Tag: Special Topics

US Investors Funding China-Based Companies That Steal American IP

WASHINGTON—U.S. investors are funding China-based companies that steal intellectual property from American companies, experts say. China-based companies that replicate stolen IP in critical technologies like semiconductors are even more likely to be funded by U.S. investors, because they become subsidized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the…


China Sees International Ruling on Maritime Disputes as ‘Scrap Paper’: Former Marine Colonel

China sees international ruling on maritime disputes as “scrap paper,” according to Grant Newsham, a retired Marine colonel and senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies. He referenced a complaint launched by the Philippines against China in 2013 at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, seeking a judgment on…


Japan, France Agree to ‘Coordinate Closely’ on China Issues

The leaders of Japan and France agreed on Friday to strengthen their bilateral economic and security cooperation and pledged to “coordinate closely” on issues related to China. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks ahead of a G-7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, during which they exchanged views on the…


G7 Summit to Push for Global Supply Chain ‘De-Chinaization,’ Expert Says

The Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders recently pledged to increase global supply chain diversification, with an expert describing the move as “de-Chinaization”. The G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Niigata, Japan, ended on May 13, laying the groundwork for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima from May 19 to 21. According to a Reuters report,…


Election Interference Concerns Met With ‘Shrugged Shoulders,’ Tory Campaign Manager Testifies

Campaign managers for the Conservative Party in the last election have heavily criticized processes put in place by the government to defend against interference, saying concerns raised were met with indifference. “Political parties cannot formulate public policy under threat that they are going to possibly lose ridings based on foreign influence, because of at least…


Amid Committee Probe, Some MPs Hesitant to Disclose Cases of Colleagues Targeted by Foreign Interference

Liberal and NDP MPs have raised concerns about a new motion tabled by Conservatives in committee seeking documents related to threats by foreign actors faced by elected officials, saying it could draw unwanted attention to them. Conservative MP Michael Cooper tabled a new motion on May 18 in the House of Commons Standing Committee for…


MPs on Committee Hesitant to Disclose Cases of Colleagues Targeted by Foreign Interference

Liberal and NDP MPs have raised concerns about a new motion tabled by Conservatives in committee seeking to produce documents related to threats by foreign actors faced by elected officials, saying it could draw unwanted attention to them. Conservative MP Michael Cooper tabled a new motion on May 18 in the House of Commons Standing…


Senior Official at CCP’s State-Owned Assets Watchdog Under Probe

Luo Yulin, a former senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) state-owned assets watchdog, is under probe, according to an official notice published on May 17. Luo was a deputy ministerial-level official of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (or “State-owned Assets Commission”), and is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law.”…


EXPLAINER: Winnipeg Lab Documents – Why Did It Take so Long and What Could They Reveal?

Will the public finally be provided some details behind the mysterious firing of Chinese-Canadian scientists who were working at the country’s top biosafety lab? The Liberal government announced on May 17 that an ad-hoc committee of selected MPs will be able to review documents pertaining to the matter, and a panel of arbiters composed of…


Shipping Container Filled With Illegal Drugs Found by Mexican Navy Refutes China’s Denials on Fentanyl Trafficking

Mexico found fentanyl in a shipping container from China earlier this month, just several weeks after a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said there was no illegal trafficking of the deadly drug between the two nations. On May 5, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed that the Mexican navy had intercepted a container of smuggled…