Category: Special Topics

City Councillor Oversees Montreal Area Organizations Alleged to Double as Chinese Police Stations

March 11, 2023
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A Montreal area city councillor oversees two organizations suspected by the RCMP of hosting Chinese police stations, with the mayor now requesting she steps aside during the probe. Brossard Mayor Doreen Assaad said she asked councillor Xixi Li to recuse herself from her role during the RCMP investigation, reported the Journal de Montréal on March…

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Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Punish Beijing for Forced Organ Harvesting

March 10, 2023
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate is aiming to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for forcibly harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience. S.761, also dubbed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, would authorize the State Department to deny or revoke passports and visas to anyone involved in forced organ harvesting. It would…

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China Seeking to Consolidate Power in Asia, Drive Other Nations Away From US: Geopolitical Strategist

March 10, 2023
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At its 2023 “Two Sessions” political meeting on March 5, China’s Communist Party announced that this year’s military budget will be 1,553.7 billion yuan ($225 billion)—an annual increase of 7.2 percent and the regime’s second-highest spend in the last five years. China is seeking to consolidate its position as an Asian superpower, and to use…

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Names of Candidates Supported by Beijing an ‘Open Secret,’ Committee Told

March 10, 2023
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The Chinese regime’s interference in Canadian elections revealed in recent media leaks is only the “tip of the iceberg,” and anti-Beijing activists say they have a good idea who its favoured candidates are, a Commons committee heard on March 10. “If we want to say who are the 11 potential nominees that CSIS had kind…

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Sen. Hawley Responds to CCP Letter on COVID Origins

March 10, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) responded Thursday to a letter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent to his office demanding the withdrawal of his COVID origins bill. “The Chinese government wrote to me and demanded I withdraw my Covid origins bill,” Hawley said on Twitter. “Not a chance.” The bill, titled the Covid Origins Act of…

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Xi Jinping Takes Third Term as Head of the State Amidst Historic Challenges

March 10, 2023
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping formally awarded himself a record-breaking third term as the head of the state, completing his transition into the country’s most powerful ruler in decades at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the United States and others. Xi, 69, had already secured a third five-year term as general…

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Michigan Locals Say ‘No’ to Ford’s EV Battery Plant with Chinese Partner

March 9, 2023
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Michigan locals are mounting resistance against Ford’s new battery plant partnered with a Chinese company. The factory will be owned by Ford through a wholly-owned subsidiary without foreign investment; Chinese EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) will provide the battery technology, some equipment, and Chinese workers. The plant is expected to start…

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Minister Joly Says 1 Chinese Diplomat Denied Visa Under Her Watch

March 9, 2023
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The Canadian government denied a diplomatic visa to a member of the Chinese regime, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly told a committee on March 9. “When China wanted to send a political operative last fall, we decided to deny a visa, which obviously is the right thing to do,” she said while testifying before…

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Minister Joly Says One Chinese Diplomat Denied Visa Under Her Watch

March 9, 2023
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The federal government denied a diplomatic visa to a member of the Chinese regime, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly told a committee on March 9. “When China wanted to send a political operative last fall, we decided to deny a visa, which obviously is the right thing to do,” she said while testifying before…

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CCP Sets Up New National Data Bureau to Consolidate Control Amid US-China Tech War

March 9, 2023
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China’s communist regime will establish a national data bureau to police and manage data resources, according to a plan submitted by the regime’s State Council to the rubber-stamp National People’s Congress during the ongoing Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) top Two Sessions meeting on March 7. Observers believe that the CCP’s surveillance of China’s people is…

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