On the 9th anniversary of the ‘709 crackdown’ on China’s civil rights champions in 2015, a new release looks at its impact on persecuted lawyers, their families, and the rule of law.
Panic over report on use of fuel tankers to transport cooking oil
Another major food health safety scandal rocks China.
Calling Beijing’s bluffs
China is using ‘legal warfare’ to threaten foreign citizens, Taiwan’s Ambassador to Canada says.
Dike burst at China’s second-largest freshwater lake
Emergency personnel worked throughout the weekend to gain control of a 226-meter breach at Dongting Lake.
Ports, fentanyl, corruption: Beijing’s triad of threats to the United States
The Bureau investigates Canadian intelligence on the causes of opioids pouring into North America. The warnings were there as far back as 1993.
Coal focus damps hopes of China’s climate ambition
Momentum behind net zero pledges could be fading as Beijing prioritizes economic growth and energy security.
China sets out to develop more local oil, gas
Unconventional resources have long been a focus of attention for China’s state oil and gas majors, but developing them has been a challenge.
Satellite images show expansion of suspected Chinese spy bases in Cuba
Analysts have identified four electronic eavesdropping stations, including a previously unreported site near a U.S. naval base.
Strategic security issues for reservoirs around Beijing: Wang Weiluo
A look at the danger posed by dams when weaponized during warfare.
Japanese mother and son attacked in Suzhou
Described by authorities as an “accidental incident,” China’s recent spate of violent attacks provoke concern over xenophobia and stress exacerbated by economic pressures.
Book launch: Deng Xiaoping in 1989 (revised edition)
This Friday, June 28, New York publisher Bouden House will launch its new edition of Deng Xiaoping in 1989 by the iconic Chinese investigative reporter, Dai Qing.
Bookstores become sites of subtle protest against Xi Jinping
The placement of books published by President Xi Jinping alongside titles that seem to be making a political point continue to titillate.
Why this researcher thinks the next pandemic may be Nipah, developed by China
Physician-scientist shares fears samples from Canada may be used in high-risk research.
Rights advocates Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing sentenced to prison
Feminist activist Huang Xueqin and labor-rights activist Wang Jianbing were sentenced to prison after nearly 1,000 days in detention.
Conrad Black: Feds should quit stalling and release all secret docs to foreign interference inquiry
The government’s backpedalling invites the supposition it has something to hide that it had promised to reveal.


