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Canada awaiting 5G tech backlash from Beijing

Canada awaiting 5G tech backlash from Beijing

A week after Vancouver-based Telus Corp. (TSX:T) and Montreal’s BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) joined Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) in shutting out 5G network equipment from Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Analyst: Australia sanctions show Canada cannot 'needlessly antagonize' China

Analyst: Australia sanctions show Canada cannot 'needlessly antagonize' China

China’s recent heavy-handed economic sanctions against Australia is a possible precursor for what kind of damage Beijing can deal in Canada’s direction if it chooses to, one B.C. scholar said.
Canada braces for backlash after telecoms snub Huawei

Canada braces for backlash after telecoms snub Huawei

Rejection of Huawei 5G will incur Chinese wrath, but targets are unclear, experts say
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.