Commentary A company owned by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (Beijing police) has a contract to run the visa application program for the Canadian embassy in China. This gives the Chinese regime’s interviewers the ability to extract information about the Canadian citizens of Chinese descent they’re visiting and to send spies into Canada while…
Why Is China’s Police Department Still Running Canada’s Visa Office in Beijing?
‘Pathetic and Disgraceful’: Lawmakers Blast Coca-Cola, Visa, Airbnb for Supporting Beijing ‘Genocide Olympics’
July 28, 2021
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Coca-Cola, Airbnb, Procter & Gamble, and Visa—U.S. sponsors for the 2022 Beijing Olympics—have proudly declared that they support human rights globally. But that support became less clear when it came to responding to the Chinese regime’s gross rights violations. At a July 27 congressional hearing on corporate sponsorship of the Beijing games, representatives from the…
Australian Govt Revokes Visa of UK Commentator Katie Hopkins for Breaching Quarantine
British conservative commentator Katie Hopkins will be deported back to the UK following her comments on social media that she breached Australia’s quarantine rules while in Sydney. Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Karen Andrews, confirmed the decision on July 19, adding that Hopkins’ actions were “unacceptable” given the current state of lockdown across Australian states. “The…
Biden Administration to Add 22,000 Guest Worker Visas, Including 6,000 for Central Americans
The Biden administration has announced it will offer 22,000 extra seasonal guest worker visas to employers “likely to suffer irreparable harm” to their businesses without such employees, with 6,000 visas reserved for people from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, in a bid to “expand lawful pathways for opportunity in the United States.” The Department of Homeland…
Opposition MPs Question Use of CCP-Affiliated Contractor to Run Canada’s Visa Centre in Beijing
Canada’s immigration minister said he is confident that there are no security concerns about allowing a company owned by the Chinese police to manage Canada’s visa application centre in Beijing, despite calls from opposition MPs to cancel the contract. VFS Global, the company that manages the Canadian visa application worldwide, uses a subcontractor—Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign…
Senators Roll Out Bill to Cut China’s Access to 10-Year Visas
February 26, 2021
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Five U.S. senators on Feb. 25 introduced legislation to revoke Beijing’s access to 10-year multi-entry visas, a policy they said has enabled Chinese abuses that pose national security risks. The 10-year visa program, which was rolled out in 2014 during the Obama administration, grants citizens multiple short-term visits to the other country over a 10-year…
Senators Aim to Cut China’s Access to 10-Year Visas With New Bill
February 26, 2021
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Five U.S. senators on Feb. 25 introduced legislation to revoke Beijing’s access to 10-year multi-entry visas, a policy they said has enabled Chinese abuses that pose national security risks. The 10-year visa program, which was rolled out in 2014 during the Obama administration, grants citizens multiple short-term visits to the other country over a 10-year…
More Hong Kongers Gain Residency in Australia to Escape Communist Control
February 23, 2021
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As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong following the imposition of the National Security Law in July last year, Australia has given safe harbour to Hong Kongers fleeing the country to escape communist control. According to data obtained by SBS, one of Australia’s public broadcasters, around 1,849 Hong Kongers were granted permanent residency (PR)…
Suspended Attorney Ordered to do Community Service for Green Card Fraud Scheme
SANTA ANA (CNS)—A San Gabriel-based attorney who pleaded guilty to taking part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that sold temporary green cards to foreign investors was sentenced Jan. 21 to one day behind bars and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service. Victoria Chan, 38, of El Monte, pleaded guilty in November 2018 to…
Visa Says It Has Temporarily Suspended All Political Donations
Visa Inc. said Tuesday that it will suspend all political donations as it reviews its guidelines. In a statement to Reuters, the company confirmed the move. Elaborating further, the firm said it would not tolerate illegal activity via its network and products. “We are vigilant in our efforts to deter illegal activity on our network,…
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