A citizen’s petition calling for the creation of a foreign agent registry in Canada has concluded with relatively high votes, substantially more compared to the petition opposing it. Petition e-4534 concluded on Oct. 15 with a total of 5,215 signatures. Initiated by Toronto resident Winnie Ng, the petition highlights recent revelations from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) concerning the Chinese regime’s interference in Canada. NDP MP Jenny Kwan, who sponsored this petition in the House of Commons, revealed earlier this year that she has been an “evergreen” target of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) foreign interference over her outspoken criticism of the regime. Following briefings from CSIS in May, Ms. Kwan said that she will not be intimidated or silenced and will continue to advocate for “basic human rights.”...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/petition-for-foreign-agent-registry-closes-with-significant-support-5511664
The Biden administration is expanding its restrictions on semiconductor exports to China, seeking to slow the communist regime’s development of advanced military technologies. The new rules will place additional limits on the types of advanced semiconductors that U.S. firms can sell to communist China, which the documents refer to as an “adversary” of the United States. More U.S. companies will now be required to notify the government or obtain a license in order to export advanced semiconductor chips or the machinery needed to manufacture them, according to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a Commerce Department agency that oversees issues related to advanced technologies and national security....
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Beijing on Tuesday to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a first major international trip since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant and accused him of committing a war crime over Ukraine. China rolled out the red carpet and arranged a military honor guard as Mr. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning, footage provided by China’s state media shows. China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, greeted the Russian leader at the airport. The Russian leader will attend a high-level forum marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a China-led multi-billion ambitious infrastructure project that is aimed at extending the regime’s global influence....
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has devised a system where Chinese community leaders abroad have no option but to become involved with its apparatus to help their fellow citizens, according to Laura Harth, campaign director for Safeguard Defenders, a Spain-based nonprofit rights group. Since they are forced to cooperate with the CCP, community leaders may become implicated in criminal behavior and liable to criminal charges, Ms. Harth told EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program. The CCP operates over 100 secret overseas stations in 53 countries, according to Safeguard Defenders. The stations are “a setup between public security authorities in China, in cooperation with United Front linked groups around the world,” explained Ms. Harth. The United Front Work Department is an agency responsible for coordinating the CCP’s influence operations abroad....