Category: Special Topics

Opposition MPs Say Feds Are Stalling Response to Foreign Interference Info Request

MPs representing every major opposition party are getting frustrated with the slow response from the federal government in providing key information to their study on Beijing’s foreign interference. In a letter sent to the Clerk of the Privy Council on April 6, six members of the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs committee (PROC)…


Former Chinese Banking Regulator Accused of Graft, Serving as a ‘Revolving Door’

China’s communist regime recently expelled a former executive regulator of small and medium-sized banks from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After a “fleeing resignation” from her official post, the anti-graft probe accused her of being a typical example of a “revolving door”—an official active in the fields of both politics and business, and aiming to profit…


Will the Trump Indictment Survive a Motion to Dismiss? | The Larry Elder Show | Ep. 149

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment in New York City is a “sad day for American justice” and should be dismissed on legal grounds, according to legal analyst, Paul Kamenar. Kamenar is the lead counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center. He joins Larry Elder to discuss the Trump indictment. The charges brought by Manhattan…


PREMIERING NOW: Will the Trump Indictment Survive a Motion to Dismiss? | The Larry Elder Show | Ep. 149

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment in New York City is a “sad day for American justice” and should be dismissed on legal grounds, according to legal analyst, Paul Kamenar. Kamenar is the lead counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center. He joins Larry Elder to discuss the Trump indictment. The charges brought by Manhattan…


Rep. McCaul Likens Xi, Putin to Hitler at Meeting With Taiwan Vice President

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on April 6 drew a comparison between Adolf Hitler and Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. McCaul’s remarks were made in a meeting with Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te in Taipei. “This struggle for global power, the balance of power that we find ourselves in today, often reminds…


China Hawks Pushing for Tougher Procurement Law to Counter CCP’s ‘Techno-Authoritarianism’

A group of cross-party MPs are pushing for a new law to require the UK government make a list of “high risk” suppliers that should be barred from getting government contracts and appoint a watchdog to check the list. Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said she proposed amendments to the Procurement Bill…


Pelosi Praises McCarthy Meeting With Taiwan President

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has commended her successor Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) historic meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California in a rare sign of support. McCarthy introduced Tsai as a “great friend of America” as he hosted her at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley along with more than a dozen lawmakers from both…


China Makes Its Espionage Public as Police Continue Active Operations on Foreign Soil, Says Former Diplomat and Defector

China has been operating overseas police stations in G20 member states in the name of hunting down fugitives and recovering stolen assets. But according to a former Chinese diplomat, the presence of Chinese officers overseas is an open attack on the free societies in the host nations, and that China’s ruling communist party has shifted from…


Virginia Governor Leads Delegation to Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will lead an international trade delegation to Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea at the end of April to strengthen economic and cultural ties. As part of the mission, Youngkin plans to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, other government leaders, strategic business associations, company executives, and industry leaders, his office said. “I’m…


Foreign Dictatorships Shouldn’t Have Broadcasting Licenses in Canada, Says Poilievre

Canada’s policy towards autocratic foreign countries who broadcast propaganda should be consistent and apply to organs of the Chinese state, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says. “We need a consistent policy for all dictatorships. We shouldn’t allow one rule for Russia and another completely for China,” Poilievre said in French on April 5 while visiting…