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.
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.
Chinese in Canada at risk of surveillance and detention due to “internet battlefield”: CSIS
“Canadians who seek election in ridings with large mainland Chinese populations are likely well aware of the risks of publicly associating with people who oppose the CCP”: CSIS on Repression Strategy.
Three Chinese-American soldiers indicted for selling U.S. Army secrets to Beijing
The growing infiltration of U.S. military ranks by China’s intelligence networks reveal the troubling recruitment of first-generation Chinese Americans.
State Department guidance distinguishes CCP from Chinese people
A language shift signals a departure in tone between the Trump and Biden administrations towards China.
U.S. embassies end air pollution monitoring program
A program credited with provoking China, and prompting other countries, to clean up air quality is suspended due to DOGE cuts to federal bloat.
Xi Jinping’s seating plans signal who has Beijing’s favor
A carefully choreographed meeting with CEOs shows Party priorities.
The rogue rise of Chinese AI
Impressive and rapid developments are complicated by the Communist regime’s approach to AI expansion.
China’s grip on Canadian democracy
Why politicians—and the public—look the other way.
Five Eyes fallout
Why the U.S. sees Canada as the weak link. Another Sam Cooper exclusive.
China’s police diplomacy increases scrutiny
Police diplomacy, a specialized area of foreign policy for China, deepens its security-related influence globally and its capacity to target expatriates.
Ottawa warned of PRC blueprint targeting MPs and senators
A decade before the NSICOP 2024 revelations of Chinese political interference, Ottawa was warned of a broad PRC strategy to cultivate as well as target Canadian politicians ahead of elections.
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.
Inside the PRC intelligence machine working on U.S. soil
A former CIA analyst shares insights from the hundreds of espionage cases he draws on for a new book on China’s efforts to infiltrate key U.S. state and civilian entities.
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