Tag: Chinese Regime

Protesters Concerned About Beijing Interference Hold Rally Outside BC Organization Probed by RCMP

As reports of Beijing’s interference on Canadian soil mount in recent months, a group of protesters concerned about such interference demonstrated outside a B.C. organization amid reports of China’s overseas police service stations. Protesters at the Feb. 25 rally were seen carrying signs, some reading “No CCP interference in Canada,” “expel Chinese spies,” and “No to China…


Federal Departments Spent Over $2 Million on TikTok Ads Since 2020: Document

A number of federal departments have spent a total of over $2 million on advertisements on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok since 2020, according to government records. The app was recently banned on federally-issued devices over security concerns. The federal cabinet disclosed the figures in an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons on Jan. 30, which…


White House Orders TikTok Purge from Government Devices

The White House on Monday ordered the removal of the Chinese-owned TikTok app from all government devices and systems within 30 days in a bid to keep U.S. data safe. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Twitter that the Biden administration “has made advancing our nation’s cybersecurity a top priority.” “Today, OMB…


White House: China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Is ‘Not a Sustainable Option’

WASHINGTON—White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has voiced concerns about Beijing’s growing ties with Moscow and involvement in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, doubting that the Chinese peace plan would work. “We want them to make the right choice not to make it easier for Putin to kill Ukrainians,” Kirby told The Epoch Times. “They’re…


Canada Pension Board Invests in TikTok’s Chinese Parent Firm; App Just Banned on Gov’t Devices Over Security Risks

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board holds investments in ByteDance, the Chinese company whose TikTok video-sharing app was just banned on government-issued devices by Ottawa due to security concerns. The pension board currently lists ByteDance under its holdings in the “Private Equity Asia” category on its website. Canada’s ban of TikTok on government-issued devices announced on…


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…


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…


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

Chair of Defence Committee Tobias Ellwood called for an inquiry on Saturday after an investigation found that surveillance cameras from China’s Hikvision and Dahua are still in use at British Army bases. It comes months after the UK government banned the installation of new surveillance equipment from China on sensitive government sites and more than a year…


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…


Xi Jinping Declares Victory Over Pandemic Ahead of the Two Sessions, Secured Military Obedience First

News Analysis After China’s military authorities ordered the armed forces to follow the command of Military Commission Chairman Xi Jinping in all operations, Xi declared “victory in the fight against the epidemic” at a meeting of the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee. In contrast, the last time Xi announced a victory against COVID in 2020, it…