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Italy delivers a blow to Beijing’s European ambitions by pulling out of the global Belt and Road Initiative
A person stands in front of a sign of the Third Belt and Road Forum ahead of its opening ceremony, near the media centre in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Cyber threats from China and Russia to elections on the rise, report says
The author of a report evaluating the protocol of Canada's security services monitoring federal elections says there is no political consensus on when it is appropriate to notify the public of foreign interference. A voter casts their ballot in the advance polls, Friday, September 10, 2021 in Chambly, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Montreal-area community centres identified as ‘alleged Chinese police stations’ by RCMP threaten to sue force for defamation
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
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China Evergrande has last-ditch debt plan, sources say
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Beijing exchange shares surge amid policy support, frenzied bets
A man monitors stock prices at a brokerage in Beijing on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
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More than anything, Michael Spavor was the victim of a coercive Beijing
Guy Saint-Jacques
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China decries Canada’s ‘hypocrisy’ after Spavor blames Kovrig for their detention
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand as they are recognized before an address from U.S. President Joe Biden in the Canadian House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, Mach 24, 2023. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
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After Xi-Biden summit, the U.S.-China relationship is all smiles – until the next crisis
FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he walks with U.S. President Joe Biden at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Biden removes Chinese institute from sanction list in push for fentanyl help
President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
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Biden will push Xi to restore military ties: official
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China ambassador seeks ‘rational’ relations, trade boost by ‘reserving differences’
Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu poses for a portrait at the Embassy of China in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. China's ambassador to Canada says Ottawa's allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections are hurting economic ties, though he insists his country isn't punishing Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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China, Australia agree to turn the page as tensions ease
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 6, 2023. AAP Image/Lukas Coch via REUTERS
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Russia’s defence minister uses stage at military forum in China to accuse U.S. of fueling tensions
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu walks down from the podium after speaking at the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Defense Minister Shoigu said Monday the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its "hegemony" and warned of the risk of confrontation between major countries. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Mideast in focus as U.S., China meet to pave way for Biden-Xi summit
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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China urges Israel to avoid further Gaza escalation
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: Chinese Foreign Minister speaks during an opening ceremony of a diplomatic symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on October 24, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ken Ishi-Pool/Getty Images)
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Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ disinformation campaign targeted Trudeau, Poilievre, says Global Affairs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre looks on as Newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus celebrates with other members on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Liberal member of Parliament Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
asia-pacific business
China’s third-quarter GDP growth, September activity show economic recovery gaining traction
Customers dine at a restaurant in Beijing, China, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Xi reaffirms ‘deep friendship’ with Putin as China and Russia condemn Israel’s assault on Gaza
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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China’s Xi to meet with Putin, other allies to advance his vision for a new global order
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk during their meeting on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (Sergey Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Russian President Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Israel-Hamas war upends China’s ambitions in the Middle East but may serve Beijing in the end
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 21, 2017 in Beijing, China. In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the Palestinian president in Beijing and invited the Israeli prime minister for an official state visit. Benjamin Netanyahu accepted, and China was on track for a bigger role in the region. Then came the attack, which has made Netanyahu’s trip uncertain and all the more so because of China's stated neutrality on the war. (Etienne Oliveau/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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China calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict
Jun Zhai, Chinas foreign ministry special envoy for the Middle East, addresses via videoconference the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain capital on December 6, 2020. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Olympic doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva begins in Switzerland
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 15, 2022 Russia's Kamila Valieva competes in the women's single skating short program of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. - Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva has not been sanctioned by the Russian anti-doping agency, which found she bore "no fault or negligence" for a positive drugs test before the Beijing Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on January 13, 2023. Montreal-based WADA said it was "concerned" by this conclusion of the Russian disciplinary tribunal and specified that it would not hesitate to exercise its right of appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Morning Update: Trudeau unveils housing funds for London, stays mum on broader plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the construction site of an affordable housing project in London, Ont. on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
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Chinese diplomats say it’s Michael Chong, not Beijing, meddling in foreign affairs
Michael Chong arrives to a standing committee on foreign affairs and international development in Ottawa on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Conservative MP at the centre of Canada’s foreign interference saga is telling his story today to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Central banks still scooping up beaten-down U.S. Treasuries
Jamie McGeever
politics
MP Michael Chong testifies before U.S. lawmakers about being target of Chinese foreign interference
Michael Chong arrives to a standing committee on foreign affairs and international development in Ottawa on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Conservative MP at the centre of Canada’s foreign interference saga is telling his story today to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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British PM Sunak chides China after report a parliament staffer is suspected Beijing spy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention center for the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci,Pool)
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Apple tumbles as China’s widening iPhone curbs roil U.S. technology sector
A customer talks to sales assistants in an Apple store as Apple Inc's new iPhone 14 models go on sale in Beijing, China, September 16, 2022.
world
In the face of record high unemployment, young Chinese turn to prayer for help
(FILES) University graduates attend a job fair in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on August 10, 2023. China said it would suspend the release of youth unemployment rates on August 15, 2023, as its central bank cut a key interest rate to boost flagging growth. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S., China agree to discuss export controls as commerce secretary visits Beijing
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, second right, speaks during a meeting with Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, second left, at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)
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Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after top island official visits U.S.
A screen broadcasts news footage of an Air Force aircraft taking part in military drills by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan, in a shopping area in Beijing, China August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Head of Vancouver-based immigration firm reportedly arrested in China for illegal currency trading
Linda Mei He is the Chairwoman and President of Wailian Group.
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Biden’s targeting of China comes at a bad time for the world’s second-largest economy
(FILES) US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators" on June 20, 2023, as he addressed a Democratic Party donors reception in California in the presence of journalists. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)