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U.S. House China panel recommends Congress take action over Taiwan, Uyghurs
Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves at the end of the joint press conference for the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, Shaanxi province, China May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool
world
China to create powerful financial watchdog run by Communist Party
Chinese flag waves in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
energy and resources
U.S. House votes to block China from buying oil from emergency reserves
FILE PHOTO: An oil storage tank and crude oil pipeline equipment is seen during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson/File Photo
opinion
Canada is being naive about the risks of Chinese technology
Conor Healy and Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
analysis
In a rare show of weakness, China’s censors struggled to keep up with zero-COVID protests
People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
opinion
No, history didn’t end. But liberal democracy is still the only way forward
The Editorial Board
opinion
The Chinese government’s continued assault on Canadian freedoms requires action
Irwin Cotler
opinion
When it comes to scouting, Canadian political parties could learn from the NHL draft
Preston Manning
politics
China may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative in last election, federal unit says
A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention in Halifax, Aug. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
film
From Vancouver via Taiwan, how Unsilenced examines a crackdown in China
UNSILENCED (2021). When the Chinese Communist Party launches a brutal crackdown against 100 million citizens, a jaded American reporter and a team of innocent students risk everything to expose the deadly propaganda and fight for freedom.
world
China’s Xi Jinping enters his most important year yet as he prepares for unprecedented third term as Communist Party leader
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the New Year gathering organized by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Li Xiang/Xinhua via AP)
international business
China says it notes JPMorgan CEO’s sincere regret over remark about country’s ruling Communist Party
FILE - JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon looks on during the inauguration the new French headquarters of JP Morgan bank Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Paris. Dimon said Friday, Nov. 24, that “he truly regrets” a quip he made this week about JPMorgan outlasting the Chinese Communist Party. Dimon was speaking at an event in Boston where he noted that both his bank and the Communist Party were celebrating their 100th birthdays. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)
international business
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he regrets making Communist Party of China comment
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
investment ideas
Party time in Beijing and other world market themes for the week ahead
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during an event commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9.
world
Xi Jinping to cement authority, legacy in Communist Party resolution
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays a CCTV state media news broadcast showing Chinese President Xi Jinping addressing world leaders at the G20 meeting in Rome via video link at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
politics
Legislators to press G20 leaders in Rome to take tougher stance on China
This photo handout on October 27, 2021 by the Italian Satate Police (Polizia di Stato) shows Police officers of the the Emergency Response Unit (Unita Operativa di Pronto Intervento, UOPI) of the Italian state police outside the convention center "La Nuvola" on October 27, 2021 in the EUR district of Rome, where will be held the upcoming October 30-31 G20 of World Leaders Summit. (Photo by Handout / Polizia di Stato / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / POLIZIA DI STATO / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Polizia di Stato/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
China would benefit from legal reform – but its future looks bleak
Thomas E. Kellogg
politics
Canadian rights activist says he received death threat for support of Hong Kongers
Thousands of protesters gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. Until early April 2021, Mike Hui was a photojournalist for the Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper that shut down following the arrest of five top editors and executives and the freezing of its assets under a national security law that China's ruling Communist Party imposed on Hong Kong as part of the crackdown. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
world
China’s leader Xi hands out medals amid party celebrations
A giant screen broadcasts live footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping presenting the July 1 Medal to outstanding Party member Wang Shumao at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, China June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
politics
Sajjan won’t commit to future funding for forum
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Sajjan took aim at recent Chinese military expansions into the South China Sea this evening even as he faced questions about the Liberal government's ties to Beijing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Taiwan says it would be an ‘affirmation and honour’ if President Tsai were to receive Halifax summit award
In this image from a video, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen adjusts her face mask while delivering a speech to the servicemembers of the 131st Flotilla in the northern port of Keelung, Taiwan Monday, March 8, 2021. Tsai visited a naval base on Monday to thank sailors and marines for their dedication to protecting the island amid renewed threats from China, vowing not to allow the loss of “any single inch" of territory. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)
world
U.S. sanctions 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to questions during a question and answer session at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Lam said during the session Wednesday that the government is considering an "incentive" - such as a loosening of anti-pandemic rules - to encourage people in the city to get vaccinated, adding that the public's cooperation was imperative in tackling the coronavirus in the city. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
opinion
In Hong Kong, ‘patriotism’ now means having to love the Chinese Communist Party
Frank Ching
politics
No indication federal security agencies were consulted before Beijing visa centre was approved
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, who is responsible for Canada's prison system, responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
politics
Canadian MPs call for sanctions against Chinese officials behind Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong
FILE -- A large-scale pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on Jan. 1, 2020. China plans to impose restrictions on Hong Kong’s electoral system to root out candidates whom the Communist Party deems disloyal. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
world
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam backs electoral reforms likely to further exclude opposition voices
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, on Jan. 26, 2021.
world
Tencent says exec held by China over links to ‘personal’ corruption allegations
FILE PHOTO: A Tencent sign is seen at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
politics
Trudeau asks ministers to ensure visa application system secure
Police officers stand guard outside the Canadian embassy in Beijing on January 27, 2019. - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on January 26 said he had sought and accepted the resignation of Ottawa's ambassador to China, days after the diplomat sparked controversy with criticism of the US extradition request for a top Huawei executive. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Canada’s visa application centre in Beijing run by Chinese police
Chinese police patrol in front of the Canadian embassy in Beijing on December 14, 2018. - China confirmed on December 13 that two Canadians are under investigation on suspicion of endangering the country's national security, fuelling tensions after Canada's arrest of a top Chinese telecom executive on a US request. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
China’s fealty tests in Hong Kong expose the flaws in Beijing’s ideology
Times Wang
report on business
China’s Communist Party seeks to build presence in private sector
This photo taken on November 4, 2020 shows Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech via video for the opening ceremony of the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
british columbia
Surrey blogger Gao Bingchen harassed by followers of billionaire with ties to Steve Bannon
Surrey blogger Gao Bingchen harassed by followers of billionaire with ties to Steve Bannon
world
Chinese Australians complain of ‘McCarthyism’ at inquiry
politics
U.K. MPs accuse Huawei of collusion with Beijing
An ad for smartphones manufactured by Huawei on a building in London, on May, 5, 2019.
asia-pacific business
Beijing wants greater loyalty from private sector as threats to Chinese economy rise
FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song