President Trump has accused China of delaying trade talks in hopes that he will lose the election in 2020. He thinks China wants to deal with someone more willing to compromise. David Yeliang Xia, Former Professor of Economics at Peking University, told NTD, “China is very deaf on anything they would not like to accept. […]

A film that tells the story of a Planned Parenthood clinic director turned vocal pro-life activist has been effectively shut out of Canadian movie theatres

VANCOUVER—Future court dates for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou were set in a Vancouver court today, and the judge also allowed her to move to one of her homes in a more upscale area. Meng has been out on bail for five months after being arrested in Vancouver in December 2018. Her bail conditions include living in […]

An iguana swung around by its tail before being thrown at by a man remains in protective custody with police in Ohio as of May 2, awaiting approval from local courts to get the medical care she needs to recover. The young female iguana, named “Copper” by the police, was brought to the Lake County […]

TORONTO—A Canadian citizen has been sentenced to death in China on drug-related charges, the second such ruling in a Chinese court this year amid escalating diplomatic and trade tensions between the two countries since Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive last December. A statement from the Jiangmen Intermediate People’s Court on April 30 said Canadian […]

The Walt Disney Company (WDC) finally announced the launch date for its upcoming standalone streaming service Disney Plus, amid other details about the service outlined in its Investor Day 2019 livestream on April 11 (PDF). Disney Plus will launch in the United States on Nov. 12 for $6.99 a month—around half of Netflix’s standard $12.99/month […]

About 60,000 massage balls manufactured in China are being recalled after they were identified as a burn hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the Vivitar hot/cold massage balls can leak or rupture while being microwaved or even afterwards, and thus pose a burn hazard for consumers who use them. A recall was […]

Australia banned Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE from having a hand in building its 5G network to “hedge against adverse contingencies” in case friendly relations with the Chinese regime deteriorated, says former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The two Chinese tech giants were banned from providing 5G technology to Australia on national security grounds […]

Approximately 4,838 pounds of beef have been recalled due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday, March 26. Aurora Packing Company, Inc., an Illinois-based wholesale meat processing and packing company, is recalling the beef heel and chuck tender products produced and packed on […]

TORONTO—The Chinese regime has expanded its restrictions on Canadian canola seed imports to include a second Canadian canola company amid a growing trade and diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Viterra Inc. had its registration canceled on March 26, less than a month after Beijing revoked the sales permit of another major Canadian canola supplier, […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Janes brand pub-style chicken nuggets and Organic Matters brand organic tulsi tea blend and organic OM tea blend are being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the products and instead either throw them out or return them to the store where they were purchased […]

TORONTO—China has accused detained Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor of acting together to steal state secrets, an announcement that comes just days after Canada said it will proceed with a U.S. extradition request against a Huawei executive. In a statement online, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC) accused […]

TORONTO—Canada has given the go-ahead for a hearing to determine consider whether Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the United States. The Department of Justice Canada officials issued an Authority to Proceed, which formally beings the extradition process in Meng’s case in Canada. The department said in a news release that they are […]

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was granted changes to her bail conditions in a Vancouver court today. She is currently on bail in Canada, where she faces possible extradition to the United States, who have filed a formal extradition request for Meng over fraud charges related to U.S. sanctions against Iran. Through her lawyer David Martin, […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call Monday that they would continue to seek the release of two Canadians detained in China. The two leaders also discussed the extradition request for Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou—though Meng wasn’t specifically named—and reaffirmed the importance of respecting judicial independence […]

The Chinese regime’s top prosecutor said Jan. 3 that two Canadians detained after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou had “without a doubt” violated the law. The president of the think tank one of the men works for says he’s innocent. Authorities in Beijing previously said the two men—Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat and an […]

Amid increasing scrutiny of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and growing cyberintelligence concerns, many countries are pondering whether—or how much—to involve the company in developing their 5G networks. Canada still hasn’t decided. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said this week that reports that Ottawa will ban Huawei from its 5G network are “speculation.” The Sydney Morning […]

VANCOUVER, Canada—The bail hearing for Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei who was arrested in Canada earlier this month, will go to a third day on Dec. 11 after a judge made no decision on her bail in a Vancouver court on Dec. 10. During the first hearing session on […]

Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, is wanted on alleged fraud charges in the United States, her bail hearing was told. Meng is accused of committing fraud because she told banks in the United States that Huawei and Skycom, a Hong Kong-based company reportedly doing business with Iran, have no […]