Category: PRC

Liberal Party in Talks to Reintegrate MP Han Dong: Report

A Liberal cabinet minister says he will meet with now-independent MP Han Dong in the coming weeks in order to evaluate his potential return to the party caucus. “I’m still going through the process. It’s something the prime minister asked me to do (and) I want to do it properly,” Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc…


America Talks to China: Dialogue With Nothing to Show for It

Commentary There’s talk, and there’s productive talk. You would sometimes think U.S. officials are paid by the word and are content with the former sort of talk. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen have recently visited China. Climate Czar John Kerry is currently visiting. These visits and attendant dialogue are…


Has the West Already Lost Control of Its Most Vital Sea Route?

Commentary U.S. and Western influence over the critical Red Sea/Suez Canal sea lines of communication (SLOC) is now estimated to be at its lowest ebb in more than a century, even when the USSR had a period of presence during the Cold War. Russia and China, although suffering from their own strategic constraints, have made…


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…


Gov’t Turned a ‘Blind Eye’: MP on Report Chinese Regime Wanted to Target His Family

Conservative MP Michael Chong is criticizing the government’s decision to not warn him or expel a Chinese diplomat who allegedly wanted to target his family overseas, after a new report based on leaked national security information revealed additional information on Beijing interference schemes in Canada. “I am profoundly disappointed to find out through a Globe…


US Provided Input to Canada on Foreign Agent Registry: Mayorkas

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas says the Canadian government has been provided with input on establishing a foreign agent registry during high level talks in Ottawa. “That is something that the Attorney General of the United States spoke of today in the forum, and we shared some of the practices and laws that…


Foreign Interference Eclipses Espionage as a Threat, and Beijing Takes the Lead: CSIS Veteran

The threat from foreign interference, with Beijing as the main culprit, has evolved to become more dangerous to the state than traditional espionage, a former executive with Canada’s spy agency told MPs. “What we’ve seen, in the last 30 years, is that foreign interference has eclipsed classic espionage as a national security threat, both in…


LIVE 5 PM ET: House Meets to Discuss ‘PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act’ and ‘Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act’

The U.S. House meets at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 27 for legislative business regarding HR 1107 – PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act, HR 1154 – Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, and HR 1189 – Undersea Cable Control Act, as well as H.Con.Res. 15 – Authorizing the use of the Capitol…


LIVE NOW: House Meets to Discuss ‘PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act’ and ‘Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act’

The U.S. House meets at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 27 for legislative business regarding HR 1107 – PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act, HR 1154 – Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, and HR 1189 – Undersea Cable Control Act, as well as H.Con.Res. 15 – Authorizing the use of the Capitol…


House Meets to Discuss ‘PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act’ and ‘Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act’

The U.S. House meets at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 27 for legislative business regarding HR 1107 – PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act, HR 1154 – Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, and HR 1189 – Undersea Cable Control Act, as well as H.Con.Res. 15 – Authorizing the use of the Capitol…