France and Germany have voiced concern over the recent incidents in the South China Sea and affirmed support for a 2016 arbitrary ruling on the sea dispute, which upheld the Philippines’ territorial claims. The French embassy called for respect for international law and resolving disputes through dialogue after reports of Philippine coast guard ships being…
EXPLAINER: What Is Canada’s Involvement in the Beijing-Backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
Nearly a month after Canada announced it would pause all activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) while launching an investigation, Canada still remains invested in the Beijing-founded institution. On June 14, Ottawa announced it would cease all activity at the AIIB while it investigated allegations made by its former global communications director, Bob…
Russia, China Should Lead ‘Global Governance Reform,’ Xi Says
July 11, 2023
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping told a visiting Russian delegation that Beijing and Moscow should “lead the correct direction of global governance reform.” Mr. Xi made the remarks on July 10 while meeting Valentina Matviyenko, the chairperson of the Kremlin’s upper house or Federation Council, according to Russian and Chinese state-run media. “Both sides need to…
LIVE 10 AM ET: CECC Holds Hearing on Corporate Complicity in China
July 11, 2023
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing at 10:00 p.m. ET on July 11 on the risk of supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations that international businesses and corporations face when they are seeking to operate in the PRC or maintaining access to the Chinese market. Witnesses: Panel 1: Robert Silvers, Under…
LIVE NOW: CECC Holds Hearing on Corporate Complicity in China
July 11, 2023
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing at 10:00 p.m. ET on July 11 on the risk of supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations that international businesses and corporations face when they are seeking to operate in the PRC or maintaining access to the Chinese market. Witnesses: Panel 1: Robert Silvers, Under…
CECC Holds Hearing on Corporate Complicity in China
July 11, 2023
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing at 10:00 p.m. ET on July 11 on the risk of supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations that international businesses and corporations face when they are seeking to operate in the PRC or maintaining access to the Chinese market. Witnesses: Panel 1: Robert Silvers, Under…
Corporate Ethics Czar Starting Human-Rights Probes Around Canadian Imports From China
Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce multiple investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have sought for years. The Liberals appointed Sheri Meyerhoffer as the first Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise in April 2019, and advocates and MPs have since criticized the government for…
Beijing Counters Washington
July 11, 2023
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Beijing and Washington seem to have entered a tit-for-tat competition on trade. Late last year, the Biden administration placed restrictions on the export to China of equipment for the manufacture of advanced semiconductors and at the same time announced subsidies for the domestic manufacture of semiconductors. Washington even got Japan and the Netherlands to join…
30% of Hong Kong People Do Not Plan to Emigrate: Survey
A survey jointly conducted earlier this year by Dr. Gary Tang Kin Yat, Associate Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Samson Yuen Wai Hei, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University found 30 percent…
Get the Most out of Your Cup of Coffee: Best Ways to Drink It
Some people think coffee is refreshing and helps them lose weight, so they enjoy a cup or two daily. On the other hand, some believe coffee affects cardiovascular health and choose to avoid it. Dr. Chang Chin-chien, a 78-year-old honorary professor of surgery at National Taiwan University Hospital, still operates on patients every week. One…
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