Category: Infiltrating the West

British Universities Accepted £30 Million From Blacklisted Chinese 5G Giant Huawei

Blacklisted technology company Huawei has plunged at least £30 million into British universities via research grants and donations. The Epoch Times can reveal the telecom giant—deemed a national security threat by the United States government—is the biggest China-based donor to higher educational institutions in the UK. Over the past four years, Huawei and its advanced…


Doing Business in China Is Now That Little Bit More Risky

Commentary Changes to espionage laws and imposing bans on people leaving China pose increased risks for visitors, including professionals, business executives, and scholars. The Xinhua news agency reported that Chinese lawmakers voted a week ago to adopt a revised Counter-Espionage Law, which will take effect on July 1, 2023. The revised law was passed at…


No Decision Made on Expulsion of Chinese Diplomat, Trudeau Says

The government is still evaluating the consequences of expelling a Chinese diplomat reportedly involved in targeting a Conservative MP, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on May 5. “This is a big step, not a small step to expel diplomats. It’s one that has to be taken with due consideration on all the potential impacts and…


Trudeau Says CSIS Info on Beijing Threats to MPs Never Reached Him

After initially saying that the CSIS information on Chinese regime threats to MPs never left the spy agency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clarified on May 5 that it never made it to him. Trudeau, while attending the Liberal Party convention in Ottawa, was asked by reporters to react to information shared by Conservative MP Michael…


Trudeau’s Adviser Knew About Chinese Threats to MPs, Chong Says

Conservative MP Michael Chong said on May 4 that he’s been told by the prime minister’s national security adviser that her department had received the information from CSIS about Beijing targeting MPs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said on May 3 that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had not provided the information to upper…


Trudeau’s Advisor Knew About Chinese Threats to MPs: MP Chong

Conservative Party MP Michael Chong said on May 4 that he’s been told by the prime minister’s national security advisor that her department had received the information from CSIS about Beijing targeting MPs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said on May 3 that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had not provided the information to…


Chinese Ambassador Summoned Over Threats to MP Michael Chong

The Canadian government summoned the Chinese ambassador on May 4 over the targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told a committee. “I’ve instructed my deputy minister to summon the Chinese ambassador, that is what he’s doing as we speak,” Joly said as she testified before the House of Commons foreign…


Alexandre Trudeau Says Chinese Donation Was Not Interference, Committee Is Wasting Time on Foundation

Alexandre Trudeau told MPs that everything about the donation to the Trudeau Foundation from two businessmen affiliated with the Chinese regime a few years ago was legitimate and didn’t constitute any attempt to influence his brother, who would later become prime minister. “Frankly, this is a waste of time because there is not a foreign…


Former Trudeau Foundation CEO Rosenberg Met with Chinese Officials

The former CEO of the Trudeau Foundation who accepted a donation linked to the Chinese regime told a committee he had not met with Chinese officials on the issue, but was presented with information that he did. Conservative MP Michael Barrett asked Morris Rosenberg if he had met with officials from the People’s Republic of…


Tories Call for Expelling Chinese Diplomat Over Targeting of MP

The Chinese diplomat who reportedly worked to target an MP should have been expelled long ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the implicated MP said on May 3. Poilievre said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government knew for two years that “a foreign agent was in this country threatening the family of a Canadian MP and…