CCF Newsletter for Thurs, October 16th
 

Your twice-monthly newsletter from
Canada-China Focus.

10/16/25
Hello CCF readers, hope everyone has had a good long weekend. We are still gathering responses for our reader survey -- thanks to everyone who has filled it out so far!

Georgia (georgiajinkelly@uvic.ca)
WHAT'S NEW

CCF: "Environmental Technology Exchange call for essays"

Canada-China Focus invites full-time Canadian university students – undergraduate or graduate -- to apply for our Field Trip to China, in May, 2026.

Insights from the experience in China will inspire academic discussions in Canadian classrooms on how Indigenous ways of knowing and being, within a decolonizing framework, can help create a global Ecological Civilization that can avert climate breakdown. See flyer for more details!

 

 

 

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International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War: "Nagasaki Declaration - 24th IPPNW World Congress"

Published: October 4, 2025

Ten Canadians attended the 24th World Congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Leading the delegation were Dr. John Guilfoyle (second from left) and Dr. Tim Takaro (bottom right). Also attending were CCF member Dr. Margaret McGregor (far left) and CCF co-chair, John Price (second from right, middle row). (IPPNW Photo)

 

 

 

International Peace Bureau: "Webinar: Continuity and Changes in Imperialism and Resistance"

As global power shifts from the US-led West to emerging alliances like BRICS and ASEAN, new forms of cooperation – and resistance – are taking shape.

 

 

 

ECNS: "Joint Statement Between the People's Republic of China and Iceland on Further Strengthening Cooperation on Geothermal Energy and Green Transition"

Published: October 14, 2025
Written by: Xinhua

The two sides will strengthen intergovernmental and inter-industry cooperation to develop geothermal energy potentials on global, regional and national levels based on the long-standing cooperation between the two sides, promote the use of geothermal energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote energy transition, create new green industries and employment opportunities, and continuously improve quality of life. (Full Statement Continues)
CANADA-CHINA RELATIONS

The Globe and Mail: "Anand heads to China as Carney attempts a rapprochement with Beijing"

Published: October 12, 2025
Written by: Steven Chase

A government source said officials in Canada and China are trying to arrange a meeting between Mr. Carney and Mr. Xi during the Prime Minister’s coming trip to Asia.

 

 

 

Global News: "Kinew, Moe want China EV tariffs ended to get Beijing to lift canola duties"

Published: October 12, 2025
Written by: Sean Previl 

“Seize the opportunity presented by recent remarks from the Chinese ambassador to Canada,” said Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney.

 

 

 

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Wab Kinew: "Tariffs on EVs shouldn’t cost our farmers their livelihoods. Time for trade that works for the Prairies - and for all Canadians"

Published: October 11, 2025
Written by: Wab Kinew

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and pork.

 

 

 

Nanos Research: "Over 6 in 10 Canadians support Canada removing the tax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles"

Published: September, 2025
Written by: Nanos Research
This survey gauged the views and support of Canadians on trade and tariffs issues between Canada and the US and Canada and China.
NEWS — CHINA
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Jason Hickel: "Support for government in China: is the data accurate?"

Published: October 13, 2025

These studies point to an important reality that we must grapple with: the Chinese people have a much higher regard for their government, and much higher support for their political and economic system, than people in the West tend to assume.
NEWS – CANADA

The Breach: "New hate crime law is a cover for suppressing Palestine protests"

Published: October 9, 2025
Written by: Desmond Cole

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The proposed law treats people who are expressing themselves in public as criminals-in-waiting, and gives police more discretion to read their minds, interpret their motives, and arrest them. 

 

 

 

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rabble.ca: "What ethical reporting on Gaza looks like in 2025"

Published: October 10, 2025
Written by: rabble radio
Nick Seebruch sits down with Inori Roy, co-founder of Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine, to discuss why many journalists in Canada remain hesitant to cover Palestine.

 

 

 

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Published: October 8, 2025
Written by: Michael Geist

Canadians spoke out loudly against warrantless access and the dangers of Bill C-2. Reversing on lawful access must be the first step in a concerted, serious effort to prioritize privacy in Canada.
PEACE AND JUSTICE

Pearls and Irritations: "How anti-China witch hunts in Canada and the UK ruin lives"

Published: October 13, 2025
Written by: Alex Lo

Security services such as London’s MI5 and Ottawa’s RCMP appear to be going after individuals and organisations out of pure antagonism and distrust against Beijing rather than having actual evidence.
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Yuen Pau Woo: "Motion Pertaining to the Situation in Gaza" [video]

Published: October 7, 2025


Senator Woo speaks to his motion calling on the Government to examine the risk of Canadian complicity in violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.

 

 

 

Red Pen: "A Case Study of a Moral Panic" [video]

Published: October 3, 2025

Canada’s relations with China, once centered on trade and cautious cooperation, hardened after the 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and Beijing’s retaliatory detention of the “Two Michaels.” Ottawa’s subsequent condemnation of China over Hong Kong and Xinjiang reinforced a climate in which China was increasingly framed as a systemic threat.
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CUAME: "CUAME Welcomes the Conclusion of the RCMP Investigation into CFSGM and CSQ, Calls for Restitution and Greater Care for Racialized Communities"

Published: September 30, 2025

Canadians United Against Modern Exclusion (CUAME) welcomes the announcement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that it has concluded its investigation into the Chinese Family Services of Greater Montreal (CFSGM) and the Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud (CSQ) without recommending charges. While this decision affirms the importance of due process, CUAME remains deeply troubled by the heavy toll that the unsubstantiated allegations leading to the investigation has had on the organizations and on the wider Chinese Canadian community. (Full Statement Continues)
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