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Canadians who say they were targeted by Beijing slam David Johnston: ‘Another day of being unheard’

Canadians who say they were targeted by Beijing slam David Johnston: ‘Another day of being unheard’

By Joanna ChiuStaff Reporter Tue., May 23, 2023timer5 min. read Canadians who say they have been targeted by China expressed anger at Tuesday’s decision by former governor general David Johnston…

The House’s AD Hoc Committee on China made policy recommendations on Xinjiang and Taiwan

The House’s AD Hoc Committee on China made policy recommendations on Xinjiang and Taiwan

The Republican-led AD Hoc Committee on Strategic Competition between the US and the Communist Party of China in the US House of Representatives released two reports Tuesday, respectively recommending that…

The World Health Assembly has again rejected Taiwan’s proposal to attend

The World Health Assembly has again rejected Taiwan’s proposal to attend

On May 21, the 76th World Health Assembly opened in Geneva, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video address at the opening of the assembly that since…

The Quartet Security Dialogue statement “maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific” pointed at China

The Quartet Security Dialogue statement “maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific” pointed at China

U.S. President Joe Biden met Saturday (May 20) with the heads of state of Japan, India and Australia for a Leaders’ summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue on the sidelines…

US Aid Director: Foreign aid key to countering China’s Influence

US Aid Director: Foreign aid key to countering China’s Influence

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul told a hearing attended by USAID Administrator Samantha Power that it was unclear how the agency planned to use the $400 million in…

Stand-up comedian fined for inappropriate remarks and jokes

Stand-up comedian fined for inappropriate remarks and jokes

The stand-up comedian at Fun factory Culture has caused an uproar after his jokes were accused of being disrespectful to the People’s Liberation Army. The China Culture and Tourism Administration…

Wang Dan attends Copenhagen Democracy Summit: China needs Attention

Wang Dan attends Copenhagen Democracy Summit: China needs Attention

The 2023 “Copenhagen Democracy Summit” has officially opened and will be held on May 15-16 in a hybrid physical and video format. The summit invited key leaders of democratic countries…

Vladivostok has been a cross-border transit port for Chinese domestic trade since June

Vladivostok has been a cross-border transit port for Chinese domestic trade since June

A century later, Vladivostok, which was ceded to China by the Qing Dynasty, became a cross-border transit port for domestic trade. Does this mean closer relations between China and Russia,…

Canada and China expelled diplomats from each other

Canada and China expelled diplomats from each other

Chong Wen-ho incident: Canada and China expel consuls from each other A major diplomatic spat erupted between Canada and China on Tuesday, with Beijing retaliating by expelling a Canadian diplomat…

Demonstrations have erupted in Pakistan over the arrest of a former prime minister

Demonstrations have erupted in Pakistan over the arrest of a former prime minister

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on May 9 when he appeared at the Islamabad High Court to answer corruption charges. Former Prime Minister Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…

U.S. and European officials are looking to China to get Moscow involved in cease-fire talks

U.S. and European officials are looking to China to get Moscow involved in cease-fire talks

Some U.S. and European officials said they believed a planned spring counteroffensive in Ukraine could pave the way for talks between Kiev and Moscow before the end of the year,…

The US censoring Chinese companies in the US because of human rights concerns

The US censoring Chinese companies in the US because of human rights concerns

As Chinese e-commerce company Shein and its American counterpart, Pinduoduo Temu, seize the US market, concerns about the presence of Xinjiang forced labor in their industrial chains have been renewed…