China denies consular access to Spavor & Kovrig trials, breaching consular agreement

In a move that will surprise absolutely nobody, China will refuse to allow Canadian diplomats (or indeed, any foreigners, I…

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The Economist on Xinjiang: don’t call it genocide

The Economist just published a leader headlined “‘Genocide’ is the wrong word for the horrors of Xinjiang”. Here’s why I…

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The Longer Blog Post: Comments on American China strategy

The Atlantic Council recently posted an 80-page article entitled The Longer Telegram: Toward a New American China Strategy (a shorter…

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The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s decision on China and Xinjiang: “no basis to proceed”

The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC has determined that there is “no basis to proceed” against China on…

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Ducks, rabbits, and the case of Meng Wanzhou

The U.S. government and Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are reportedly negotiating a deal that would permit her to leave Canada…

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Meng Wanzhou loses in BC Supreme Court

Meng Wanzhou lost her bid to end extradition proceedings on the grounds that her acts, as alleged, would not constitute…

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Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the World Health Organization would implement, not violate, UN principles

WHO and governments around the world would benefit from this principled reform. By Jerome A. Cohen and Yu-Jie Chen When SARS traumatized Asia…

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Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: the politics of invitation

WHO Director-General Tedros’ decision not to invite Taiwan to this year’s WHA is an endorsement of China’s politics towards Taiwan,…

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How does China wield influence in the World Health Organization—and other international organizations?

Given the recent controversies with the World Health Organization (WHO) and China, people have been wondering about China’s influence over…

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The Wang Liqiang spy/defector story: real or fake?

Wang Liqiang is a Chinese national now in Australia who recently went to the Australian press (here, The Age) to…

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