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Chinese Canadians claim CCP agents worked for Elections Canada, former MP testifies to inquiry

29Aug

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Chinese Canadians claim CCP agents worked for Elections Canada, former MP testifies to inquiry

Many Chinese Canadians believe that agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) work at Elections Canada offices and polling stations, a former Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP of the country told the ongoing foreign interference inquiry. Former MP Leona Alleslev, who represented the Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill riding north of Toronto until 2021, said in a March 27 sworn affidavit for the Foreign Interference Commission that while campaigning door to door in 2021, Chinese Canadian constituents told her they were afraid of being identified by Chinese agents if they went to polling stations.The matter was first reported by Blacklock's Reporter, an Ottawa-based Internet publication covering Canadian government administration, last week. “Around half the Chinese-Canada

China lleva a cabo el segundo día de conversaciones sobre Taiwán, fentanyl con la ayuda principal de Biden.

28Aug

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Asia, China, World

China lleva a cabo el segundo día de conversaciones sobre Taiwán, fentanyl con la ayuda principal de Biden.

U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan started his second day of meetings with top Chinese officials in Beijing on Wednesday, aimed at quieting tensions between the two superpowers ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. election. Sullivan, China's top diplomat Wang Yi and others are meeting for talks from Tuesday to Thursday as the two countries are at odds over the Middle East and Ukraine, Chinese territorial claims from Taiwan to the South China Sea and trade. The two continued talks after meetings and a dinner on Tuesday night at a lush resort on the northern outskirts of the Chinese capital. "Over the past few years, bilateral relations have gone through twists and turns," Wang told reporters on Tuesday. "We'll delve into a wide range of issues, including iss...

The False Promise of Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Against Russia

28Aug

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The False Promise of Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Against Russia

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with extensive military aid. But that aid has long been subject to restrictions. Some have to do with the type of equipment provided, such as limits on transfers of long-range missiles or aircraft. Others constrain how U.S. weapons can be used. Washington has designed many of these restrictions to limit Ukraine’s ability to hit targets far behind the front, fearing that deep strikes would be unduly escalatory. That position has been controversial. Both Ukrainian officials and outside critics argue that the Biden administration exaggerates the risk of Russian escalation, needlessly denying Kyiv critical military capabilities. Before making an assessment, it is important to cons

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy claims F16s are shooting down Russian rockets.

28Aug

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy claims F16s are shooting down Russian rockets.

Kursk operation has taken 594 Russian PoWs, Syrski claims, as Grossi says Russian nuclear plant vulnerable like ‘the building across the street’. What we know on day 917 Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for more F-16 fighter jets and more training for pilots to fly them as he revealed the western warplanes were used to shoot down Russian missiles during the last two days’ heavy attacks on Ukraine. Ukrainian drones set several oil tanks on fire at the Glubokinskaya oil depot in the Kamensky district of Russia’s Rostov region, several Russian Telegram channels monitored by Reuters reported on Wednesday. Rostov’s governor, Vasily Golubev, said several Ukraine-launched drones were destroyed over the region, which lies across the border from Ukraine’s Luhansk oblast. The Baza channel, which i

Germany’s slow-motion departure from China

28Aug

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China, World

Germany’s slow-motion departure from China

Germany is becoming, ever so slowly, less obsessed with China. A year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed up to a G7 call for de-risking from China, Berlin is gradually reacting to the challenges posed by Beijing. From offering largely rhetorical dissent to Europe-wide tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to arresting German citizens on suspicion of spying for the Chinese state, Germany is trying to send a political signal to Beijing: that the business-über-alles heyday of the Angela Merkel era is over, and strategic competition is here to stay. Perhaps the biggest shifts are taking place in the fields of security and defense. And the slowest? Germany’s powerful auto industry is digging in its heels, fearful that it could end up being

The Takeaway: Will Russia’s fresh onslaught on Ukraine change the war’s momentum?

27Aug

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The Takeaway: Will Russia’s fresh onslaught on Ukraine change the war’s momentum?

As Ukraine pushes into Russian territory, Russia has answered with a large-scale attack targeting key infrastructure across Ukraine. With intense fighting in Russia’s Belgorod and rapid advances in Donetsk, both sides are raising the stakes. What implications will the surprise offensive ultimately have on the future of the conflict? This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Tamara Khandaker, with Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Shraddha Joshi and our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

The aftermath of Russian missile and drone assaults on Ukraine.

27Aug

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The aftermath of Russian missile and drone assaults on Ukraine.

Russia has launched a second straight day of missile and drone attacks, targeting several Ukrainian regions and killing at least five people. Two people were killed when a hotel was “wiped out” by a missile in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said on Tuesday. Three died in drone attacks on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. On Monday, Russia pummelled Ukrainian energy infrastructure with more than 200 missiles and drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Kyiv would retaliate and asked allies to consider joint air defence operations and provide long-range weapons capabilities. Ukraine’s air force said it downed five of 10 incoming Russian missiles and 60 of 81 drones in Tuesday’s attacks. It added that it lost track of 10 more d

Modi says Putin he wants an early conclusion to the Ukraine war.

27Aug

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Modi says Putin he wants an early conclusion to the Ukraine war.

New Delhi — Days after visiting Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a quick end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Modi’s discussion with the Russian leader on Tuesday came a day after he had a phone conversation about the war with U.S. President Joe Biden. In a post on X, Modi wrote that he had “exchanged perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and my insights from the recent visit to Ukraine” with Putin. He said that he reiterated “India's firm commitment to support an early, abiding and peaceful resolution of the conflict." During his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, the Indian prime minister had urged talks between Russia and Ukraine and said that “we should move in that direction w

To entice Michigan voters, Trump’s campaign stokes China fears.

27Aug

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China, Politics, World

To entice Michigan voters, Trump’s campaign stokes China fears.

For two years, a rural town in the middle of Michigan has been embroiled in a civil war over plans by a Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery company to build a $2.4 billion factory. On Tuesday, the local furor collided with presidential politics as the Trump campaign sought to leverage anti-China sentiment and concerns over the future of the electric vehicle industry in Michigan for political gain. The fight over the E.V. battery facility has turned Green Charter Township, which is about 60 miles north of Grand Rapids, into the latest battleground over Chinese investment in the United States. Residents have expressed various concerns about the factory, including that it will be used by China to spy on Americans and will pollute the local environment. The debate over t...

Australian Senate passes bill to combat illegal organ harvesting in China

27Aug

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China, World

Australian Senate passes bill to combat illegal organ harvesting in China

The Australian Senate last week passed a new bill that aims to fight illegal organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting from living people. The bill assumes significance since it is well known that organ harvesting has been used to advance the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the adherents of the Falun Gong religious movement. The Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023, introduced by Liberal Senator Dean Smith, passed the Senate test on August 21 after gaining support from Liberal, National, Green senators and independent Senator David Pocock, according to reports. The bill will now move to the House of Representatives for further debate, local media reports said. The legislation amends the Migr...