Probes and removal of senior officers considered allies of Xi Jinping are a sign of pervasive corruption and ruinous political infighting.
JFK files reveal CIA targeted Canadian group
The JFK dossier turns up the surprising inclusion of a Toronto-based organization that may have influenced the West’s China pivot.
‘Endemic’ CCP corruption, organized crime, and graft
An unclassified report offers American citizens a transparent view of key fault lines within China’s ruling party.
Canadians executed on drug charges in China
This development further strains bilateral relations, already tense amid ongoing concerns about China’s judicial practices and its role in the North American fentanyl crisis.
Is Canada about to lose its Arctic?
Sovereignty over Canada’s Arctic is now up for grabs, with China among the contenders.
Carney’s Beijing investments, CCP greenwashing, and WEF and AIIB ties
The Bureau’s Sam Cooper unpacks Mark Carney’s deep ties to Chinese economic interests as a policy predictor for his future as the potential leader of Canada.
U.S. companies are helping China win the AI race
U.S. export controls designed to limit China’s access to advanced AI chips have proven largely ineffective due to widespread evasion, with the help of U.S. firms and East Asian allies.
Reverse Midas touch
British business journalist Matthew Lynn pulls no punches in his critique of Canada’s new prime minister.
Carney’s China ties
Mark Carney’s investment and borrowing ties to China through Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.—and its connection to a real estate tycoon linked to the CCP—raise questions as Carney takes over from Trudeau.
State Department guidance distinguishes CCP from Chinese people
A language shift signals a departure in tone between the Trump and Biden administrations towards China.
A case of “extreme nationalism”
China’s planned transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project in occupied Tibet is less about energy demand and conservation and more a case of “extreme nationalism,” a new report argues.
Xi’s Machiavellian rise and mounting challenges to Beijing’s rule of one
A look at the alliances and political warfare that propelled Xi Jinping from an unremarkable mid-level official in a backwater province to the supreme ruler of China.
Hydropower colossus generates grave concern
The prospect of a massive dam in Tibet raises the roof on anxiety for downstream neighbors.
China’s alternative to “Iron Silk Road” bypasses Russia
China’s ongoing interest in securing delivery routes is part of a long-term investment that serves a variety of end goals, including its dependence on fossil fuels.
How China is expanding global influence via debt trap diplomacy
China’s Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in several unsustainable debt-for-infrastructure deals in South Asia and Europe, which further Beijing’s geostrategic ambitions.


