# ![@CurtExplores Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1288576838273503234.png) @CurtExplores Oolong Musk is outta here 🕊

Oolong Musk is outta here 🕊 posts on X about china, beijing, shanghai, mongolia the most. They currently have [----------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1288576838273503234/interactions)
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### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1288576838273503234/posts_active)
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### Followers: [----------] [#](/creator/twitter::1288576838273503234/followers)
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- [--] Month [------] +1.70%
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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
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**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china), [beijing](/topic/beijing) #263, [shanghai](/topic/shanghai), [mongolia](/topic/mongolia), [israel](/topic/israel), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [baidu](/topic/baidu), [japan](/topic/japan), [countries](/topic/countries), [hong kong](/topic/hong-kong)

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"What's the first thing you think of when you hear 'Inner Mongolia' I imagine coffee is quite low on the list. And yet Hohhot has an excellent independent coffee scene. I know first hand I visited a new cafe named Nuclear Reaction Cafe in Hohhot northern China. The latte with smells of osmanthus and ginger tastes good. The hot hand-brew coffee with fruits taste is good too.☕ https://t.co/r6OcqJarYW I visited a new cafe named Nuclear Reaction Cafe in Hohhot northern China. The latte with smells of osmanthus and ginger tastes good. The hot hand-brew coffee with fruits taste is good too.☕"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1473503662169214977)  2021-12-22T04:00Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Not a good morning for me. [--] hours of classes today and I have a really painful ulcer on the side of my tongue. It makes it very difficult to speak. Also ordered a coffee. But the Meituan guy left it downstairs and I literally dont have time to go and get it for the next [--] hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1500272994660368384)  2022-03-06T00:52Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Shocking news. Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been shot and killed as Israeli forces raid a refugee camp in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/shireen-abu-akleh-israeli-forces-kill-al-jazeera-journalist https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/shireen-abu-akleh-israeli-forces-kill-al-jazeera-journalist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1524260339814002688)  2022-05-11T05:29Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"I think the funniest thing about most China-watching is how inconsequential the majority of their reporting is outside of a bubble of people (on both side) especially interested in China. A banner criticizing Xi is massive news in the bubble. Yet when Henan bank protests (1/3)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1580845810169761793)  2022-10-14T08:59Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"As we come toward the end of a bizarre year; one of restrictions & job worries. The year I fell in & out of love with Twitter & went viral briefly I thought I might tell you my China story. Its nothing special. But it is what lead me to where I am today; for better or worse 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1608751523378659329)  2022-12-30T09:07Z 10.8K followers, 16.7K engagements


"It's the 8th of January; the day that all quarantine restrictions on entering China are lifted and I'm at Manchester Airport (specifically the first Starbucks I ever visited aged 10) ready to be one of the first people across the border in this new era. Ill keep you updated 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1612017674149584896)  2023-01-08T09:25Z 10.8K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Jackie Chan singing over a beat that sounds like it's from a 'AMAZING SKILLS COMPILATION FIFA WORLD CUP 2022' video on YouTube was a curveball (think the other singers were famous to but boomer)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1616824595847483392)  2023-01-21T15:46Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Always a good time to remind you that the British Prime Minister hid in a fridge on live TV to avoid speaking to British media"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1634135507339755521)  2023-03-10T10:14Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@tomgrundy @cathaypacific Because this stage of the competition is for Mainland China. Where they use simplified Chinese not Traditional or English"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1650482506305773569)  2023-04-24T12:51Z 12K followers, [---] engagements


"Power to the workers. Solidarity with the Meituan ✊ Since Apr [--] food delivery riders in the Guangdong city of Shanwei have been engaged in a strike against the app platform Meituan paralyzing delivery in the region. Within a day Meituan recruited scabs workers from nearby cities to fulfill orders. https://t.co/0R7ep701bn Since Apr [--] food delivery riders in the Guangdong city of Shanwei have been engaged in a strike against the app platform Meituan paralyzing delivery in the region. Within a day Meituan recruited scabs workers from nearby cities to fulfill orders. https://t.co/0R7ep701bn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1651079446672330753)  2023-04-26T04:23Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@wilson_chau @NZinShanghai @MFATNZ Do you get many green apples in NZ Man I miss me some sour green apples. China in general grows some fantastic fruit but I don't care for the apples"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1659143662503346176)  2023-05-18T10:27Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Beautiful Lushan National Park () Honestly can not do it justice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1660249356002525184)  2023-05-21T11:41Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Kyle Bass just straight up calling to kick all Chinese out of The US purely based on nationality. & the most terrifying thing is it's not even that surprising to see someone with such a huge following doing so. This does not end well and it's only getting worse. Scary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1661366744357928960)  2023-05-24T13:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The rental HelloBike Ebikes in Changsha have a built-in safety system that won't allow you to operate it without the helmet. The Meituan equivalent seems to have similar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1663455857974333440)  2023-05-30T08:02Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements


"When I was [--] I went to Malta & there was a little restaurant in Buggiba bay that did milkshakes. You just chose whichever ice cream you wanted & they blended it up. I chose a chocolate & peanut one and to this day I still dream about how good that damn milkshake was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1666820933531881473)  2023-06-08T14:54Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements


"As if the Beijing Subway requires foreigners to buy tickets manually from a ticket window in [----] and post zero covid. That's just insane to me. The capital. One of the main places foreigners are going to visit when tourism picks up. What are they thinking Mad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1668192341784666112)  2023-06-12T09:43Z [----] followers, 18.4K engagements


"A few people saying they had no problem using WeChat/Alipay on machines but when I went to pay it asked for my ID & said that foreign passport holders need to buy manually from the office. Maybe because I was going to Tian'anmen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1668202276102733825)  2023-06-12T10:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"At some point in the near future there will be a novelty ice cream in the shape of not only every tourist site; but of every single building person thing & concept that has ever or will ever exist in China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1669633103755886592)  2023-06-16T09:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here's a fun fact. 40% of the worlds marine traffic by tonnage is registered in one of just [--] countries - Panama Liberia or Marshall Islands. In my hometown port right now are An Hai Wan from *wink* Liberia & Advantage Award from *wink* Marshall Islands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1675161095533899780)  2023-07-01T15:15Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Mega 🧵 on genuinely great bands & artists with godawful names. Feel free to suggest your own 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1676932153966497792)  2023-07-06T12:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ItsALittlePanda Global Times Colour me surprised"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678313009704472577)  2023-07-10T08:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ItsALittlePanda Next you'll be telling me Fox doesn't care much for immigrants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678313226923282433)  2023-07-10T08:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I'm not even making a political point here I just thought the comedy timing was excellent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678635047597776896)  2023-07-11T05:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"tbf id be shitting it if I was forced to walk past a bunch of fellas holding bayonets with their knife sticking in the air at head height"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678654406814990337)  2023-07-11T13:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Eira222 @yibianquer I've had the: 'Do you do *thing* all the time in China yeah' 'No that's Japan' Conversation many times. I don't think it's a biggie as long as its not done in a judgemental or threatening way. People are keen to learn. Same thing happens in China to RE: UK/US differences"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678661008590782465)  2023-07-11T07:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Not wishing to take away from this guy who may genuinely just be looking to do the right thing buuut. He already has a single journey ticket in his hand (so already paid) & would have trouble getting out the gates at his destination if he hasn't tapped in the entrance gate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678661917030912001)  2023-07-11T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MarkFlegm @Ford_Nick Grilled asparagus is 😍"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678694329764958210)  2023-07-11T09:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Plenty on the left are not tolerant at all of stupidity when said stupidity impacts the lives of normal people. I say this with full confidence as a leftist with little tolerance for racists TERFs sexists & homophobes. Hope this clears things up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678699947607343104)  2023-07-11T09:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Fuckinghell. It's absolutely terrifying that the overton window has shifted so far that there's people on The US' most popular news channel telling you Chinese [--] year olds are drinking blood & invading the country to wage war. Fucking terrifying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678703132245884930)  2023-07-11T09:50Z [----] followers, 28.7K engagements


"@thinking_panda Language changes Panda. Academia shouldn't be a competition but a collaboration. That Chinese people *can* read this means Vietnamese professors can too - through collaboration & sharing. Something to celebrate not mock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678706145157066752)  2023-07-12T04:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Let's gooooo Great kids. Language learning doesn't have to be a chore. Make it fun Make it something you enjoy & look forward to Tie it in with things you already enjoy Bravo to this teacher. They'll remember this a lot clearer than if you just sat them down & lectured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678708032807772160)  2023-07-11T10:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"China bad because cities look different during the day & at night 😎"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678716334551728129)  2023-07-11T13:36Z [----] followers, 26.9K engagements


"@farahmja @chenweihua @SpiritofHo Lanzhou actually has pretty clear sies by virtue of a) being Cold semi-arid climate (BSk) b) much of Gansu being very sparsely populated & far from the major population centres. Even in September when I was there (makes flying in the region amazing too)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678739204002705408)  2023-07-11T14:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Here's the (very simple) math behind the rankings. Points are just yearly ranking reversed (eg 1st place = 100pts 100th place = 1pt) AKA 100-(position+1) A feature or remix is the above x0.5. Total is each years pts added together. Simple"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1678775346718736385)  2023-07-11T14:39Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"It isn't an exact science of course. Theres a few flaws. Noticeably: - It favours artists who release music more frequently (though maybe thats fair) - Not every year is born equal. A top [--] in a strong year (like 2020) is better than a top [--] in a weaker year (like 2021)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678775349348544513)  2023-07-11T14:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"- My year end rankings only ever feature one song (not inc. features) per artist. In reality a really strong album (like 2022's 'Ants From Up Here') might have a number of songs that could make top [--] or 20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678775352611704833)  2023-07-11T14:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"- Some years rankings had more thought put into them than others. [----] I had a lot of free time to explore music. [----] was rushed a bit. - Opinions change with time. [----] would have Dave's 'Black' at No.1 or [--] & [---] gecs 'Money Machine' very high if I did it now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678775355929411586)  2023-07-11T14:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Feel free to suggest any improvements or ideas on how else I could have done this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678775358999658503)  2023-07-11T14:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Zack18978198763 @serpentza blocked me a looooooong time ago buddy. does not deal well with anyone outside of his echo chamber unless theyre an easy target"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678801305077428229)  2023-07-12T01:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"2. Rina Sawayama (263 Pts) 2019: [--] - STFU 2020: [--] - Comme Des Garcons 2022: [--] - Hold The Girl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678801391970840577)  2023-07-11T16:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"3. Fontaines DC (260 Pts) 2019: [--] - Boys in the Better Land 2020: [--] - A Lucid Dream 2022: [--] - I Love You"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1678805862738194432)  2023-07-11T16:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Eurgh. This just popped up on my Facebook memories. Everything wrong with modern football. Describing the club YOU ARE LITERALLY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM as 'Jurgen Klopp & The Mighty Red Men's' 'neighbours across the water' Glad it shut down. Shithole anyway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679066505030541313)  2023-07-12T11:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Cinema time. I like this cinema because it is cheap. I don't like the fact the back row is all double seats for couples & you need to book both if you want to sit there (I am a single man who likes the back row)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679109243809705986)  2023-07-12T15:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


".that felt it was only included to set up a redemption arc like that first inclusion only for it never to end up leading anywhere. Still the scenes in question were well directed & well acted and the fact they were the weakest is testament to how strong the rest was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679144257867898880)  2023-07-12T15:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The only other issue I can find if I'm *really* nitpicking is one I have with many Chinese films. I found the soundtrack a touch overbearing. But again - that I'm even mentioning that says an awful lot & it would be very harsh to say that impacted my overall enjoyment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679144262120935431)  2023-07-12T15:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"All in all I'm giving this an [---]. Perhaps pushing a [--]. I'll wait for the dust to settle since emotive films like this can really stick with you a while. If this is showing near you - GO AND SEE IT. Well worth it. (& great to see the cinema very busy foe this too btw)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1679144266688516096)  2023-07-12T19:21Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@Gidsentinel @Carltonacademy1 Beautiful mate ❤"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679148131047575557)  2023-07-12T15:18Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@thisischaniece In early [----] when I went back to The UK 'for a few weeks to wait for this whole covid thing to blow over' (lol) my school hadn't worked out how we'd shift online yet so I had nothing to do. Covid hadn't hit UK yet & all the Oscar nominated films were showing in the cinema"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679171941197021185)  2023-07-12T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@thisischaniece So I literally saw basically everything nominated for Best Picture in the [----] Oscars during the daytime in near empty cinemas. It was amazing. I saw Parasite & [----] in Liverpools fancy indie cinema in an empty room - my pic of sofas to choose from. Loved it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679172436020064258)  2023-07-12T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Every Wikipedia article on some controversy related to Israel reads like some sort of PR press release. Take this for example from the page of Majdal Shams - internationally recognised as part of Syria that is illegally occupied by Israel. All about playing it down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1679373432717479936)  2023-07-13T06:13Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@ScottyIsAbroad Very few people claim there is no homelessness in China. Because that is obviously not true. But it is true that comparatively China's homelessness issue pales in comparison to the issues in The US & UK. It doesn't mean it doesn't exist or isn't an issue though of course"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1680187892503810048)  2023-07-15T12:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"this must be that extreme bystander effect in China that serpentZA is always talking about (in between tweets about 'grab hags' & that 'to be a woman in China is to have no protection from society' catchphrase he loves)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1680818650302005248)  2023-07-17T05:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"For a massive busy city - Beijing has some great cycling infrastructure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1687049498626039808)  2023-08-03T10:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@JackBHAFM I fully expect them to reach the playoffs but I suspect they might bottle it. If you think they're intolerable as a Brighton fan imagine how we feel as Tranmere fans - they're our main historic rivals 😖"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1687777416016801792)  2023-08-05T10:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Absolutely baffled to see various relatively high profile people celebrating an article that basically says 'I don't want to help victims of flooding because I think they deserve it & God is punishing them'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1688203234475937794)  2023-08-06T14:59Z [----] followers, 31.4K engagements


"Strange flex but Inner Mongolia has the nicest public toilets I've ever seen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1688409056963371008)  2023-08-07T04:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@kurt_beckett He gave [--] reasons. The government Charities The people This is his 'the people' section"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1688527102046576641)  2023-08-07T12:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ScottyIsAbroad The 'World' series 👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1688778688798846976)  2023-08-08T05:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I know the novelty will wear off eventually but cycling down Changan past Forbidden City of an evening still feels so exciting So so much history here. All of which has somehow led to a 28yr old from Birkenhead cycling by on a HelloBike listening to the NTT20 podcast. Very cool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1688910156011360257)  2023-08-08T13:48Z 10.8K followers, 16.3K engagements


"What the fuck"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1689126065116200961)  2023-08-09T04:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Dunno why I always find it funny that world famous footballers in their eyewateringly expensive supercars still have to drive them past the same dull industrial estates & Costa drive-thru's as us normal folk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1689496905787797504)  2023-08-10T04:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@WhatAlexTweets How easy was setting up Alipay with UK account"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1689613173807321088)  2023-08-10T12:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Grabbing a beer with @ToniKX3 tonight. We're both new in town so sure he won't mind if any of our Beijing based Twitter mutuals wanna swing by Let me know if anyone is free. Would love to put some faces to names"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1689887390968721408)  2023-08-11T06:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@WhatAlexTweets @YouTube The massive rise in McCarthyism this past decade will simply never allow it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1690054574110019584)  2023-08-11T17:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The worst China take I've seen in mainstream press (& there are many) still has to go to Robert Foyle-Hunwick's (@MrRFH) piece in Foreign Policy in which he sexualizes the Nanjing Massacre & its remembrance before making some false equivalence to underground pornography"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1690936998700417024)  2023-08-14T04:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@CpgUwAUTee4DPoa @MrRFH God you Nanjing Massacre denialists are quick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1690959977689886721)  2023-08-14T05:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"What's your tastiest 'day before payday' meal That is a really cheap really quick on paper gross but in reality delicious meal. Mine is so simple. Pack of instant kimchi noodles. Two slices of horrible American processed cheese added during cooking. Another added on serving"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1691127272772870144)  2023-08-14T16:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"China watchers having a very normal one today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1691664987176260042)  2023-08-16T04:15Z [----] followers, 25.2K engagements


"China does metro systems right 95% of the time. One place where it doesn't is Nanluoguxiang where two lines (6 & 8) meet with [--] seperate platforms where passengers for all [--] are channelled right into one another. & these are not insignificant lines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1691789675558821982)  2023-08-16T12:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Can't seem to get a ticket for Guo'an vs Shenhua at the weekend 🙁"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1692040368005775549)  2023-08-17T05:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Architecture nerds - what do we call this style of architecture Is it socialist modernism Suspect it will divide opinion but I like it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1692432109716304283)  2023-08-18T07:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Travel map update"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1692478459757638103)  2023-08-18T10:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Living in Beijing is very cool. Just razzing about a bike & this is my city. Very cool indeed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1692511377863421961)  2023-08-18T12:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Literally a Winnie the Pooh bag at Tiananmen Square. Imagine how many Redditors minds that would blow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1692527976624332841)  2023-08-18T13:24Z [----] followers, 44.5K engagements


"I don't know about you but making a massive deal about Chinese women just doing normal things that other women do feel like a strange form of exoticism & not particularly progressive or feminist. Women doing normal things & it being treated as extraordinary is not equality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1693108364174414003)  2023-08-20T03:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Brits will take a lot of shit. It's in our culture to take the piss and have the piss taken out of us. We take it on the chin. Until you talk shit about our god damn plugs. The best in the world. Keep your flimsy prongs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1693891493130576060)  2023-08-22T07:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The mid-2000s were the golden age of two things: Dreadful sports comedies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1694265860733743465)  2023-08-23T08:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


".and bald American goalkeepers in the Premier League"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1694266524964737036)  2023-08-23T08:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Every single one of these balkanization maps of China uses the colonial British flag for Hong Kong & the Japanese occupied Manchuko flag for Manchuria (under which the people of Manchuria were subjected to the most unthinkable human testing)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1694561080176206254)  2023-08-24T04:03Z [----] followers, 23.4K engagements


"@Mashimaro77 @CIA_in_China Thanks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1695107564332282239)  2023-08-25T16:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Mashimaro77 @JournalistFact1 @CIA_in_China I'd like to find the original source at some point but I suspect scientific jargon in may be a bridge too far for me at this stage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1695108756521238636)  2023-08-25T16:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Winston (@SerpentZA) claims that he loves Chinese people but hates the gov. Since April [----] he has written [--] tweets claiming Chinese society (the people) offers 'no protection to women'. That's more than he's tweeted 'Communist Party' (20) & 'Xi' (8) in [----]. Combined"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1695276150329843968)  2023-08-26T03:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Is there a reason Tritium is the only thing reports are focusing on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1695983398098289013)  2023-08-28T02:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@hazza_harding Very few reasons to use a script that is no longer used in every day life & isn't understood by a majority other than to make a point - political cultural or about oneself. Scholary it's obviously different"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696071749258166572)  2023-08-28T08:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Genuinely very impressive just how well Japan's long awaited Fukushima water release was turned into a China-bad story. Credit where credit is due. It was done extremely well. I suspect this will be the blueprint of somewhat controversial East Asian matter going forward"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696189363506581822)  2023-08-28T15:53Z [----] followers, 21.1K engagements


"My issue with much of the reporting on Chinese peoples response to Fukushima is that it relies on a belief that 1.4b people are brainwashed to the point of ultranationalism & that a switch can be flicked to trigger a response from a population as a whole. This is not what I see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696359623509598262)  2023-08-29T03:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DanielOlimac I don't really go out clubbing these days but I've had some terrible stomach issues from dodgy whiskey back in the day in.China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696414987324121157)  2023-08-29T06:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Fun fact: The founder of the meditation app Calm is the same person behind the famous early internet viral webpage 'The Million Dollar Homepage'. The Million Dollar Homepage was a website that sold pixels for advertising at a dollar each making the founder a total of 1m dollars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696755251519611066)  2023-08-30T05:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@KevinTilstone So 'we note' that most support status quo. But go our own way anyway. Great"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696785430749028519)  2023-08-30T07:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What's the best free park in Beijing that I don't need a passport for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1696785836866687171)  2023-08-30T07:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Tin foil hat time but I suspect a major reason Japan did little to get China onboard with the Fukushima water release is precisely because they wanted a reaction for PR purposes. I suspect these press releases were pre-planned to successfully deflect attention. Great PR work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1697135594965782843)  2023-08-31T06:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Remember: China putting restrictions seafood is bad nationalism to the extent that the Japanese embassy puts out statements warning Japanese people they're at risk. Japanese businesses & TV shows singling out Chinese people is good nationalism & Chinese people reacting is bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1697141045363200397)  2023-08-31T06:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@gonglei89 This is a guy that chooses to live in a country he believes is full of 'thieves with no shame'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1697422582658789769)  2023-09-01T01:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Doug_rooney They hate Trump so much they've convinced themselves the best of two bad choices is peak democracy & build their entire personality around it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1697890153451376793)  2023-09-02T08:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I have a good life. good job good friends good family. im very very lucky in so many ways. so why can't I ever bring myself to be happy for more than a few hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1698237007435042986)  2023-09-03T07:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is an oft overlooked aspect of Sino-African relations but an important one. Chinese doctors have been providing essential medical services in China for decades - long before the large scale infrastructure projects that the BRI brought"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1698574618309923245)  2023-09-04T05:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Some years ago I went to the Baotou countryside to celebrate Spring Festival with my friend & her family. We visited her father-in-laws house & once we'd finished our dinner & let off some fireworks he showed me his photo album of his time spent Rwanda as a young doctor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1698575447901229178)  2023-09-04T05:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"If socialism worked so poorly as a system there'd be no need for sanctions & embargos. It'd be a waste of everyones time. Just leave it be & let it destroy itself. That The US so proactively does it's best to destroy anyone that gives socialism a go is testament to its power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1698881721104802007)  2023-09-05T02:12Z [----] followers, 11.4K engagements


"@calbino18 Especially when there's a massive row of bikes right next to where it's insisting you can't park"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1698903457632338387)  2023-09-05T03:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The comments on this are excellent. A bunch of people who live in China saying 'this isn't accurate' & a bunch of people who don't live in China saying 'yes it is'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1698924216069026279)  2023-09-05T05:01Z [----] followers, 25.5K engagements


"Very few of those that live in a perpetual state of outrage at apparent Chinese nationalism & anti-Japanese sentiment seem all that fussed about this. Odd. Maybe the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo should put out a statement telling Chinese people they're at risk if they speak Chinese"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1699449336885821865)  2023-09-06T15:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@crushspread 'We're about to have a disagreement. Should be invite the Nikkei journalist in to document it'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1699463802004312314)  2023-09-06T16:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Those that were extremely angry that China was apparently about to invade Taiwan for chips seem surprisingly angry that China has made its own chips"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1699733308677251478)  2023-09-07T10:36Z [----] followers, 30K engagements


"It's probably a fair point when China-critics claim Chang is not a fair representation of their field & an easy target. They paint the focus on him as lazy. Like it's some kind of cop out. Maybe. But maybe save some of that vitriol for those that keep platforming him too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1699941151804133615)  2023-09-08T00:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yellow Peril is in full swing in Britain. We're now at the point where anyone of Chinese origin in even the tiniest position of power is under extreme scrutiny purely because of their race nothing else. And it's only getting worse. It must be terrifying. I'm ashamed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701018480198496392)  2023-09-10T23:43Z [----] followers, 89.3K engagements


"A surprisingly nuanced & well presented piece from Cindy Yu here from last year. Given the current political climate in The UK it feels particularly poignant now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701037021119258949)  2023-09-11T00:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@orderandfuture It's the Spectator. I'd expect nothing less. But the overarching message still rings true & is important to hear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701041339914473950)  2023-09-11T01:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Doug Kim out here treating dating like a scientific formula totally oblivious to the fact that this is precisely why no one wants to date him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701065539396014395)  2023-09-11T02:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Thank you Noa. Now we know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701095819741684191)  2023-09-11T04:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@JavedDaB @RnaudBertrand What is the reality of Chinese flowers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701096718211957072)  2023-09-11T04:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Mate.what the fuck is going on here 😂 I don't think I've ever seen a single person have this much of a Twitter breakdown over some minor criticism from a small anonymous account. This is BBC's top guy in China. Your TV licence fees pays for this. Not a good look"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701227329362563075)  2023-09-11T13:32Z [----] followers, 18.8K engagements


"Stephen McDonell's Twitter breakdown today - what we saying Genuine inability to take even the tiniest bit of criticism from an anonymous account he'll never meet Or just a few too many shandies in Paddy O'Sheas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701228289589735760)  2023-09-11T13:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Simply can not bring myself to believe that the top correspondent covering one of the world great superpowers for my state broadcaster can be this rattled by an anonymous Twitter user so I'm choosing to believe he's hanging out his arse after Australia vs Georgia last night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701229727422337484)  2023-09-11T13:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Doesn't seem very sustainable with that truck losing so much money The route of Indias Middle East Transport Corridor to Europe https://t.co/S6ATpmIu8B The route of Indias Middle East Transport Corridor to Europe https://t.co/S6ATpmIu8B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701589381172367697)  2023-09-12T13:31Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Of the [--] EU nations that don't recognize Kosovo [--] have their own issues with independence movements (Spain Cyprus & Romania) so make sense to me. The other two - Greece & Slovakia - less so. Can anyone provide some information on those two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701772748517937340)  2023-09-13T01:40Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"If I were to hazard a guess Greece's reluctance may be due (at least in part) to the Northern Cyprus issue. Slovakia - I don't know. Do they have strong ties to Serbia Pan-Slavic unity perhaps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1701773416154747363)  2023-09-13T01:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"noodles at a punk noodle bar. What a time to be alive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1702258003800629652)  2023-09-14T09:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"'The CCP is brainwashing Chinese speakers' says head of the US 'Department for Brainwashing Chinese speakers'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1702540804487856341)  2023-09-15T04:32Z [----] followers, 16.8K engagements


"@AbstractWang182 Awesome job bro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1702565568820531557)  2023-09-15T06:10Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@AbstractWang182 If I have one criticism it's that Line 3's colour doesn't quite match the real colour. It's a bit duller which means it's hard to see where it changes to Line [--] at Weiting. (Unless things have changed since I moved in preparation for the through-service)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1702565971934986630)  2023-09-15T06:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@tongbingxue Eat well One of my favourite food cities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1702590926332567980)  2023-09-15T07:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How come every time I come across a really dull 'parody' account with a tiny number of followers Kevin Carrico is ALWAYS one of the very first followers I wouldn't dare suggest an actual university professor is setting these accounts up. .but"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703122549637579205)  2023-09-16T19:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Yesterday we went to the Belt & Road Food Festival - bringing together food vendors from all across nations that are involved in China's 'Belt & Road' project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703271072144224480)  2023-09-17T04:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ZeusGrobbelaar Pretty standard for a food festival"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703278133770867153)  2023-09-17T05:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"McCarthyism pure & simple. If you can't see that by now perhaps you never will. It's becoming increasingly scary to live in The UK as a Chinese person"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703560517774971277)  2023-09-18T00:04Z [----] followers, 44.3K engagements


"@JackBHAFM Get your point Jack but there is a trend for ex state media employees to make a sharp turn toward entirely critical coverage the second they leave - almost as if they're distancing themselves & showing they've 'changed' for the sake of future job prospects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703573649230540980)  2023-09-18T00:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This is likely ignorance not malice. Brits learn very very little about the Pacific theatre of WW2 & the actions of Japan at that time. Before I came to China I'd never even heard about the Nanjing Massacre Unit [---] or comfort women. We just aren't taught this in The UK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703692291188420875)  2023-09-18T08:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Preferably Milton Keynes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703948484192403604)  2023-09-19T01:45Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Tinfoil hat time but I suspect we'll hear little more about this & Canada will be.*encouraged*.the bury the hatchet by their southern neighbors. India is fast becoming the 2020's Saudi Arabia - far too important an ally to ever face any real criticism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703951787659776020)  2023-09-19T01:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The truth is I suspect nothing terrifies the US more than friendly relations between China & India. The ultimate multipolar force & one that would only grow in strength through togetherness. The only way for The US to ensure this never happens is through"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703953181703848330)  2023-09-19T02:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


".favorable geopolitical coverage & decision making. One major aspect of which is turning a blind eye to human rights abuses & breaches of international law. Again - the blueprint we saw with Saudi Arabia (& Israel). Rule of Law only counts for those that are not allies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703953261022318938)  2023-09-19T02:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Doug_rooney This may be true. But it may also be the case that as India does increasingly stand on its own two feet the US gets increasingly desperate to keep it on side through turning an even blinder eye. Look at how little coverage Russo-Indian relations have received compared to China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1703958560693186740)  2023-09-19T02:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Marina and the Diamonds - Oh No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1704295032851972587)  2023-09-20T00:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is a very important point to remember when you see people talk about that study that many like to claim 'proves Chinese people are the most dishonest'. As soon as I read the methodology (click through to see the original study in thread) my first thought was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1705007094049763473)  2023-09-21T23:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"'Well yeah. If you accidentally leave something at a restaurant/bar etc in China it *is* quite unlikely someone will track you down and return it. But you're WAY more likely to be able to retrace your steps and find it untouched'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1705007096864072016)  2023-09-21T23:52Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Of course the usual suspects just completely ignore this point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1705009033219018933)  2023-09-22T00:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@evenstevenmb @HaraldinChina @rational_matt @FromAllegedstan @Gonz67Ricky @WarrenPlatts @ComdtGauvaj @USAFirst1st @Lumieres_mnt @CIA_in_China @The_Mdawini @BarrettYouTube Did you bother to read the rest of the study https://x.com/whyvert/status/1704313888420852140t=ej06rMM8k4trVJPKo4W9Ww&s=19 Now a replication in China with two measures of honesty: -did finder email owner 27% -did owner recover the wallet after visiting the institution they were dropped a week later 70% with full contents Seems like China is more honest than in the original study. https://t.co/8u70OdqYSd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1705009519376650609)  2023-09-22T00:02Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@maityman This is of course the uncomfortable truth of any unfortunate geopolitical & diplomatic issue. History has shown us time and time again that certain elements of the public government & media can not be trusted to not put the blame on normal innocent people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1705103465343844482)  2023-09-22T06:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"😂😂😂 that's just football Jen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1705547588110594501)  2023-09-23T11:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I've noticed there is an 'Independent Athletes Competing Under the OCA Flag' taking part in the rugby sevens at the Asian Games but can't work out which nation is not allowed to compete. It's not Russia or Kuwait & looking at NOC list I don't notice anyone missing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1706116518923432107)  2023-09-25T01:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Based on their names it's surely a South Asian nation. But India Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives Nepal Pakistan Afghanistan are all there. Or could it be just rugby specific & someone's rugby committee are banned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1706117023733067845)  2023-09-25T01:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This was announced well in advance of the games. Almost [--] million people get their China 'information' from this man. It genuinely hurts my head"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1706200660105142503)  2023-09-25T06:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DreyerChina It's so stupid & it annoys me so much. I've enjoyed the games so far. I think China & Hangzhou have done a very good job as I think they often do with major events. So why not let that sing Celebrate China for it's actual achievements"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707225287795388528)  2023-09-28T02:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And China also took home the gold in the Men's 80kg with Song Zhaoxiang beating Iran's Arian Salimi 2-1 in the final. Lee Meng En of Chinese Taipei & Smaiyl Duisebay of Kazakhstan took home the bronze medals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707631364483510410)  2023-09-29T05:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"We'll finish with [--] golds across two sports starting with [--] at the Aquatic Centre The first swimming gold of the day went to China's Zhang Yufei with an Asian Games record time of [-----] in the 50m Freestyle Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey took silver China's Cheng Yujie bronze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707689903948185842)  2023-09-29T09:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It's worth noting by the way that that was Zhang's 5th Gold of the tournament - having already won the 100m Butterfly 200m Butterfly & the 4x100 Freestyle & Medley Relays. She's in action again today (29th) at 19:30 Beijing Time in the 50m Butterfly. Some tournament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707690946140455413)  2023-09-29T09:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"South Korea's Kim Woomin took gold in the Men's 800m Freestyle with an Asian Games record time of 7:46.03 - joined on the podium by China's Fei Liwei in silver and Vietnam's Huy Hoang Nguyen in bronze*"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707695832601133110)  2023-09-29T09:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"So where did this leave the medal table China still find themselves sat comfortably at the top with South Korea & Japan battling for 2nd. Uzbekistan have had an impressive tournament so far & it was a good day for DPRK Iran & Chinese Taipei who all climb the board"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707711691704954889)  2023-09-29T10:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What an #AsianGames2023 it has been for this woman Zhang Yufei who earlier this evening won her 6th gold medal of the tournament - with her 6th Asian Games record time - this time in the 50m Butterfly. What an incredible showing. Very excited to see how she does in Paris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1707731391440716111)  2023-09-29T12:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"China's 2nd gold of the day in Artistic Gymnastics game in the Women's Floor Exercise with Zhang Jin topping the leader board. North Korea's Kim Sonhyang finished with the silver and South Korea's Lim Sumin took bronze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708059056890618035)  2023-09-30T09:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The final Artistic Gymnastics medals up for grabs were in the Men's Horizontal Bar which saw China take home gold & silver through Zhang Boheng and Lin Chaopan. The Japanese Tanigawa brothers fought for 3rd with the younger of the two Kakeru getting the place on the podium"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708060484690485524)  2023-09-30T10:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The first Athletics medals of the tournament came in the 20KM race walk with China taking gold & silver in both the Men's via Zhang Jun & Wang Zhaozhao and the Women's thanks to Yang Jiayu & Ma Zhenxia. Japan took bronze in both through Yutaro Murayama & Nanako Fujii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708061948083163395)  2023-09-30T10:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The first medals to be won at the Big Lotus Stadium were in the Women's 10000m where Bahrain's Violah Jepchumba Kilonzo Motosio took the gold. She was joined on the podium by Japan's Ririka Hironaka in silver & Kazakhstan's Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui in bronze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708063014413631546)  2023-09-30T10:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The only other medals up for grabs on day one of the Athletics were in the Women's Shot Put which saw China take home Gold & Silver through Gong Lijiao & Song Jiayun. India's Kiran Baliyan took the bronze position"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708065256432644388)  2023-09-30T10:24Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Heading over to the final day of Track Cycling now & Japan's domination of the sport continued with gold in the Men's Madison though 2nd place South Korea came extremely close to an upset. Kazakhstan finished 3rd & took the Bronze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708066129468649799)  2023-09-30T10:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Over at the Esports Arena the South Korea side of Seo Park Jung Lee Ryu & Choi beat the Chinese Taipei team of Chu Hu Xu Hung Chiu & Su in the League of Legends final with China finishing 3rd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1708081235283874098)  2023-09-30T11:27Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"The Fencing tournament signed off with two final medal matches. The first Women's Sabre Team saw Uzbekistan beat Japan 45-42 in the final with China & South Korea taking home the bronze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708082170718474705)  2023-09-30T11:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Meanwhile Japan beat Kazakhstan 36-35 in the Men's Epee Team final. For some reason throughout this project pictures of Japan's winners have proven very hard to find even with my VPN set to Japan. So here is Team Hong Kong celebrating finishing 3rd alongside South Korea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1708083285140922516)  2023-09-30T11:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"At the Jinhua Sport's Centre we saw the first two medal matches of the ever exciting Sepaktakraw tournament. No huge surprises as Thailand took gold in both the Women's Team Regu with a 2-0 victory over South Korea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708084446837284979)  2023-09-30T11:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The first gold medals of the Tennis tournament went to Chinese Taipei as Hsu Yu-hsiou & Jasn Jung beat India's Saketh Myneni & Ramkumar Ramanathan in the Men's Doubles. Thailand and South Korea shared Bronze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708088523734356476)  2023-09-30T11:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And we'll finish today's round-up with the first medals of the Triathalon which saw a Japan 1-2 in the Men's Individual Kenji Nener taking the gold with Makoto Odakura the silver. Kazakhstan's Ayan Beisenbayer finished 3rd and took home the bronze medal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708089755806929295)  2023-09-30T12:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"So where does that leave the table A strong day for Japan saw them leapfrog South Korea into 2nd. Meanwhile India & Thailand have also climbed the table but it's still the same [--] NOC's filling out the top of the leaderboard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708090574275072229)  2023-09-30T12:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Amb. Burns doing his best here to get almost every Chinese football fan to despise him. I rate it tbh. But it's very yank to assume just saying you support a football team in a country will endear you to every sports fan in the country rather than making them hate you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708110351710216333)  2023-09-30T13:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@AngrySunTzu @TripInChina @SHAQ That's genuinely an understatement. I'm obviously a big guy but nowhere near Shaq & I'm in XXXXXL or XXXXXXL. Can't buy clothes or shoes in most stores"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708316082115952838)  2023-10-01T03:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@r0landx @Catri_catcat The yellow meituan ones I always get asked to fill in my Chinese ID. Didi & HelloBike are fine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708388083421646948)  2023-10-01T07:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Beijing life is a streeeeess man. I like the city but god do I miss my very chilled lonely but comfortable life in Suzhou sometimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708712101471260703)  2023-10-02T05:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Credit where it's due Las Vegas has little appeal to me but this is incredible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708740706054103066)  2023-10-02T07:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@lightspeed_ Yes Wow small world. I was just checking out your partners hometown on Street View 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708750411815924119)  2023-10-02T07:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"A quick thread on what sources are and aren't allowed to be used on Wikipedia. There's some pretty interesting quirks 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708767202197881236)  2023-10-02T08:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It probably isn't a massive surprise to learn that *most* of the major news outlets are considered reliable. These are your BBC's AFP Al Jazeera AP Atlantic Reuters Bloomberg CNN The Economist Guardian Globe & Mail Independent Le Monde MSNBC Politico Sky WSJ et al"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708767204265837002)  2023-10-02T08:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


".Daily Mirror* Metro Medium National Enquirer New York Post Newsweek Rolling Stone Sky News Australia (but not UK) The Spectator* Straits Times & The Sun. None of the [--] largest UK newspapers by circulation are considered reliable sources()"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708771584616677639)  2023-10-02T09:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Some sources have different rating based depending on what they're talking about. Fox News is considered totally unreliable on politics but may be used in some circumstances for news events. HuffPo is fine for news can be used in some circumstances for politics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708774068298952759)  2023-10-02T09:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Staying with Chinese media it's a mixed bag. CGTN & Global Times are banned outright but China Daily & Xinhua may be used in specific circumstances. South China Morning Post is considered reliable whilst Epoch Times & anything else owned by NTD is unreliable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708775787908968734)  2023-10-02T09:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Most 'state-controlled media' is banned including Iran's Press TV & any Russian media (RT Sputnik TASS). Anything considered pro-Russian including Lenta New Eastern Outlook & Ukraine based '112 Ukraine' is not allowed. Mint Press & Greyzone are also banned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1708777225175363852)  2023-10-02T09:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"US state owned media is considered totally reliable including those under the US Gov owned 'U.S. Agency for Global Media'. This includes Voice of America Radio Free Asia Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Office of Cuba Broadcasting & Middle East Broadcasting Networks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1708778414529007875)  2023-10-02T09:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"This is basically the new 'Muslims are trying to ban Christmas'. Gets rehashed every time the Tory Party Conference is held in Manchester and always turns out to be bollocks. Which is unfortunate really because a bar refusing to serve someone because they're Tory is very funny Hearing stories about people being abused and kicked out of bars across Manchester just because theyre Tories. The tolerant left Hearing stories about people being abused and kicked out of bars across Manchester just because theyre Tories. The tolerant left"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1709038590062403904)  2023-10-03T02:52Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Fuck. Right. Off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1709071036405432372)  2023-10-03T05:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Wow. [--] years is an absolute joke. What kind of message does this send And what does this say to the grieving family of this young woman What does this say about how valued women are in society Pathetic. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6633609/New-Yorker-murdered-Tinder-date-Japan-dismembered-gets-just-eight-years-prison.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6633609/New-Yorker-murdered-Tinder-date-Japan-dismembered-gets-just-eight-years-prison.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1709564150102589673)  2023-10-04T13:40Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Lived off one song their entire career & it's not even their own. Never created something worthwhile of their own just piggybacked off someone elses work. Fitting that they'd play the Tory conference then"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1709601039325028819)  2023-10-04T16:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@aerielist Ben Norton to Jackson Hinkle is such a depressing downgrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1709755059888902591)  2023-10-05T02:19Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Rode one of China's more unique metro systems today (& one of my favourites). Check the thread below to see some of the quirks of the Hohhot metro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1709885608439812322)  2023-10-05T10:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@GarJives On & off [--] years or so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1710348149095870733)  2023-10-06T17:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I'm about to travel from Hohhot to Beijing in record time - just 2h. The fastest regular service stops at Ulanqab & Zhangjiakou. But this holiday special 3:21AM service is non-stop to the capital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1710374743164276929)  2023-10-06T19:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I know it won't mean much to followers from China The US Canada. Even Australia perhaps. But as a Brit the fact that my profile picture & cover photo are taken [----] miles apart in the same country still blows my mind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1710482784022634865)  2023-10-07T02:30Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"They have nowhere to go. It is there home. He's simply saying this so you'll turn a blind eye to the countless Palestinian civilians - women children the elderly - that he's about to slaughter to make a point and to put Palestine back in line. Just as they always have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1710756668014022944)  2023-10-07T20:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ok then 🤷♂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1710879414194770067)  2023-10-08T04:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Has a British governmental building EVER flown a Palestine flag in solidarity over the decades long apartheid eviction & slaughter of Palestinian civilians This is not solidarity - this is picking a side & broadcasting which lives you consider more valuable. Disgusting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1711185956966138366)  2023-10-09T01:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Cutting off electricity is a war crime. Unless it's our friends doing it. Then we'll light up our cities in their colours to throw our support behind it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1712269703157305463)  2023-10-12T00:51Z [----] followers, 78.1K engagements


"A quick reminder: You'll increasingly hear less & less about atrocity in Gaza whilst continuing to hear on the ground reports from Israel. Don't be fooled into thinking the suffering in Gaza has ended. There is simply no electricity & no escape. No way to tell the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1712621216693973357)  2023-10-13T00:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"China train geeks trivia question time: Which Beijing Subway lines do *NOT* have a connection with Line 10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1713115961921020393)  2023-10-14T08:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SteveWeaverTEFL @MisterSatellite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1713137161854480829)  2023-10-14T10:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In which Stephen is *SHOCKED* to see that there aren't many tourists in the small city of Heihe isolated in the far far north of China midweek during a work week as temperatures slip towards freezing. What could this mean I don't know but it must be bad news for China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1714088880616636481)  2023-10-17T01:20Z [----] followers, 10.9K engagements


"Paris is great for all the reasons people say they hate it. Brussels is a better city than Amsterdam. Shanghai is extremely overrated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1715624411125129552)  2023-10-21T07:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"But wait aren't we just 'fighting Hamas' The same Hamas who have nothing to do with the West Bank Almost as if there's slightly more to this than your government cares to admit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1716034567721857244)  2023-10-22T10:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Imagine being a chief correspondent for one of the largest most influential news channels in the world - The BBC. & your first response to an expert providing additional information on a topic you're talking about is to threaten to block them because it doesn't fit your agenda"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1716242076311134709)  2023-10-22T23:56Z [----] followers, 29.2K engagements


"@AlexanderV878 @ninadn21 It is not uncommon for countries to ask others to use local names. Eswatini Cabo Verde & Trkiye spring to mind in recent years. And just as countries can make said request so too can other countries ignore the request"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1716703164093919333)  2023-10-24T06:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@GarJives Are these Beijing restaurants or restaurants in Yunnan itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1716713155991318939)  2023-10-24T07:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Had a catch up with Jane (the woman mentioned in this tweet) on WeChat today. I'm always fascinated by the unpredictably of meetings & connections. One single tiny factor differing that day & we wouldn't have met. I wouldn't have had that chat today & wouldn't be writing this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1716735724492570656)  2023-10-24T08:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The bulk of Stephen McDonells article on the death of Li Keqiang is just a not so thinly veiled criticism of Xi Jinping. Classy as ever Stephen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1717786473238495605)  2023-10-27T06:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DreyerChina Betting sponsors are a scourge on sport. Glad the EPL are planning to ban gambling ads on the front of shirts though it's only a small step. I'd like to see in game betting ads banned at half time but I'm not hopeful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CurtExplores/status/1718191510662103123)  2023-10-28T09:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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