A catastrophic gas explosion in China’s top coal-producing province exposes the human toll of Beijing’s increased coal output during ongoing disruptions to oil and gas supply.
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A potent pause
The U.S. suspends historic Canada defence board in symbolic rebuke over burden-sharing.
Carney’s China partnership risks reducing Canada to vassal state
Investigative journalist Sam Cooper deciphers Mark Carney’s Canada-China Business Council speech in Beijing—revealing the true meaning behind the rhetoric and the threats posed by closer alignment to China.
18 years on from Wenchuan earthquake
Three influential documentaries on the May 12 catastrophe continue to shine a light on the courage of those who refuse to forget.
The CCP’s greatest insecurity—and America’s greatest weapon
It’s time to fundamentally rethink America’s approach to the Chinese Communist Party: Sam Brownback.
Beijing exports authoritarian censorship to Africa
Beijing’s pressure on Zambia to cancel RightsCon—the world’s largest digital rights conference—over the presence of Taiwanese participants is textbook authoritarian export of censorship.
Beijing’s tightening grip deepens Hong Kong’s loneliness crisis
For hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers, the price of Beijing’s greater control has been measured not only in lost freedoms but in a profound, everyday loneliness.
“Strategic partnership” transactional and reversible
China’s ambassador to Canada makes what was always implicit in Beijing’s worldview explicit: Carney’s China deal is reversible the moment Canada acts like a sovereign middle power on Taiwan.
CSIS warns of active Chinese spy rings and evolving espionage in Canada
China remains Canada’s leading threat for espionage and foreign interference, CSIS report warns.
“Unbroken” premiere spotlights Shen Yun’s global defiance against CCP sabotage
“Unbroken: The Untold Story of Shen Yun” succeeds despite the Chinese communist regime’s multi-decade campaign of threats, cancellations, and intimidation.
Gen Z revives Mao-era film as anti-privilege manifesto
A film intended to explore the trauma of the Cultural Revolution sparked millions of views and nostalgic Maoist slogans before censors stepped in.
Innovation under ideological control
Can an advanced technology that thrives on open debate and interdisciplinary collaboration rise to its highest potential within an authoritarian structure?
Wuhan lockdown
A haunting look back on the ground zero of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada can’t “prove it”
Carney’s claim of “rigorous” protections against forced labor in supply chains falls apart under scrutiny.
Ma’s mockery must end
A striking display during a House of Commons session on EV policy and Chinese imports, involving floor-crossing Liberal MP Michael Ma, has raised fresh concerns about foreign influence in Ottawa.
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