Category: Chinese Regime

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…


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…


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…


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.”…


IN-DEPTH: Why Does Communist China Need Over 170 Diplomats in Canada?

Opposition MPs are asking why the Chinese diplomat recently expelled for being involved in threatening an MP’s family wasn’t removed sooner after it emerged that Canada’s intelligence agency knew for several years that he was spying on Falun Gong adherents and Uyghurs in Canada. As of the time of this writing, there are 177 Chinese diplomats…


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…


Liz Truss Calls for ‘Economic NATO’ to Counter China’s Influence During Taiwan Visit

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss called for a Cold War-style “economic NATO” to counter the Chinese regime’s economic dominance during a visit to Taipei on Wednesday. She also urged “all free nations” to back the self-governing republic’s freedom, drawing the ire of Beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island. Truss is the first former British prime minister…


MP Chong Says He Has Received Multiple Personal Threats Believed to Come From Beijing

Conservative MP Michael Chong told a parliamentary committee he has received multiple personal threats in recent years—in addition to those directed against his family overseas—that he believes were orchestrated by Beijing. Chong told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) on May 16 that he did not want to elaborate…


Three Female Scientists May Hold the Key to COVID’s Origin: Experts

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, exactly what happened at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) remains a mystery, but there is a growing suspicion that the virus likely originated in the institute’s P4 lab. Meanwhile, three women who are connected to the WIV have become the focus of discussions in recent years. Experts…


US Citizen and Pro-Beijing Overseas Chinese Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison in China

John Shing-Wan Leung, a U.S. citizen and Hong Kong resident, was sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges on May 15 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. According to public information, the 78-year-old Leung, a pro-CCP overseas Chinese leader in Texas, served as president of the China Council for the…