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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 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

 

<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

 

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)
maylayn Sun Bear that might be a man in a suit (Screen shot from social media Video)

Video of a bear at a Chinese zoo has the web dived on if it is a real bear

A video of the Malayan sun bear was posted and immediately divided the internet on if it was real.

maylayn Sun Bear that might be a man in a suit (Screen shot from social media Video)
Chinese Armonio Liang sits on a beach as he works on his computer in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, June 22, 2023. A growing number of young Chinese are moving overseas, frequently to Southeast Asia, to escape their homeland’s ultra-competitive work culture, limited opportunities and family pressures. There is no exact data on the number of the moves, the popular Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, hundreds of people have discussed relocating to Thailand. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Young Chinese opting out of the rat race and pressures at home

Since border re-opened, many are leaving the country to pursue global nomad lifestyle

Chinese Armonio Liang sits on a beach as he works on his computer in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, June 22, 2023. A growing number of young Chinese are moving overseas, frequently to Southeast Asia, to escape their homeland’s ultra-competitive work culture, limited opportunities and family pressures. There is no exact data on the number of the moves, the popular Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, hundreds of people have discussed relocating to Thailand. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
A newly released document shows intelligence officials have been tracking China’s attempts to meddle in Canadian affairs for more than one-third of a century. The February 1986 intelligence report warned that Beijing was using open political tactics and secret operations to influence and exploit the Chinese diaspora in Canada. A resident crosses a quiet street near the Central Business District skyline in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan

Canadian intelligence flagged Chinese meddling 37 years ago: newly released report

Much of the document remains secret on the grounds disclosure could harm the conduct of international affairs

A newly released document shows intelligence officials have been tracking China’s attempts to meddle in Canadian affairs for more than one-third of a century. The February 1986 intelligence report warned that Beijing was using open political tactics and secret operations to influence and exploit the Chinese diaspora in Canada. A resident crosses a quiet street near the Central Business District skyline in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan
The RCMP says it’s charged one of its former members in a case of alleged foreign interference. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Retired RCMP officer charged with helping Beijing intimidation campaign

William Majcher was employed by the RCMP from 1985 until 2007.

The RCMP says it’s charged one of its former members in a case of alleged foreign interference. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A protester holds a flag reading “Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times” during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lee Jin-man

Canada lifts education requirement for Hong Kong immigrants

In 2021, the federal government created two immigration pathways for Hong Kong residents

A protester holds a flag reading “Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times” during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lee Jin-man
Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), Sheri Meyerhoffer, poses for a portrait in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog has announced investigations into a gold-mining corporation and the Canadian branch of Nike for possible forced labour by China’s Uyghur minority in their supply chains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s corporate ethics czar launches forced-labour probes into 2 firms

Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise investigating Nike, Dynasty Gold in China

Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), Sheri Meyerhoffer, poses for a portrait in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog has announced investigations into a gold-mining corporation and the Canadian branch of Nike for possible forced labour by China’s Uyghur minority in their supply chains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have sought for years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Ethics czar starting human-rights probes around Canadian imports from China

Federal watchdog finally appears poised to probe specific corporate dealings overseas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have sought for years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum in Singapore, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

U.S. defense secretary says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from China

The U.S. has been expanding its own activities around the Indo-Pacific to counter sweeping territorial claims from China

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum in Singapore, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A worker sprays water on Victoria Park in Hong Kong, as government closed parts of traditional venue of the city’s annual Tiananmen crackdown vigil for “maintenance works”, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Louise Delmotte

Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil

June 4 marks the 34th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

A worker sprays water on Victoria Park in Hong Kong, as government closed parts of traditional venue of the city’s annual Tiananmen crackdown vigil for “maintenance works”, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Louise Delmotte
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks to reporters about her briefing with CSIS where they confirmed that she was a target of foreign interference, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, May 29, 2023. It took about an hour for Jenny Kwan to be briefed by Canada’s spy agency and not even a second for her to decide it won’t let her bend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘I will not bend’: MP Jenny Kwan says she won’t allow China to erase history

The Hong Kong-born MP has been outspoken against human-rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party

NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks to reporters about her briefing with CSIS where they confirmed that she was a target of foreign interference, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, May 29, 2023. It took about an hour for Jenny Kwan to be briefed by Canada’s spy agency and not even a second for her to decide it won’t let her bend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A Chinese flag, flanked by Canadian flags, is illuminated by sunshine in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Supporters of missing human-rights defender say he is being detained in China

A statement says that Dong Guangping is being held in the Zhengzhou No. 3 Detention Centre

A Chinese flag, flanked by Canadian flags, is illuminated by sunshine in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld