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U.S. releases video of ‘unsafe’ manoeuvre by Chinese warship in Taiwan Strait – National

The United States Navy has released a new video showing an up-close angle of an “unsafe” manoeuvre performed by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait this weekend. The incident, first captured by Global News on June 3 aboard the HMCS Montreal, was just the latest aggressive military move from …

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China nearly hitting U.S. warship is ‘clearly provocative’: ex-navy head – National

China’s close manoeuvring near a U.S. ship in the Taiwan Strait was “clearly provocative,” says retired vice-admiral Mark Norman, former vice chief of the defence staff. Speaking to Mercedes Stephenson on The West Block, Norman — a 39-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy and its former commander — said …

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O’Toole says Canadian intelligence found “active” voter suppression by Beijing – National

Former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says Canada’s intelligence found an “active campaign of voter suppression” against him and his party in the 2021 election. O’Toole made the comments Tuesday from the floor of the House of Commons, within which MPs are protected by parliamentary privilege from civil or criminal prosecution …

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G7 countries say they will lessen dependence on China – National

The G7 nations have declared their intentions to decrease their dependencies on China, but their leaders say they don’t plan to part ways with the world’s second largest economy. The G7 leaders meeting in Hiroshima for their annual summit released their communique on Saturday. “Our policy approaches are not designed …

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Canada’s beef industry looking for answers as Chinese ban continues

A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place 17 months later, and industry representatives say they remain in the dark about the reasons. China has been blocking beef shipments from Canadian processing plants ever since an atypical case of BSE, or mad …

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University of Waterloo cuts ties with China’s Huawei to ‘safeguard scientific research’

The University of Waterloo is ending its partnership with Chinese tech firm Huawei to “safeguard scientific research” amid a sharpening focus on intellectual property protection, global espionage and foreign interference in Canadian society. Huawei, whose technology has been banned from Canada’s 5G network, has been the subject of controversy for …

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What lessons Taiwan is learning from the Russian invasion of Ukraine – National

Canadian veteran Ray Buxton and his Taiwanese wife, Judy, had just moved into their dream home on the southern coast of Taiwan in the summer of 2020 when they heard a deafening roar overhead. “Like a bat of the hell came these two fighter jets,” Buxton recalled. “They ascended up …

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Taiwan preparing for when — not if — China launches military attack: minister – National

Taiwan’s foreign affairs minister says the island is actively trying to prepare for a military attack by China in the coming months or years, and believes it’s only a matter of time before Beijing will move in on the self-governing island. In an interview with Global News in Taipei, Joseph …

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Canadians describe surveillance, intimidation and terror ‘under China’s shadow’

For years, Mehmet Tohti has been receiving threatening phone calls from China – the most disturbing of which alleged his mother and various other family members were dead. As a Uyghur activist in Ottawa, he had come to expect intimidation and harassment attempts from his former homeland. But only recently …

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Why Chinese interference is an everyday problem for many Canadians: ‘They brainwash people’

Dan Hao was once a wealthy entrepreneur in China. Now, he’s in self-imposed exile in Vancouver working as a contractor — with an international warrant out for his arrest. Hao fled to Vancouver in 2019 after, he says, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forcibly took over the securities brokerage firm …

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