Tag: China News

Chinese Mining Company Sinomine Seeks to Build New Lithium Refinery in Manitoba

A Chinese mining company is planning to construct a new lithium processing facility in Manitoba and says it is looking to allay Ottawa’s concerns with both national security and China’s dominance in the critical minerals market. Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., which owns the Tanco lithium mine in northeastern Manitoba, is planning to build a new…


Thousands of Chinese Parents Protest Against Forced Transfer to New School

Thousands of parents in China protested against local authorities transferring their school-aged children to a new public school with very few facilities available, also raising safety concerns. The police intervened in the protest and made several arrests. “They hit [the parents] and arrested [the parents] in front of our children,” a participating parent told the…


Johnston Says Global News’ Allegation Against MP Dong is ‘False’ Due to ‘Misinterpretation’ of Intel

The intelligence used by Global News to report that MP Han Dong advised the Chinese consulate to keep the two Michaels in detention was “misinterpreted,” Special Rapporteur David Johnston told a committee. Johnston, who was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March to review foreign interference, published his report on May 23, saying a…


China Will ‘Militarize’ Tech Stolen from US: Ambassador

China’s communist regime is engaged in the persistent theft of American intellectual property and technologies, according to a leading U.S. diplomat. The regime is stealing critical technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which will have crucial military importance in the coming years, said U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. “[Technology] is in many ways…


LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China’

The Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperations holds a hearing on “Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China” at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 7. …


Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China’

The Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperations holds a hearing on “Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China” at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 7. …


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China’

The Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperations holds a hearing on “Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China” at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 7. …


China Forcing US and Allies Out, Preparing for Blockade of Taiwan: Former Marine Colonel

China is forcing the United States and its allies out of the region and preparing for a blockade of Taiwan according to Grant Newsham, retired Marine Colonel and author of “When China attacks.” The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command recently accused the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy of engaging in dangerous naval maneuvers on June 3 during an…


BlackRock’s China Head Leaving the Company

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced on June 6 that Tony Tang, the head of its China business, is leaving the company. Tang played a key role in driving the expansion of BlackRock’s operations in the world’s second-largest economy. In response to a question from Reuters, BlackRock confirmed Tang’s departure, stating that he “has…


Multiple High-Ranking Officials in China’s Tobacco Industry Probed for Corruption

Since the start of this year, several executives and senior officials in China’s tobacco industry have been under investigation by China’s top disciplinary watchdog. Zhu Shaoming, former general manager of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Yunnan Tobacco”), is “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law” and is currently “undergoing disciplinary inspection,” the Central…