Tag Archives: china
China attempting to manipulate BC election amid elections chief’s warnings on foreign interference
The news that China is attempting to interfere in BC elections to get the BC Liberals elected may come as a shock to many British Columbians, but the provinces chief electoral officer had warned months ago that coordinated foreign interference
7 in 10 Canadians blame China for COVID-19 pandemic but reject the term “Chinese virus” – poll
More than seven-in-ten Canadians blame China for the COVID-19 outbreak, but a similar number oppose referring to the novel coronavirus as the “Chinese virus”, a new Research Co. survey has found. The tracking poll found that 72% think the Government
China threatening, harassing, intimidating human rights advocates in Canada – Amnesty International
The Chinese government is threatening, harassing and intimidating human rights advocates across Canada for sounding the alarm on serious human rights concerns in China, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Amnesty International Canada and Canadian Coalition on Human
Canada Pension Plan invests in China’s tech giant accused of censorship, surveillance and facilitating Beijing’s human rights violations
Canada’s Pension Plan has become a major shareholder of Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Chinese tech giant who’s being accused of carrying out censorship and surveillance at Chinese Communist Party’s behest and aiding Beijing’s gross human rights violations. CPP now owns
Canada donated masks to China. Chinese mask makers now price-gouging Canada.
In early February, Canada donated 16 tonnes of personal protective equipment, such as clothing, face shields, masks, goggles and gloves to China to help the Chinese doctors and nurses battling the original Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan. But now as Canada
Million people sign petition calling on WHO boss to step down
A petition demanding the resignation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of kowtowing to China and mishandling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response has crossed the million signature mark. Toronto hair stylist Osuka Yip started
Canada liable to compensate Chinese companies for COVID-19 losses under Harper govt trade agreement
Canada is liable to compensate Chinese companies for losses incurred due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, under the terms of a trade agreement the Harper government signed with China. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government signed the Agreement
Misinformation spreading faster than coronavirus, researcher warns
Misinformation and conspiracy theories are spreading faster than the coronavirus, and malicious actors are exploring the theories for political gain and to commit fraud, warns a Swedish researcher. Sweden’s Malmö University researcher Johan Farkas explains that falsehoods, rumours and conspiracy
BC Liberals accepted money from Chinese government propaganda unit
By ThinkPol Staff The BC Liberals accepted money from a media outlet producing propaganda for the Communist Party of China, days after the mouthpiece was exposed as being owned and operated by China’s government. On November 2, 2015, an exposé
New BC Liberal leader linked to corruption in China
By ThinkPol Staff Andrew Wilkinson, who has just been elected the new leader of the BC Liberal Party, has faced difficult questions in the past about his links to corruption in China. Wilkinson once acted for corrupt Chinese tycoon Ni