Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @C4ADS
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
38
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-24
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
A new report by C4ADS reveals that Western companies from 9 countries have supplied the Hong Kong Police and Government Flying Service with equipment used to repress dissidents, including ammunition, bullet-resistant vests, high-speed boats, and aircraft engines. This has continued since the imposition of the National Security Law in 2020. The report calls for export bans to become the norm. The report also highlights previously unreported shipments of sensitive goods by China Poly Group Corporation to Russian defense organizations between 2014 to 2022. The report includes a podcast discussing private and non-profit leverage of available information.
Topic Modeling
- Western companies selling equipment to Hong Kong police & govt flying service
- Condemnation of human rights abuses in Hong Kong
- Concerns about democracies selling tools of repression to Hong Kong authorities
- Analysis of sensitive goods shipments by China Poly Group Corporation to Russian defense organizations
- International contracts and equipment supporting possible human rights abuses in Hong Kong
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions related to the report by C4ADS on Western companies supplying equipment and training to the Hong Kong police force. Many individuals express disappointment, frustration and sadness about the situation, saying that the revelations are depressing and disturbing. Some express anger and call for export bans on such equipment, while others express a sense of resignation, suggesting that these kinds of activities are unfortunately not surprising. A few tweets express skepticism or criticism towards the report, questioning its motivations or suggesting alternative explanations for the companies' behavior.
Trend Analysis
- Western companies selling equipment used for repression to Hong Kong police and government flying service
- Security-related goods provided to Hong Kong Police Force and Gov't Flying Service by various countries
- Democracies selling tools of repression to Hong Kong authorities
- Previously unreported shipments of sensitive goods by China Poly Group Corporation subsidiaries to Russian defense organizations
- Companies from various countries providing support to Hong Kong law enforcement during their 2019 repression of civilians
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
23
Percentage of total tweets
60%
Number of Original tweets
6
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
38
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
5
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
8
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
9
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 15 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 13 |
| Twitter for Android | 8 |
| Twitter for iPad | 1 |
| Twitter for Mac | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| vshih2 | Victor Shih | Ho Miu Lam Chair at GPS of UCSD. Expert of Chinese elite politics, economy, and finance. RT does not mean agreement or endorsement. | 52,700 |
| SophieHRW | Sophie Richardson | China Director, Human Rights Watch. Views expressed are my own. Re-tweets not endorsement. richars@hrw.org. | 45,815 |
| hkdc_us | Hong Kong Democracy Council | HKDC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and Hong Kongers in the United States. | 41,879 |
| SamuelBickett | Samuel Bickett | Lawyer & Hong Kong human rights activist | Fellow, @GeorgetownCAL | Hong Kong Law & Policy Substack | Former HK political prisoner still fighting for justice | 21,550 |
| frances_hui | Frances Hui ่จฑ็ฉๅฉท | Policy & Advocacy Coordinator @thecfhk | Founder @WeTheHongkonger | Hong Kong Activist-in-exile | @ecjrn alum '20 | Opinions are my own. | 14,528 |
| wondersmith_rae | Rae Baker | wondersmith_rae | OSINT Analyst | Maritime OSINT Expert ๐ข | @kasescenarios | @OsintCurious | https://t.co/OO59CjxW76 | @NCPTF8 | @TL Black Badge Winner & MVO | @WileyTech Author | 7,814 |
| srubenfeld | Samuel Rubenfeld๐ฅ | reporter, @mlexclusive. DMs open: What did you do with the dirty money? Former @kharondata, @WSJ, @djnf. Shalom to all my fans; salute to all my haters. he/him. | 6,314 |
| VarunVira_ | Varun Vira | @C4ADS stan account. Interested in the intersection of data, technology, national security, and dank memes. | 5,760 |
| ManlikeAK47 | Mr. AQ-IQ | #RepublicOfSomaliland #IsaaqGenocide #Geopolitics #SomalilandisNOTSomalia! All views are mine! RT=\endorsement! #SpacesHost https://t.co/9liPeYKYBd | 4,813 |
| michaelcaster | Michael Caster | Digital rights in Asia with @article19org. Cofounder/advisor @SafeguardDefend. Formerly @crdefenders. Other stuff. He/him. @michaelcaster@ioc.exchange | 4,445 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ManlikeAK47 | Mr. AQ-IQ | #RepublicOfSomaliland #IsaaqGenocide #Geopolitics #SomalilandisNOTSomalia! All views are mine! RT=\endorsement! #SpacesHost https://t.co/9liPeYKYBd | 5,277 |
| vshih2 | Victor Shih | Ho Miu Lam Chair at GPS of UCSD. Expert of Chinese elite politics, economy, and finance. RT does not mean agreement or endorsement. | 3,950 |
| SophieHRW | Sophie Richardson | China Director, Human Rights Watch. Views expressed are my own. Re-tweets not endorsement. richars@hrw.org. | 3,486 |
| PJ47596176 | ๐จ๐ฆPJโจ๐ฑ๐ป๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐บ๐ป๐บ๐ฆ๐น๐ผ๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ; whisky; cyber; natsec; Greater Toronto; Islay; powerlifting; deepfakes; girl dad.๐บ๐ฆ๐๐๐ป. @PJ๐ฆฃinfosec๐exchange | 3,270 |
| VarunVira_ | Varun Vira | @C4ADS stan account. Interested in the intersection of data, technology, national security, and dank memes. | 3,232 |
| mkwitzke | Mark Witzke | Senior Analyst @rhodium_group. Alumni @GPS_UCSD. ๅๆทฑๅณไบบ. Interested in China's outbound investment and global impact. Also tweet about movies | 2,402 |
| mmkelly22 | meg kelly | senior visual forensics reporter @washingtonpost tips/ ideas: meg.kelly@washpost.com usual caveats, dm for signal | 2,235 |
| michaelcaster | Michael Caster | Digital rights in Asia with @article19org. Cofounder/advisor @SafeguardDefend. Formerly @crdefenders. Other stuff. He/him. @michaelcaster@ioc.exchange | 1,817 |
| rishabchatty | rishabchatty | @barretthonors | Words are my own | Asst. Director @craneprevention, Politics Reporter @statepress, Asst. Editor @review_realist |โ๏ธ tips.rishabchatty@gmail.com | 1,692 |
| ChrisOsieck | Chris Osieck | Open source investigator. Geolocation-based research. Also know my way with visual verification / socmint. Contributions in: @volkskrant, @washingtonpost. | 1,552 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| AKB48yu1256 | ๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ทwith HongKong | 5 |
| grandeg_74330 | - | 2 |
| wondersmith_rae | OSINT Analyst | Maritime OSINT Expert ๐ข | @kasescenarios | @OsintCurious | https://t.co/OO59CjxW76 | @NCPTF8 | @TL Black Badge Winner & MVO | @WileyTech Author | 2 |
| Freedom4HK5x1 | - | 1 |
| hkbeing1 | - | 1 |
| vshih2 | Ho Miu Lam Chair at GPS of UCSD. Expert of Chinese elite politics, economy, and finance. RT does not mean agreement or endorsement. | 1 |
| van_rant | Speaking out against what is wrong, corruption and injustices. | 1 |
| srubenfeld | reporter, @mlexclusive. DMs open: What did you do with the dirty money? Former @kharondata, @WSJ, @djnf. Shalom to all my fans; salute to all my haters. he/him. | 1 |
| snowymydog | - | 1 |
| scsp_ai | We want to ensure the U.S. is positioned and organized to win the techno-economic competition. Likes and Retweets โ Endorsement | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1636421240628887564 | 1/3) @C4ADSโs new report reveals Western sales to Hong Kong Police & Govt Flying Service of equipment used to repress dissidents. Post-NSL, @ZodiacMilpro (France) sold interceptor boats, while @prattandwhitney (Canada) & @Airbus (EU) sold helicopter parts. https://t.co/7aYXjNNBvV | 15 |
| 1636416768402153473 | .@C4ADSโ new report: since imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020, companies from Australia, Canada, Finland, France & Singapore have supplied the rights-abusing Hong Kong police force & govโt flying service w/ equipment that may enable repression. https://t.co/wwKSKrzBjx | 13 |
| 1637104040289992705 | New @C4ADS work on democracies selling tools of repression to #Hongkong authorities. Do as I Say, Not as I Do https://t.co/1HH2MSExWw | 6 |
| 1638927757055852544 | Next Wednesday (3/29) Greg Levesque of Strider Technologies and @VarunVira_ of @C4ADS join host @JeanneMeserve on the #NatSecTech podcast for a conversation on private and non-profit leverage of available information. https://t.co/GewSkSG6A4 | 5 |
| 1636418652840013826 | Research from @C4ADS on Western companies supplying equipment, tech, & training to the Hong Kong Police Force. The depressing thing: I'm not surprised. Make export bans a norm. @Airbus @VistaOutdoorInc @MotoSolutions @generaldynamics @Leonardo_live @VaisalaGroup @PalfingerUK https://t.co/QfEOzy0aD1 | 5 |
| 1636415912416014336 | New findings by @c4ads: 9 countries, inc/ the US, hv provided security-related goods โ inc/ ammunition, bullet-resistant vests, high-speed boats, aircraft engines, helicopter management equipment & flight training โโ to the #HongKong Police Force & Gov't Flying Service since 2017 https://t.co/bYZkgfIuxm | 3 |
| 1636423653632950291 | Contracts from 9 countries โ Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK, and the US โ are often the sole source of equipment eg bullets, boats, and aircraft that may support human rights abuse in Hong Kong ๐ @C4ADS โก๏ธ https://t.co/faZKhTyBoU | 2 |
| 1637041336711872513 | @C4ADS - 281 previously unreported shipments of sensitive goods by China Poly Group Corporation (hereafter Poly Group) subsidiaries to Russian defense organizations between 2014 to 2022 https://t.co/I3HaI9vOv0 https://t.co/HkE6wrEBKu | 1 |
| 1639333935791341578 | @ArmsControlWonk @Wright_T_J @shaanakshaikh @AmirIGM @inbarspace @fab_hinz @IranWonk @C4ADS For the Ghaem-100 launch, it looks like the truck they used was Iveco Stralis. https://t.co/uJGgymxop8 | 0 |
| 1639213735532285954 | @C4ADS maybe they can get the same French helicopters as the PLA use? PRC provided ammunition, riot control equipment might not be quite as good, but it is supplied quickly and reliably - so how does this infantile pissing about on the margins help ? | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1636421240628887564 | 1/3) @C4ADSโs new report reveals Western sales to Hong Kong Police & Govt Flying Service of equipment used to repress dissidents. Post-NSL, @ZodiacMilpro (France) sold interceptor boats, while @prattandwhitney (Canada) & @Airbus (EU) sold helicopter parts. https://t.co/7aYXjNNBvV | 39 |
| 1636416768402153473 | .@C4ADSโ new report: since imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020, companies from Australia, Canada, Finland, France & Singapore have supplied the rights-abusing Hong Kong police force & govโt flying service w/ equipment that may enable repression. https://t.co/wwKSKrzBjx | 24 |
| 1636415912416014336 | New findings by @c4ads: 9 countries, inc/ the US, hv provided security-related goods โ inc/ ammunition, bullet-resistant vests, high-speed boats, aircraft engines, helicopter management equipment & flight training โโ to the #HongKong Police Force & Gov't Flying Service since 2017 https://t.co/bYZkgfIuxm | 23 |
| 1636418652840013826 | Research from @C4ADS on Western companies supplying equipment, tech, & training to the Hong Kong Police Force. The depressing thing: I'm not surprised. Make export bans a norm. @Airbus @VistaOutdoorInc @MotoSolutions @generaldynamics @Leonardo_live @VaisalaGroup @PalfingerUK https://t.co/QfEOzy0aD1 | 15 |
| 1638927757055852544 | Next Wednesday (3/29) Greg Levesque of Strider Technologies and @VarunVira_ of @C4ADS join host @JeanneMeserve on the #NatSecTech podcast for a conversation on private and non-profit leverage of available information. https://t.co/GewSkSG6A4 | 9 |
| 1637104040289992705 | New @C4ADS work on democracies selling tools of repression to #Hongkong authorities. Do as I Say, Not as I Do https://t.co/1HH2MSExWw | 8 |
| 1637990693493698560 | @sdmoss I bet the @C4ADS folks already did it | 4 |
| 1639333935791341578 | @ArmsControlWonk @Wright_T_J @shaanakshaikh @AmirIGM @inbarspace @fab_hinz @IranWonk @C4ADS For the Ghaem-100 launch, it looks like the truck they used was Iveco Stralis. https://t.co/uJGgymxop8 | 3 |
| 1637041336711872513 | @C4ADS - 281 previously unreported shipments of sensitive goods by China Poly Group Corporation (hereafter Poly Group) subsidiaries to Russian defense organizations between 2014 to 2022 https://t.co/I3HaI9vOv0 https://t.co/HkE6wrEBKu | 3 |
| 1636423653632950291 | Contracts from 9 countries โ Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK, and the US โ are often the sole source of equipment eg bullets, boats, and aircraft that may support human rights abuse in Hong Kong ๐ @C4ADS โก๏ธ https://t.co/faZKhTyBoU | 2 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #hongkong | 4 |
| #natsectech | 2 |
| #nationalsecuritylaw | 2 |
| #somalia | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @c4ads | 38 |
| @airbus | 5 |
| @vistaoutdoorinc | 3 |
| @motosolutions | 3 |
| @generaldynamics | 3 |
| @leonardo_live | 3 |
| @vaisalagroup | 3 |
| @palfingeruk | 3 |
| @varunvira_ | 2 |
| @jeannemeserve | 2 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
36
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ | 8 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| ๐งต | 2 | thread |
| ๐ | 2 | eyes |
| โก๏ธ | 2 | right_arrow |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 10 |
| Activities | 2 |
| Symbols | 2 |