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Defiant Jiangyou protesters’ support of a bullied teen violently opposed by police

By Probe International on August 6, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

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.

Behind the push to deepen Canada–China ties amid U.S. trade tensions

By Other News Sources on August 5, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Canada’s push to deepen economic ties with China jeopardizes national security, democratic values, and crucial alliances warn critics; they urge prioritizing repairing U.S. relations instead.

Yang Xiaokai’s “Captive Spirits”

By Other News Sources on August 1, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A clandestine network of Mao-era dissidents, “numerous as ox hairs,” shatter myths of Communist ideological unity while anchoring modern China’s freedom struggles in this unbroken lineage of defiance.

The dam at the roof of the world

By Other News Sources on August 1, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China’s Yarlung Tsangpo project will be the largest hydroelectric project on Earth. What does that mean for India, and the Brahmaputra?

Wang Weiluo on the July flood discharge from Beijing’s reservoirs

By Other News Sources on July 30, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Politically driven overfilling, structural flaws, and emergency discharges at several of the city’s reservoirs point to systemic failures in prioritizing water storage capacity over flood safety, says expert.

17 major dams in Beijing release water simultaneously, causing river breaches and leaving hundreds missing

By Other News Sources on July 30, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Beijing’s July floods expose systemic failures in flood management and infrastructure prioritization.

More overseas pro-democracy activists targeted by Hong Kong national security bounty

By Probe International on July 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

I’m an American citizen. Hong Kong put a bounty on my head.

By Other News Sources on July 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A U.S. citizen branded a fugitive by Hong Kong authorities for advocating democracy, condemns Beijing’s weaponization of Hong Kong’s National Security Law to silence global dissent.

China’s $167-billion Tibetan dam alarms scientists, neighbors

By Other News Sources on July 25, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China’s massive megadam project in Tibet has sparked fierce criticism for its precarious location in a seismically volatile, ecologically fragile region on the Tibetan Plateau.

Let’s not forge closer ties with China

By Probe International on July 23, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

The people’s billionaire

By Other News Sources on July 22, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Researchers trace a CCP-linked tech mogul to U.S. pro-Hamas protests and a Vancouver-led terror network.

Why Canada’s failure to act on crime and espionage may be irreversible

By Other News Sources on July 22, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A former RCMP officer warns that only urgent restructuring of Canada’s security framework can halt the country’s accelerating decay.

China’s new “world’s largest” hydropower project commences construction

By Probe International on July 21, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

As China’s Yarlung Zangbo megadam on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau breaks ground, critics question Beijing’s dangerous penchant for megadams for their own sake.

China and India are racing to build giant dams on either side of their disputed Himalayan border 

By Other News Sources on July 18, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

China and India’s rival Himalayan megadams escalate geopolitical tensions, environmental risks, and displacement threats.

BC MLA asks for BC Ferries’ deal to be axed

By Other News Sources on July 17, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

B.C. Conservative MLA, Harman Bhangu, argues against the hiring of a state-owned Chinese shipyard due to security concerns and lost job opportunities.

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