Key NSICOP allegation of foreign state supporting a witting politician apparently stems from defeat of MP Kenny Chiu and September 2021 CSIS brief. Sam Cooper reports.
As China’s internet disappears, ‘We lose parts of our collective memory’
The number of Chinese websites is shrinking and posts are being removed and censored, stoking fears about what happens when history is erased.
Attack at Beishan Park ignites fears for foreigners
Four Cornell College instructors injured in a stabbing attack at a popular Chinese tourist attraction raise fears of “extreme nationalism.”
June Fourth 2024 — Dai Qing, a former person who refused to be silenced
Reporter, novelist and China’s first post-Mao historical investigative journalist, Dai Qing continues her quest to reveal China to itself.
Who is to blame for the June Fourth massacre?
Despite the CCP’s efforts to erase the events of 1989 from the public consciousness, Tiananmen Square continues to symbolize the struggle for human rights and democracy in the face of authoritarian rule.
China’s investment trap
Foreign investors have much to navigate in a volatile environment where the rule of law is subordinate to the interests of the ruling party.
Hong Kong police make threatening phone call to pro-democracy supporter living in Canada
Dissidents have been warning for years that Beijing bullies beyond its borders. Now an instance of intimidation in Canada by a Chinese official has been obtained on audio.
China wants one thing from its spies in Britain: control
China’s model to control dissent and restrict information flow is on the move around the world.
U.S. Congress asks for intelligence briefing on fired Winnipeg scientists
A U.S. House of Representatives committee wants to learn more about the dismissal of two Canadian scientists from Canada’s high-security infectious-disease laboratory in Winnipeg.
Chinese society is rapidly militarising
President Xi is determined to shape a society that is both loyal to the Party and prepared to defend its interests.
China’s secret spy
For the first time ever, an undercover agent for China’s secret police describes his life as an intelligence operative targeting Chinese dissidents in countries around the world.
Natural gas billing spikes fuel consumer backlash, investigations in Sichuan and beyond
China’s “smart meters” aren’t so smart as consumer complaints spike against local state-owned energy monopolies dubbed “natural gas assassins.”
“Weak spot” (软肋, ruǎn lèi)
When bundles of joy become hostages in social control. Netizens contemplate the reproductive risk of “weak spot” children being leveraged against them by the state.
‘China’s people are increasingly aware of human rights’
The growing vulnerability of Xi Jinping’s strongman rule.
Beijing backed Trudeau while “calibrating” support for 2019 Election to influence Meng case: CSIS documents
Bombshell “Canadian Eyes Only” intelligence reveals allegations never reported in Canadian media and singularly points to Justin Trudeau as clandestinely supported by Beijing.


