For the first time, a comprehensive list of cascade dams in Sichuan Province shows the jaw-dropping extent to which one of China’s most hydropowered regions is being developed, proving the Xi Jinping […]
More than 100 Tibetans arrested over dam protest
In a rare act of defiance, residents push back against the construction of a massive dam that would destroy Buddhist monasteries and force the resettlement of two villages.
China’s income status and the value of labels
A 2016 article predicting China would rise to high-income status in 2024 provokes too much comment given China’s current climate of economic gloom. The article was deleted but the status in question […]
Global network of Chinese websites pose as local news outlets to disseminate propaganda
Chinese websites posing as local news outlets are targeting global audiences with pro-Beijing content aimed at promoting Chinese Communist Party propaganda abroad, reveals a new report by cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab.
Canada should exit CCP leader Xi’s Imperial Bank
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank makes no sense for Canada but our continued membership speaks to China’s continuing hold over the Canadian government.
China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Great Bend mega-dam not feasible due to risks
A transboundary super dam proposed for occupied Tibet, near its border with India, poses significant concerns and risks. A report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao delves into the infeasibility of the massive […]
A little chat about the recent 6.2 magnitude Jishishan earthquake
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s northwestern Gansu province late Monday, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds, occurred in an area prone to earthquakes on the northeastern edge of the […]
How did China corner the green energy market?
Journalist Cindy Yu joins Between the Lines host, Tom Switzer, to look at China’s dominance as a global renewables producer in tandem with its lead as the world’s biggest emitter of carbon […]
Alive and kicking
When an independent journalist in China went looking for Spark, she found the force of creation.
China’s addiction to coal
The world believes China is leading the way on green energy. In reality, Xi Jinping’s political legitimacy depends on fossil-fuel powered growth for stability.
A banking and land-sales crisis threatens China’s stability
If banks fail, social unrest can follow.
A lock on intelligence
Patricia Adams joins Global News’ Shaye Ganam to dig deeper into Canada’s role as an easy mark for manipulation by a foreign power.
Trudeau’s focus isn’t on making our elections secure, but making Canadians think they are
The countries of the West are teeming with Chinese spies, and Canada is no exception. But other countries have done something about it.
Will the China scandal be the end of Trudeau?
Probe International’s Patricia Adams joins The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss the China election interference story that keeps on growing.
Hutong, DJ bar, youth, and unexpected politics: the detained “Blank Paper” protesters of Beijing
An intimate look at the youth detained for their first public moment in the face of systematic suppression.


