China reopens to tourists, resumes all visas following COVID-19 lockdowns
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the pandemic.
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No foreign agent registry timeline as Australia warns of ‘unprecedented’ interference
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino did not say whether he will meet calls from security experts who say Canada could have a registry in place as soon as this summer.
Barring Chinese diplomats is easier than expelling them, Joly says
The foreign affairs minister and a department official confirmed China’s envoy to Canada has been summoned over 2019 and 2021 election interference.
Beijing is an ‘existential threat’ to Canada, Liberal MP says amid interference probes
Scarborough—Guildwood MP John McKay made the comments about China to reporters in Ottawa amid a new Global News report into Beijing’s suspected foreign interference efforts.
Poilievre doubles down on inquiry calls as Trudeau orders interference probes
Pierre Poilievre doubled down Tuesday on calls for a public inquiry after Justin Trudeau on Monday announced additional independent investigations into the issue – but not inquiry.
China warns there will ‘surely be conflict’ if U.S. does not lower tensions with Beijing
Foreign minister Qin Gang told reporters outside an annual parliament meeting in Beijing the U.S. has been engaging in suppression and containment of China rather than competition.
Anything less than a public inquiry on foreign interference is not enough: Poilievre, Singh
The issue of a public inquiry on suspected Chinese foreign interference is expected to be a hot-topic this week in the House of Commons, which resumed Monday.
Taiwan to get $619M U.S. military boost amid 2nd day of reported Chinese incursions
Taiwan’s defence ministry said that during the last 24 hours it had spotted 21 Chinese aircraft its air defence identification zone, after reporting 19 aircraft the day before.
Most Canadians believe China did try to interfere in elections: poll
The new poll from the Angus Reid Institute found over half of Canadians believe the Liberal government has not been strong enough in responding to China’s alleged interference.
Canada not the only country to ban TikTok. Here’s what others are doing
TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and that its data is not held in China.