Category: China

Trudeau Skirts Questions as to Whether He was Warned About MP’s Alleged Beijing Ties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 27 addressed questions about whether he could confirm if he was warned about a Liberal Party MP being linked to a Beijing foreign interference network by making points about racism. Trudeau said during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., that Chinese-Canadians “should always be welcomed as full Canadians, and…


Virginia to Ban China From Buying Farmland

Virginia will ban foreign adversaries, including China, from buying agricultural land in the Commonwealth, effective Jan. 1, 2023. The House bill passed both chambers of the General Assembly on Friday. With the Senate version passing two weeks ago, the bill is poised to be signed into law by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin soon. Prohibiting China from…


Virginia Moves to Ban China From Buying Farmland

Virginia will ban foreign adversaries, including China, from buying agricultural land in the commonwealth, effective Jan. 1, after legislators in the House of Delegates and Senate recently approved versions of the proposal, and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin for his expected signature. Prohibiting China from buying farmland in Virginia tops Youngkin’s legislative agenda this year….


Canada Bans TikTok on Government-Issued Devices Over Security Concerns

Canada is planning to ban TikTok from all government-issued devices by Feb. 28 over concerns that the app’s data collection methods leave users open to cyber attacks, says Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. “Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the application…


Dem Rep. Moulton: ‘Not Entirely Surprised’ by Energy Department’s Covid Lab Leak Assessment

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he was “not entirely surprised” by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) assessment that a lab leak was the likely cause of the Covid-19 pandemic. “I’m not entirely surprised. The Chinese have mishandled COVID at every step of the way by trying to sweep it under the rug. Trying to try…


Rep. Moulton: ‘Not Entirely Surprised’ by Energy Department’s COVID Lab Leak Assessment

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he was “not entirely surprised” by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) assessment that a lab leak was the likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m not entirely surprised. The Chinese have mishandled COVID at every step of the way by trying to sweep it under the rug. Trying to try…


LIVE NOW: The Army’s Role in the Indo-Pacific: An American Enterprise Institute Conversation

What is the role of the Army in the future battleground in the Indo-Pacific region, given the massive ocean and the island chains, or even in the scenarios up to and beyond an invasion of Taiwan? How to maintain deterrence or even quarantine, and blockade while China’s increasing aggression? U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine…


The Army’s Role in the Indo-Pacific: An American Enterprise Institute Conversation

What is the role of the Army in the future battleground in the Indo-Pacific region, given the massive ocean and the island chains, or even in the scenarios up to and beyond an invasion of Taiwan? How to maintain deterrence or even quarantine, and blockade while China’s increasing aggression? U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine…


Social Elite Murder Case: 5 Arrested for Suspected Involvement

Abby Choi Tin-fung, a 28-year-old social elite model and daughter-in-law of the Tamjai Group, was killed and dismembered. As of Feb. 26, Hong Kong Police had arrested five people, including the victim’s ex-husband’s parents, ex-husband, ex-husband’s brother, and a mistress of the ex-husband’s father. Police Update Police met with the media at a news conference…


UK Defence Committee Chair Calls for Inquiry After Chinese-Made Security Cameras Found at Army Bases

Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the UK Defence Select Committee, has called for an inquiry after an investigation found that surveillance cameras from Chinese technology companies Hikvision and Dahua are still in use at British army bases, months after they should have been replaced over security concerns. In November 2022, the UK government banned the installation of…