Toronto Star – Back in March, as elected officials around the world were accusing the Chinese government of covering up the early spread of the coronavirus, at least one politician in small-town British Columbia was …
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Are Canada’s local politicians a target for Beijing’s global PR machine?
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Alberta and B.C. had flattened their curves. Here’s what their Phase 3 upticks could mean for the country
Toronto Star – When Dr. Bonnie Henry walked through Vancouver’s trendy Gastown neighbourhood to pick up the designer shoes named after her, and had her photo taken when she stopped to look at a street-art …
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Canada’s Huawei-5G decision risks putting it at odds with Five Eyes allies
Toronto Star – In the wake of the United Kingdom’s move to ban Huawei from the country’s 5G infrastructure, pressure is mounting on Canada to take a decision that observers say will either distance it …
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Exclusive: Why this B.C. mayor is talking about the harassment of Chinese Canadians in Metro Vancouver
Photo: Jesse Winter/Star Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Port Coquitlam is an increasingly popular choice for Vancouverites and new immigrants wanting to raise families in relatively affordable homes. The suburb is a 40-minute drive east of …
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As Huawei decision looms, Canadians turning ‘very cold’ on China
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Anxiety about Beijing’s influence in Canada is on the rise nationwide, as pressure ramps up for the federal government to decide whether to ban Huawei Technologies from the country’s development of …
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Toronto’s mayor boycotted a Chinese flag-raising ceremony. Vancouver stopped a while ago. Here’s why some say the whole country should follow suit
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – On Tuesday, a Hong Kong police officer shot a protester. Last December, China arrested Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, both of whom remain behind bars. Meanwhile, the Chinese government continues …
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Canada’s new man in China lauded and scrutinized over past business with Beijing
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Ottawa will have chosen wisely if veteran business leader Dominic Barton can be as strong an advocate for Canada as he has been for China. After 220 days without a Canadian …
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Exclusive: How Canadians are part of an underground network helping Hong Kong protesters in their struggle against Chinese control
Hong Kong (Toronto Star) – Dark circles ring Abraham Wong’s eyes. The Vancouver realtor’s phone has been on 24 hours a day since early June, when a series of protests against Hong Kong’s controversial extradition …
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This cartoonist has been skewering China for years from behind a mask. Now he’s ready to face Beijing
Vancouver and Melbourne (Toronto Star) — The rogue cartoonist known only as Badiucao didn’t learn about the Tiananmen Massacre in school, from family or even on the internet. It was a pirated romance movie that …
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Exclusive: Tibetan-Canadian coalition ‘appalled’ by fake letter from Trudeau promoting pro-China group
Vancouver (The Star) – The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that a letter from Justin Trudeau circulating on social media, showing his support for a new and controversial non-profit promoting Tibetan reunification with China, is …
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Opinion: My tweets about airplane harassment sparked an important dialogue
Vancouver (The Star)—It was a quick weekend conference trip to North Carolina with a late stopover in Toronto back to Vancouver where I needed to work in the morning, as editor of the Star’s B.C. …
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Burnaby South Liberal candidate under fire for presence at Chinese-state-owned media launch
Vancouver (The Star)—Burnaby South’s federal Liberal candidate insists that his participation in a 2014 ribbon-cutting for the launch of a Chinese-state-owned media publication was simply part of his role as a politician. Richard Lee sent …
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Exclusive: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou has an extra passport that wasn’t listed in court records — and it’s only available to China’s elite
Vancouver (The Star)—The U.S. government’s hunch that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou had passports beyond the seven it listed to oppose her release on bail appears to be true. What it actually means is unclear, as …
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The ‘forgotten’ Canadians detained in China
Vancouver (Toronto Star) —The recent arrests of a trio of Canadians in China are part of a trend in recent decades, according to Global Affairs Canada, adding to the current total of around 200 Canadian citizens behind …
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How a red dot kept Chinese-Canadian readers from getting the full story on Huawei
Vancouver (Toronto Star) – Users of China’s hugely popular social-media app WeChat know it well: the big red dot. The dot lets them know the news article they want to read is no longer available. …
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Ex-diplomat who worked on Trudeau’s Hong Kong visit detained in China, reports say
Ottawa (Toronto Star) – A respected former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, a development observers fear is an alarming tit-for-tat move after Canada’s arrest of a Chinese business executive wanted by the U.S. …
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Lawyer for Huawei exec proposes monitoring bracelet, 24-hour surveillance in bid for freedom
Vancouver (The Star) – In an unusual move, a lawyer for the detained executive of a Chinese telecommunications giant brought an electronic monitoring bracelet to a Vancouver court as he argued for his client’s freedom. …
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Inside the Affordable Chinatown Haven That Avoided ‘Renoviction’
Vancouver (VICE) – The May Wah hotel in Chinatown opened its doors in 1913 to provide safe lodging for low-income workers at a time when Vancouver was experiencing a shortage of affordable accommodation as the downtown core …
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Vancouver society at centre of vote-buying allegations has ties to Chinese gov’t
Vancouver (StarMetro) – A Richmond, B.C.-based society that has been named in an RCMP investigation into alleged vote-buying is part of a Canadian alliance that has met with Chinese government authorities, according to official documents. …
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Wildfire-hit interior B.C. residents contemplate a foggy future
Okanagan (National Observer) – British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, known for its long hot summers and beautiful lakes, wineries and orchards, has long been a popular destination for tourists, wedding parties, and families seeking a healthy …
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Eyeing Olympic glory, China hockey flirts with overseas talent
Beijing (AFP) – The women from China’s far northeast, who spent childhood winters whipping around on frozen lakes and rivers, towered menacingly over the other team as they faced off for puck drop. At China’s …
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Commentary: Turn up the volume on Canadian media diversity
Herizons, fall 2015 – As a journalist in my mid-20s, I should have plenty to feel confident about. After getting a master’s degree in journalism from an Ivy League university, I moved to China, where I …
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Corrupt former Chinese officials hiding out in Western countries
Beijing (dpa) – A former vice minister tasked with steering China’s economy was reportedly holding a fake Australian passport, an airline ticket to Sydney and about 2 million dollars in cash when he was arrested …
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Stop the Traffic
Commentary for Herizons magazine. Views expressed are my opinions only. Before I moved to Hong Kong, I had planned to write about the domestic helpers whose cheap live in labour helped the city’s economy flourish from …
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Slut Walk Vancouver Challenges Blame Placed on Sexual Assault Victims
This piece originally appeared in The Georgia Straight on April 14, 2011. On January 24, a piece of advice that a Toronto police officer gave at a safety seminar for York University students triggered a …
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Canada’s Co-Op Brothels
By Joanna Chiu Susan Davis, leader of the West Coast Co-operative of Sex Industry Professionals (WCCSIP), smiles wistfully when asked what will happen if her dream of a co-operative brothel materializes. “It will be so …
