# ![@MinhDr18 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1682281043921911808.png) @MinhDr18 Dr. Minh Tran

Dr. Minh Tran posts on X about china, sea, philippines, in the the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[countries](/list/countries)  73% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  3% [finance](/list/finance)  2% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  2% [mlb](/list/mlb)  1% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  1%

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china) 63%, [sea](/topic/sea) #282, [philippines](/topic/philippines) #2440, [in the](/topic/in-the) 10%, [taiwan](/topic/taiwan) #246, [history](/topic/history) 4%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 4%, [japan](/topic/japan) 4%, [dr](/topic/dr) 4%, [just a](/topic/just-a) 3%

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

"South Korean coast guards water-cannoned Chinese fishing militia vessels that illegally entered their EEZ. This is exactly what the Chinese goons were doing to us in our own waters. Serves them right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1991848191868973338)  2025-11-21T12:36Z [----] followers, 338.7K engagements


""This is my Philippine territory This is my Philippine territory" Filipino fishermen shout at the China Coast Guard as they are chased away near Scarborough Shoal bright lights flashing at them. They have to fight like this every single time they just try to do their job"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017183666620039177)  2026-01-30T10:30Z [----] followers, 43.9K engagements


"This isnt my place to comment on Philippine politics but why is there even a conversation about defending China after this Cooperating as neighbours for the sake of your citizens is one thing. Surrendering sovereignty to a country that treats you like this is another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019002543494640102)  2026-02-04T10:58Z [----] followers, 19.6K engagements


""China has been violating the sovereign rights of the Filipino people. For so many years bombarding our vessels. Now with water cannons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019008873139773482)  2026-02-04T11:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The South China Sea doesnt belong to China- never did never will. What actual (real) claim does China have over these waters beyond simply wanting them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019375586624565519)  2026-02-05T11:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"China said in [----] that Fiery Cross Reef inside the Philippine EEZ was a fishermens shelter. That was a lie. Its now a missile-armed airbase sitting on a major shipping route BELIEVE CHINA AT YOUR OWN RISK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019386629212016917)  2026-02-05T12:24Z [----] followers, 15.5K engagements


"Replace Philippines with China in this post and it will all make sense. FYI this is what state-backed maritime militia actually looks like and its not the Philippines https://x.com/MediaUnlock/status/2019710313634144331t=mAh6z89PGTLaEpWXpZHsMQ&s=19 Filipino fishermen are being pushed to the front line of the China-Philippines disputes in the South China Sea. And it all traces back to one name: the KBBM program a state-backed maritime militia initiative. In June [----] the Philippine government officially launched the https://t.co/lszyyMjtZn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019725807347023944)  2026-02-06T10:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"China has no keyboard warriors NO keyboard warriors Just look under any of my posts with decent engagement you can see hundreds of them If you cant see that youre just choosing to be blind https://x.com/AnnaMalindogUy/status/2019647206731710864s=20 Just a friendly reminder ha. Let be realistic and Pragmatic hehehe. Isip isip.maging wise at matalino wag maging jingoist tulad ni Tarry et al okies folks hehehe 😊😅😂 #ProPhilippines https://t.co/VvwK7GZc6d https://x.com/AnnaMalindogUy/status/2019647206731710864s=20 Just a friendly reminder ha. Let be realistic and Pragmatic hehehe. Isip"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019731897749033320)  2026-02-06T11:16Z [----] followers, 11K engagements


"China ramped up coast guard presence in [----] especially in areas like Scarborough Shoal Second Thomas Shoal & Thitu Island. This is the country that claims it wants peace in the South China Sea while its coast guard is busy bullying its neighbours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020089153183183365)  2026-02-07T10:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"As much as Im enjoying Karma hitting China square in the face theres a real issue here. They deployed a missile destroyer against a small Philippine patrol vessel resupplying fishermen. A warship against a non-combatant ship on a humanitarian mission. Let that sink in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1955251429565927526)  2025-08-12T12:54Z [----] followers, 271.9K engagements


"Uhm thats a Peoples Armed Forces Maritime Militia ship literally exploding on it's own In their rush to attack the Philippines this CCP bot just admitted how cheap those ships really are. Also did they just admit the militia is official https://x.com/PLA_MilitaryUpd/status/1985301631890767935 A Philippines civilian militia ship exploding on its own inChinese SCS waters and need to be towed by two heavy tug boats😂😂 Philippines just a quick reminder you guys dont really have a navy or a Air Force. https://t.co/ceVLXTZCMP https://x.com/PLA_MilitaryUpd/status/1985301631890767935 A Philippines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1985688385344970781)  2025-11-04T12:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"China Coast Guard harasses Malaysians who were just fishing with a rod in their own waters. At Luconia Shoals. Over [----] km from China. Why are they even there Harassing harmless people in someone elses territory. And you wonder why we call them a BULLY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1999453947736785290)  2025-12-12T12:19Z [----] followers, 52.3K engagements


"Whoever made this has no sense of history. China has attacked Vietnam multiple times. And Korea. And Myanmar. And Mongolia. And Indonesia (Java). And Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. And India. And Tibet. And the Philippines. The list doesnt end"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015030146693276032)  2026-01-24T11:53Z [----] followers, 23.5K engagements


"Sometimes I genuinely wonder how they even justify this. Its so brazen it almost feels like a Caricature Like yes all of this water is mine. Vietnam Philippines Brunei - all of that water near you - thats actually my water"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015033087013568953)  2026-01-24T12:05Z [----] followers, 2.9M engagements


"And whos gonna tell them the South China Sea is a made-up name too True https://t.co/ZkQpiCGL9S True https://t.co/ZkQpiCGL9S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020432959946551329)  2026-02-08T09:42Z [----] followers, 25.6K engagements


""Who is playing the "bully" at sea Who is acting as the "guardian of life" The video not only answers this question but also shows the world the true face of the China Coast Guard." https://x.com/ZhaiXiang5/status/2018012673980653703s=20 In the eyes of some the South China Sea or East China Sea is a "powder keg." But through the real footage it is a place where China's maritime law enforcement is steadfast restrained and also filled with human warmth. On February 1st marking the fifth anniversary of the https://t.co/a272VpL1XA https://x.com/ZhaiXiang5/status/2018012673980653703s=20 In the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020451040949047361)  2026-02-08T10:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Some news makes the day better Xiao Jie former mayor of Chinas imaginary Sansha City over Spratlys & Paracels responsible for reclaiming & militarizing stolen islands is now arrested for corruption and facing trial. Couldnt have happened to a better man"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020460642537193589)  2026-02-08T11:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hmm this particular 'leak' looks like a bad fake meant to amp up paranoia. I don't buy it as real. And if it's fake Who's behind it Who gains from dropping this now right as we are warming ties with the US Another leaked memo this time apparently from the Naval Zone [--] in [----] about the US psychological warfare against Vietnam. Wonder why these materials have suddenly appeared 🤔🤔 https://t.co/lGNAYdVysm Another leaked memo this time apparently from the Naval Zone [--] in [----] about the US psychological warfare against Vietnam. Wonder why these materials have suddenly appeared 🤔🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020800433443213725)  2026-02-09T10:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @hawktu4h: Illiteracy is a disease. Your point doesn't even work because Vietnamese belongs to an entirely different language family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020802853523132898)  2026-02-09T10:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"South China Sea is a European-invented name We call it East Sea. Ph calls it West Philippine Sea. In Chinese its just South Sea. Those are purely geographic terms But you use South China Sea only when you can use it as proof of ownership. We dont recognize that logic @MinhDr18 Tell us who made up the name South China Sea and why it is accepted worldwide. Can't wait for your answer US paid troll. @MinhDr18 Tell us who made up the name South China Sea and why it is accepted worldwide. Can't wait for your answer US paid troll"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020804870723285076)  2026-02-09T10:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @Carlosa_DaNang: #Vietnam successfully tested its domestic VCM-01M anti-ship missiles on its S. Korean made Pohang-class corvettes. Vie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020830145893040246)  2026-02-09T12:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Nine/eleven-dash line is deliberately vague lacking any clear limits If China truly believes these dashes represent a legitimate boundary it should publish precise coordinates. Otherwise its just mad scribblings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020830603747447142)  2026-02-09T12:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is an invasion of Chinese maritime militia. An ecological destruction on an astronomical scale in waters that belong to all us littoral states. And China expects silence and submission simply because it is the bigger power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020839511891255429)  2026-02-09T12:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Iranian fishermen clash with illegal Chinese fishing vessels operating inside Irans waters off Chabahar China's fishing fleet has been swarming Gulf Strait of Hormuz & beyond and is fitted with surveillance gear Local fishermen are left to face these goons themselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2021549562255860026)  2026-02-11T11:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If even North Korea can detain illegal Chinese fishing boats whats stopping the rest of the world Illegal is illegal. Trespass is trespass. Every Chinese vessel that steals from another nations waters should face the same treatment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2021904198972190893)  2026-02-12T11:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The OP says Japan wants its own independent military to defend itself not rely on anyone. And your counter isJapan is dependent on the US and [----] Read properly. Stop being clueless. China isn't the threat. Your nation is shackled to the U.S. the very nation that dropped two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities killing hundreds of thousands of Japanese people. China never did that the only thing China did was recover from the Japanese invasion where China isn't the threat. Your nation is shackled to the U.S. the very nation that dropped two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities killing hundreds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2022227395093442811)  2026-02-13T08:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Chilean fishermen call the Chinese fleet termites of the sea for overfishing along Chiles EEZ boundary. The same fleets cluster in Perus waters vastly outnumbering Peruvian vessels. They are infesting and destroying our ocean like termites"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2022271169337139231)  2026-02-13T11:26Z [----] followers, 380K engagements


"So last year small fishermen in Peru in their small boats surrounded & blocked a Chinese fishing vessel after it entered prohibited waters Illegal fishing costs Peru $300 million a year hitting coastal families the hardest So its no surprise theyre starting to push back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2022630575262290097)  2026-02-14T11:14Z [----] followers, 58.4K engagements


"South China Sea is NOT a part of China https://x.com/jacksonhinklle/status/2019517263666376992s=20 Taiwan is not a real country. https://x.com/jacksonhinklle/status/2019517263666376992s=20 Taiwan is not a real country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2019733920087171258)  2026-02-06T11:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @detresfa_: Continued monitoring of the land reclamation/island building activity at Antelope Reef Paracel Islands South China Sea hi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2020803238098776471)  2026-02-09T10:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"140+ dolphins stranded in Somalia Chinese fishing militia boats chasing tuna use powerful sonar that disorients them These fleets are draining Somali waters and taking the profits. When Somali fishermen push back the world calls them pirates. So whos the real pirate here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2021920530925035732)  2026-02-12T12:13Z [----] followers, 20.8K engagements


"Four Chinese coast guard boats got humiliated and driven away by Taiwan after barging into restricted waters off Kinmen Island. These cowardly Chinese incursions are the real threat to peace. Backing down against their feeble intimidation would be surrender"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2022980233020993709)  2026-02-15T10:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Livable city on a island barely [--] sq. km which CHINA took from Vietnam & reclaimed Supermarkets schools & a Chinese population WHO WANTS TO LIVE IN A VIETNAMESE ISLAND And why bring up Manila in this They've nothing to do with Woody Island. Hong Sa belongs to Vietnam The funniest part is this: while Manila is busy worshipping a rusted ship like its a national relic Beijing is literally building a livable city with electricity hotpot milk tea and functioning plumbing. One side has a grounded warship that leaks. The other side has https://t.co/nGx1s47Ga5 The funniest part is this: while Manila"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005235840059130319)  2025-12-28T11:14Z [----] followers, 10.7K engagements


"Correct me if Im wrong Filipino fishermen were stranded near Scarborough Shoal inside Philippine EEZ where China blocks Philippine coast guard Chinese Navy shouldnt even be there in the first place If the PCG had free access to this region would this have happened No. On December [--] Chinese Navy vessel [---] conducted an emergency rescue of a Filipino fisherman stranded in waters waving a sign reading "Help Me" near China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. https://t.co/rjztXxQOnF On December [--] Chinese Navy vessel [---] conducted an emergency rescue of a Filipino fisherman stranded in waters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005243641221320749)  2025-12-28T11:45Z [----] followers, 13.2K engagements


"@ASGuzman99 Woody Island dispute is mainly between Vietnam & China (Taiwans claim exists on paper) Philippines claims only Spratlys. @OopsGuess will skip naming Vietnam since Manila is target they want to paint as a bad actor who doesnt deserve its EEZ. Honestly thats just stupid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005606227578175541)  2025-12-29T11:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@OopsGuess @CommunityNotes The post isn't even about Indonesia. I quoted South Korean President citing Indonesia as an example"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005610899298754716)  2025-12-29T12:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@OopsGuess @CommunityNotes On you face you fake bot. https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1236403.html https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1236403.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005614967761027170)  2025-12-29T12:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Remember how Taiwan detained Hong Tai [--] for severing undersea cables linking Taiwan & Penghu Island The crew was detained. This is part of China's three-warfare strategy. Cable cuts are a way to probe defenses and create confusion before any real attack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005621204686946511)  2025-12-29T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Imagine being a Filipino fisherman going into your own waters to do your job & you face foreign Coast Guards shouting at you aiming blinding lasers & blasting sirens at you All in peacetime. All illegal and All from a country claiming to be a peacekeeper"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005979560584921236)  2025-12-30T12:29Z [----] followers, 68.5K engagements


"Vietnam recorded ASEANs strongest GDP growth in [----] expanding by 7% in 1st quarter 7% in the 2nd and 8% in the 3rd lifting [--] month growth to 7% according to Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Vietnam. One of the region's fastest growing economies over next [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2005983890503352813)  2025-12-30T12:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Well thats Chinas 1350th final warning If it happens again next time they are going to do bad things to you for sure BREAKING; CHINA Warns US and JAPAN: "Do Not Interfere" as Record-Breaking Drills Encircle Taiwan The PLA Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Senior Colonel Shi Yi called the exercises a "stern warning against 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external interference https://t.co/XzKr9Gjaj5 BREAKING; CHINA Warns US and JAPAN: "Do Not Interfere" as Record-Breaking Drills Encircle Taiwan The PLA Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Senior Colonel Shi Yi called the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2006332598361219247)  2025-12-31T11:52Z [----] followers, 85.6K engagements


"A Chinese research vessel operated [--] nmi off Cagayan North Luzon an undisputed Philippine province It switched off its AIS & ignored challenges from PCG If this were innocent passage if it was legitimate research it would not hide This was not research. This was spying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2006336041880604954)  2025-12-31T12:06Z [----] followers, 408.3K engagements


"Happy New Year [----] Wishing you all a year full of joy peace & prosperity. And heres hoping China finally accepts reality: the South China Sea is not China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2006689716184473641)  2026-01-01T11:31Z [----] followers, 339.5K engagements


"This looks like something a psychopathic serial killer would post I dont know how depicting 23M people chained in barbed wire is Justice China thinks this looks heroic. It doesnt. It makes them look barbaric and psychopathic uncomfortably close to how they actually behave The Justice Mission [----] military drills around Taiwan island now underway are not casual maneuvers. They are a form of punctuation. The air and maritime exclusion zones announced for Dec [--] [----] stretching across the Taiwan Islands north southwest southeast and east https://t.co/VbCE4gS7uX The Justice Mission [----] military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2007055766201733584)  2026-01-02T11:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese fishing boats caught by the South Korean Coast Guard. Clearly aware they were trespassing without a license the crews armed themselves with iron bars erected barriers & used aggressive maneuvers to fend off law enforcement. Pirates behaving like pirates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2007429105307005318)  2026-01-03T12:29Z [----] followers, 271.4K engagements


"Turns out Filipino fishermen wrote 'Help Me' & pretended to be helpless to escape Chinese Navy in Scarborough Shoal because if they didnt they knew theyd be hurt by Chinese pirate attacks in their own waters fishermen being forced to do this to survive from Chinese thugs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2007784630305567075)  2026-01-04T12:02Z [----] followers, 117.8K engagements


"Venezuela poured vast sums into Chinese-made weapons especially the hyped radar system only for it to fail when it was needed most. When it comes to real combat Chinese weapons and technology are simply fails like Temu made toys"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2007787920925847975)  2026-01-04T12:15Z [----] followers, 99.4K engagements


"US Navys QUICKSINK: a low-cost precision-guided bomb that sends surface ships to the bottom faster and cheaper. Perfect for fishing fleets that keep pretending our waters are their 'national interests' No respect for boundaries Quick sink"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2007790050197770680)  2026-01-04T12:23Z [----] followers, 77K engagements


"China always opposes the use or threat of force and the imposition of one countrys will on another.unless China itself is the one using force or imposing its will particularly in its own neighborhood like against Philippines. Regarding the sudden changes in Venezuela FM Wang Yi stated that we never believe that any country can play the role of world policeman nor do we agree that any country can claim itself to be an international judge. China always opposes the use or threat of force as well as https://t.co/B4mjcNQxIB Regarding the sudden changes in Venezuela FM Wang Yi stated that we never"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2008495985987863013)  2026-01-06T11:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese series Shine on Me which showed [--] dash line map was pulled from Netflix Vietnam. These maps appeared on screens of control room in a spy base Displaying such illegal maps in mass entertainment is a major way to normalize them. We should call it out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2008501936811831695)  2026-01-06T11:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Btw China & South Korea once ran joint patrols against illegal fishing until Chinese pirate fishermen started attacking SK Coast Guard as you can see When Seoul started attacking them back China called it abuse of power & cancelled any joint patrols https://x.com/harukaawake/status/2008410174659457235t=UEZc2pehoqaDsLvBsxzBbg&s=19 South Korea's leftist President Lee Jae-myung took a selfie with China's Xi Jinping. I feel sorry for the Korean people. Their leadership has been compromised by the CCP. I hope they'll take their country back as soon as possible. https://t.co/IcMENZln5K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2008512091418988601)  2026-01-06T12:12Z [----] followers, 83.5K engagements


"The insatiable appetite #China #IllegalFishing #Pirates The Insatiable Appetite. #US #imperialism #hegemony #Venezuela #Greenland #Columbia #oil https://t.co/eul7lEIGSB The Insatiable Appetite. #US #imperialism #hegemony #Venezuela #Greenland #Columbia #oil https://t.co/eul7lEIGSB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2008851914944029183)  2026-01-07T10:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Somalia sold its fishing rights to China years ago. When governments hand over peoples lives to pirates ordinary fishermen turns into 'Pirates' to fight back Like this Senegalese fisherman who boarded a Chinese boat beat crew & kidnapped captain. https://x.com/denisewu/status/2008646594376409221s=20 Send in the Wolf Warriors The Chinese ship hijacked by Somali pirates recently was the same one that was seized in [----] and released in [----] after a $2 million ransom was paid. 😂 https://t.co/QZKCN7XZJC https://x.com/denisewu/status/2008646594376409221s=20 Send in the Wolf Warriors The Chinese"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2008868266631143470)  2026-01-07T11:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Thai militarys Chinese-made VT-5 main battle tank keeps breaking down with repeated failureseven in its main gun and engine. They say it cannot be trusted in real-world combat. Temu-made toys fail again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2008871581880394196)  2026-01-07T12:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ask Filipinos what law of the jungle looks like. Theyll tell you who repeatedly violates international law disregards legitimate rights & interests of developing countries including Philippines & bullies smaller nations Answer will always be China https://x.com/SpoxCHN_LinJian/status/2009518871032811794s=20 https://t.co/DobkHZUASh https://x.com/SpoxCHN_LinJian/status/2009518871032811794s=20 https://t.co/DobkHZUASh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2009599072722919465)  2026-01-09T12:12Z [----] followers, 136.5K engagements


"A smaller vessel doesnt get a free pass to challenge a bigger ships lawful navigation Chinese embassy Except that bigger Chinese ship isnt innocently passing. its invading PH based on China's fantasy map. International law doesnt bend to your map https://x.com/Chinaembmanila/status/2009627194335855089t=B1GDwYqwyA6VLBpUwLdx1Q&s=19 @jaytaryela Deputy Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy Guo Wei: Here you go againtrying to drag everything into the SCS issue. These cheap tricks and made-up stories might get clicks but they wont fool people for long. First China and the Philippines have overlapping"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2010310903036838251)  2026-01-11T11:20Z [----] followers, 260.5K engagements


"Vietnam makes it clear that the newly inaugurated Chinese commercial center on Phu Lam Island in the Paracel Islands is illegal and invalid. Vietnam resolutely opposes such activities. China should build malls on its mainland not on Vietnamese islands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2010328700374671547)  2026-01-11T12:31Z [----] followers, 30.1K engagements


"China says names matter and colonial legacies should be rejected Yet a sea surrounded by Southeast Asian countries is branded as "South China Sea" a name given by Colonial powers. If geography and history really mattered the name would be obvious & it wouldnt be this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2010673937043308876)  2026-01-12T11:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"China is launching a new wave of land reclamation. This is Hi Sm (Antelope Reef) in the Paracel Islands on the verge of becoming a new full- fledged Chinese military outpost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2010684827239157810)  2026-01-12T12:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Chinas territorial waters What a joke. Were the fishermen near Hainan No. China Coast Guard traveled [----] km to Scarborough Shoal blocking Filipino fishermen just [---] km from the Philippines. Whos actually breaking the law here Deputy Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy Guo Wei: At noon on January [--] [----] during a routine patrol in the contiguous zone of Huangyan Dao China Coast Guard vessel [-----] spotted a boat that had no national flag or identifying marks and appeared to be a Philippine fishing https://t.co/0RgLfv1O28 Deputy Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy Guo Wei: At noon on January"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2011405774279614969)  2026-01-14T11:51Z [----] followers, 14.8K engagements


"Show you one its broken I can show you many. Start with UNCLOS: China violates it daily in South & East China Sea & Yellow Sea. Ramming ships water cannoning marine research inside others EEZs- all illegal. Illegal fishing in South America & Africa- Another one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2011414183703871923)  2026-01-14T12:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Seems like @MediaUnlock is running out of accusations so for them Manilas use of word maritime zones is wrong because its not recognized under UNCLOS Fun fact: EEZ is in UNCLOS. China could save everyone time by respecting Ph EEZ first then we can argue semantics Manila has claimed that a Chinese vessel "harassed" a Philippine fishing boat. But this is a manufactured story. During a routine patrol near Huangyan Island China Coast Guard vessel [-----] attempted to communicate with a Philippine vessel pressing toward China's territorial https://t.co/9USCFSIvvM Manila has claimed that a Chinese"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2011740446779945167)  2026-01-15T10:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Correction- China is the Pirate King of the Pacific Ocean @MinhDr18 I love the cat and move race in the sea. 😂😂 China is the king of Pacific Sea @MinhDr18 I love the cat and move race in the sea. 😂😂 China is the king of Pacific Sea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2011780154813792523)  2026-01-15T12:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yes. Philippines even painted their own Coast Guard ship to look like Chinas & rammed it themselves all to stage a smear campaign against China last year. Can you believe it https://x.com/ChinaDaily/status/2012100015670599709s=20 A Chinese defense spokesperson accused the #Philippines on Friday of repeatedly attempting to smear #China's legitimate rights-protection actions in the South China Sea while trying to cover up its own unlawful infringements and provocations. #SouthChinaSea https://t.co/mR6VIGInoE https://x.com/ChinaDaily/status/2012100015670599709s=20 A Chinese defense spokesperson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2012125913081938310)  2026-01-16T11:32Z [----] followers, 211.5K engagements


"The Chinese Embassy is furious over a cartoon of President Xi Jinping. Every week Chinese ships intimidate block & harass Filipino fishermen in their own waters. One gets a protest the other gets a free pass. 'SERIOUS VIOLATION OF CHINA'S POLITICAL DIGNITY' The Chinese Embassy in Manila said Friday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriela over a social media post that included cartoonish images of President Xi Jinping. Read: https://t.co/0mzudlYy7u 'SERIOUS VIOLATION OF CHINA'S POLITICAL DIGNITY' The Chinese Embassy in Manila said Friday it has"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2012845142219120899)  2026-01-18T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Waiting for Chinas new map in [----] adding an 11th dash around Palawan. Considering how last year Chinese netizens started claiming ownership of Palawan calling it Zheng He Island you know this is coming. Brace yourselves Filipinos. https://x.com/ABSCBNNews/status/2013033425796805048t=rHyus6TPMaTUdGrdFVxhXQ&s=19 NEW ENERGY SOURCE DISCOVERED The Philippines discovers natural gas at Malampaya East-1 that can supply [--] billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to millions of households in a year. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. states that the MAE-1 is the country's first major discovery in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2013191584817570283)  2026-01-19T10:07Z [----] followers, 98.1K engagements


"China does this to the seabed in the South China Sea Demolishing nature to build artificial islands. The real question is when will China itself disappear like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2014311894904189049)  2026-01-22T12:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Never seen an embassy wreck relations like Chinese embassies worldwide. Lying manipulating twisting international law to suit themselves Honestly kinda comedic at this point. Feels like meltdowns and Twitter rants are how they do diplomacy. https://x.com/PhilstarNews/status/2013905221265834080s=20 CHINA GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE VS TARRIELA DE LIMA PANGILINAN DIOKNO The Chinese Embassy in Manila has spent the opening weeks of [----] lashing out at Philippine officials on social media issuing a stream of unusually blunt statements that accuse them of lying misunderstanding https://t.co/P53ySPXCuQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2014314999033004298)  2026-01-22T12:31Z [----] followers, 10.6K engagements


"@kforrestsmith @YourUncleAt30 I was simply responding to the original post's claim that 'China never invaded anyone in [----] years.' Also China itself presents modern statehood as continuation of ancient dynasties- Xia Shang Zhou onward like one continuous civilization. That's their framing not mine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015381549550833728)  2026-01-25T11:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@RoddaSelwyn Except the fact that this defensive buffer is in our front yard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015388428914094338)  2026-01-25T11:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Gen. Zhang Youxia rose to prominence after fighting in Chinas invasion of Vietnam in [----] and Battle of V Xuyn in [----]. Hard to believe hes now under investigation for 'leaking defense secrets.' No tears shed. Good riddance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015752917849096518)  2026-01-26T11:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Viral Chinese mapping app Amap is displaying China's bogus Nine-Dash Line Malaysians wisely abandoning this propaganda tool. Push back against Chinese expansionism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015760668520305141)  2026-01-26T12:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""China absolutely cares about international Laws - show me one it's broken""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2011414799767462298)  2026-01-14T12:27Z [----] followers, 2.7M engagements


"Bravo China. Youre proudly regressing the world to the law of the jungle. If anyones wondering what that law of the jungle looks like in the South China Sea here it is entirely coordinated by China. https://x.com/BRICSinfo/status/2011889147997536386s=20 JUST IN: China says the world is "regressing to the law of the jungle." https://t.co/bUCgnKv9YM https://x.com/BRICSinfo/status/2011889147997536386s=20 JUST IN: China says the world is "regressing to the law of the jungle." https://t.co/bUCgnKv9YM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2012842254084272538)  2026-01-18T10:59Z [----] followers, 41.6K engagements


"History always teaches us that oil and gas are Chinas real motives for claiming South China Sea In [----] China tried deploying an oil-digging platform near Vietnams Paracel Islands. Vietnam resisted & as you can see rammed their vessels back and kicked them out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2013562682725855725)  2026-01-20T10:42Z [----] followers, 25.1K engagements


"A Chinese man tells a South Korean girl: Korea is part of China historically Because according to China everywhere is China Korea Chinese Stars Chinese Ocean Chinese Mars Also Chinese. History is just a long essay in Chinese geography"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2013937993921552410)  2026-01-21T11:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Simple & truthful explanation for Chinese officials who still think Scarborough Shoal is somehow Chinese territory: It is [---] nm from the Philippines [---] nm from China. Inside Philippine EEZ = Philippine waters Chinese territory On January [--] a Philippine government aircraft illegally intruded into the territorial airspace over Chinas #HuangyanDao without approval of Chinese government. The navy and air force troops dispatched by the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command warned and expelled it in https://t.co/ujneSrv7dK On January [--] a Philippine government aircraft illegally intruded into the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2013945084975223013)  2026-01-21T12:01Z [----] followers, 21.5K engagements


"Japan cannot win the trust of the international community Is he living under a rock Japan is the #1 trusted great power in Southeast Asia (Singapore PM) China on the other hand has a reputation for many things including lying as you can see here. https://x.com/globaltimesnews/status/2014178998855852273s=20 Japan is unable to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security cannot win the trust of the international community and therefore is fundamentally unqualified to seek a seat as a permanent member of the UN Security Council Ambassador Sun Lei"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2014313951635612150)  2026-01-22T12:27Z [----] followers, 82.3K engagements


"@KosmosNous @JeffreyOrdaniel Because Greenland is a self-governing country trying to gain independence. Also because it is a recent development. South China Sea issue has been going on for decades"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015329059014942732)  2026-01-25T07:41Z [----] followers, 74.6K engagements


"@RoddaSelwyn Yes. 10dash line lets China bypass UNCLOS even if they never say that outright. If their claim is really just about scattered islands as you say they should submit coordinates and define legal maritime boundaries from each feature. Theyre deliberately keeping it ambiguous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015333588703879664)  2026-01-25T07:59Z [----] followers, 56.6K engagements


"This is for those saying But Vietnam also has disputes with the Philippines.👇 We dont disrupt regional peace over them. We cooperate. At the margins of the #ASEAN FM Retreat I had a fruitful exchange of views with Viet Nam FM Le Hoai Trung on ways to strengthen our Strategic Partnership and mark the 50th Anniversary of Bilateral Relations. We agreed to enhance our cooperation on maritime concerns defense https://t.co/nFoLtL5i2O At the margins of the #ASEAN FM Retreat I had a fruitful exchange of views with Viet Nam FM Le Hoai Trung on ways to strengthen our Strategic Partnership and mark the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2016439316097179890)  2026-01-28T09:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Chinas so-called political dignity is undermined by its own actions. What dignity can it demand from the Philippines while its busy bullying a smaller neighbor https://x.com/ANCALERTS/status/2016303961716805767t=sqzHWWmMYhChDEmstRoWQQ&s=19 The Chinese Embassy accused PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela of "attacking and smearing" China. This follows Tarrielas use of a caricature of President Xi Jinping which the embassy constituted as "a serious infringement on Chinas political dignity." Read: https://t.co/664r1SKyao"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2016466772896125412)  2026-01-28T11:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Look how densely South China Sea is wired with undersea internet cables. These connect major landing points across East Asia Southeast Asia Australia & to Europe Africa & US. Control or disruption here has global consequences. This is the area China claims"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2016833265089511434)  2026-01-29T11:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Japan should do this to the Chinese militia & CCG again instead of telling its fishermen to avoid Senkaku Island Japanese officials are telling fishermen to avoid Senkaku Island because the China Coast Guard keeps invading and harassing them. Why should the fishermen stay away Its China that needs to learn how to stay in its own waters. https://t.co/kFLv1sS855 Japanese officials are telling fishermen to avoid Senkaku Island because the China Coast Guard keeps invading and harassing them. Why should the fishermen stay away Its China that needs to learn how to stay in its own waters."  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017536645541859490)  2026-01-31T09:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"China has threatened to conquer my land and has killed people doing it. Filipinos Taiwanese Japanese & some other Southeast Asians would also agree Im glad you said your land because you dont get to speak for all of us. China never threatened to conquer my land and kill my people. China never threatened to conquer my land and kill my people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2013922229965238695)  2026-01-21T10:30Z [----] followers, 191.4K engagements


"China has no sovereign rights over South China Sea islands. What China has are territorial waters and an EEZ not ownership of the sea itself. UNCLOS- which China signed- gives [--] nautical miles like everyone else where China's sovereignty and jurisdiction end On Jan [--] Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang emphasized China's indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea and their adjacent waters and its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over relevant waters. He stated that China's actions to safeguard https://t.co/hEi8kWX89h On Jan [--] Chinese Defense Ministry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015016660823093586)  2026-01-24T10:59Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements


"In [---] AD a Chinese fisherman threw some waste in ocean which floated in these waters. So this sea is an integral part of China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2015757365728223458)  2026-01-26T12:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"At the end of the day lets not forget how China Coast Guard really behaves at sea They brag that they roamed these waters while we neighbors were still living in jungles. But its they who are still in the jungle even swinging axes at people to defend a silly map"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2016126779078148236)  2026-01-27T12:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Always a Western CCP shill who thinks they know China better than its neighbors. Heres the video of Chinese forces killing our sailors at Johnson Reef in [----]. https://x.com/ShangguanJiewen/status/2015907607710757238s=19 Fact.👇 https://t.co/baAjFOA5M8 https://x.com/ShangguanJiewen/status/2015907607710757238s=19 Fact.👇 https://t.co/baAjFOA5M8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2016416448315642299)  2026-01-28T07:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Philippine Coast Guard crew scramble to deploy fenders as a China Coast Guard vessel deliberately cuts across their bow attempting to block a resupply mission to a Philippine outpost in waters illegally claimed by China. March [--] 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2016827683821506629)  2026-01-29T10:56Z [----] followers, 15.7K engagements


"A glimpse of China upholding peace in South China Sea https://x.com/CGTNOfficial/status/2017092910823452862s=20 China says its navy and coast guard remain committed to safeguarding national sovereignty while upholding peace in the South China Sea rejecting the Philippine Coast Guard's misconduct claims after Chinese vessels rescued [--] Filipino crew members near China's Huangyan Dao. https://t.co/cb5TVPV2tO https://x.com/CGTNOfficial/status/2017092910823452862s=20 China says its navy and coast guard remain committed to safeguarding national sovereignty while upholding peace in the South China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017549845431783469)  2026-01-31T10:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Standing with @jaytaryela because truth and facts arent reckless. Citing years of evidence of Chinese aggression PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela responded to Embassy Deputy Spokesperson Guo Wei after he accused him of making reckless and offensive attacks against Chinas head of state. READ: https://t.co/EUI6xplB4W https://t.co/RptLEmSDCn Citing years of evidence of Chinese aggression PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela responded to Embassy Deputy Spokesperson Guo Wei after he accused him of making reckless and offensive attacks against Chinas head of state. READ: https://t.co/EUI6xplB4W"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017915444351615226)  2026-02-01T10:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How dare Philippine Coast Guard and Navy officers carry rifles It's almost as if theyre uniformed law enforcement and military personnel Jokes aside thanks for confirming that China stole weapons from Philippine law-enforcement officers- which by the way is an act of piracy @MinhDr18 Dr Tran is trying to hide from you the real story behind that video. That video relates to the June [--] [----] incident at Second Thomas Shoal during which the Philippines navy seals were trying to surreptitiously smuggle guns to the crew on the grounded./1 👇 https://t.co/Yt0J3HLIbs @MinhDr18 Dr Tran is trying to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017919313941069895)  2026-02-01T11:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"On a side note Antnio Costa during his visit to Vietnam was driven to the Presidential Palace in this beauty Lc Hng [---] LX- a domestically produced ultra-luxury armoured electric SUV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017923568026411013)  2026-02-01T11:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"China Coast Guard tries to block a Philippine rescue after a Filipino fishing boats engine exploded (2024) PCG had to outmaneuver them just to save people They block other humanitarian missions & then highlight their own rescues as if people can only live if CCG saves them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2017933962346455115)  2026-02-01T12:12Z [----] followers, 13K engagements


"Listen to what @Gordianknotray is saying. You dont get to invent vague historical rights take away your neighbours lawful claims and then tag them as aggressors when they refuse to submit. Thats not how law works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/2018290863072575508)  2026-02-02T11:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Psychology shows that bullies see their targets as threats. #China conducting live-fire drills in Gulf of Tonkin right after Vietnam issued its territorial baseline map under #UNCLOS proves this. 'mighty dragon' isn't as strong as it claims.1/2 @PingpingTweets @Maytechummia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1894359488679088211)  2025-02-25T12:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A heavily armed Chinese fighter jet recklessly intercepted a Canadian patrol plane just 200m away during a UN mission in international airspace. A country that claims to be peaceful but sends missile-armed jets fully knowing there are civilians in there. @MalayaIrredenta"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1976262298911265074)  2025-10-09T12:23Z [----] followers, 295.6K engagements


"Indonesia's Rempang Island is set to be developed into an eco-city with a $26.6 billion investment by [----]. The project includes a quartz sand processing plant by China's Xinyi Glass. And as expected Locals are again ignored for Chinese money @MichaelKugelman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1715637346069102753)  2023-10-21T07:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Chinese Coast Guard boats came within [--] meters of BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal. Filipino forces surrounded them to prevent any closer approach. If creeping up on outpost isnt a war threat then what is And they say they want to promote peace @BRPSierraMadre"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MinhDr18/status/1959195605068370121)  2025-08-23T10:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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