The Biden administration is slow-walking approvals for $19 billion in Taiwan weapons purchases and not aggressively imposing congressionally-mandated sanctions on Chinese companies because it fears angering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), several Republicans claimed during a July 18 House hearing on the State Department’s proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Eastern Asia and Pacific budget. That fear…
Biden Administration Is Slow-Walking Taiwan Arms Sales, Holding Back on China Sanctions, House GOP Says
July 18, 2023
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Japan Takes Clear Stance Against CCP by Curbing Chinese Access to Chipmaking Equipment: Expert
April 17, 2023
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News Analysis Japan’s latest export controls on chipmaking equipment aim to significantly curb China’s ability to make advanced chips. One expert told The Epoch Times that Japan’s move shows its clear stance against China’s communist regime and alignment with the United States. The Japanese government announced on March 31 export restrictions on 23 types of advanced…
Taiwan to Establish De Facto Consulate Office in Montreal
The Taiwanese government is set to establish a de facto consulate in Montreal, Quebec, to promote bilateral exchanges, a move that came after Ottawa pledged to deepen ties with the island in its newly-released Indo-Pacific Strategy. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), made the announcement in a Dec. 20 news release, saying…
Expert Urges Ottawa to Show Credibility to Allies in Implementing Indo-Pacific Strategy
Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy has pledged to work with allies in pushing back against threats posed by authoritarian states in the region, but it has much work to do to prove that it will walk the walk, an expert at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) said. Stephen Nagy, a senior fellow at the MLI and associate professor at…
‘Progressive Issues’ in Indo-Pacific Strategy Not Useful for Countries in the Region, Expert Says
Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy has pledged to work with allies in pushing back against threats posed by authoritarian states in the region, but it has much work to do to prove that it will walk the walk, an expert at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) said. Stephen Nagy, an MLI senior fellow and an associate professor at the…
Expel Chinese Diplomats Over Chinese Police Stations in Canada: Tory Foreign Affairs Critic
December 14, 2022
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Conservative MP and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong is calling for the expulsion of Chinese diplomats after a report said there are two more secret Chinese police stations in Canada. In a Twitter post on Dec. 13, Chong reiterated his call last week for Ottawa to expel the Chinese diplomats, citing a report from Spain-based…
Canada’s ‘Negative Experience’ Due to Beijing’s Actions During Meng Wanzhou Affair May Have Been Catalyst for Indo-Pacific Strategy, Panel Hears
The catalyst for the government’s Indo-Pacific Strategy could have been the Meng Wanzhou affair and the arbitrary imprisonment by the Chinese regime of two Canadians, an expert suggested during a panel discussion on Dec. 7. James Boutilier, a distinguished fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI), said there have been calls for Canada to engage…
Canada Can Learn From Taiwan’s Response to Beijing’s Disinformation Campaigns, Says Foreign Affairs Official
Canada can learn from Taiwan on how to deal with disinformation campaigns from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a foreign affairs official told a House committee yesterday, as Canadian intelligence agencies investigate allegations of Beijing’s interference operations in the country. Paul Thoppil, assistant deputy minister of Asia Pacific in the Department of Foreign Affairs, shared experiences…
Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Calls for Collective Action With Allies to Confront China
November 30, 2022
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News Analysis Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy has identified the Chinese communist regime as “an increasingly disruptive global power” and pledges to join allies in confronting Beijing on a range of issues—something the Liberal government has rarely done in past engagement with China. It makes reference to China over 50 times, calling it out as a…
Poilievre Asks If Ottawa Will Speak Out Against Suppression of Chinese Protesters
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre today questioned the federal government on how it will respond to Beijing’s reported crackdown on protests that have been breaking out across the country in response to restrictive COVID-19 measures. “There’s a wave of protests across China right now, and there are now reports of government crackdowns against those protests,” Poilievre said during…
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