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Does Vancouver need a memorial for the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

Does Vancouver need a memorial for the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

Massacre is considered part of events leading up to a significant wave of immigration that shaped Vancouver and B.C.
Meng decision expected to trigger more retaliation from China

Meng decision expected to trigger more retaliation from China

The BC Supreme Court decision that will keep Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver for the foreseeable future will almost guarantee additional economic sanctions and other punitive retaliations from Beijing, legal analysts say.
Meng Wanzhou loses double-criminality challenge in extradition hearing

Meng Wanzhou loses double-criminality challenge in extradition hearing

The extradition hearing process for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou will continue after the judge presiding over the case ruled that Crown prosecutors met the requirement of double criminality.
‘Hong Kong’s future is unavoidably linked to Canada,’ says MP as China encroaches

‘Hong Kong’s future is unavoidably linked to Canada,’ says MP as China encroaches

Conservative MPs host online conference with bipartisan group of prominent Hong Kong democracy activists
Ottawa "monitoring closely" as China eyes security law in Hong Kong

Ottawa "monitoring closely" as China eyes security law in Hong Kong

Ottawa spoke out Friday against China’s plans to implement a controversial national security law in Hong Kong that would effectively end the “One Country, Two Systems” regime in the former British colony.
China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

With the Chinese economy now reopened – in some places almost fully - for more than a month, western companies are noticing changes in consumer behavriour that may apply to markets like B.C. and Western Canada.
China's alcoholic drinks demand - a key market for B.C. - recovers post-COVID

China's alcoholic drinks demand - a key market for B.C. - recovers post-COVID

China’s reopening post-COVID has led to a spike in consumer demand for alcoholic beverages like beer, a new report finds - a trend that may benefit wine exports from Canada.
Chinese-Canadians mount case against Chinese Communist Party tactics, abuses

Chinese-Canadians mount case against Chinese Communist Party tactics, abuses

Human rights advocates call on Canada to enact legislation to better address foreign influence campaigns; Canadian public opinion of China is at an all-time low, says pollster Angus Reid
Canada should have clear China strategy - no matter what it is: CCBC

Canada should have clear China strategy - no matter what it is: CCBC

Despite what appears to be growing animosity in the West towards Beijing over the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, Canadian companies “should be poised to make the best” of new opportunities in the Chinese market as China gets back online.
Trudeau thanks Taiwan for surgical-mask donation; declines to criticize Chinese COVID response

Trudeau thanks Taiwan for surgical-mask donation; declines to criticize Chinese COVID response

Prime minister Justin Trudeau officially thanked Taiwan on its gift of 500,000 surgical masks to Canada on Friday - a day after federal foreign affairs minister Francois-Philippe Champagne declined to mention the Taipei government by name when presse