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Brian McAdam |
Robert Read |
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OTTAWA - For Canadian diplomat Brian McAdam, it wasn't that he had uncovered the lucrative sale of Canadian visas during his posting at Canada's Hong Kong consulate. Both Canadian and Chinese consular staff, he says, were selling visas to members of the Chinese mafia and Communist China's intelligence service. The price, he heard, ranged from $10,000 to $100,000 per visa. (Ottawa Citizen) |
Personal financial interest behind attack Chrétien and the power of China |
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LAS VEGAS - Billionaire Sheldon Adelson landed Chinese government support in his quest for a lucrative gaming franchise in Macao in 2001 after relaying assurances from a Republican Party boss that a congressional measure opposing Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics would "never see the light of day," according to court testimony in a civil suit here. (LA Times) |
OTTAWA - In the big business of worldwide migration, VFS Global is carving a niche in the high-tech handling of sensitive personal information. That they've just started doing that for Canada in China alarms activists and experts here who fear the Chinese government could get its hands on the information. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Private company to process immigration visas in China Kuoni Travel Holding |
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Norman Hsu sentenced to 3 years REDWOOD CITY - A judge on Friday sentenced disgraced political donor Norman Hsu to three years in state prison after rejecting the one-time Democratic rainmaker's bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud conviction. (AP) |
Fugitive fundraiser Hsu captured in Colorado Clinton donor fails to appear, again |
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Pursuit of weapons strategies worries US WASHINGTON - The United States is concerned over China's military buildup, including deployment of long-range ballistic nuclear missiles, via a ballooning and non-transparent budget, an annual Pentagon report said yesterday. (AFP) MORE: Pentagon: China building military might REPORT: Military power of the People's Republic of China 2007 .pdf |
China confirms anti-satellite missile test China's space missile 'aimed at peace' Space attack force US to rethink tactics |
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Canadian powerbrokers are the biggest western players in contemporary Chinese affairs. Engaged in the Peoples' Republic of China are Maurice Strong, AWOL since his alleged ties to the United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal put him on the suspect list and former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien who faded not into the sunset but into the Orient. (Canada Free Press) China torture 'still widespread' UN press release Held hostage in China |
The Dynamics of China's social crisis Public unrest increasing in China Chinese ownership of Port causing worry China attains global control of ports Port control more worrisome than Dubai deal The Bush Family: Middle Kingdom rainmakers Court approves takeover by China China National Petroleum Corp., Who can stop the rise and rise of China? |
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Chinese attorney back in prison BEIJING - Prominent Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng has been seized by CCP security forces and may be back in prison. (Epoch Times) Gao Zhisheng's unlawful secret arrest |
Human rights attorney seized by Chinese secret police Chinese attorney urges US Congress to address China's human rights Assassination attempt made on Gao Zhisheng Gunman attacks Falun Gong follower Falun Gong practitioner deported Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party |
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CALGARY - If you are a Hong Kong billionaire with notoriously strong ties to the Beijing government, and are eager to build up your energy holdings in Canada just as the country is planning to toughen up rules governing foreign takeovers of resource companies, it helps to enjoy goodwill in the right places. And so just hours after Li Ka-Shing-controlled Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. announced the takeover of Calgary-based TransAlta Power LP for $629-million, Jim Prentice, the Minister of Industry, singled out for praise an institute at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto that was established through a $25-million donation from Mr. Li. (Financial Post) |
China veto stops $7B asset sale HONG KONG - A senior Chinese official intervened to block the $7bn sale of PCCW telecommunications group's assets to foreign investors in the most flagrant breach of the territory's commercial autonomy since Beijing resumed sovereignty in 1997. (Financial Times) PCCW dispute puts family feud in public eye Li Ka-Shing firm snaps up TransAlta Power Billionaire to sell bank stake for charity fund |
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Hong Kong marks Tiananmen deaths Tens of thousands in Hong Kong have held a vigil on the 16th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. (BBC) MORE: Tiananmen Square, 1989 The Gate of Heavenly Peace China silences Tiannanmen critics Suicide bombing in China China labor camp reports China Democracy Advocate Jailed 12 Years |
Japan struggles with crime culture shock TOKYO - Of the 9,779 people who entered Japan on student visas in 2003 but overstayed or failed to renew their papers, 7,920 were from China. (Asian Pacific Post) PREVIOUS: Agents seize immigrants' bogus IDs |
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Chinese Vice-Consul General leaves Canada after failing to pay court judgment TORONTO - An official at Foreign Affairs Canada has confirmed that Pan Xinchun, the former Vice-Consul General of the People’s Republic of China at Toronto, who was found liable in a Canadian court for defaming Joel Chipkar, a Toronto spokesperson for Falun Gong practitioners, is no longer in Canada after failing to satisfy the judgment against him. (FDI) |
Former Homeland Security Boss new job Former Chinese President sued in Canada |
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Court lets immigration cover-up go unpunished OTTAWA - Those who have followed the story of Corporal Robert Read were dismayed when the Supreme Court of Canada refused on May 10 to hear his appeal. A former Mountie, Cpl. Read was fired for speaking out about corruption and cover-up in the force. In making this decision, our highest court tacitly endorsed the practice of persecuting the messenger and suppressing the truth. This is clearly wrong in the known circumstances. (Embassy Magazine) |
Editorial: One cop's sacrifice to save Canada The Honourable Sean J. Harrington Fired Mountie takes corruption fight to Federal Cour RCMP rejects recommendation to reinstate whistleblower Case summary of RCMP External Review Committee's decision on Corporal Robert Read |
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Jean Chretien and the Sidewinder Report The Sidewinder Report, as readers recall, examined links of Chinese-triads and the Chinese government to Canadian-based corporations. (The WatchDog) Corruption and cover up - Canadian shame |
CSIS and the RCMP have already investigated the family of the Air Canada saviour |
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'A breach of national security' The core allegations are: That certain people paid locally engaged staff of the Canadian commission (now the consulate-general) to delete their backgrounds in the computer system to hide their links with triads -- the Chinese Mafia. - That the visa forms have been used by possibly hundreds of people, including criminals, to enter Canada illegally. |
The original article that broke the story. By Fabian Dawson of The Vancouver Province) |
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OTTAWA - The Liberal government rebuffed calls yesterday for a public inquiry into allegations the RCMP was pressured to drop an investigation into alleged corruption at the Canadian High Commission in Hong Kong. (National Post) PREVIOUS: Libs pressured cops to shut investigation: Opposition A Canadian scandal made in Hong Kong |
'This is a scandal that is enormous in scope' : Brian McAdam OTTAWA - After years of trying in vain to raise the alarm about alleged corruption involving Hong Kong mobsters and Canada, Brian McAdam found a little bit of vindication this week. (National Post) PREVIOUS: RCMP boss to review whistleblower report RCMP failed Asian probe: board |
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Asian Organized Crime and Terrorist Activity in Canada, 1999-2002 .pdf |
Transnational Activities of Chinese Crime Organizations .pdf |
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A Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress July 2003 |
A Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress April 2003 |
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Sidewinder Report .pdf |
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Curt Weldon’s charts for the Cox Report: The China Connection .pdf |
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