As global rivals ramp up their defense spending, questions arise about China’s ability to maintain its aggressive military posture amidst a drop in arms revenue.
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China’s “pop-up” consulates aren’t about passports
They’re CCP United Front mobilization hubs operating unchecked in Canada & the U.S.
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in a generation
Flammable renovation materials turn aging estate into inferno. Arrests made.
Trump-Xi summit revives damning evidence
As presidents Trump and Xi convene for the first time in six years, fresh scrutiny falls on a 2024 congressional probe branding China the “ultimate source” of fentanyl precursors—subsidized by the CCP.
Post-Plenum anti-CCP banners appear in Beijing
Another high-profile banner protest unfurls in China’s capital as the CCP’s Fourth Plenary Session wraps up.
Reports on foreign interference in Canada’s 2025 election raise concerns around oversight independence
Two reports claim foreign interference in Canada’s 2025 election was “small scale,” but findings reveal Beijing-backed campaigns targeting Chinese-Canadian voters and Conservative candidate Joe Tay, alongside Russian online manipulation.
Media misleads the public on wind and solar power: report
A survey found that Americans want a big power grid and more cheap, clean energy. Wind and solar power, however, are neither cheap nor clean.
How Net Zero is weakening the West
Lessons of the past: principles must be “accompanied by steel along with good intentions,” or liberty itself will wither.
Archiving RTHK
A U.S. NGO rescues critical programming content targeted by Hong Kong’s draconian National Security Law.
Documenting Ottawa’s blind spot on Antifa
Lawyer and “protest watcher” Caryma Sa’d reveals how Discord is being used by Antifa-aligned networks in Canada to coordinate harassment and share sensitive dossiers, linking these activities to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, […]
Data breach unmasks Chinese company as global exporter of censorship
A seismic data leak has identified Geedge Networks—founded by China’s “Great Firewall architect” Fang Binxing—and its role in exporting China’s authoritarian controls via ISP partnerships.
Beijing officials blame emergency planning failures on climate change
Authorities cower behind the scapegoat of “climate” in the wake of devastating floods that left elderly to perish.
Defiant Jiangyou protesters’ support of a bullied teen violently opposed by police
Protests erupted in Sichuan’s Jiangyou City over authorities’ mishandling of the brutal bullying of a 14-year-old girl, sparking violent police crackdowns and renewed scrutiny of systemic failures in addressing juvenile violence.
More overseas pro-democracy activists targeted by Hong Kong national security bounty
Hong Kong’s National Security Law targets 19 overseas activists—including Canadians tied to the “Hong Kong Parliament”—amid global backlash over transnational repression and legal risks to 15,000+ participants.
Let’s not forge closer ties with China
A Globe and Mail commentary advocating Canada shift trade reliance from the U.S. to China faced scathing criticism for its flawed logic and dubious recommendation of a partner with a history of economic coercion.
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