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FILE - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on March 20, 2024, in Washington. A Senate inquiry has found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor. “Automakers are sticking their heads in the sand and then swearing they cannot find any forced labor in their supply chains,” said Wyden. “Automakers’ self-policing is clearly not doing the job.” (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senate report finds parts made with China’s forced labor in popular cars

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen each named in report

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada’s willingness to help two men who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa’s behalf. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Michael Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden’s address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada ‘will be there’ to help 2 Michaels after their detention in China: Trudeau

Kovrig and Spavor were both convicted of spying in 2021 in closed Chinese courts

 

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Two Montreal-area Chinese groups and their director have filed a defamation suit against the RCMP for alleging they hosted clandestine Chinese government “police stations.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Chinese groups sue RCMP over clandestine ‘police station’ statements

Groups say RCMP took a cavalier approach to their rights and that the allegations are unfounded

 

China’s ambassador in Ottawa says he wants Canadian business to collaborate with Beijing on its Belt and Road Initiative, amid scrutiny from Western governments. Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu poses for a portrait at the Embassy of China in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

China wants Canadian private investment in Belt and Road projects, amid scrutiny

Initiative that aims to connect Asia, Europe and Africa has drawn environmental criticism

China’s ambassador in Ottawa says he wants Canadian business to collaborate with Beijing on its Belt and Road Initiative, amid scrutiny from Western governments. Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu poses for a portrait at the Embassy of China in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Chinatown gate is seen Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Montreal. Two Montreal-area Chinese community groups say they will file a lawsuit against the RCMP if it doesn’t apologize for alleging that they hosted secret Chinese government “police stations.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Montreal Chinese groups threaten to sue RCMP over ‘secret police station’ allegations

Human rights organization has identified more than 100 of the alleged police stations in 50-plus countries

The Chinatown gate is seen Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Montreal. Two Montreal-area Chinese community groups say they will file a lawsuit against the RCMP if it doesn’t apologize for alleging that they hosted secret Chinese government “police stations.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders for the family photo at the APEC Summit, in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Keep China’s communications channels with Canada open, Trudeau urged Xi at APEC

Biden and Xi agreed to resume communications between their respective militaries

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders for the family photo at the APEC Summit, in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Liu Xin is pictured in his residence in Burnaby B.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Xin is the victim of a spamouflage campaign, a bot network deployed by the Chinese government to spread propaganda and misinformation messages across Facebook and Twitter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C. man says China targeting him online with deepfake ‘spamouflage’

Liu Xin says videos of him making remarks about Trudeau fake, retaliation for criticisms of China

Liu Xin is pictured in his residence in Burnaby B.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Xin is the victim of a spamouflage campaign, a bot network deployed by the Chinese government to spread propaganda and misinformation messages across Facebook and Twitter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole appears as a witness at a standing committee on procedure and house affairs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. O’Toole says Canada’s spy agency told him he would be a target of China’s for “into the future of an undetermined time.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

O’Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China ‘into the future’

China has long rejected accusations that it has meddled in Canadian politics

Former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole appears as a witness at a standing committee on procedure and house affairs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. O’Toole says Canada’s spy agency told him he would be a target of China’s for “into the future of an undetermined time.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at an event commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2021. A new Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning from Russia’s war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China rapidly escalating nuclear weapons arsenal, Pentagon says

Report to congress says Beijing ‘almost certinly’ learning lessons from Russia/Ukraine war

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at an event commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2021. A new Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning from Russia’s war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
The TikTok download screen is seen on the Apple Store on an iPhone, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Executives from Tim Tok are scheduled to appear at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee looking at the sharing of personal information. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

TikTok Canada says it’s not under the control of the Chinese government

Video-sharing app firm in Ottawa to answer questions about security

The TikTok download screen is seen on the Apple Store on an iPhone, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Executives from Tim Tok are scheduled to appear at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee looking at the sharing of personal information. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Pandas could be gone from America’s zoos by the end of next year

Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey…

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech at the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum Leader’s Talk during the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Trudeau continues his tour of the Indo-Pacific region with a stop in Singapore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

As Trudeau talks southeast Asia trade, China always on the radar

Canada chasing bilateral trade deals with Southeast Asian nations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech at the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum Leader’s Talk during the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Trudeau continues his tour of the Indo-Pacific region with a stop in Singapore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Southeast Asia looks to Canada for economic peace and stability

Canada welcomed into partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>

China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence

At the peak of the summer 2019 travel period, Chinese airlines operated 76 flights to Canada

<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>
A protester holds up a funeral portrait depiction of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a protest against the discharge of treated Fukushima radioactive wastewater, outside the Japan general-consulate in Hong Kong, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The Hong Kong authorities have imposed a ban on imports of Japanese seafood as a gesture to oppose Japan’s decision to discharge the treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng)

In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release

Seoul office worker Kim Mijeong says she intends to stop eating seafood…

A protester holds up a funeral portrait depiction of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a protest against the discharge of treated Fukushima radioactive wastewater, outside the Japan general-consulate in Hong Kong, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The Hong Kong authorities have imposed a ban on imports of Japanese seafood as a gesture to oppose Japan’s decision to discharge the treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng)
Members of the media watch Russia's President Vladimir Putin address via videolink the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Iran, Saudi Arabia to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic bloc

6 nations invited to join in move that could double membership

Members of the media watch Russia's President Vladimir Putin address via videolink the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Visitors and tourists to Parliament Hill stand around the Centennial flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. China lifted a pandemic ban on group tours to several countries, including the United States and Australia, but tourists are still be barred from group visits to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

China leaves Canada off list of countries approved for group tours

Ottawa’s focus on alleged interference could be tied to exclusion from lifting of pandemic ban

Visitors and tourists to Parliament Hill stand around the Centennial flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. China lifted a pandemic ban on group tours to several countries, including the United States and Australia, but tourists are still be barred from group visits to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Singh says his party is facing resistance to include other countries in the terms of reference for a public inquiry on foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Some federal parties resisted foreign interference probe looking beyond China: Singh

House leaders from the main federal parties have been meeting over the summer

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Singh says his party is facing resistance to include other countries in the terms of reference for a public inquiry on foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, at 2:33 a.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.4.

Earthquake shakes eastern China, but no immediate reports of injuries

The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou

The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, at 2:33 a.m., according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.4.
The flag of the nation of China flies over the S.F. Chinese consulate at Laguna Street and Geary Boulevard on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri Saturday (Aug. 5), as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

People missing, thousands evacuated as northeast China is hit by more floods

1 person died and 5 went missing in the city of Shulan in Jilin province

The flag of the nation of China flies over the S.F. Chinese consulate at Laguna Street and Geary Boulevard on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri Saturday (Aug. 5), as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)