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A photograph of Meng Wanzou, wearing a dark dress and heels, being led past a crowd of people photographing her.

Current Affairs

Why Canada Should Finally Free Meng Wanzhou

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 - by Chris Scott

The Huawei CFO’s detention has always been political. With Trump out, Trudeau shouldn’t wait to release Meng

An illustration of two ships crossing a checkered finish line. The ship in the lead has Chinese characters on the side. The ship behind it has a small Canadian flag.

January/February 2021 / Politics

China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada?

January 4, 2021January 29, 2021 - by Gloria Dickie

While Canada ignores the North’s economic potential, China is poised to make inroads

A photograph of Xi Jinping in the foreground and a smaller photo of Justin Trudeau in the background, both in black and white. The background is a series of lateral red stripes.

Politics / World

How Tough Should Canada Be Toward China?

June 9, 2020March 23, 2021 - by Derek H. Burney

Canada needs to adjust to a world where China is the other great power. It won’t be easy

A photo of a deserted street in Madoi County against a grey sky.

November 2019 / Photography

China’s New Deserts

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 - by Ian Teh

The lands around the Yellow River are turning to sand

Dirty Money

China’s False War on Corruption

September 4, 2019January 10, 2020 - by Echo Hui

Six years ago, the Chinese Communist Party promised to weed out corrupt government officials. Instead, it largely used the crackdown to target political enemies

Two people hold signs outside a courthouse. One reads "Free Ms. Meng."

Society

China, Prosperity, and Stereotypes That Won’t Die

June 26, 2019March 13, 2020 - by Kawai Shen

Today’s prejudice is just an updated version of the same old racism

Illustration by Takashi Okamoto; photograph courtesy of Xujun Eberlein

July/August 2006 / Memoir

Swimming with Mao

July 12, 2006May 28, 2020 - by Xujun Eberlein

Survival and family

Books / February 2006

Rising China, Razing Mao

February 12, 2006May 26, 2020 - by Randy Boyagoda

A searing portrait of the Great Helmsman

Feature / October 2005

Containing China

October 12, 2005May 11, 2020 - by Gwynne Dyer

The United States is drawing a military noose around China, and India is glad to help. But is anyone considering the possible consequences?

Feature / February 2005

Strange Journey

February 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by John Fraser

Everything old is new again as China reinvents itself for the twenty-first century.