Category: International Relations

US Encourages ASEAN-China to Develop Rules for South China Sea

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is supportive of ASEAN’s efforts to increase peaceful cooperation with China’s communist regime in the South China Sea. ASEAN, a political and economic bloc of nations in southeast Asia, held a summit this week, during which it announced that the group was heartened by “ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation between ASEAN and…


China, Taliban Deepen Ties as Afghanistan Joins Beijing’s Infrastructure Plan

China, Pakistan, and the Taliban have decided to extend the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Afghanistan during their fifth tri-party foreign ministers dialogue in Islamabad on May 6. “The three sides reaffirmed their resolve to fully harness Afghanistan’s potential as a hub for regional connectivity. Reaffirming their commitment to further the trilateral cooperation…


IN-DEPTH: China Escalates Its Cyberwar Against the West

Over the past few decades, China has adopted a policy of information warfare against its global adversaries by leveraging its civilian cyber sector. This constitutes Beijing’s “people’s war” on the world inflicted by its civilian cyber militias, according to cybersecurity experts. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) civilian cyber sector includes individual cyberoperatives, private institutions, academia,…


Leader of Toronto Group Listed as Secret Chinese Police Station Met Xi Jinping at Beijing Event Promoting CCP Ideology

A Toronto businessman affiliated with an organization in Canada that’s on a list of secret overseas Chinese police stations recently met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his inner circle in Beijing at an event aimed at promoting the communist regime’s ideology. On May 8, Weng Guoning was among some 500 overseas delegates from Chinese…


Australian Minister Travels to China In Attempt to Resolve Barley Trade War

Australian trade minister Don Farrell is heading to Beijing to meet his counterpart in the country’s latest effort to resolve the long-term trade dispute with China. The minister departed for China on May 11 following an invitation from Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a virtual meeting between the two sides in February. At the…


New Zealand National Party Donor List Reveals Strong CCP Ties

Two overseas agents from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s state media have been revealed as two of the top donors of New Zealand’s major opposition party, and the country is lacking proper laws to make it illegal. The New Zealand Electoral Commission’s donation records—released in late April—reveal that the National Party’s 2022 donors include three high-level…


Chinese Canadians Distrust Elected Officials Due to Perceived Beijing Links, MPs Hear

Some members of the Chinese community have a lack of trust towards elected officials due to their perceived close links to Beijing, a Chinese democracy activist told MPs. “Despite being afraid to voice their concerns publicly, many community members distrust elected officials due to their perceived close relationships with PRC [People’s Republic of China] officials…


Sanctioned Lawmakers Condemn UK’s 1st Ministerial Visit to Hong Kong Since 2018

The British government has come under renewed criticism from lawmakers as a government minister is visiting Hong Kong this week for the first time since 2018. A number of parliamentarians who have been sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) condemned the government for sending the minister for trade talks, with former Conservative Party leader Sir…


ANALYSIS: The Making of Wolf-Warrior Diplomat Lu Shaye

Beijing’s aggressive diplomatic approach in recent years has been referred to as “wolf-warrior diplomacy.” Last month, one of China’s more prominent “wolf warriors”, Lu Shaye, earned headlines after making outlandish comments denying post-Soviet nations’ sovereignty status. “Wolf Warrior”, a 2015 Chinese film written and directed by Chinese actor Wu Jing, carries a strong nationalist sentiment,…


After 1,000 Days of Detention, Calls Continue for CCP to Release Detained Australian Journalist

After 1,000 days of detention, public calls continue for the release of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei. “Today marks 1,000 days since Ms. Cheng was unjustly detained in China in August 2020,” said Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham. “It is impossible for any of us outside this situation to imagine…