The photos are available of a highrise building in Shanghai that has a unit of the PLA. This is the home offices of the 'Salt Typhoon'. I love that name: it has such thoughtful connotations. Typhoon: we all know about these violent weather events that stir up the elements in East Asia annually, like they do in the eastern Atlantic annually(see Milton, and the Carolinas). The typhoon carries lots of energy and are capable of widespread destruction wherever it touches land. Salt: we all know about salt and its necessity in our world. Starting out as a preservative of foods long before civilization got rolling, it has emerged as the scourge of the modern diet, raising blood pressures universally while at the same time enhancing the tastes of edibles.
So, this little warren of techies has been identified as the source of many a hack and many hackers. The Chinese are relentless and patient both, always taking the long view. Yes, they have economic problems of major significance, but these problems ebband flow no matter political conditions. Xi JP rolls with them and continues spreading influence wherever he can. Latin America and Africa come to mind; also the South China Sea, and, oh, don't overlook Taiwan. And, oh, Hong Kong, former British colony where they lock you up for talking.
Where is Jimmie Lai?
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