Category: Beijing

Olympic Athletes Heading to Beijing Warned About Chinese Cyber Spies

OTTAWA—Athletes representing Canada in the Beijing Winter Olympics next month are being told to take extra precautions against Chinese cyber surveillance, including the danger of electronic devices being infected with spyware. Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge said the government has been “working closely” with the Olympic and Paralympic committees, which are briefing athletes on security in…


America’s Old Regime Is a Dangerous Failure on China

Commentary The Biden administration is the last remnant of the Old Regime of America’s foreign policy. Its quixotic negotiations with Russia and, more importantly, accommodation with China seeks America’s return to the era before the Trump administration, where America’s strategic interests were ignored and subverted by Chinese influence and lucre. The Old Regime aided China’s…


China on High Alert Over Omicron as Olympics Nears

Two Omicron cases in a nearby city put Beijing on high alert, just weeks before the Winter Olympics start. In a rare and courageous move, a Xi’an resident uses his real name in a video to criticize the lockdown measures, saying the authorities “treat people like livestock.” Some English signs in Beijing subways and airports…


Another ‘Affront Against Universal Rights’: Blinken Criticizes Beijing for Using Sanctions to ‘Intimidate’ US Critics

Beijing’s recent sanctions on U.S. religious freedom officials mark its latest “affront against universal rights” and will only spur further global scrutiny into its human rights violations, Secretary Antony Blinken said on Jan. 10. The secretary was referring to sanctions Beijing announced on Dec. 21 targeting four commissioners of the U.S. Commission on International Religious…


Omicron Spreads to Another Region in China, Raising Fears for Beijing Olympics

Another central Chinese city reported Omicron cases on Jan. 10, the second city in days, adding fears for the Beijing Winter Olympics just weeks away. Tianjin, a city about half an hour away from Beijing by train, reported 40 new infections over the weekend after a child and a young woman were confirmed infected with…


Dr. Antonio Graceffo: Xi Jinping’s Push for Paramount Status and China’s Economic Future

Going into 2022, a topic that will stick around is how China will use economic aggression to bully western nations. I sat down with Dr. Antonio Graceffo for a preview of what to expect in China affairs for the new year. From the ongoing U.S.–China trade war and political war, more nations are being sucked…


Beijing Setting Up a Trap to Collect Money From Wall Street, Says China Experts

Chinese companies are transitioning to a different model to raise money by going public. When one of China’s concept stocks is delisted from the United States, it is then listed in Hong Kong or China. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working hard to present an image of economic prosperity to…


Northern Chinese District Blocks All Coal and Wood Burning Ahead of Olympics

Officials in a northern Chinese district banned residents from burning coal or wood for heating—even if it was well below the freezing point—ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The northern district of Shanhaiguan in Qinhuangdao city, Hebei Province, took extreme measures to fight smog, including forcibly closing or dismantling household stoves, reported state media…


Major Chinese City Under Lockdown as COVID-19 Continues to Spread in Northern China

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Northern China, prompting authorities in Xi’an city—home to 13 million people—to implement lockdown measures. Meanwhile, a town in the capital city Beijing, known as a hub for Chinese artists, has reported confirmed cases. On Dec. 22, the Xi’an local authorities announced the lockdown of the whole city, including…


China’s Economic Attack on Lithuania Requires a Joint US-EU Defense

News Analysis Beijing has reacted against Lithuania’s upgrade to its Taiwan relations with extended trade and diplomatic sanctions against the Baltic country. The move is so severe and unprecedented that it provoked reactions from not only the United States, Britain, and European Union, but a German business group that has deep financial ties to China. Behind…