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China’s Coming for the Western Hemisphere and We’re Not Ready Opinion

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Bipartisan action is increasingly hard to come by, especially in a presidential election year. But one issue still manages to get attention on both sides of the aisle: China’s growing influence right here in the Americas.…
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­How Canada can better combat Uyghur forced labour

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Preston Lim is an assistant professor at Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University. Originally from Vancouver, he is called to the bar in Ontario and New York.
Canada is failing in its fight against Uyghur forced labour – and our allies have…

Keating toes Labor line before China meeting government doesn’t want

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The government was not totally blindsided by the meeting request before it was made public on Monday. Mr Keating revealed Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet officials had contacted him “offering to facilitate the meeting and to make appropria…

Crackdown on China’s solar industry casts long shadow

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China’s regional government denied all claims of forced labour and stressed it already complied with international law. Moreover, the government said its education and training programs improved socioeconomic outcomes across Xinjiang.…
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A TikTok ban could embolden authoritarian censorship, experts warn

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The proposed TikTok ban working its way through Congress could embolden authoritarian censorship abroad, experts warn, and shatter the United States’ reputation as an international champion of free speech.
The House of Representatives passed the Protec…

Coalition steps up calls to ban TikTok over links to China

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In short: The Coalition is calling for Australia to follow the US if it threatens TikTok with a ban over Chinese interference concerns.
The Coalition is calling for Australia to follow the US if it threatens TikTok with a ban over Chinese interference …

Are progressive politics the real reason why US lawmakers are spooked by Tiktok?

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Is the US government scared of TikTok’s ‘progressive politics’?
Tick tock, tick tock … that’s the sound of time running out for Gen Z’s favourite app. On Wednesday the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill would require the TikTok owner…

Buffett’s Berkshire boosts CEO-designate Abel’s pay to $20 million

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Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B-N said Warren Buffett raised the pay of his designated successor Greg Abel to $20 million last year, as the conglomerate posted a record operating profit.
The company also urged the rejection of six shareholder proposals, inclu…

Pro-Israel Right Outraged by Chuck Schumer’s Netanyahu Speech

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, departs the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2024. Schumer called for Israel to hold new elections, a sharp break with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Radical transparency is democracy’s secret weapon to counter China

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Authoritarian regimes, like China, fundamentally depend upon opacity for their engagement with the global economy. Opacity provides the perfect cover for bribes, illicit finance, and corruption, while shielding government officials from public scrutiny…