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Canada Needs to Accept China ‘Believes It Is at War With Us’: NB MLA

Canada should accept and prepare for the scenario that “China believes it is at war with us,” New Brunswick MLA Dominic Cardy says. Speaking at a book launch event in Toronto on Nov. 25, the former N.B. education minister warned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking an adversarial stance against Canada and Western democracies,…


Markets React Badly to CCP Congress  

News Analysis The reshuffle of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership and Xi’s speech to the 20th party congress in China has spooked investors, compounding an already suffering economy with no relief in sight. On Oct. 24, markets reacted to the closing of the CCP’s 20th National Party Congress. Foreign investors sold $2.5 billion of Chinese stocks through Hong…


Nearly Half of Australians Support Sending Troops to Defend Taiwan: Poll

A new poll shows that almost one in two Australians support Australia sending troops to help defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion by Beijing. This is a much higher percentage of the population than in Japan and the United States, where about one in three respondents supported sending local troops, according to an…


Australians Rally to Support Hong Kong Protester Beaten at Manchester Consulate

Protesters rallied at the Chinese consulate in Sydney on Sunday to support the Hong Kong protestor who was beaten at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester. Started by Aus-Hong Kong Connex, an organization founded in April to help Hong Kong migrants new to Australia, the protest was organized to condemn the beating of a Hong Kong…


Ex-Chinese Leader Escorted Out of Communist Party Congress as Xi Cements Control

China’s former top leader Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of the closing ceremony of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing with no explanation, stirring questions in a usually highly choreographed event. The visibly frail 79-year-old was sitting on the left side of his immediate successor Xi Jinping in the front row when a…


‘Naked Officials’ Purged Before Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress

Before the 20th congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) starts on Oct.16, a purge of “naked officials” occurred to prevent the cadres from leaving China. Experts say this maneuver indicates that the officials have no confidence in the prospects of the ruling regime. “Naked officials” are officials within the Communist Party system who have…


Beijing Arrested 1.43 Million People in a 100-Day Security Campaign Ahead of National Meeting

Beijing has detained 1.43 million Chinese in a three-month security campaign ahead of the Party’s national meeting. However, not all those arrested were criminals. Tightened security is required  as the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), scheduled for October, approaches. The regime set up a “100-day Operation” that started on June 25….


Mass Flight Cancellations in China Sparks Speculation on Political Turmoil

The recent widespread cancellations of domestic flights across China attracted international attention, leaving many wondering what the reason behind it could be. Largescale flight cancellations have occurred before when major events have taken place at top levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Now the same situation appears to have happened again in the run-up…


Beijing Issues Electronic Wristbands to Bus Drivers for ‘State Security’

Beijing’s long-haul bus drivers will wear a new gadget for “emotion sensing” and monitoring of vital signs, with the purpose of facilitating security control in the city prior to the Party’s 20th National Congress. Beijing Public Transportation Group (BPTG) issued 1,800 electronic wristbands on Sept. 21 to bus drivers who drive on freeways and who cross…


Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Skips Military Seminar, Triggering Outside Speculation

China’s top leader Xi Jinping did not attend the National Defense and Military Reform Seminar held in Beijing on  Wednesday. Though absent, Xi, who is General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chairman of China, and Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), gave his instructions to the attendees and demanded that the Chinese…