Category: Canada-China

Government Survey on Canada-China Ties Omits Questions on Foreign Interference: Report

A survey commissioned by Ottawa aimed at studying the views of Chinese-Canadians on the Canada-China relationship did not include questions on Beijing’s foreign interference in Canada, according to documents. The report titled, “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” surveyed a group of residents in Vancouver comprised of Chinese-Canadians in regard to the federal government’s…


Delegation of Canadian MPs From All Parties to Visit Taiwan as Solidarity Gesture Amid Chinese Interference: Report

A delegation of Canadian MPs from all official parties will visit Taiwan next month as a gesture of solidarity against the threat of foreign interference being carried out in both countries by Beijing, according to a news report. The delegation will include Liberal MP John McKay, chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National…


Judge Orders Return of Items Seized During 2018 Arrest of Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER—A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive’s arrest at Vancouver’s airport over an extradition request from the United States. An order dated Oct. 21 and signed by Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says items taken by the RCMP during her Dec. 1,…


Canada Shrugs at China’s Application to Join Pacific Rim Trade Agreement

OTTAWA—Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other Asian countries. A spokesman for International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is aware of China’s desire to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement…


Trudeau Links Global Campaign on Arbitrary Detention Declaration to China

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada spearheaded an international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detentions because of China’s decision to imprison Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Trudeau made the connection for the first time Friday during a federal election campaign appearance in Windsor, Ont. In February, when the federal government announced that it had created a…


Meng Wanzhou’s Legal Team Resumes Extradition Defence in B.C. Court

VANCOUVER—Meng Wanzhou’s legal team is expected to argue today there is no evidence showing the Huawei executive caused international bank HSBC to violate U.S. sanctions law. The B.C. Supreme Court is hearing formal arguments in the extradition case for the telecom executive that began last week amid rising diplomatic tensions. Meng, who is Huawei’s chief…


Meng Wanzhou’s Legal Team Resumes Extradition Defence in BC Court

VANCOUVER—Meng Wanzhou’s legal team is expected to argue today there is no evidence showing the Huawei executive caused international bank HSBC to violate U.S. sanctions law. The B.C. Supreme Court is hearing formal arguments in the extradition case for the telecom executive that began last week amid rising diplomatic tensions. Meng, who is Huawei’s chief…


O’Toole Warns Canadians Not Safe in China After Court Upholds Death Sentence

OTTAWA—Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole accused Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes on Tuesday after a Chinese court upheld the sentence of a Canadian sentenced to death in a drug case. O’Toole also reopened the door to a Canadian boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in China, warning the Chinese government’s recent…


Crown Lawyers to Argue Against Stay of Proceedings in Meng’s Extradition Case

VANCOUVER—Lawyers for Canada’s attorney general are expected to argue against a stay of proceedings in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Today’s arguments are expected to be the last before the actual extradition hearing in Meng’s case begins in the B.C. Supreme Court later this week. Lawyers for the chief financial officer have…


Meng Loses Publication Ban Request on HSBC Materials Obtained via Hong Kong Court

VANCOUVER—The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an application for a publication ban from Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on new evidence that her legal team wants to introduce in her fight against extradition to the United States. Legal counsel for a media consortium including The Canadian Press that opposed the ban advises…