Category: International Relations

Trudeau’s Adviser Knew About Chinese Threats to MPs, Chong Says

Conservative MP Michael Chong said on May 4 that he’s been told by the prime minister’s national security adviser that her department had received the information from CSIS about Beijing targeting MPs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said on May 3 that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had not provided the information to upper…


Communist China Seeks to Undermine US on Path to Global Hegemony: Intelligence Director

WASHINGTON—China’s communist rulership believes that it must undermine and displace the United States in order to thrive, according to the nation’s top intelligence official. The regime is actively working to expand its authoritarian model of governance across the globe and to supplant U.S. interests in Asia specifically, said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. “[China] is…


Chinese Ambassador Summoned Over Threats to MP Michael Chong

The Canadian government summoned the Chinese ambassador on May 4 over the targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told a committee. “I’ve instructed my deputy minister to summon the Chinese ambassador, that is what he’s doing as we speak,” Joly said as she testified before the House of Commons foreign…


NATO to Open First Asia-Pacific Office in Japan: Reports

NATO is reportedly planning to open a liaison office in Tokyo, the first in the Asia-Pacific region, as it moves to deepen ties with Asia-Pacific nations amid increasing concerns over the threat of China’s communist regime. Nikkei Asia reported that the regional office would allow the military alliance to conduct consultations with its key Asia-Pacific…


Alexandre Trudeau Says Chinese Donation Was Not Interference, Committee Is Wasting Time on Foundation

Alexandre Trudeau told MPs that everything about the donation to the Trudeau Foundation from two businessmen affiliated with the Chinese regime a few years ago was legitimate and didn’t constitute any attempt to influence his brother, who would later become prime minister. “Frankly, this is a waste of time because there is not a foreign…


US, Philippines to Share Military Intelligence on China

The United States and the Philippines will share real-time intelligence about China’s military activities in the Pacific, the Pentagon said. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Philippine counterpart, Carlito Galvez, established the Bilateral Defense Guidelines on May 3. As part of that agreement, the two nations will increase their military coordination and interoperability, including…


Former Trudeau Foundation CEO Rosenberg Met with Chinese Officials

The former CEO of the Trudeau Foundation who accepted a donation linked to the Chinese regime told a committee he had not met with Chinese officials on the issue, but was presented with information that he did. Conservative MP Michael Barrett asked Morris Rosenberg if he had met with officials from the People’s Republic of…


Tories Call for Expelling Chinese Diplomat Over Targeting of MP

The Chinese diplomat who reportedly worked to target an MP should have been expelled long ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the implicated MP said on May 3. Poilievre said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government knew for two years that “a foreign agent was in this country threatening the family of a Canadian MP and…


Trudeau Says CSIS Chose Not to Brief MP Chong on Beijing Threat to Family

The decision not to warn Conservative MP Michael Chong on efforts of the Chinese regime to target his family was made by the spy agency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on May 3. Trudeau said the information collected on the issue by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was never briefed out of the agency…


China Urges International Respect for Junta-Ruled Burma’s ‘Sovereignty’

China’s foreign minister voiced support for Burma’s “sovereignty” in a rare visit to the military-ruled country on May 2 as Western countries continue to shun the junta for its violence against civilians. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang began his three-day visit to Burma—also known as Myanmar—on Tuesday, where he met with junta leader Min Aung…