Commentary If there’s anything for which members of Canada’s elite deserve any sort of distinction, it is their phenomenal inability to learn from experience and see reality as it is. In our relationship with China, this is displayed to a degree that’d be comical if it wasn’t so dangerous. A poll done by Nanos following…
Petition to Beijing Is a Trap of False Hope: Lawyer
News Analysis To deal with complaints and grievances, the communist regime initiated the Letters and Calls Bureau during Mao Zedong’s era in the early 1950s. Offices of letters and visits were established at all levels from local governments to the central government in Beijing. Petitioners have to take their issues to the relevant office. However, this petition…
China Sends Its Air Force Toward Taiwan: War on the Horizon or a Tempest in a Teapot?
Commentary Over the last week or so, Beijing sent about 150 military aircraft—bombers, fighters, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine planes—through Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is not legally Taiwan’s territory, but Taipei does claim authority to monitor and control what flies through it. Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) planes regularly intrude on Taiwan’s ADIZ,…
Beijing Winter Olympics Approach as Chinese Human Rights Abuses Neglected
Analysis Beijing Winter Olympics are set to start in four months, yet both the Chinese regime and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) remain silent on accusations of human rights violations in the host nation. Unlike the 2008 Olympics—when China was allowed to host the event under vague promises of improving its human rights record—there have…
Chinese Military Undermining Regional Peace and Stability With ‘Provocative’ Incursions Aimed at Taiwan: White House
The White House has expressed concern over China’s “provocative” military behavior towards Taiwan after Beijing sent 56 fighter jets into its air defense zone on Oct. 4, marking the fourth day of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged China to put an end to its goading behavior which officials…
China Undermining ‘Regional Peace and Stability’: White House
The White House has expressed concern over China’s “provocative” military behavior towards Taiwan after Beijing sent 56 fighter jets into its air defense zone on Oct. 4, marking the fourth day of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged China to put an end to its goading behavior which officials…
Who Wants the CPTPP?
Commentary To join or be excluded from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has suddenly become the major question for both Beijing and Taipei. Initially proposed by the U.S. Obama administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was meant to be a highly sophisticated, up-to-date free trade agreement that, in addition to the United…
Post-War Afghanistan Opens Door for Beijing-Tehran Collaboration: Experts
The U.S. departure from Afghanistan has opened the doors for greater cooperation between Beijing, Moscow, and Iran in the Central Asian country, experts say. Both Beijing and Moscow have interests in the estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan. Yet analysts caution that it may be a long time before any economic goals can…
Universal Studio Opens in Beijing After 2 Decades of Preparation
Beijing Universal Studios opened to the public on Sept. 20 after twenty years of preparation. The resort welcomed 10,000 visitors but trash was seen everywhere within three hours of opening. Chinese media criticized the resort for not arranging enough trash bins. But Chinese netizens said in comments on the reports that some Chinese people don’t…
Beijing Opens Universal Studios in Rain, 10,000 Visitors Trash Resort in 3 Hours
Beijing Universal Studios opened to the public on Sept. 20 after twenty years of preparation. The resort welcomed 10,000 visitors but trash was seen everywhere within three hours of opening. Chinese media criticized the resort for not arranging enough trash bins. But Chinese netizens said in comments on the reports that some Chinese people don’t…
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