build its domestic electric car industry. Here's Indonesia correspondent @billbirtles. #abc730

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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

10 months ago

Meanwhile an Indonesian football commentator who is now trying to sell the pricey tix he bought for Monday’s match in Jakarta sans Messi told me: “Argentina without Messi is like buying tickets to the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger”. Chris Martin better turn up in November!

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Will Glasgow @wmdglasgow

11 months ago

Meanwhile an Indonesian football commentator who is now trying to sell the pricey tix he bought for Monday’s match in Jakarta sans Messi told me: “Argentina without Messi is like buying tickets to the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger”. Chris Martin better turn up in November!

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Will Glasgow @wmdglasgow

11 months ago

I suspect the security guards at Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium might be sent to fitness training after this last night in the Australia-Argentina game. Amazing how long this Chinese fan — to huge cheers — was able to run around the pitch, hug Messi and almost finish another lap.

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Ian Ellis @ianellisjones

11 months ago

🚨 Video: A Chinese warship came within 150 yards of hitting American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon. Embarked journalists captured the moment on video & witnessed the near collision. "The fact this was announced over the radio prior to doing it clearly indicated it was intentional."

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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

11 months ago

Farewell to the China reporting patch and farewell to Taiwan, after an extraordinarily unusual 8 years covering China and the East Asia region for the ABC: abc.net.au/news/backstory…

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Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic

11 months ago

Interesting. The Ambassador says China has tried to set up a “working group” with Australian officials to discuss its bid for the CPTPP. But he says Australia has refused to participate, and doesn’t want to have a detailed discussion. Which is not exactly hugely surprising 9/

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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

12 months ago

Classic Zhongshan District 中山區

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Duan Dang @duandang

12 months ago

In recent days, Chinese vessels, including the research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10, as well as coast guard and maritime militia ships, entered Vietnam's EEZ in the South China Sea. This provocative action appears to be aimed at pressuring Vietnam to halt its new drilling campaign…

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Will Glasgow @wmdglasgow

12 months ago

Australia got top billing at yesterday’s foreign ministry press conference in Beijing. That’s rare. Of course, no Australian reporters were in the room to ask a question (the two reporters Beijing has let into the country for 2 days were elsewhere). So thanks to AFP for asking.

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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

12 months ago

Third time (?) a PLA surveillance drone has gone the whole way around Taiwan? Either way, it’s about normalising it. A year ago this map would have sparked headlines, now crossing the median line and even flying around the whole island increasingly normal.

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國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 @MoNDefense

12 months ago

Third time (?) a PLA surveillance drone has gone the whole way around Taiwan? Either way, it’s about normalising it. A year ago this map would have sparked headlines, now crossing the median line and even flying around the whole island increasingly normal.

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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

12 months ago

Long Global Times piece on Trade Minister Don Farrell’s China visit. Mainly reporting on Aus media write ups about the visit, but then delves into the usual attack on the United States, finishing with reliable Party-line loyalist Chen Hong warning Aus not to follow US hegemony:

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Bibek Bhandari @bibekbhandari

12 months ago

After six years, I’ve left @SixthTone. Or conditions were created for me to leave after publishing a project that criticized “zero-COVID,” which landed multiple people in hot water. It’s been bittersweet leaving a place we’ve built over the years but it was time. (A long 🧵)

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Bill Birtles @billbirtles

12 months ago

Twitter post-Musk is much better

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Ray Powell @GordianKnotRay

12 months ago

Watch this space. Whatever is about to happen with #China's research ship Xiang Yang Hong 10, they seem to think it will require a LOT of security. There are 7 militia ships and 2 coast guard ships escorting it. 4 more militia ships just left Fiery Cross Reef and are headed that…

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Ray Powell @GordianKnotRay

12 months ago

Watch this space. Whatever is about to happen with #China's research ship Xiang Yang Hong 10, they seem to think it will require a LOT of security. There are 7 militia ships and 2 coast guard ships escorting it. 4 more militia ships just left Fiery Cross Reef and are headed that… https://t.co/rT0YZ5CNmK

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Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic

12 months ago

Jokowi hasn't said much publicly on AUKUS or the Quad and yes this is fairly boilerplate but still ... seems a clear shift. Imagine Australia will be very pleased to hear the President saying "we should view the Quad and AUKUS as partners, not competitors"

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Chris Lau @hkchrislau

12 months ago

Canada has summoned China’s ambassador to respond to allegations of political interference and intimidation of opposition lawmaker Michael Chong cnn.com/2023/05/04/ame…

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