Chinese Premier Li Qiang was unexpectedly absent from a recent national meeting held in Beijing. A political analyst said that this is a deliberate arrangement, highlighting the fact that Xi Jinping, the top leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is gradually ostracizing Mr. Li. Another analyst believes that Mr. Li’s marginalization by Mr. Xi may be closely related to a Reuters report. The CCP began its 18th National Congress of Trade Unions in the country’s capital on Oct. 9. It’s customary for all seven members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau to be in attendance, but Mr. Li was the only one absent this time....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinese-premier-li-qiang-absent-from-national-meeting-5509859
A citizen’s petition calling for the creation of a foreign agent registry in Canada has concluded with relatively high votes, substantially more compared to the petition opposing it. Petition e-4534 concluded on Oct. 15 with a total of 5,215 signatures. Initiated by Toronto resident Winnie Ng, the petition highlights recent revelations from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) concerning the Chinese regime’s interference in Canada. NDP MP Jenny Kwan, who sponsored this petition in the House of Commons, revealed earlier this year that she has been an “evergreen” target of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) foreign interference over her outspoken criticism of the regime. Following briefings from CSIS in May, Ms. Kwan said that she will not be intimidated or silenced and will continue to advocate for “basic human rights.”...
The Biden administration is expanding its restrictions on semiconductor exports to China, seeking to slow the communist regime’s development of advanced military technologies. The new rules will place additional limits on the types of advanced semiconductors that U.S. firms can sell to communist China, which the documents refer to as an “adversary” of the United States. More U.S. companies will now be required to notify the government or obtain a license in order to export advanced semiconductor chips or the machinery needed to manufacture them, according to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a Commerce Department agency that oversees issues related to advanced technologies and national security....
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Beijing on Tuesday to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a first major international trip since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant and accused him of committing a war crime over Ukraine. China rolled out the red carpet and arranged a military honor guard as Mr. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning, footage provided by China’s state media shows. China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, greeted the Russian leader at the airport. The Russian leader will attend a high-level forum marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a China-led multi-billion ambitious infrastructure project that is aimed at extending the regime’s global influence....