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Canadians consider Beijing to be larger threat than Moscow, poll finds
Recent polling conducted for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute found 79 per cent of respondents believe China constitutes a serious or moderate threat to Canada. Sixty-eight per cent of those surveyed said Russia is a serious or moderate threat.
Shuvaloy Majumdar, a foreign-policy specialist at the Ottawa-based think tank, said the survey has captured a shift in Canadian attitudes. “China has replaced Russia as our principal rival," he said.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Nov16
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadians-consider-beijing-to-be-larger-threat-than-moscow-poll-finds/
#China #Canada
Recent polling conducted for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute found 79 per cent of respondents believe China constitutes a serious or moderate threat to Canada. Sixty-eight per cent of those surveyed said Russia is a serious or moderate threat.
Shuvaloy Majumdar, a foreign-policy specialist at the Ottawa-based think tank, said the survey has captured a shift in Canadian attitudes. “China has replaced Russia as our principal rival," he said.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Nov16
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadians-consider-beijing-to-be-larger-threat-than-moscow-poll-finds/
#China #Canada
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Australian Prime Minister Visits Japan, Signing Security Pact to Counter China's Influence
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a visit. Reuters reports that Morrison is expected to sign a historic military cooperation agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to cooperate in countering the growing influence of China in the region.
Morrison arrived in Japan on Tuesday, and an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said that the meeting would include an announcement, but did not reveal any details. Some security experts estimate that Morrison and Suga will sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement, establishing a legal framework to allow mutual military training visits and joint exercises.
Japan has been negotiating the agreement for over six years, and still needs to be ratified by the Japanese Parliament. It will be the first military cooperation related agreement since the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security in the 1960s, allowing the U.S. to base warship, fighter jets and set up military bases in and around Japan.
#Australia #Japan #ReciprocalAccessAgreement #ScottMorrison #YoshihideSuga #CounterChina #IndoPacific
Source: Apple Daily #Nov16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201116/OKL2DG4UGNGF5O5GITAYZ7PWSM/
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a visit. Reuters reports that Morrison is expected to sign a historic military cooperation agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to cooperate in countering the growing influence of China in the region.
Morrison arrived in Japan on Tuesday, and an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said that the meeting would include an announcement, but did not reveal any details. Some security experts estimate that Morrison and Suga will sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement, establishing a legal framework to allow mutual military training visits and joint exercises.
Japan has been negotiating the agreement for over six years, and still needs to be ratified by the Japanese Parliament. It will be the first military cooperation related agreement since the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security in the 1960s, allowing the U.S. to base warship, fighter jets and set up military bases in and around Japan.
#Australia #Japan #ReciprocalAccessAgreement #ScottMorrison #YoshihideSuga #CounterChina #IndoPacific
Source: Apple Daily #Nov16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201116/OKL2DG4UGNGF5O5GITAYZ7PWSM/
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O’Toole Slams “Weak” Trudeau Again, Calls for Banning Huawei from 5G Projects in Canada in 30 Days
Erin O’Toole, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, called on the Liberal government on Sunday, 15 November to take a stronger stand on the use of Huawei’s technology and other China-related issues.
O’Toole revealed in an interview that the Conservative Party is ready to table a motion requiring the federal government to ban Huawei from participating in the construction of Canada’s 5G network within 30 days. He added that they will also call on the government to set out new strategies targeting such issues as China’s growing influence and its intimidation of Canadians.
Commenting that Trudeau had been too close to China in the past, O’Toole said the Liberal Party needs to be honest with Canadians and their allies. He continued that hundreds of Canadians are feeling the influence of the CCP at home and that the citizens need a responsible and principled leader.
When asked if Canada is ready for retaliation should it become harder on China, O’toole emphasized that Canada needs to cooperate with the rest of the Five Eyes to counter China in such areas as the economy.
“In the last 20 years, all parties, all democratic countries tried to engage, hoping that China, in the WTO and other things, would start moving towards respect for rule of law, for human rights. It’s gone the opposite,” said O’Toole. “So when things are not working after a generation, it’s time for some leadership to take a different approach.”
Source: Apple Daily #Nov16
#Canada #China #CCP #FiveEyes #ConservativeParty #LiberalParty #Huawei #ErinOToole #JustinTrudeau #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/2VuiBqZ
Erin O’Toole, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, called on the Liberal government on Sunday, 15 November to take a stronger stand on the use of Huawei’s technology and other China-related issues.
O’Toole revealed in an interview that the Conservative Party is ready to table a motion requiring the federal government to ban Huawei from participating in the construction of Canada’s 5G network within 30 days. He added that they will also call on the government to set out new strategies targeting such issues as China’s growing influence and its intimidation of Canadians.
Commenting that Trudeau had been too close to China in the past, O’Toole said the Liberal Party needs to be honest with Canadians and their allies. He continued that hundreds of Canadians are feeling the influence of the CCP at home and that the citizens need a responsible and principled leader.
When asked if Canada is ready for retaliation should it become harder on China, O’toole emphasized that Canada needs to cooperate with the rest of the Five Eyes to counter China in such areas as the economy.
“In the last 20 years, all parties, all democratic countries tried to engage, hoping that China, in the WTO and other things, would start moving towards respect for rule of law, for human rights. It’s gone the opposite,” said O’Toole. “So when things are not working after a generation, it’s time for some leadership to take a different approach.”
Source: Apple Daily #Nov16
#Canada #China #CCP #FiveEyes #ConservativeParty #LiberalParty #Huawei #ErinOToole #JustinTrudeau #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/2VuiBqZ
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#Censorship
#Facebook Deletes Pro-democracy Content Posted by #Bookshop Without Explanation
On November 16, 2021, the Moom Bookshop revealed that their page has been completely removed by Facebook for no apparent reasons. The bookshop, a popular online store based in Taiwan, specializes in photography and photobooks.
The bookshop has 130,000 supporters and they could no longer browse the Facebook page of bookshop. The store also failed to log on to their account.
The owner of the bookshop, Chang Hok-tun, wrote on his Facebook that its hard to understand the rationale for Facebook to remove the bookshop from its platform.
In his statement, Chang recalled the items being warned and deleted by Facebook in the past. These included the photo albums of Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB movement in 2019. The stated reason for removal was images involving blood and violence.
#Meta #Moom #FreedomOfPublication #AntiELAB
Source: Stand News; #Nov16
https://thestandnews.page.link/gNYQZGRvRLY1XQvP6
#Facebook Deletes Pro-democracy Content Posted by #Bookshop Without Explanation
On November 16, 2021, the Moom Bookshop revealed that their page has been completely removed by Facebook for no apparent reasons. The bookshop, a popular online store based in Taiwan, specializes in photography and photobooks.
The bookshop has 130,000 supporters and they could no longer browse the Facebook page of bookshop. The store also failed to log on to their account.
The owner of the bookshop, Chang Hok-tun, wrote on his Facebook that its hard to understand the rationale for Facebook to remove the bookshop from its platform.
In his statement, Chang recalled the items being warned and deleted by Facebook in the past. These included the photo albums of Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB movement in 2019. The stated reason for removal was images involving blood and violence.
#Meta #Moom #FreedomOfPublication #AntiELAB
Source: Stand News; #Nov16
https://thestandnews.page.link/gNYQZGRvRLY1XQvP6