A House of Commons committee is set to question Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland about Canada’s dealings with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which has been accused of being under the influence of Beijing. This comes five months after Ms. Freeland’s commitment to suspend collaboration with the bank. MPs voted in favour of an Oct. 23 motion asking the House of Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations to invite the Minister of Finance to appear as a witness in its examination of “Canada’s freeze in government-led activity” with the AIIB, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. Ms. Freeland announced on June 14 that cabinet would “immediately halt all government led-activity” at the Chinese-led bank....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/freeland-to-testify-at-committee-on-canadas-funding-to-beijing-led-infrastructure-bank-5529348
Huang Guoan, a former information technologist of the Guangzhou power grid company, became a target of the Chinese police after he participated in the White Paper Movement that broke out in November 2022. Fearing the regime’s reprisal, he fled China and arrived in New Zealand on July 25. He recounted his journey of joining the White Paper Movement and getting arrested and fleeing in a recent interview with the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times. According to Mr. Huang, the regime’s intimidation followed him after he arrived on foreign soil: The authorities blocked his access to his bank account and the police issued him a summon order on his cell phone.... 
Ben Rogers, co-founder and chief executive of Hong Kong Watch, speaks about a critical new report that Hong Kong Watch has launched titled, “Sell Out My Soul: The Impending Threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Hong Kong.” We will replay the event at 4:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 14. ...
Up to one-fifth of Chinese funding received by universities in the United Kingdom in the past five years came from sources sanctioned by the United States, according to a report published on Nov. 11. When other sources with “demonstrable links with the Chinese military” are included, the proportion became up to one-third, according to the report, published by think tank Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society. Robert Clark, director of the Defence and Security Unit (DSU) at Civitas, authored the report. Mr. Clark analysed Chinese funding declared by 46 universities in responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests that were received between 2017 and the 2022–2023 academic year....