A leader of the fight to secure freedom for a Canadian human-rights activist detained in China for 17 years is taking the latest diplomatic deep-freeze between Ottawa and Beijing in stride. Wilf Ruland, a volunteer fieldworker with Amnesty International Canada, says a sustained, long-term campaign aims to keep Huseyin Celil’s case in the public eye…
Supporters Focus on Freeing Canadian Held in China Amid Geopolitical ‘Ups and Downs’
Hong Kong-Born Canadian MP Targeted by CCP
Hong Kong-born Chinese Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Jenny Kwan Wai-ching recently confirmed to the media that she was briefed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) that she had become a “target” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), presumably due to her criticism of the CCP. In an interview with Canadian media, The Globe…
YouTube Ads Are Funding Beijing’s Overseas Push to Change Hearts and Minds: Report
Beijing is circumventing its own firewall to leverage YouTube, and profiting off its advertising service, in the battle to win hearts and minds in the West, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). The report, named “China is using ethnic-minority influencers to spread its Xinjiang narrative on social media” and funded by…
Switzerland Re-Examines the CCP’s Human Rights Abuses, Weakens Trade Ties With China
Switzerland, a European country known for its neutral foreign policy, released its first China Strategy document last year, with emphasis on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights issues—a move strongly opposed by the CCP. Since then, there have been some subtle relationship changes between the two countries. Swiss commodities trading giant Mercuria Energy Group bought…
Australia and NZ ‘Deeply Concerned’ at UN Findings of Chinese Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang
The foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand have expressed their deep concern at the findings and conclusion of the new United Nations (U.N.) report on human rights concerns in Xinjiang and supported calls for China to respond. The 48-page report, published on Sept. 1 by United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, found evidence…
CCP State Media and Diplomats Used Social Media to Spread False Information About Xinjiang: Report
China’s diplomats and state media outlets are using social media platforms to manipulate public opinion and spread false information to divert international condemnation of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a new report found. A report released on July 20 by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) found that since early 2020, the Chinese Communist Party…
The H&M Incident and the Refinement of the CCP’s Manipulation
Commentary The H&M incident is an excellent example in dissecting China’s internal and foreign affairs. Here I will interpret the performance of Chinese social manipulation in the H&M incident and its fatal flaws. Let me talk about what the H&M incident is. On March 24, the Communist Youth League, an affiliate of the Chinese Communist…
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