Tag: Chinese Communist Party

CECC Holds Hearing on Corporate Complicity in China

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing at 10:00 p.m. ET on July 11 on the risk of supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations that international businesses and corporations face when they are seeking to operate in the PRC or maintaining access to the Chinese market. Witnesses: Panel 1: Robert Silvers, Under…


EXCLUSIVE: Trudeau Foundation Held Not 1 but 3 Meetings in PM’s Building

Opposition MPs have raised questions about a meeting in April 2016 between the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and senior government officials in the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office. It turns out the foundation had two more such meetings in the building, according to records seen by The Epoch Times. Along with the April…


EXCLUSIVE: China Bankrolling Irish University’s €70 Million Science Centre

One of Ireland’s most prestigious universities is bankrolling a state-of-the-art science centre with millions in donations from China. The Epoch Times can reveal that Dublin City University (DCU) has received over €4 million from secret Chinese sources towards its Polaris project through the country’s now defunct Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP). The cash-for-visa scheme—which campaigners say…


‘Careful Who You Connect With on LinkedIn’: CSIS Details How CCP Targets Canadians

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is telling Canadians what signs to look for to avoid becoming a target of the Chinese regime’s intelligence services. “Canadians beware,” said CSIS on June 20. “The People’s Republic of China’s Intelligence Services (PRCIS) are targeting Canadian citizens inside and outside of China.” In a series of social media…


Trump Says China ‘Owned’ US Until He Took Office

Former president Donald Trump said his administration was not “owned” by communist China, unlike many of its predecessors. “They owned us. Until I came along, they just owned every president, including the presidents I like,” Trump said about China, in an interview with Fox News’s Brett Baier aired on June 19. The former president pointed to…


China Expanding Its Influence in Nigeria With Country’s New Administration

China is making significant strides in solidifying its presence in Nigeria through the newly inaugurated administration of President Bola Tinubu, according to a national politician. Early talks between Chinese officials and Tinubu, who took office on May 29, indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is looking to expand its foothold in Africa’s largest democracy…


Time to End China’s Economic Advantages as a ‘Developing Country’

Commentary The U.S. Congress is waking up to the realization that the wishes and hopes of the China engagement crowd over the last several decades—that communist China would moderate its aggressive behavior over time as a natural result of massive foreign investment and trade incentives—have been a complete failure. That realization was jump-started by the…


China Researcher Warns Confucius Institute Hiring Process Poses ‘Fundamental Systematic Risk’ to UK Universities

The recruitment process of Chinese staff for Confucius Institutes (CIs) in the UK poses a “fundamental systematic risk” to their hosting universities, a China researcher said. Sam Dunning, investigative journalist and director of charity UK-China Transparency (UKCT), said British universities now “have to deal with” the CIs in light of recently published evidence and the Higher Education (Freedom…


Executive With Beijing-Led Infrastructure Bank Resigns, Says AIIB Dominated by Communist Party Members

The global communications chief for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced his resignation, saying in a statement on June 14 that the bank is being controlled by “Communist Party hacks” and that Canada’s best interests are not served by being a member. “As a patriotic Canadian, this was my only course,” said executive…


Canadian Executive With Beijing-Led Infrastructure Bank Resigns, Says AIIB Dominated by CCP Members

The global communications chief for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced his resignation, saying in a statement on June 14 that the bank is being controlled by “Communist Party hacks” and that Canada’s best interests are not served by being a member. “As a patriotic Canadian, this was my only course,” said executive…