Category: Beijing

Australia and New Zealand Welcome Multilateral Sanctions on Chinese Officials

Australia and New Zealand have joined together to release a statement expressing their grave concerns about the severe human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China. This comes after the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union jointly unveiled parallel Magnitsky-style sanctions on six Chinese officials. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and New…


China in Focus (March 22): Outburst Hints at Beijing’s Objective: Expert

Beijing’s true intentions revealed in a speech. An expert suggests the real motivation behind a Chinese diplomat’s outburst, during China’s first in-person meeting with the Biden Administration. Tit-for-tat sanctions between China and the European Union. Beijing seemingly takes revenge over European sanctions, imposed over human rights abuse in Xinjiang. Communist China takes new action in…


‘Listening to Concerns:’ US Secretary of State Doesn’t Rule out Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

America’s secretary of state on Wednesday didn’t rule out a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “We’ve heard the many concerns around the world about the prospect of those Olympics given the actions that China has taken both at home in terms of its abuse of human rights when it comes to the…


Australian PM Praises Strength of Quad Alliance With US, Japan, India

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has praised the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as Quad, for its strength and purpose after he attended the dialogue’s first-ever leader level meeting. The meeting, which was held virtually on March 12, resulted in the four countries pledging to establish three working groups (pdf) on climate change, COVID-19 response…


Stephen Harper: Tech Integration With China ‘Incompatible’

China’s technology apparatus is geared to do the very things that alarm western democracies about big tech, former prime minister Stephen Harper told attendees at a defence and security conference


China Insider: China Summons British Ambassador Over ‘Inappropriate’ Article

China’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s ambassador in Beijing on March 9 to make “stern representations” over an “inappropriate” article she wrote recently.


Beijing-Linked Firms To Control Islands Off East, West Coasts of Australia

Firms linked to Beijing now control leases on two islands, off the east and west coasts of Australia, reportedly sparking concerns in Canberra about the national security risks. The Western Australia Labor government approved the lease on Cockatoo Island for a Hong Kong firm with ties to Beijing last year. This comes after the Queensland…


Opposition MPs Question Use of CCP-Affiliated Contractor to Run Canada’s Visa Centre in Beijing

Canada’s immigration minister said he is confident that there are no security concerns about allowing a company owned by the Chinese police to manage Canada’s visa application centre in Beijing, despite calls from opposition MPs to cancel the contract. VFS Global, the company that manages the Canadian visa application worldwide, uses a subcontractor—Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign…


China Insider: China Proposes Organ Donation Assessment Policy

Chen Jingyu, a leading lung transplant surgeon in China, proposed at Beijing’s Two Sessions meeting that organ donations should be one of the indexes to assess Chinese cities.


China Insider: Less Than 4 Percent of Chinese Have Received Covid-19 Vaccine

The Chinese regime has been touting the effectiveness of Chinese-made vaccines, and claimed that all representatives attending Beijing’s Two Sessions had received a COVID-19 vaccine before the political meeting. However, it was reported that the current vaccination rate in the country is only 4 percent, indicating that Chinese citizens don’t have much trust in domestic…