Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Mar 22, 2021
China confronted by show of Western unity at Canadian’s trial
Representatives from the U.S., the U.K., the European Union and numerous European countries were turned away en masse while attempting to attend the trial of Michael Kovrig.
Asia Pacific Mar 20, 2021
Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes over security concerns
Security concerns over vehicles' cameras cited in a move that resembles the United States' own measures against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Mar 18, 2021
China to begin trials for two Canadians detained amid Huawei feud
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig will face their first court hearings on Friday and Monday, respectively, Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday.
World / Crime & Legal Mar 13, 2021
The Canadian judge in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's U.S. extradition case rejected her request to admit as evidence Huawei employee statements that contradict a U.S. claim she misled bankers about the company's business in Iran, a ruling said on Friday. But the judge provisionally allowed ...
Commentary / World | API Geoeconomic Briefing Feb 23, 2021
Digital network building in the Pacific
by Jun Murai
Japan and Australia have leading roles to play in helping digitalize the region through the use of undersea cables.
Commentary / World Jan 17, 2021
A China strategy to reunite America’s allies
by Charles Kupchan and Peter Trubowitz
Global pressure will be required to push back against China’s harmful trade practices, including state subsidies and intellectual property theft.
Commentary / World Dec 30, 2020
America can't compete with Chinese tech by walling itself off
by Noah Smith
As China approaches technological parity with the U.S. in a variety of high-value industries, the U.S. has acted to maintain supremacy.
Commentary / World Dec 23, 2020
These two jailed Canadians deserve your Christmas wishes
by Frank Ching
Hopefully, the buildup of publicity of people sending Christmas cards to the imprisoned Canadians will put moral pressure on China, causing it to abandon its practice of hostage diplomacy.
Business Dec 19, 2020
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms, including SMIC and DJI
The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks ...
Business | FOCUS Dec 11, 2020
U.S. crackdown on Huawei hands Japan a 5G lifeline
by Gearoid Reidy and Ayaka Maki
With U.S. partners seeking out suppliers from friendlier nations, vendors in the close U.S. ally suddenly seem a lot more attractive to carriers around the world upgrading their networks.
Asia Pacific Dec 10, 2020
For Canadians held in China, two years of isolation and uncertainty
by Javier C. Hernandez and Dan Bilefsky
The fates of the two men are seemingly intertwined with the future of China’s tumultuous relationships with Canada and the United States.