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Xi welcomes ‘old friend’ Putin to China as both countries seek closer ties
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / POOL / AFP) / ** Editor's note : this image is distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik ** (Photo by SERGEI BOBYLYOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
At last, Canada is confronting the problem of foreign influence
Charles Burton
asia-pacific business
China’s consumer prices rose for third straight month in April, signalling demand recovery
People walk through a shopping mall on the last day of a 5-day national holiday in Beijing on May 5, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Canada is getting a foreign-agent registry (at last)
The Editorial Board
international business
Tesla’s stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for company’s driving software
FILE - A Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla store in Littleton, Colo., June 18, 2023. Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday, April 29, 2024, after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
world
China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
FILE PHOTO: People hold Fatah flags during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma/File Photo
world
Blinken urges fair treatment of American businesses during trip to China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second right, meets with business leaders, not shown, at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. With him are Chamber President Eric Zheng, from left, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and Chamber Chair Allan Gabor. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
opinion
About that foreign-agents registry thing...
The Editorial Board
politics
Joly dispatching Foreign Affairs deputy to China as part of attempt to thaw relations with Beijing
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks with David Morrison, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs as they wait to appear at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Canada’s top soldier touts renewed Arctic strategy amid China and Russia’s push to deepen ties
Members deployed on Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT conduct HUSO training (Helicopter Underslung Operations) in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut on March 12, 2023. Photo by: Corporal Sarah Morley, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
world
A Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years
In this photo provided on April 12, 2024, by the North Korean government, Choe Ryong Hae, right, vice-chairman of the central committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea, talks with Zhao Leji, left, chairman of the National People’s Congress of China during a reception, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 11, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
technology
China reportedly tells telecom firms to phase out foreign chips in blow to Intel, AMD
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the Intel logo at its booth during the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
report on business
China sanctions 2 US defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
US tanks M1-A1 Abrams block a path at a training range in Paju, near Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 50 kilometer north of Seoul, on June 9, 2003. China on Thursday, April 11, 2024 announced sanctions against two U.S. defense companies, one of which produces the M1 tank, over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)
canada
Morning Update: Trudeau casts doubt on CSIS intelligence about Chinese election interference
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in public hearings for an independent commission probing alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable
asia-pacific business
China says economy ‘stable,’ rejects Fitch Ratings downgrade of its fiscal outlook
FILE PHOTO: Residential buildings by Chinese developer Country Garden are under construction in Beijing, China August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
asia-pacific business
China’s forecast-beating economic data buys officials time to figure out fix
FILE - Visitors look at shops selling trinkets and souvenirs along a tourist shopping street in Beijing, Feb. 28, 2023. Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in the region is forecast to slow to 4.5% this year from 5.1% in 2023, the World Bank said in a report released Monday, April 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
globe drive
Why Tesla CEO Elon Musk needs China
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
report on business
Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a Senate Finance hearing to examine President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 on Capitol Hill Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
international business
China’s Xi Jinping meets U.S. executives in Beijing as foreign investment wanes
Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket during the closing session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. This year, China's national legislature resumed its annual in-person meetings in a way that it hadn't done since before the pandemic. Though officials say China is back to business, in practice, the meetings have become even more tightly scripted to broadcast Chinese leader Xi Jinping's message, leaving little room for the spontaneity and open engagement the sessions once offered before COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
world
Six killed in suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan
Cricket fans hold Pakistan flag as they wait to enter the National Cricket Stadium before start the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Pakistan and England in Karachi on September 20, 2022. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images)
world
China state media slam U.S. over SpaceX satellites
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opinion
Ottawa shouldn’t dither on the dangers of TikTok
The Editorial Board
world
Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China
FILE – Then-U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. As chances rise of a Joe Biden-Trump rematch in the U.S. presidential election race, America’s allies are bracing for a bumpy ride. Trump has derided the leaders of some friendly nations, while he has called Xi “brilliant.” (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
world
City officials in eastern China issue rare apology after authorities harass journalists on live TV
Chinese police officers prepare to clear journalists away from the scene of an explosion in Sanhe city in northern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. City officials in eastern China have apologized to local journalists after authorities were shown pushing them and trying to obstruct reporting from the site of a deadly explosion, in a rare acknowledgment of state aggression against journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
world
Ten years on, family of Chinese passengers on MH370 are still asking: What happened to my child?
Family members of passengers on board the missing Malaysian Airline MH370 shout slogans demanding the return of their relatives at a security cordon near the Malaysian embassy in Beijing, Friday, March 8, 2024. Ten years on, families of passengers on the missing Malaysian Airline flight still are searching for answers. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of the flight, a Boeing 777 left Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on March 8, 2014, but took a sharp turn south and fell off the radar. It never made it to Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
world
Young women defying Beijing's push for children
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olympics
Canadian figure skaters wait patiently for verdict on 2022 Olympic team bronze
Roman Sadovsky, of Canada, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. The 24-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., was a member of Canada’s team that is appealing the International Skating Union’s decision to award the 2022 Beijing Olympics team figure skating bronze medal to Russia despite one of its skaters being sanctioned for doping. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David J. Phillip
canada
Globe journalists Robert Fife, Steven Chase win Ross Munro Award
Exteriors of the Globe and Mail Centre at 351 King St. East, are pictured on June 26 2017. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
world
China scraps premier’s annual news conference a day before rubber-stamp parliament opens in Beijing
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 4: Chinese President Xi Jinping clasps his hands as he stands at the opening session of the CPPCC, or Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, at the Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2024 in Beijing, China.China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions will convene leaders and lawmakers to set the government's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
arts
How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to Netflix extravaganza
Copies of "The Three-Body Problem" on display at a bookstore in Beijing on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. The series, written by former engineer Liu Cixin, helped Chinese science fiction break through internationally, winning awards and making it onto the reading lists of the likes of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
asia-pacific business
China broadens law on state security to include ‘work secrets’
FILE PHOTO: The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
olympics
CAS registers Canadian figure skating appeal seeking team bronze from 2022 Olympics
FILE - Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport comes almost two years after Valieva's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
opinion
Justice Hogue can still fix the growing mess at the election interference inquiry
The Editorial Board
hockey
Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Jan 27, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky (20) scores a power play goal against Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry (35) during the second period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
asia-pacific business
China slashes mortgage reference rates in bid to revive struggling property market
FILE PHOTO: People ride on a scooter past residential buildings under construction in Beijing, China September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
canada
Canada says China has role to play in keeping Red Sea safe
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly speaks during a joint press conference with Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo