Return From Purgatory is the inaugural volume in a book series by the U.S.-registered non-profit, China Unofficial Archives, an online site fully bilingual in Chinese and English, dedicated to circulating key documents, films, blogs, and publications as a correction to the imbalance of an entire country’s history determined and controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. In […]
Category: China & Geopolitics
Growing awareness around the extent of Chinese political influence in Canada through media exposes, intelligence operations (as well as leaks), and public inquiries has revealed a complex landscape of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) infiltration and United Front Work Department (UFWD) influence networks. The threat of foreign interference is particularly salient as the country approaches its […]
By Probe International Canadian officials monitoring the federal election for foreign interference announced on Monday they have identified a Beijing-backed operation on the Chinese social media platform, WeChat, targeting Liberal Leader Mark Carney. The “information operation” was initiated by Youli-Youmian, WeChat’s most popular news account, which has been linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s central […]
The Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project will cause irreparable damage to a world heritage site and must be stopped immediately. By Probe International A transboundary mega-dam planned for the Lower Yarlung Tsangpo region threatens to wreak havoc on the world’s deepest and longest canyon—a rare and invaluable heritage site, and home to more than half […]
By Lawrence Solomon | Published by the Financial Post Canadians are united as never before, not for love of their fellow Canadians but in fear and loathing of Donald Trump. But Donald Trump is merely the latest iteration of Canadians identifying themselves as non-Americans. Canadians have never been united in their sense of community with […]
By Probe International Paul Chiang announced his resignation as the Liberal candidate in Markham–Unionville hours after the RCMP confirmed it was investigating allegations that he had endorsed handing a political rival to China in exchange for a bounty. Chiang cited the importance of avoiding distractions during Canada’s critical 2025 election. The controversy surrounding Chiang stemmed […]
The Lavigne Show: Host Paula Lavigne unites two leading Canadian voices, Lawrence Solomon (renowned columnist and environmental policy critic) and Bruce Pardy (law professor and constitutional scholar), to explore Albertan independence and themes related to Canadian sovereignty, productivity, and potential political realignments. Canada’s productivity, and its reliance on the U.S. market, suggests that Canadians have […]
By Probe International This development further strains bilateral relations, already tense amid ongoing concerns about China’s judicial practices and its role in the North American fentanyl crisis. China executed four Canadians convicted of drug-related offenses earlier this year, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told media yesterday. The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the […]
Sovereignty over Canada’s Arctic is now up for grabs, with China among the contenders. By Patricia Adams and Lawrence Solomon | The Adams-Solomon Report Almost two decades ago, Canada recognized that its claim to the Arctic was on thin ice. “Canada has a choice when it comes to defending our sovereignty over the Arctic,” Prime […]
By Probe International China’s rapid advancements in AI, exemplified by DeepSeek’s open-source R1 reasoning model, have unsettled markets and the artificial intelligence community. The impressive rise of Chinese AI is complicated, however, by China’s rogue and unlawful approach to its AI expansion, argues a new report from Uganda’s PML Daily. A closer look through the […]