Senator Victor Oh has taken more sponsored trips to China over the past decade than any other Canadian senator or MP, parliamentary records show. Since his appointment to the Senate in January 2013, Mr. Oh has made seven trips to China with expenses paid by various sponsors that included three provincial governments in that country….
Senator Oh Took More Sponsored Trips to China Than Any Other Parliamentarian Over Past Decade
Yellen Arrives in China for Talks as Beijing’s Unfair Trade Practices Come Under Scrutiny
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for a four-day visit, a trip that has drawn concerns over the Biden administration’s continued effort to engage Beijing. According to China’s state-run media, Ms. Yellen was greeted by Chinese officials led by Yang Yingming, director general of China’s Finance Ministry’s international cooperation department, as…
Hong Kong Develops ‘Artificial Mussels’ for Monitoring Oceanic Nuclear Pollution
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the City University of Hong Kong, and The University of Hong Kong have conducted a cross-institutional study that has developed a device called the “artificial mussel” to monitor the levels of radioactive substances in seawater. Each “artificial mussel” costs only about HK$8 (approximately US$1). The “artificial mussel” was…
Just How Far Will Beijing Go to Hunt Down Overseas Dissidents?
July 6, 2023
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Commentary The revelation that Hong Kong police have placed a bounty on eight people, including two Australians, is further confirmation of the authoritarian intent of the Chinese regime since absorbing the former British colony into China. The Hong Kong police announced a bounty of HK$1 million (US$127,627) for the arrest of eight people, including three…
China Restricts Export of Rare Metals Used in High-Performance Chips; Expert Says Move Mainly for Propaganda
July 6, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party’s announcement of new state controls restricting exports of gallium and germanium on July 3 is retaliation for the West’s chip sanctions on the regime, according to a Taiwan-based defense expert. Su Tzu-yun, director of the Institute for National Defense Security Research in Taiwan, said that the move by China’s Ministry of Commerce and Customs…
Hong Kong Police Arrest 4 Men Accused of Aiding Overseas Activists
HONG KONG—Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested four men it accused of supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for independence from China, two days after issuing warrants and bounties against several foreign-based activists. The four men “were suspected of receiving funds from operating companies, social platforms, and mobile applications to support people who…
Hong Kong-Born Singer Coco Lee Dies by Suicide at Age 48, Her Siblings Say
HONG KONG—Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48. The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Ms. Coco Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and…
Poilievre Doesn’t Support Conservative Senator’s Call to Sue Journalists: Report
July 5, 2023
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A Conservative Senator’s intent to raise funds to take legal action against journalists and politicians addressing interference by the Chinese regime is not supported by Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, according to a media report. Conservative Senator Victor Oh has been actively organizing against the implementation of a foreign influence registry, which he says is…
Beijing’s Targeting of Overseas Activists Has Major Implications for Canada
July 5, 2023
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Commentary Canada is seen by many as a refuge. A refuge for those escaping regimes where their opinions or missions are seen as inconsistent with the types of societies those regimes try to impose on their populations. In these nations, there is one way, and only one way, of doing things. You either acquiesce or…
Philippines Says Its Ships ‘Followed, Harassed’ by 2 Chinese Vessels in Disputed Sea
July 5, 2023
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday that two Chinese coast guard vessels had “followed, harassed, and obstructed” its ships on a support mission in the disputed South China Sea on June 30. PCG spokesman Jay Tarriela said the PCG vessels—BRP Malabrigo and BRP Malapascua—were assisting a naval operation in the Ayungin Shoal when…
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