How 2,294 United Front cells advance China’s interest in four leading democracies, with Canada the most saturated.
Carney’s China Deal
Trade, electioneering, police cooperation, and risks to Canada’s sovereignty: The Bureau Podcast.
Jimmy Lai gets 20 years
The fight to free Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai must continue.
Passive resistance spreading beyond military in China
The purge of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli has rattled the People’s Liberation Army, reportedly prompting a quiet rebellion within its ranks and beyond.
The world order is shifting — and China is moving fast to shape it
The implications of shifting alliances amid a turbulent U.S.-China relationship.
National security team joins investigation of Western engineering students
The RCMP’s INSET is now involved in a case with implications for terrorism and foreign interference, prompted by a trespassing incident at Western University.
A new era in Canada-China relations, or an Arctic bargain?
Canada may be handing China a path to Arctic nation status in secret deals with Xi Jinping. Trade pivot or sovereignty sellout? Canadians deserve to know.
Why China’s military purge reveals a dangerous and fragile giant
A senior Pentagon veteran’s assessment exposes a volatile nuclear-armed superpower that may struggle to sustain high-intensity warfare.
Ignored orders and growing resistance in Chinese Military after purge of top generals
Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.
Power shifts in the shadows
The purge of China’s military elite and the rise of Cai Qi.
The water struggle on the Mekong River
The lack of a treaty for international rivers in Asia heightens tensions among downstream countries, exacerbated by extensive dam construction along the Lancang.
The bluer the sky, the colder the homes
Despite the success of Beijing’s “blue sky” energy policy, the forced coal-to-gas/electric program has created a significant humanitarian and economic crisis in the rural areas surrounding the capital.
A snake trying to swallow an elephant
Top general Zhang Youxia purged as rumors rock the CCP.
Six years since the Wuhan lockdown
Seeking accountability. Noted Chinese scholar Hu Ping unpacks a buried catastrophe.
China’s malign influence at the United Nations
How increasing financial contributions to the United Nations have enabled Beijing to assert significant influence over global norms and standards while maintaining China’s identity as a “developing country.”


