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.
Land sinking in China’s major cities, new study finds
Alarming subsidence impacting China’s coastal areas poses a serious threat to millions of people, new research shows. Probe International revisits its proposed solutions from 2008.
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
A look at the first publicly known search for the virus to the current moment where that search for the source has gone cold.
China relied on extrajudicial means to force thousands of fugitives to repatriate, human rights activists say
A new report reveals how the Chinese government has used harassment, “persuasion” and kidnappings to bypass international law as part of the notorious Fox Hunt operation.
Preparedness spares Taiwan from the worst
Taiwan’s most powerful earthquake in 25 years reveals an island of resilience.
Why Communist China is determined to weaponize Ebola
India would be the country most at risk of a major Ebola bioweapons attack.
The Bureau: How high does the Winnipeg-Wuhan lab story go in Canada, and does it connect to PRC election interference?
At the heart of the debacle is the issue of accountability. What role has our country played in building China’s dangerous biological capacity to potentially hold the world hostage?


